--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001031296-26-000089" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FE" cik: "0001031296" company_name: "FIRSTENERGY CORP" filed_at: "2026-05-20T21:11:05+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-20T21:17:07.992093+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # FirstEnergy expands transmission JV partnership with new Valley Link and Grid Growth ventures ## Summary - Fifth LLC Agreement extends governance to two new transmission JVs: Valley Link and Grid Growth. - Ownership unchanged: FE retains 50.1%, Investor (Brookfield) holds 49.9%. - Annual meeting elects all 9 director nominees; say-on-pay passes with ~96% support. - Shareholder proposal for independent board chair rejected with 67% against. - PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor with ~97% approval. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001031296-26-000089 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FE - cik: 0001031296 - company_name: FIRSTENERGY CORP - filed_at: 2026-05-20T21:11:05+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 1.01, 5.07, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/fe-20260520.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-26-000089 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-26-000089.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-26-000089.txt ## Key facts - Material Agreements FIRSTENERGY CORP amended Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of FET with North American Transmission Company II L.P. (effective 2026-05-20). - Action: amendment - Counterparty: North American Transmission Company II L.P. - Effective: 2026-05-20 source text: On May 20, 2026, FirstEnergy, FET and Investor entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of FET (the “Fifth LLC Agreement”), which amends and restates the Fourth LLC Agreement in its entirety. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-20 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-20 source text: Item 2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 . Item 2 was approved based on the following votes: Number of Votes For Against Abstentions 514,201,293 16,173,608 822,693 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chair at the 2026-05-20 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2026-05-20 source text: Item 4 – Shareholder proposal regarding an independent board chair. Item 4 was not approved based on the following votes: Number of Votes For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 161,118,889 330,473,855 2,059,184 37,545,666 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-20 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-20 source text: Item 3 – Approve, on an advisory basis, named executive officer compensation . Item 3 was approved based on the following votes: Number of Votes For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 471,763,712 19,555,719 2,332,500 37,545,663 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRSTENERGY CORP shareholders approved Election of the Board of Directors at the 2026-05-20 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-20 source text: The following persons were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2027 and until their successors shall have been elected: Number of Votes Nominees For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Heidi L. Boyd 485,279,027 6,924,659 1,448,264 37,545,644 Jana T. Croom 485,843,592 6,467,416 1,340,942 37,545,644 Steven J. Demetriou 466,478,429 25,909,597 1,263,919 37,545,649 Lisa Winston Hicks 485,155,744 7,281,139 1,215,067 37,545,644 Paul Kaleta 427,352,769 64,993,434 1,305,735 37,545,656 James F. O’Neil III 480,582,612 11,674,345 1,394,992 37,545,645 John W. Somerhalder II 485,492,654 6,929,732 1,229,560 37,545,648 Brian X. Tierney 475,427,320 16,869,153 1,355,471 37,545,650 Leslie M. Turner 479,203,044 13,175,714 1,273,190 37,545,646 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129626000089/0001031296-26-000089-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.