UNITED STATES

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  Rhonda S. Ferguson Vice President & Corporate Secretary 76 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308

**** IMPORTANT REMINDER ****

April 16, 2012

Dear FirstEnergy Shareholder:

We recently sent you proxy materials for the FirstEnergy Corp. Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 15, 2012. Your vote is important, no matter how many shares you own. As a reminder, your Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR Proposals 1 through 4 and AGAINST Proposals 5 through 7.

If you have not already done so, please follow the instructions on the enclosed proxy card and vote TODAY by telephone, via the Internet, or by signing, dating, and returning the enclosed proxy card in the envelope provided.

Very truly yours,

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Please follow the instructions on the enclosed card.

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