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Issuer:     FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK:        0001031296
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001031296-23-000041
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FirstEnergy issues $1.5B of 4.00% convertible senior notes due 2026
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- Principal amount $1.5B (including $200M from full exercise of initial purchasers' option); net proceeds ~$1.48B.
- Notes bear 4.00% interest semi-annually, mature May 1, 2026; unsecured and unsubordinated.
- Initial conversion rate 21.3620 shares/$1,000 principal (~$46.81/share), ~20% premium over May 1 stock price.
- Proceeds to be used to refinance existing indebtedness, fund qualified pension plan, and general corporate purposes.
- Company may not redeem notes prior to maturity; holders may require repurchase at 100% plus interest upon fundamental change.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000041/0001031296-23-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129623000041/fe-20230504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-23-000041

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