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76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308 |
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Rhonda S. Ferguson
Vice President & Corporate Secretary
Vice President & Corporate Secretary
**** IMPORTANT ****
April 27, 2011
Dear FirstEnergy Shareholder:
According to our latest records, we have not yet received your proxy for the important FirstEnergy
Corp. Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 17, 2011. We believe it is important that
our shareholders have a voice in determining the outcome of the matters that will be considered at
our Annual Meeting.
Your Board of Directors unanimously recommends that you vote in favor of the election of each
director nominee (Item 1), the ratification of our auditors (Item 2), an amendment to our code of
regulations (Item 3), as well as for the advisory resolution on executive compensation (Item 4) and
for holding the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation
every year (Item 5). There are also a number of shareholder proposals on the agenda (Items 6
through 9), and the Board unanimously recommends you vote against these proposals.
Please help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation by following the instructions on
the enclosed proxy card and voting TODAY by telephone, via the Internet, or by signing, dating and
returning the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided.
Very truly yours,
REMEMBER:
You can vote your shares by telephone, or via the Internet.
Please follow the instructions on the enclosed card.
You can vote your shares by telephone, or via the Internet.
Please follow the instructions on the enclosed card.
If you have any questions, or need assistance in voting
your shares, please call our proxy solicitor,
your shares, please call our proxy solicitor,
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