SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VESPOLI LEILA L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

76 SOUTH MAIN STREET

(Street)

AKRON

44308

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRSTENERGY CORP [ FE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Exec. Vice Pres & Gen. Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/02/2012		C		6,395⁽²⁾	A	$44.4	81,108.763	D
Common Stock	03/02/2012		A		6,554⁽²⁾	A	$44.4	87,662.763	D
Common Stock	03/02/2012		F		4,873⁽²⁾	D	$44.4	82,789.763	D
Common Stock								2,288.753	I	By Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Rsup12	$1⁽¹⁾	03/02/2012		C			6,395⁽²⁾	03/02/2012	03/02/2012	Common Stock	6,395	$0	0	D
RSUP17	$1⁽¹⁾	03/06/2012		A		10,219⁽³⁾		03/05/2015	03/05/2015	Common Stock	10,219	$44.58	10,219	D
Phantom / Retirement	$1⁽¹⁾							⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	18,432.804		18,432.804	D
Phantom 3/05d Retirement	$1⁽¹⁾							⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1,157.527		1,157.527	D
RSUP14	$1⁽¹⁾							03/08/2013	03/08/2013	Common Stock	6,504		6,504	D
RSUP16	$1⁽¹⁾							03/04/2014	03/04/2014	Common Stock	7,343		7,343	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$37.75							12/31/2016	02/25/2021	Common Stock	120,386		120,386	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 1 for 1

2. RSUP12 award listed in Table II has been reported at 50% of the original grant amount, as that represents the minimum amount guaranteed to be paid out upon vesting. Because of the performance targets achieved, the award was paid out on March 2, 2012 at a performance rate of 100%. The shares coded "A" represent that portion attributable to this performance adjustment. The shares coded "F" were withheld to cover income tax obligations associated with the payout.

3. This transaction is a performance-adjusted restricted stock unit grant (RSUP17) of which 50% is reflected in Table II. Of the total shares granted, 50% of the shares are subject to forfeiture if the performance goals are not met. The full grant can be adjusted upward by an additional 50% if the 3-year goals are achieved.

4. This transaction reflects the extension and vesting of phantom stock to retirement or other termination of employment under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.

5. These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock from 3/1/2005 to "retirement" or "other termination of employment" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee, and reflects the stock moving to the "retirement" account from the Phantom 3/02D.

	Edward J. Udovich, POA	03/06/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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