UNITED STATES
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy) filed a definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2010
annual meeting of shareholders with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2010.
FIRSTENERGY SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY, AS IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders are able to obtain additional copies of FirstEnergys
definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by FirstEnergy with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of FirstEnergys definitive proxy statement are also available
for free at FirstEnergys Internet website at www.firstenergycorp.com/ir or by writing to the
Corporate Secretary, FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308-1890.
INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS
Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who are
participants in the solicitation of proxies of FirstEnergys shareholders is available in
FirstEnergys definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
1, 2010.
(The following letter will be mailed by FirstEnergy Corp.
to certain institutional holders of its common stock)
Anthony J. Alexander Letterhead
Dear Shareholder:
Although 2009 was a challenging year for our industry and our company, FirstEnergy achieved
strong results while taking aggressive steps to better position our company for future growth.
Our company increased its financial strength and flexibility by enhancing its liquidity
position, achieving record cash from operations, reducing capital spending and lowering operations
and maintenance expenses. We improved the reliability and efficiency of our regulated operations,
including top-decile performance of our bulk transmission assets, and we reached significant
milestones in our competitive business by completing the transition to open markets for generation
in Ohio and securing a 20-year license extension from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for our
Beaver Valley Power Station.
We believe the actions taken in 2009 better position our company for the expected increase in
demand for electricity as the economy recovers. While 2010 is likely to be another challenging
year, we believe we are strongly situated to capitalize on future opportunities.
Additionally, you may be interested to know that our financial performance and shareholder
returns over the past four years once again earned our company recognition from Public Utilities
Fortnightly magazine. In 2009, the publication ranked FirstEnergy sixth in its annual list of the
nations 40 Best Energy Companies. We also were honored by Institutional Investor magazine, which
listed FirstEnergy as the countrys fifth-most Shareholder-Friendly Company in the energy category
in 2009, based on the opinions of buy-side analysts and portfolio managers.
In spite of our strong performance, certain voting advisory firms, based on their own voting
policies, have recommended that votes be withheld from our Boards existing director nominees at
our upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2010. This could be particularly
significant in light of the NYSEs new voting rules, since many of our retail holders can no longer
rely on their brokers to vote on their behalf. I ask that you vote in favor of our director
nominees, especially considering the outstanding leadership they have provided in supporting our
ongoing success.
I appreciate your consideration of our position on this issue, as well as your support of
FirstEnergy and our leadership team. If you would like to discuss this matter, or any other issue
regarding our Annual Meeting, please feel free to contact our Vice President and Corporate
Secretary, Rhonda Ferguson, at 330-384-5620.
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/s/ Anthony J. Alexander |
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Anthony J. Alexander |