1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Garfield, Arthur R.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
03/03/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
President, FE Solutions
7. 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 |2. Trans- |2A.Execu- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A)|5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | action| or Disposed of (D) |Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Date | Code | |Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | |Owned | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | (Month/ | | |Following | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ | Day/ +-----+---+-----------+---+----------+Reported | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) | Year) |Code |V |Amount |A/D|Price |Transaction(s)| (I) | ship |
+------------------------------+----------+----------+-----+---+-----------+---+----------+--------------+-----------+------------+
Common Stock 03/03/2003 A 9597.2399 A $32.9700 D
Common Stock 03/03/2003 D -9597.2399 D $32.9700 3821.4319 D
Common Stock 4921.9615 I By Savings
Plan Trust
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+-------+-------+------+
|1. |2. |3. |3A. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature|
| |Conver- |Trans- |Execu- | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or |action |tion | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi-|ity: |In- |
| |Exercise|Date |Date | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct|
| |Price of| | |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |(Month/|(Month/|tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of | |In- |ficial|
|Derivative|ative | Day/ | Day/ +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative| |direct |Owner-|
|Security |Security|Year) |Year) |Code |V |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security | |(I) |ship |
+----------+--------+-------+-------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+-------+-------+------+
Stock $19.3125 03/01/2010 Common 20000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $24.28 11/17/2005 Common 10000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $27.75 11/22/2010 Common 20000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.5 05/16/2011 Common 40000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.71 03/04/2 A 46300 03/01/2004 03/01/2013 Common 46300 $29.7100 46300 D
Options 003 Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.82 06/08/2008 Common 4901 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $29.87 03/01/2009 Common 4233 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Stock $34.45 04/01/2012 Common 35000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
buy)
Phantom 1 03/03/2 D 1732. 03/01/2000 03/01/2003 Common 1732.458 $29.7100 -0 D
3/00 003 458 Stock
Phantom-3/0 1 03/01/2004 Common 3718.01 D
1D Stock 4
Phantom 1 03/01/2005 Common 4623.09 D
3/02D Stock
Phantom / 1 03/03/2 A 1732. Common 1732.458 $29.7100 5173.99 D
Retirement 003 458 Stock 5
Phantom 1 03/03/2 A 15162 03/03/2003 03/01/2006 Common 15162.07 $29.6300 15162.0 D
3/03D 003 .077 Stock 7 77
Explanation of Responses:
These performances shares paid out in cash, per the vesting and payout date
approved by the Compensation Committee. The performance shares were not
required to be reported at date of grant because the vesting is based in part on
factors other than stock price.
This option vests yearly in twenty-five percent increments beginning on
3/1/2004.
These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock
from 3/1/2003 to "retirement" or "other termination of employment" under
arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee, and reflects the stock
moving to the "retirement" account from the Phantom 3/00 account.
1 for 1
12,635.07 shares are vested (i.e. non-forfeited) immediately. 2,527.01 shares
become vested (i.e. non-forfeited) on 3/1/06.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Arthur R. Garfield
DATE
03/04/2003