FIRSTENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK: 0001031296
Period of Report: 2012-03-01

Reporting Person: Dowling Michael J (Sr VP, External Affairs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Common Stock	C	417	$44.34	Acquired	6267.648	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	F	119	$44.34	Disposed	6148.648	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-01	Phantom 3/09D	$	C	417	Disposed	2012-03-01	Common Stock (417)	Direct
2012-03-02	Phantom 3/12d	$	A	296.415	Acquired	2015-03-01	Common Stock (296.415)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1082.227	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: These transactions reflect the conversion of stock originally deferred for three years, and held in the Phantom 3/09D account, to directly held common stock. Shares were withheld to cover income tax obligations.

F3: These shares represent the STIP deferred for 2012.