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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240329

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRSTENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031296
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				341843785
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-21011
		FILM NUMBER:		24804912

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		76 SOUTH MAIN ST
		CITY:			AKRON
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44308-1890
		BUSINESS PHONE:		330-761-7837

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		STREET 1:		76 SOUTH MAIN ST
		CITY:			AKRON
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44308-1890
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIRSTENERGY CORP. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the federal securities laws and the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for FirstEnergy
Corp.&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders are available on the Internet (the &#147;Notice&#148;) at <B>www.FirstEnergyCorp.com/AnnualMeeting. This Notice is NOT a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials,
which contain important information and are available on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review the proxy materials before voting. </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEN AND WHERE IS THE SHAREHOLDERS&#146; MEETING? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of FirstEnergy Corp. will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 8:00 a.m., EDT in an online-only live
format, <FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" COLOR="#0000ff"><U>at http://www.cesonlineservices.com/fe24_vm</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">. You will not be able to attend this meeting in person. To attend
the virtual Annual Meeting please register at </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" COLOR="#0000ff"><U>http://www.cesonlineservices.com/fe24_vm</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman"> no later than 9:00 a.m.,
EDT on May 21, 2024. Online access will begin at 7:30 a.m., EDT on May 22, 2024. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHAT MATTERS ARE BEING VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS? </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Election of 10 Directors: Heidi L. Boyd, Jana T. Croom, Steven J. Demetriou, Lisa Winston Hicks, Paul Kaleta,
James F. O&#146;Neil III, John&nbsp;W. Somerhalder II, Brian X. Tierney, Leslie M. Turner and Melvin Williams; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Ratify the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Approve, on an Advisory Basis, Named Executive Officer Compensation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Consider a Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Feasibility of Integrating Climate-Related Measures into
the Company&#146;s Compensation Plans; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Consider a Shareholder Proposal to Amend Clawback Policy; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Consider a Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Financial Statement Assumptions and Climate Change.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHAT DOES YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMEND? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your Board of Directors recommends a vote: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>FOR </B>the Election of All of the Nominees Listed in Item 1; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>FOR </B>the Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2024
(Item 2); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>FOR </B>the Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation (Item 3); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>AGAINST</B><B> </B>the Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Feasibility of Integrating Climate-Related
Measures into the Company&#146;s Compensation Plans (Item 4); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>AGAINST </B>the Shareholder Proposal to Amend Clawback Policy (Item 5); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>AGAINST </B>the Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Financial Statement Assumptions and Climate Change
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Easy Online Access &#150; A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>When you go online to view proxy materials, you can vote your shares:</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To view and/or print the proxy materials, go to <B>www.FirstEnergyCorp.com/AnnualMeeting.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To vote, go to <B>www.FirstEnergyCorp.com/AnnualMeeting </B>and click on<B> Vote Now. </B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Enter the control number (located by the arrow in the box below) and follow the instructions on the screen to log in.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make your selection as instructed on each screen to vote.<B> </B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vote at the virtual Annual Meeting: </B>If you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, please register at <FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The following proxy materials can be viewed at www.FirstEnergyCorp.com/AnnualMeeting: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>2024 Proxy Statement </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>2023 Annual Report to Shareholders </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>HOW CAN I REQUEST A FULL PAPER SET OR EMAIL OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OR FOR FUTURE SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>If you want to receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials for the 2024 Annual Meeting or on an ongoing basis for future shareholder meetings, you
must request a copy. If you do not make this request, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. You will be asked to provide the 11-digit control number located by the arrow in the box
below. Please make your request for a copy of the proxy materials for the 2024 Annual Meeting on or before May 8, 2024, to facilitate timely delivery. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To request a paper or email copy of the proxy materials for the 2024 Annual Meeting or for future shareholder meetings: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Telephone: </B>Call the toll-free telephone number 1-800-516-1564 and follow the instructions provided; or
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