-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Skgo3s+NSsVcXktcO66wmobN5FrsZfjlHpswwyMqOJLQIOQqZNbNPnw0orGE77Uu yrUiEz3ziEaIlJDwiCpSLA== 0001031296-04-000003.txt : 20040120 0001031296-04-000003.hdr.sgml : 20040119 20040120165429 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001031296-04-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040120 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20040120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OHIO EDISON CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000073960 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 340437786 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02578 FILM NUMBER: 04533044 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 S MAIN ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308 BUSINESS PHONE: 2163845100 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENNSYLVANIA POWER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000077278 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 250718810 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03491 FILM NUMBER: 04533042 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 E WASHINGTON ST STREET 2: P O BOX 891 CITY: NEW CASTLE STATE: PA ZIP: 16103-0891 BUSINESS PHONE: 4126525531 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOLEDO EDISON CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000352049 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 344375005 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03583 FILM NUMBER: 04533041 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 43308 BUSINESS PHONE: 2166229800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020947 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 340150020 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02323 FILM NUMBER: 04533047 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET STREET 2: C/O FIRSTENERGY CORP CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308 BUSINESS PHONE: 2166229800 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000053456 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 210485010 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03141 FILM NUMBER: 04533046 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POTTSVILLE PIKE CITY: READING STATE: PA ZIP: 19640-0001 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109293601 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GPU ENERGY STREET 2: 2800 POTTSVILLE PIKE CITY: READING STATE: PA ZIP: 19640-0001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: METROPOLITAN EDISON CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000065350 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 230870160 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00446 FILM NUMBER: 04533045 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POTTSVILLE PIKE STREET 2: MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP CITY: READING STATE: PA ZIP: 19640-0001 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109293601 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ENERGY GPU ENERGY STREET 2: 2800 POTTERVILLE CITY: READING STATE: PA ZIP: 19640-0001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000077227 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 250718085 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03522 FILM NUMBER: 04533043 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POTTSVILLE PIKE READING STREET 2: MUHLENBERG TOWNSHIP CITY: BERKS COUNTY STATE: PA ZIP: 19640-0001 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109293601 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GPU ENERGY STREET 2: 2800 POTTSVILLE PIKE CITY: READING STATE: PA ZIP: 19605-2459 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRSTENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031296 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 341843785 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-21011 FILM NUMBER: 04533040 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308-1890 BUSINESS PHONE: 3303845100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308-1890 8-K 1 fe_8k.txt PRESS RELEASE 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) January 15, 2004 Commission Registrant; State of Incorporation; I.R.S. Employer File Number Address; and Telephone Number Identification No. - ----------- ----------------------------------- ------------------ 333-21011 FIRSTENERGY CORP. 34-1843785 (An Ohio Corporation) 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-2578 OHIO EDISON COMPANY 34-0437786 (An Ohio Corporation) 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-2323 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY 34-0150020 (An Ohio Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3583 THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY 34-4375005 (An Ohio Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3491 PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY 25-0718810 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3141 JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 21-0485010 (A New Jersey Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-446 METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY 23-0870160 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 1-3522 PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 25-0718085 (A Pennsylvania Corporation) c/o FirstEnergy Corp. 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Telephone (800)736-3402 Item 5. Other Events On January 20, 2004, FirstEnergy Corp. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors elected Anthony J. Alexander President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Alexander succeeds H. Peter Burg, who passed away on January 13, 2004. FirstEnergy's Board of Directors also elected George M. Smart, Chairman of the Board, and indicated that a search will begin immediately for an executive to serve as chief operating officer. Mr. Smart will not hold an executive position with FirstEnergy. On January 15, 2004, Mr. Alexander was also elected President of FirstEnergy's Ohio and Pennsylvania utility subsidiaries. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description - ---------- ----------- 99 Press Release issued by FirstEnergy Corp., dated January 20, 2004 1 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. January 20, 2004 FIRSTENERGY CORP. Registrant OHIO EDISON COMPANY Registrant THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY Registrant THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY Registrant PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY Registrant JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Registrant METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY Registrant PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY Registrant /s/ Harvey L. Wagner ----------------------------------------------- Harvey L. Wagner Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 2 EX-99 3 exhibit_99.txt EXHIBIT 99 Exhibit 99 FirstEnergy Corp. For Release: January 20, 2004 76 S. Main Street Akron, Ohio 44308 www.firstenergycorp.com News Media Contact: Investor Contact: Ralph J. DiNicola Kurt Turosky (330) 384-5939 (330) 384-5500 ANTHONY J. ALEXANDER ELECTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF FIRSTENERGY; GEORGE M. SMART ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Akron, Ohio - FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Anthony J. Alexander president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Alexander, 52, was elected president and chief operating officer in 2001, and acting chief executive officer on December 22, 2003. He succeeds H. Peter Burg, who passed away on January 13, 2004. The Board also elected George M. Smart, 57, chairman of the Board, and indicated that a search will begin immediately for an executive to serve as chief operating officer. Mr. Smart, who retired as president of Sonoco-Phoenix, Inc., on December 31, 2003, was elected to Ohio Edison Company's Board in 1988 and to FirstEnergy's Board in 1997. He chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Smart will not hold an executive position with FirstEnergy. "I look forward to serving FirstEnergy in this new capacity and to working with Tony as he continues the company's ongoing efforts to enhance shareholder value," Mr. Smart said. "I am honored that the board has given me this opportunity," said Mr. Alexander. "Our management team understands the work that we have before us and is dedicated to enhancing the performance of our generating fleet, improving system reliability, and strengthening our financial results." Prior to his retirement, Mr. Smart served as president of Sonoco-Phoenix since 2001. He held the position of chairman of the board and president of Phoenix Packaging Corporation from 1993 to 2001, and president and chief executive officer of Central States Can Co. from 1978 to 1993. He joined Central States Can Co. in 1970. Mr. Smart earned a bachelor of science degree from Defiance College and a master of business administration from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. (more) 2 Mr. Alexander began his career in 1972 in the Tax Department of Ohio Edison, which merged in 1997 with Centerior Energy to form FirstEnergy. He joined Ohio Edison's Legal Department as an attorney in 1976, was named senior attorney in 1984, and promoted to associate general counsel in 1987. Mr. Alexander was elected vice president and general counsel in 1989; senior vice president and general counsel in 1991; and executive vice president and general counsel in 1996. In 1997, Mr. Alexander was elected executive vice president and general counsel of FirstEnergy and elected president in 2000. He was elected president and chief operating officer in 2001. Mr. Alexander earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a law degree from The University of Akron. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business and completed its Program for Management Development. He also completed the Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Alexander is a member of the boards of the Ohio Electric Utility Institute and the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc. He also is a director-at-large of the National Association of Manufacturers. Locally, he is a member of the boards of trustees of Akron General Health System, The NEOUCOM Foundation, Playhouse Square Foundation, the Green Schools Foundation and The University of Akron Foundation, and is Vice Chairman of the Greater Akron Chamber. FirstEnergy is a registered public utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; exploration and production of oil and natural gas; transmission and marketing of natural gas; energy management and other energy-related services. Forward-Looking Statement: This news release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "estimate," and similar words. Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition and deregulation in the electric utility industry, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changes in markets for energy services, changing energy and commodity market prices, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, legislative and regulatory changes (including revised environmental requirements), adverse regulatory or legal decisions and the outcome of governmental investigations, availability and cost of capital, inability of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station to restart (including because of any inability to obtain a favorable final determination from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission), inability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits of strategic goals, the ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business, the ability to access the public securities markets, further investigation into the causes of the August 14, 2003 regional power outage and the outcome, cost and other effects of present and potential legal and administrative proceedings and claims related to that outage, a denial of or material change to the Company's Application related to its Rate Stabilization Plan, and other factors discussed from time to time in FirstEnergy's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K (as amended) for the year ended December 31, 2002, its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and under "Risk Factors" in the Prospectus Supplement dated September 12, 2003 to the Prospectus dated August 29, 2003 (which was part of the Registration Statement-SEC File No. 333-103865) and other similar factors. FirstEnergy expressly disclaims any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. (012004) -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----