FE 8-K DATED MAY 15, 2012
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 15, 2012


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
 
 

















 







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 Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

FirstEnergy Corp. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 15, 2012 in Akron, Ohio.  The matters voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Item 1 - The following persons (comprising all members of the Board of Directors) were elected to FirstEnergy's Board of Directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2013 and until their successors shall have been elected:

 
Number of Votes
 
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul T. Addison
 
322,290,524

 
 
4,666,335

 
 
45,829,314

 
Anthony J. Alexander
 
322,138,006

 
 
4,818,853

 
 
45,829,314

 
Michael J. Anderson
 
322,464,477

 
 
4,492,382

 
 
45,829,314

 
Dr. Carol A. Cartwright
 
320,006,308

 
 
6,950,551

 
 
45,829,314

 
William T. Cottle
 
322,144,656

 
 
4,812,203

 
 
45,829,314

 
Robert B. Heisler, Jr.
 
309,988,745

 
 
16,968,114

 
 
45,829,314

 
Julia L. Johnson
 
319,499,857

 
 
7,457,002

 
 
45,829,314

 
Ted J. Kleisner
 
312,267,783

 
 
14,689,076

 
 
45,829,314

 
Donald T. Misheff
 
322,258,924

 
 
4,697,935

 
 
45,829,314

 
Ernest J. Novak, Jr.
 
322,416,219

 
 
4,540,640

 
 
45,829,314

 
Christopher D. Pappas
 
320,072,481

 
 
6,884,378

 
 
45,829,314

 
Catherine A. Rein
 
308,615,178

 
 
18,341,681

 
 
45,829,314

 
George M. Smart
 
320,321,877

 
 
6,634,982

 
 
45,829,314

 
Wes M. Taylor
 
310,057,445

 
 
16,899,414

 
 
45,829,314

 

Item 2 - Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, for the 2012 fiscal year.  There were no broker non-votes for this item. Item 2 received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
367,595,228

 
3,506,518

 
1,684,527

 

Item 3 - Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.  Item 3 received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
       For
 
   Against
 
   Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
195,878,790

 
117,670,542

 
13,405,913

 
45,829,314

 

Item 4 - Approval of material terms of performance goals under the FirstEnergy Corp. 2007 Incentive Plan as required by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. Item 4 received the following vote:

 
Number of Votes
 
For
 
    Against
 
    Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
311,266,814

 
12,651,500

 
3,037,743

 
45,829,314

 
 
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Item 5 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors prepare a report on coal combustion waste.  The proposal received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
 
    Against
 
    Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
87,283,560

 
207,084,266

 
32,587,604

 
45,829,314

 

Item 6 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors prepare a report on coal-related costs and risks.  The proposal received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
 
     Against
 
    Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
33,518,554

 
261,318,891

 
32,118,685

 
45,829,314

 

Item 7 - A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors take the steps necessary to adopt a simple majority vote standard.  The proposal received the following vote:
 
Number of Votes
 
For
 
   Against
 
    Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
220,818,355

 
102,336,722

 
3,800,276

 
45,829,314

 


Reference is made to FirstEnergy's 2012 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2012, for more information regarding the proposals set forth above and the vote required for approval of these matters.
 
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



May 16, 2012

 
 
 FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
 Registrant
 
 
 By:  
 
/s/ Harvey L. Wagner
 
Harvey L. Wagner
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer
 
  

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