Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS' COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

JCP&L

As of January 31, 2026, there were 13,628,447 outstanding shares of JCP&L common stock, $0.10 par value, all of which was held by FE. There is no market for JCP&L's common stock.

FIRSTENERGY

COMMON STOCK

The common stock of FirstEnergy Corp. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FE” and is traded on other registered exchanges.

HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK

There were 49,527 holders of 577,851,052 shares of FE’s common stock as of December 31, 2025, and 49,250 holders of 577,932,879 shares of FE's common stock as of January 31, 2026. FE has historically paid quarterly cash dividends on its common stock. Dividend payments are subject to declaration by the FE Board, and future dividend decisions determined by the FE Board may be impacted by earnings, cash flows, credit metrics and general economic and other business conditions. Information regarding equity available for payment of cash dividends is given in Note 11., "Capitalization," of the Combined Notes to Financial Statements of the Registrants.

SHAREHOLDER RETURN

The following graph shows the total cumulative return from a $100 investment on December 31, 2020, in FE’s common stock compared with the total cumulative returns of the S&P 500 Utilities Index and the S&P 500. The points on the graph represent fiscal year-end index levels based upon the last trading day in each fiscal year.

FirstEnergy had no transactions regarding purchases of FE common stock during the fourth quarter of 2025.

FirstEnergy does not have any publicly announced plan or program for share purchases.