SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 2, 2002
Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation; I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address; and Telephone Number Identification No.
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333-21011 FIRSTENERGY CORP. 34-1843785
(An Ohio Corporation)
76 South Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Telephone (800)736-3402
Item 5. Other Events
The GPU Employees Savings Plan will be merged into the FirstEnergy
System Savings Plan, effective January 6, 2003. In order to accomplish this
merger, there will be a very brief blackout period for both the GPU and the
FirstEnergy plans, which will be from 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2002
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through 6 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2003. This blackout period is thus scheduled
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to last only two full business days.
Because the entire Plan is subject to this brief blackout, the
Company's executive officers and directors are being asked to refrain from
buying or selling any Company stock during this blackout period, if it is stock
acquired in connection with their employment as an executive officer or
director. This request is consistent with, but not mandated by, Section 306(a)
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That provision is not effective until January 26,
2003 and only involves blackout periods that would last more than three
consecutive business days.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
December 2, 2002
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
Registrant
/s/ Harvey L. Wagner
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Harvey L. Wagner
Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer