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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