10-K/A 1 fe10k-a.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-K/A (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________________ to ___________________ Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation; I.R.S. Employer File Number Address; and Telephone Number Identification No. ----------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------ AMENDMENT NO.1 -------------- 333-21011 FIRSTENERGY CORP. 34-1843785 (An Ohio Corporation) 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-2578 OHIO EDISON COMPANY 34-0437786 (An Ohio Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-2323 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY 34-0150020 (An Ohio Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3583 THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY 34-4375005 (An Ohio Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3491 PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY 25-0718810 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3141 JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 21-0485010 (A New Jersey Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-446 METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY 23-0870160 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3522 PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 25-0718085 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Name of Each Exchange Registrant Title of Each Class on Which Registered ---------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- FirstEnergy Corp. Common Stock, $0.10 par value New York Stock Exchange Ohio Edison Company Cumulative Preferred Stock, $100 par value: 3.90% Series All series registered on New 4.40% Series York Stock Exchange and 4.44% Series Chicago Stock Exchange 4.56% Series The Cleveland Electric Cumulative Serial Preferred Stock, without Illuminating Company par value: $7.40 Series A Both series registered on New Adjustable Rate, Series L York Stock Exchange The Toledo Edison Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value Company $100 per share: 4.25% Series American Stock Exchange Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $25 per share: $2.365 Series All series registered on Adjustable Rate, Series A New York Stock Exchange Adjustable Rate, Series B First Mortgage Bonds: 8% Series due 2003 New York Stock Exchange Pennsylvania Power Cumulative Preferred Stock, $100 Company par value: 4.24% Series All series registered on 4.25% Series Philadelphia Stock Exchange 4.64% Series Jersey Central Power & Cumulative Preferred Stock, without Light Company par value: 4% Series New York Stock Exchange
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: Yes (X) No ( ) Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (X) Indicate by check mark whether each registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): Yes (X) No ( ) FirstEnergy Corp. - -- Yes ( ) No (X) Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland -- - Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company State the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrants: FirstEnergy Corp., $11,426,526,667 as of June 30, 2003; and for all other registrants, none. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: OUTSTANDING CLASS As of MARCH 15, 2004 ----- -------------------- FirstEnergy Corp., $0.10 par value 329,836,276 Ohio Edison Company, no par value 100 The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, no par value 79,590,689 The Toledo Edison Company, $5 par value 39,133,887 Pennsylvania Power Company, $30 par value 6,290,000 Jersey Central Power & Light Company, $10 par value 15,371,270 Metropolitan Edison Company, no par value 859,500 Pennsylvania Electric Company, $20 par value 5,290,596 FirstEnergy Corp. is the sole holder of Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company common stock; Ohio Edison Company is the sole holder of Pennsylvania Power Company common stock. Documents incorporated by reference (to the extent indicated herein): PART OF FORM 10-K/A INTO WHICH DOCUMENT DOCUMENT IS INCORPORTED -------- ------------------------------ FirstEnergy Corp. Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (Pages 6-85) Part II Proxy Statement for 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 18, 2004 Part III This combined Form 10-K/A is separately filed by FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant, except that information relating to any of the seven FirstEnergy subsidiary registrants is also attributed to FirstEnergy. EXPLANATORY NOTE ---------------- Item 9A is being amended to clarify that the respective Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the registrants concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective, despite the material weakness described, because measures were taken to correct the weakness during the fourth quarter of 2003. FORM 10-K/A TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ---- Part I Item 1. Business..................................................... * The Company................................................ * Divestitures- International Operations................................. * Generation Assets........................................ * Other Domestic Assets.................................... * Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results................ * Risks Related to Our Business............................ * Risks Related to the Electric Utility Industry........... * Utility Regulation......................................... * PUCO Rate Matters........................................ * NJBPU Rate Matters....................................... * PPUC Rate Matters........................................ * FERC Rate Matters........................................ * Regulatory Accounting.................................... * Capital Requirements....................................... * Met-Ed Capital Trust and Penelec Capital Trust............. * Nuclear Regulation......................................... * Nuclear Insurance.......................................... * Environmental Matters...................................... * Air Regulation........................................... * Waste Disposal........................................... * Water Regulation......................................... * Summary.................................................. * Fuel Supply................................................ * System Capacity and Reserves............................... * Regional Reliability....................................... * Competition................................................ * Research and Development................................... * Executive Officers......................................... * FirstEnergy Website........................................ * Item 2. Properties................................................... * Item 3. Legal Proceedings............................................ * Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.......... * Part II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters............................ * Item 6. Selected Financial Data...................................... * Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.............. * Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.......................................... * Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.................. * Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..................... * Item 9A. Controls and Procedures...................................... 23 Part III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant........... * Item 11. Executive Compensation....................................... * Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters............. * Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions............... * Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services....................... * Part IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.................................... * * Indicates the items that have not been revised and are not included in this Form 10-K/A. Reference is made to the original 10-K for the complete text of such items. ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Each registrant's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of the end date covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, the respective Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective, despite the material weakness described below, because measures were taken to correct the weakness during the fourth quarter of 2003. During the fourth quarter of 2003, management identified expenses recognized during the first three quarters of 2003 related to activities that should have been recorded as capital expenditures as a result of untimely table updates in the registrants' automated work management system and inconsistent application of the allocation of costs to capital projects in the registrants' work management system. Management believes that this condition, which has been defined as a material weakness, was attributable to employee training and process changes that were not uniformly applied in connection with the registrants' recent implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system. As a result, the quarterly financial results for JCP&L, Penelec and TE have been restated in each registrant's respective annual reports. As discussed below, management has corrected this condition by strengthening the registrants' internal control procedures. (b) Changes in Internal Controls During the quarter ended December 31, 2003, management implemented the following measures to correct the condition discussed above: 1. Increased training of field employees regarding the proper accounting for capital and expense projects; 2. Established procedures to ensure that tables within the registrants' automated work management system are updated on a timely basis; and 3. Reconfigured the registrants' automated work management system to identify the proper allocation of capital and expense projects. Except for the changes noted above, there were no other changes in the registrants' internal controls over the financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal control over financial reporting. 23 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. FIRSTENERGY CORP. ----------------- Registrant OHIO EDISON COMPANY ------------------- Registrant THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ---------------------- ILLUMINATING COMPANY -------------------- Registrant THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY ------------------------- Registrant PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY -------------------------- Registrant JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY ------------------------------------ Registrant METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY --------------------------- Registrant PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY ----------------------------- Registrant /s/ Harvey L. Wagner ------------------------------------------ Harvey L. Wagner Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Date: June 25, 2004