UNITED STATES
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
FirstEnergy Corp. (“FirstEnergy”) filed a definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2009
annual meeting of shareholders with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2009.
FIRSTENERGY SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY, AS IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Shareholders are able to obtain additional copies of FirstEnergy’s
definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by FirstEnergy with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of FirstEnergy’s definitive proxy statement are also available
for free at FirstEnergy’s Internet website at www.firstenergycorp.com/ir or by writing to the
Corporate Secretary, FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308-1890.
INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPANTS
Detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of individuals who are
participants in the solicitation of proxies of FirstEnergy’s shareholders is available in
FirstEnergy’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
1, 2009.
(The following letter will be mailed by FirstEnergy Corp. on May 4, 2009
to certain institutional holders of its common stock.)
FirstEnergy Corp. Letterhead
May 4, 2009
Dear Shareholder:
In 2008, FirstEnergy achieved record financial and operating results despite the severe
economic downturn. Highlights included record earnings, near-record cash generated from
operations, and record output from our generating plants. While 2009 is a more challenging year
for our industry and our company, we remain focused on continuous improvement and the fundamentals
of our business, while taking steps to increase our financial and operational flexibility. We
believe these actions, which include targeted reductions in capital and operating expenditures, as
well as a new organizational structure, have positioned us to deal with current conditions and
capitalize on future opportunities.
As a result of our financial performance over the past three years, as well as our prospects
for growth, we once again earned recognition from Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine as one of
the nation’s 40 Best Energy Companies. And, our five-year annualized total shareholder return,
reflecting stock price appreciation plus reinvested dividends, ranks FirstEnergy among the top
quartile of the 57 member companies of the Edison Electric Institute Index.
Just as important, we have made this significant financial progress while keeping a strong
focus on good corporate governance. In fact, we are outperforming over 80 percent of companies in
the S&P 500 and over 87 percent of companies in the Utilities Group in the RiskMetrics Group’s
Corporate Governance Quotient – a commonly used measure of corporate governance effectiveness.
In spite of this strong performance, RiskMetrics Group and other voting advisory firms, based
on their own voting policies, have recommended that votes be withheld from the Board’s existing
director nominees at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 19, 2009. I ask that you vote in
favor of our director nominees, especially considering the outstanding leadership they have
provided in supporting our ongoing success.
I appreciate your consideration of our position on this issue, as well as your support of
FirstEnergy and our leadership team. If you would like to discuss this matter, or any other issue
regarding our proxy statement, please contact our Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Rhonda
Ferguson, at 330-384-5620.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anthony J. Alexander
Anthony J. Alexander