EX-99 5 nuhc_ex-a.txt EXHIBIT A Exhibit A FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 Certificate ----------- Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 24 of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned certifies that: A copy of certificate pursuant to Rule 24 related to FirstEnergy Corp.'s financing activities, for the period ended December 31, 2003, was filed with the state commissions having jurisdiction over the electric retail rates of the company's public utility subsidiary companies. The names and addresses of these state commissions are as follows: New Jersey Division of Energy Board of Public Utilities Two Gateway Center Newark, NJ 07102 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania* Public Utility Commission P.O. Box 3265 Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265 The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio* 180 E. Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-3793 * A conformed copy of the publicly available report was filed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. FirstEnergy Corp. May 26, 2004 By: /s/ Harvey L. Wagner ------------------------------------- Harvey L. Wagner Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) Note: Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) is also subject to retail rate ---- regulation by the New York Public Service Commission with respect to retail service to approximately 3,700 customers in Waverly, New York served by Waverly Electric Power & Light Company, a Penelec subsidiary. Waverly Electric's revenues are immaterial, accounting for less than 1% of Penelec's total operating revenues.