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<div align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">
<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Revolving</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Regulatory and</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Credit Facility</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Other Short-Term</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Borrower</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Sub-Limit</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Debt Limitations</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6"><b><i>(in millions)</i></b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>FirstEnergy</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right">2,750</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>FES</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,000</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>OE</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">500</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">500</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Penn</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">34</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>CEI</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">250</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">500</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>TE</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">250</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">500</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>JCP&L</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">425</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">411</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Met-Ed</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">250</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">300</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Penelec</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">250</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">300</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>ATSI</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div style="margin-top: 6pt">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">
<tr>
<td width="3%"></td>
<td width="1%"></td>
<td width="96%"></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<div style="text-align: justify">No regulatory approvals, statutory or charter limitations applicable.
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 3pt">
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<div style="text-align: justify">Excluding amounts which may be borrowed under the regulated companies’ money pool.
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 3pt">
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<div style="text-align: justify">Borrowing sub-limits for CEI and TE may be increased to up to $500 million by
delivering notice to the administrative agent that such borrower has senior unsecured debt
ratings of at least BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s.
</div></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 3pt">
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</sup></td>
<td> </td>
<td>
<div style="text-align: justify">The borrowing sub-limit for ATSI may be increased up to $100 million by delivering
notice to the administrative agent that ATSI has received regulatory approval to have short-term borrowings up to the same amount.
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
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<div align="center">
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="72%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">FE
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.68</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.74</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">FES
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.60</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">1.84</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">OE
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.51</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.72</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">CEI
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">1.92</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">1.13</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">TE
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.72</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">JCP&L
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Met-Ed
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.51</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Penelec
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.51</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">0.72</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
</tr>
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<div align="center">
<table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<tr valign="bottom">
<td width="44%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="11%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="9%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="11%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center"><b>Parent</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Annual</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Subsidiary Company</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Company</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Commitment</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Facility Fee</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Maturity</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="8"><b><i>(In millions)</i></b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">OES Capital, Incorporated
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">OE</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right">125</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">1.08</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap"><b>%</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">March 30, 2011</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Centerior Funding Corporation
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">CEI</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">125</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1.00</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">March 30, 2011</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Met-Ed Funding LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Met-Ed</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">75</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.51</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">June 17, 2011</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Penelec Funding LLC
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Penelec</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">70</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">0.51</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">June 17, 2011</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left"><b>$</b></td>
<td align="right">395</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"> </td>
</tr>
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