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accession: "0001031296-25-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FE"
cik: "0001031296"
company_name: "FIRSTENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:21:14.584503+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FirstEnergy amends executive severance plans, adds CEO to plan, boosts change-in-control pay

## Summary
- CEO now eligible for Executive Severance Plan with 1.5x base salary severance for qualified separation, effective Jan 1, 2026.
- CEO gets enhanced change-in-control cash severance of 2.99x (base salary + target STIP), up from 2x for other participants.
- Grandfathered executives (≥18 yrs service as of Jan 2025) may keep prior service-based formula if higher.
- New RSU award agreements provide full vesting of time-based RSUs and target-level vesting of performance-based RSUs upon change in control unless replaced.
- Amendments include updates to COBRA premium waiver and clarifying changes; plans effective Jan 1, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031296-25-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FE
- cik: 0001031296
- company_name: FIRSTENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2025-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129625000056/0001031296-25-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129625000056/fe-20250923.htm

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