Theodore J Kleisner Form 4 FIRSTENERGY / Theodore J Kleisner 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

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:	3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:	0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kleisner Theodore J

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2016

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								11,339	I	By Trust

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
Phantom Stock Units(1)	(2)	02/22/2016		A		1,017		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1,017	$33.18	15,913.746(4)	D
Phantom Stock	(2)(5)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	536.745		536.745(6)	D
Phantom Stock Units	(2)							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	9,483.611		9,483.611(7)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares paid quarterly for director compensation under the 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan and deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.

2. 1 for 1

3. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the FirstEnergy Corp. Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.

4. Includes phantom stock units acquired through dividend reinvestments.

5. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of FirstEnergy Corp. common stock.

6. Phantom stock is paid in cash in accordance with Allegheny Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Revised Plan for Deferral of Compensation of Directors. Includes phantom stock acquired through dividend reinvestments.

7. Phantom stock units are paid in shares in accordance with Allegheny Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Revised Plan for Deferral of Compensation of Directors. Includes phantom stock units acquired through dividend reinvestments.

	Jennifer L. Geyer, attorney-in-fact	02/24/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.