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

FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 15, 2005



Commission
File Number
 
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address; and Telephone Number
 
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
         
333-21011
 
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
34-1843785
   
(An Ohio Corporation)
   
   
76 South Main Street
   
   
Akron, OH 44308
   
   
Telephone (800)736-3402
   

























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Explanatory Note
 
This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K conforms the electronic filing of Exhibit 99.2 to the actual released version for the Adjusted Capitalization table included on page 7 of Exhibit 99.2 to the original form 8-K filed February 15, 2005. Exhibit 99.2, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference, supercedes and replaces Exhibit 99.2 of the original Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
   
99.2
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community, dated February 15, 2005

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Forward-Looking Statement: This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "believe," "estimate" and similar words. Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition and deregulation in the electric utility industry, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changes in markets for energy services, changing energy and commodity market prices, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, legislative and regulatory changes (including revised environmental requirements), adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes (including revocation of necessary licenses or operating permits, fines or other enforcement actions and remedies) of government investigations, including by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney's Office and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, generally, and with respect to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station outage in particular, the availability and cost of capital, the continuing availability and operation of generating units, our inability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals, our ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business, our ability to access the public securities and other capital markets, further investigation into the causes of the August 14, 2003 regional power outage and the outcome, cost and other effects of present and potential legal and administrative proceedings and claims related to the outage, the final outcome in the proceeding related to FirstEnergy's Application for a Rate Stabilization Plan in Ohio, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and other similar factors. We expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
 
 
 
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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.



February 15, 2005


   
 
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
Registrant


 
/s/ Harvey L. Wagner
 
Harvey L. Wagner
 
Vice President, Controller and
 
Chief Accounting Officer



 
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