FirstEnergy (FE) Form 4 FIRSTENERGY / LEILA L VESPOLI ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

VESPOLI LEILA L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

76 SOUTH MAIN STREET

(Street)

AKRON OH 44308

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRSTENERGY CORP [ FE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Legal Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/01/2016		M		38,555(1)	A	(2)	89,875.305(3)	D
Common Stock	03/01/2016		F		18,213(1)	D	$33.535	71,662.305(3)	D
Common Stock								3,539.652(4)	I	By Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
RSUP18	(2)	03/01/2016		M			38,555(1)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	38,555	(2)	0	D
Phantom / Retirement	(2)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	22,376.349		22,376.349(6)	D
Phantom 3/05d Retirement	(2)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	1,405.171		1,405.171(6)	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$37.75							12/31/2016	02/25/2021	Common Stock	120,386		120,386	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The amount listed in Table II represents the vesting of the RSUP18 award. The award vested on March 1, 2016 and because the performance targets were achieved, the award was paid out at a performance rate of 150%. The shares coded "F" were withheld to cover income tax obligations associated with the payout.

2. 1 for 1

3. Balance includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestment.

4. FE's 401(k) Plan includes a unitized fund invested in FE stock, in which the reporting person may invest, and includes dividend reinvestment and company match features. The number of shares reported as indirectly held in the 401(k) Plan in this row is an estimate of the number of shares of FE's common stock held in the unitized stock fund and allocated to the reporting person's account as of December 31, 2015.

5. This holding reflects amounts payable upon retirement or other termination of employment under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.

6. Includes stock units acquired through dividend reinvestment.

	Jennifer L. Geyer, attorney-in-fact	03/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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