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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Pearson James F   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRSTENERGY CORP [FE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/05/2015 (Street) AKRON, OH 44308 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 03/05/2015   M   2,957 (1) A (2) 17,575.43 D   Common Stock 03/05/2015   A   2,958 (1) A (2) 20,533.43 D   Common Stock 03/05/2015   F   1,748 (1) D $ 34.64 18,785.43 D   Common Stock 03/05/2015   D   706 D (3) 18,079.43 (4) D   Common Stock               8,093.691 (5) I By Savings Plan

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

RSUP17

(2)

03/05/2015

M

2,957 (1)

03/05/2015

03/05/2015

Common Stock

2,957

(2)

0

D

Phantom 3/15D

(2)

03/05/2015

A

706

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

706

(2)

706

D

Phantom / Retirement

(2)

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

1,495.297

1,495.297 (8)

D

RSUP18

(2)

03/01/2016

03/01/2016

Common Stock

7,956

7,956 (8)

D

Phantom 3/14D

(2)

03/01/2017

03/01/2017

Common Stock

266.505

266.505 (8)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pearson James F 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET AKRON, OH 44308			SVP & CFO

Signatures

Edward J. Udovich, POA		03/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	The amount listed in Table II represents 50% of the original RSUP17 award, which was the minimum amount guaranteed to be paid out upon vesting. The award vested on March 5, 2015 and because the performance targets were achieved, the award was paid out at a performance rate of 100%. The shares coded "A" represent the portion attributable to this performance adjustment. The shares coded "F" were withheld to cover income tax obligations associated with the payout.
(2)	1 for 1
(3)	Upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 5, 2012, the reporting person later made an election to defer the receipt of 706 shares of common stock and received instead 706 shares of phantom stock pursuant to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 706 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of phantom stock.
(4)	Balance includes shares acquired through dividend reinvestments.
(5)	FE's 401(k) Plan includes a unitized fund invested in FE stock, in which the reporting person may invest, which includes dividend reinvestment and company match features. The number of shares reported as indirectly held in the 401(k) Plan in this row is an estimate of the number of shares of FE's common stock held in the unitized stock fund and allocated to the reporting person's account as of December 31, 2014.
(6)	This transaction reflects the vesting and deferral of RSUP17 to phantom stock.
(7)	This holding reflects the extension and vesting of phantom stock to retirement or other termination of employment under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.
(8)	Includes stock units acquired through dividend reinvestment.

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