FirstEnergy 8-K 2025-05-21

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 21, 2025

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

FirstEnergy Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders in a virtual format on May 21, 2025. Reference is made to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2025 for more information regarding the items set forth below and the vote required for approval of these matters. The matters voted upon and the final results of the vote were as follows:

Item 1 – The following persons were elected to the Company’s Board for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2026 and until their successors shall have been elected:

Item 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year. Item 2 was approved and received the following vote:

Item 3 – Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation. Item 3 was approved and received the following vote:

Item 4 – Shareholder proposal requesting a report on the Company’s lobbying activity and policies. Item 4 was not approved and received the following vote:

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 21, 2025