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Issuer:     FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK:        0001031296
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001031296-22-000026
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FirstEnergy appoints John W. Somerhalder II as Board Chair, elects two new directors
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- John Somerhalder named Chair of the Board, effective immediately; executive role ends May 20.
- Lisa Winston Hicks elected Lead Independent Director for one-year term.
- Shareholders reelected 10 directors and elected new directors Jana Croom and Sean Klimczak.
- Two shareholder proposals (EV labor audit, 10% special meeting threshold) defeated.
- CEO Strah highlights $17B sustainable investment plan for 2021-2025 and ESG progress.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129622000026/0001031296-22-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129622000026/fe-20220517.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-22-000026

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