UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No.1)
(Mark One)
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the FISCAL YEAR ended December 31, 2018
OR
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________________ to ___________________
| 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 | ||||
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
| Registrant | Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| FirstEnergy Corp. | Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share | New York Stock Exchange | ||
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes þ No o | ||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No þ | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o | ||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes þ No o | ||
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer þ | |
Accelerated Filer o | |
Non-accelerated Filer o | |
Smaller Reporting Company o | |
Emerging Growth Company o | |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No þ | ||
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and ask price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
$17,109,706,919 as of June 30, 2018
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
| CLASS | AS OF JANUARY 31, 2019 | ||
| Common Stock, $0.10 par value | 530,152,175 | ||
Documents Incorporated By Reference
| PART OF FORM 10-K INTO WHICH | ||
| DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IS INCORPORATED | |
| Proxy Statement for 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FirstEnergy Corp. to be held May 21, 2019 | Part III | |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of FirstEnergy Corp. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2019 (the “Original Report”). This Amendment is being filed solely to replace Exhibit 23 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (the “Consent”) included in the Original Report, with the corrected Consent. Due to an administrative oversight, an incorrect version of the Consent was inadvertently included in the Original Report. FirstEnergy Corp. possessed a correct, manually signed copy of the Consent from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") when the Original Report was filed. However, the Consent being filed with this Amendment has been reissued by PwC in accordance with their procedures to coincide with the filing date of this Amendment.
Except for the correction of the Consent referenced above, there have been no changes to any of the financial or other information contained in the Original Report. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Report. In accordance with Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment includes new certifications required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, dated as of the filing date of this Amendment.
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| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE |
| 3. Exhibits — FirstEnergy | ||
| The following exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment. | ||
| Exhibit Number | ||
| (A) 23 | ||
| (A) 31-1 | ||
| (A) 31-2 | ||
| (A) | Provided herein in electronic format as an exhibit. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
FIRSTENERGY CORP. | |||
| BY: | /s/ Jason J. Lisowski | ||
| Jason J. Lisowski | |||
| Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |||
Date: March 6, 2019
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