1. FIRSTENERGY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Paul T. Addison Anthony J. Alexander Michael J. Anderson Dr. Carol A. Cartwright William T. Cottle Robert B. Heisler, Jr.
Dear Shareholders:
On behalf of your Board of Directors, I want FirstEnergy’s corporate governance practices
to thank FirstEnergy’s management team and also ranked among the top 10 percent of all
employees for another record year. utilities and the top 15 percent of all S&P 500
As a result of continued strong operational companies at the beginning of 2008, based
and financial performance, the market value of on corporate governance measures used by
your Company increased by nearly $3 billion ISS Governance Services.
last year. Our 2007 total shareholder return of You can learn more by reading our
23.6 percent, which reflects stock price appre- Corporate Responsibility Report, which offers
ciation plus reinvested dividends, was among a comprehensive look at your Company’s
the best in our industry. Based on our ethics and governance practices, environmental
confidence in your Company’s future, the commitment, health and safety issues, and
Board increased the common stock dividend contributions to our region’s quality of life.
by an additional 10 percent in December, which The report is available online at
brings the annual rate to $2.20 per share. www.firstenergycorp.com.
As FirstEnergy addresses its opportunities Your Board is proud of FirstEnergy’s
and challenges, we remain committed to continued progress in enhancing value to
rigorous standards of corporate governance shareholders and remains committed to ensuring
and ethics. In February of this year, we were that your interests are well represented.
honored to be named among the top 100 Thank you for your ongoing confidence
Corporate Citizens in the United States by and support.
Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO)
Magazine. This prestigious annual study
measures corporate efforts to address issues Sincerely,
related to climate change, employee relations,
environment, finance, governance, human
rights, lobbying and philanthropy.
GEORGE M. SMART
Chairman of the Board

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Ernest J. Novak, Jr. Catherine A. Rein George M. Smart Wes M. Taylor Jesse T. Williams, Sr.
Paul T. Addison (61) Ernest J. Novak, Jr. (63)
Retired, formerly Managing Director in the Utilities Retired, formerly Managing Partner of the
Department of Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup). Cleveland office of Ernst & Young LLP. Chair,
Chair, Finance Committee; Member, Audit Committee. Audit Committee; Member, Finance Committee.
Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 2003. Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 2004.
Anthony J. Alexander (56) Catherine A. Rein (65)
President and Chief Executive Officer of FirstEnergy Retired, formerly Senior Executive Vice President
Corp. Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 2002. and Chief Administrative Officer of MetLife Inc.
Chair, Compensation Committee; Member, Audit
Michael J. Anderson (56) Committee. Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since
President and Chief Executive Officer of The 2001 and of the former GPU, Inc. (merged with
Andersons, Inc., and Chairman of the Board of FirstEnergy in 2001) from 1989-2001.
Interstate Bakeries Corporation. Member, Finance
and Nuclear Committees. Director of FirstEnergy George M. Smart (62)
Corp. since 2007. Non-executive Chairman of the FirstEnergy Corp.
Board of Directors. Retired, formerly President of
Dr. Carol A. Cartwright (66) Sonoco-Phoenix, Inc. Member, Audit and Corporate
Retired, formerly President of Kent State University. Governance Committees. Director of FirstEnergy
Chair, Corporate Governance Committee; Member, Corp. since 1997 and of Ohio Edison from 1988-1997.
Compensation Committee. Director of FirstEnergy
Corp. since 1997 and of Ohio Edison from 1992-1997. Wes M. Taylor (65)
Retired, formerly President of TXU Generation.
William T. Cottle (62) Member, Compensation and Nuclear Committees.
Retired, formerly Chairman of the Board, President Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 2004.
and Chief Executive Officer of STP Nuclear
Operating Company. Chair, Nuclear Committee; Jesse T. Williams, Sr. (68)
Member, Corporate Governance Committee. Retired, formerly Vice President of Human
Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 2003. Resources Policy, Employment Practices and Systems
of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Member,
Robert B. Heisler, Jr. (59) Corporate Governance and Nuclear Committees.
Special Assistant for Community and Business Director of FirstEnergy Corp. since 1997 and of
Strategies to the President of Kent State University; Ohio Edison from 1992-1997.
retired Chairman of the Board of KeyBank N.A.
Member, Compensation and Finance Committees.
Director of FirstEnergy Corp. from 1998-2004
and since 2006.

3. FIRSTENERGY OFFICERS
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FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Company
FirstEnergy Corp. FirstEnergy Service Company
Anthony J. Alexander
Anthony J. Alexander Bennett L. Gaines
Anthony J. Alexander
Chief Executive Officer
President and Vice President, Information
President and
Chief Executive Officer Technology & Corporate Security,
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph J. Hagan
and Chief Information Officer
Mark T. Clark Mark T. Clark President and Chief
Mark A. Julian Nuclear Officer
Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President,
Strategic Planning and Operations Vice President, Energy Delivery
Strategic Planning and Operations
James H. Lash
Richard R. Grigg Nicholas J. Lizanich
Richard R. Grigg Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President Vice President, Asset Oversight
Executive Vice President
and President, FirstEnergy Utilities and President, FirstEnergy Utilities
Danny L. Pace
Thomas C. Navin
Gary R. Leidich Gary R. Leidich Senior Vice President, Fleet
Vice President, Investment
Engineering
Executive Vice President Management
Executive Vice President
and President, FirstEnergy and President, FirstEnergy
Barry S. Allen
John E. Paganie
Generation Generation
Vice President, Davis-Besse
Vice President, Energy Efficiency
Leila L. Vespoli* Lynn M. Cavalier
Mark B. Bezilla
Robert P. Reffner
Executive Vice President Senior Vice President,
Vice President, Perry
Vice President, Legal
and General Counsel Human Resources
Paul A. Harden
Ronald E. Seeholzer
Richard H. Marsh* David C. Luff
Vice President, Nuclear Support
Vice President, Investor Relations
Senior Vice President Senior Vice President,
and Chief Financial Officer Governmental Affairs
Jeannie M. Rinckel
Eugene J. Sitarz
Vice President, Fleet Oversight
Vice President, Tax
James F. Pearson* Donald R. Schneider
Vice President and Treasurer Senior Vice President,
Peter P. Sena
Daniel V. Steen
Energy Delivery &
Vice President, Beaver Valley
Vice President, Environmental
Harvey L. Wagner* Customer Service
Vice President, Controller
Stanley F. Szwed
Thomas M. Welsh
and Chief Accounting Officer
Vice President, Federal Energy
Senior Vice President,
Regulatory Commission Policy,
Rhonda S. Ferguson* FirstEnergy Regional
Assistant to CEO
and Chief FERC Compliance
Corporate Secretary Operations Management
Officer
Tony C. Banks
Paulette R. Chatman** Vice President, Business
Bradford F. Tobin OHIO
Assistant Controller Development, Performance
Vice President, Supply Chain,
& Management
James M. Murray
Jacqueline S. Cooper* and Chief Procurement Officer
President, Ohio Operations
Assistant Corporate Secretary David M. Blank
Richard J. Horak
Vice President, Rates
Dennis M. Chack
Jeffrey R. Kalata* Assistant Controller
& Regulatory Affairs
Regional President, The Cleveland
Assistant Controller
Electric Illuminating Company
William D. Byrd
Randy Scilla**
Vice President, Corporate
Trent A. Smith
Assistant Treasurer
Risk and Chief Risk Officer FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. Regional President,
Edward J. Udovich** The Toledo Edison Company
Mary Beth Carroll
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Vice President, Corporate Charles E. Jones Steven E. Strah
Affairs & Community
Lisa S. Wilson* President Regional President,
Involvement
Assistant Controller Ohio Edison Company
Ali Jamshidi
Thomas A. Clark Vice President,
Vice President, Customer Service
* Also holds a similar position Commodity Operations PENNSYLVANIA
& Service Area Development
with FirstEnergy Service Company,
Charles D. Lasky Douglas S. Elliott
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., and
Ralph J. DiNicola Vice President, Fossil Operations President, Pennsylvania
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Vice President, Communications
Operations
Company.
Arthur W. Yuan
Michael J. Dowling Vice President, Sales & Marketing Ronald P. Lantzy
** Also holds a similar position
Vice President,
Regional President,
with FirstEnergy Service Company
Dennis J. Fuster †
Governmental Affairs
Metropolitan Edison Company
and FirstEnergy Nuclear
Vice President
Operating Company. Bradley S. Ewing James R. Napier, Jr.
Frank A. Lubich †
Vice President, Energy Delivery
Regional President,
Vice President, Fossil Operations
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Rhonda S. Ferguson
Vice President, Corporate
FirstEnergy Generation Corp.
†
Secretary and Chief Ethics Officer NEW JERSEY
Dennis J. Fuster Stephen E. Morgan
Vice President, Project President, Jersey Central
Construction Power & Light Company
Donald M. Lynch
Regional President, Jersey
Central Power & Light Company