1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Alexander, Anthony J.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
03/03/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
President & COO
7. 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 |2. Trans- |2A.Execu- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A)|5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | action| or Disposed of (D) |Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Date | Code | |Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | |Owned | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | (Month/ | | |Following | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ | Day/ +-----+---+-----------+---+----------+Reported | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) | Year) |Code |V |Amount |A/D|Price |Transaction(s)| (I) | ship |
+------------------------------+----------+----------+-----+---+-----------+---+----------+--------------+-----------+------------+
Common Stock 03/03/2003 A 20153.3212 A $32.9700 D
Common Stock 03/03/2003 D -20153.3212 D $32.9700 97968.0908 D
Common Stock 14865.345 I by Savings
Plan Trust
Common Stock 03/03/2003 J -80 D $29.6300 0 I By Son
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+-------+-------+------+
|1. |2. |3. |3A. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
| |Conver- |Trans- |Execu- | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or |action |tion | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi-|ity: |In- |
| |Exercise|Date |Date | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct|
| |Price of| | |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |(Month/|(Month/|tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of | |In- |ficial|
|Derivative|ative | Day/ | Day/ +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative| |direct |Owner-|
|Security |Security|Year) |Year) |Code |V |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security | |(I) |ship |
+----------+--------+-------+-------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+-------+-------+------+
Stock $19.3125 03/01/2010 Common 40000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $27.75 11/22/2010 Common 80000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.5 05/16/2011 Common 120000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.71 03/03/2 A 16090 03/01/2004 03/03/2013 Common 160900 $29.7100 160900 D
Options 003 0 Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.82 06/08/2008 Common 18925 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.87 03/01/2009 Common 16367 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $34.45 04/01/2012 Common 120000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Phantom-3/0 1 03/01/2004 Common 12567.3 D
1D Stock 33
Explanation of Responses:
These performances shares paid out in cash, per the vesting and payout date
approved by the Compensation Committee. The performance shares were not
required to be reported at date of grant because the vesting is based in part on
factors other than stock price.
The reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial ownership in 80
shares of common stock owned by his son and included in prior ownership reports.
This report is to disclaim beneficial ownership - it is not a sale of stock.
This option vests yearly in twenty-five percent increments beginning on
3/1/2004.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Anthony J. Alexander
DATE
03/04/2003