FirstEnergy (FE) 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES

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) May 17, 2011

Commission	Registrant; State of Incorporation;	I.R.S. Employer
File Number	Address; and Telephone Number	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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 Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

FirstEnergy Corp. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 17, 2011 in Akron, Ohio.  The matters voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Item 1 – The following persons (comprising all members of the Board of Directors) were elected to FirstEnergy's Board of Directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2012 and until their successors have been elected:

	Number of Votes
	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Paul T. Addison		232,554,101		88,947,072		45,216,157
Anthony J. Alexander		232,617,301		88,883,872		45,216,157
Michael J. Anderson		232,392,155		89,109,018		45,216,157
Dr. Carol A. Cartwright		207,375,631		114,125,542		45,216,157
William T. Cottle		208,313,527		113,187,646		45,216,157
Robert B. Heisler, Jr.		232,383,711		89,117,462		45,216,157
Julia L. Johnson		314,703,625		6,797,548		45,216,157
Ted J. Kleisner		314,974,312		6,526,861		45,216,157
Ernest J. Novak, Jr.		232,560,068		88,941,105		45,216,157
Catherine A. Rein		232,198,298		89,302,875		45,216,157
George M. Smart		206,763,489		114,737,684		45,216,157
Wes M. Taylor		232,476,196		89,024,977		45,216,157
Jesse T. Williams, Sr.		207,653,806		113,847,367		45,216,157

Item 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, for the 2011 fiscal year.  There were no broker non-votes for this item.  Item 2 received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions
360,721,507	4,113,893	1,881,930

Item 3 – Amendment to the Amended Code of Regulations to reduce the percentage of shares required to call a special meeting of shareholders.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
355,806,835	8,314,916	2,595,479	100

Item 4 – Advisory vote on executive compensation.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
303,644,018	13,617,278	4,241,229	45,214,805

Item 5 – Advisory vote on frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
229,280,421	6,998,665	80,292,233	4,933,113	45,212,898

In light of the Board of Directors’ recommendation for a “one year” vote frequency for the advisory vote on executive compensation, which received a majority of votes cast by our shareholders, the Board of Directors has determined that future advisory votes on executive compensation will be submitted to shareholders annually until the next required shareholder vote on this matter.

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Item 6 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors prepare a report on coal combustion waste.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
100,432,281	177,708,304	43,360,624	45,216,121

Item 7 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors undertake the steps necessary to lower the percentage of shares required for shareholders to take action by written consent.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
143,711,571	172,905,282	4,884,356	45,216,121

Item 8 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors initiate the process to amend the Company’s articles of incorporation to adopt a majority vote standard for the election of directors.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
136,813,093	181,153,920	3,534,196	45,216,121

Item 9 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors issue a report on the financial risks of continued reliance on coal.  The proposal received the following vote:

Number of Votes
For	Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
87,709,708	191,314,311	42,477,190	45,216,121

Reference is made to FirstEnergy’s 2011 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011, for more information regarding the proposals set forth above and the vote required for approval of these matters.

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 hereunto authorized.

May 18, 2011

	FIRSTENERGY CORP.
	Registrant
By:		/s/ Harvey L. Wagner
		Harvey L. Wagner Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

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