EX-25.A 7 dex25a.txt FORM T-1 Exhibit 25(a) ------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM T-1 -------- STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ------------------------ Bank One Trust Company, National Association (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) A National Banking Association 31-0838515 (I.R.S. employer identification number) 100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43271-0181 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Bank One Trust Company, N.A. 1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 Attn: Sandra L. Caruba, Senior Counsel, (312) 336-9436 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ------------------------ FIRSTENERGY CORP. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Ohio 34-1843785 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308-1890 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Debt Securities (Title of Indenture Securities) Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following -------------------- information as to the trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject. Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliations With the Obligor. If the obligor ------------------------------ is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. No such affiliation exists with the trustee. Item 16. List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a ----------------- part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee now in effect.* 2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business.* 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.* 4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.* 5. Not Applicable. 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. 8. Not Applicable. 9. Not Applicable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Bank One Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 21st day of February, 2003. Bank One Trust Company, National Association, Trustee By /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Senior Counsel * Exhibits 1, 2, 3, and 4 are herein incorporated by reference to Exhibits bearing identical numbers in Item 16 of the Form T-1 of Bank One Trust Company, National Association, filed as Exhibit 25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2000 (Registration No. 333-36718). EXHIBIT 6 THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT February 21, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: In connection with the qualification of an indenture between FirstEnergy Corp. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, the undersigned, in accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor. Very truly yours, Bank One Trust Company, National Association By: /s/ Sandra L. Caruba Sandra L. Caruba Senior Counsel