FIRSTENERGY CORP (Form: 8-K, Received: 11/26/2019 16:40:46)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2019



Commission	Registrant; State of Incorporation;				I.R.S. Employer
File Number	Address; and Telephone Number				Identification No.

333-21011	FIRSTENERGY CORP				34-1843785
	(An	Ohio	Corporation)
	76 South Main Street
	Akron		OH	44308
	Telephone		(800)	736-3402

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share	FE	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously reported, on March 31, 2018, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. and all of its subsidiaries (collectively, “FES”) and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (together with FES, the “Debtors”), each wholly-owned subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. (the “Company”), voluntarily filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Akron (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

Also as previously reported, on August 26, 2018, the Debtors, FE Non-Debtor Parties, Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors entered into a Settlement Agreement which, among other things, resolved certain claims by the Company against the Debtors and all of the claims by the Debtors and their creditors against the Company. The Settlement Agreement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 27, 2018. On September 26, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Settlement Agreement, and on October 16, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the FES plan of reorganization.

On November 21, 2019, the Debtors, FE Non-Debtor Parties, Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, entered into the First Amendment to the Settlement Agreement (the “Amendment”) which, among other things: (i) provides that the Company will pay the Debtors a cash payment of $628 million on the Plan Effective Date, subject to any Adjustment Amount and additional terms provided in the Settlement Agreement, in lieu of the Company issuing $628 million in senior notes to the Debtors as originally provided in the Settlement Agreement; and (ii) reduces the advance notification time period by which the Debtors must notify the Company of the Plan Effective Date from 40 days to 14 days. All remaining provisions of the Settlement Agreement remain in in full force and effect. The Amendment remains subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court. Capitalized terms used in this Form 8-K and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amendment.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d)	Exhibits



Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		First Amendment to Settlement Agreement dated November 21, 2019, by and among the Debtors, FE Non-Debtor Parties, Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, and the Committee.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Forward-Looking Statements: This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 based on information currently available to management. Unless the context requires otherwise, as used herein, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, and “FirstEnergy” refer to FirstEnergy Corp. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These statements include declarations regarding management’s intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “forecast,” “target,” “will,” “intend,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “plan” and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, which may include the following: the ability to successfully execute an exit from commodity-based generation, including, without limitation, mitigating exposure for remedial activities associated with formerly owned generation assets; the risks associated with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings involving FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES), its subsidiaries, and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating company (FENOC) (FES Bankruptcy) that could adversely affect us, our liquidity or results of operations, including, without limitation, that conditions to the FES Bankruptcy settlement agreement may not be met or that the FES Bankruptcy settlement agreement may not be otherwise consummated, and if so, the potential for litigation and payment demands against us by FES or FENOC or their creditors; the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic and financial goals, including, but not limited to, our strategy to operate and grow as a fully regulated business, to execute our transmission and distribution investment plans, to continue to reduce costs through FE Tomorrow, which is the FirstEnergy initiative launched in late 2016 to identify our optimal organization structure and properly align corporate costs and systems to efficiently support FirstEnergy as a fully regulated company going forward, and other initiatives, and to improve our credit metrics, strengthen our balance sheet and grow earnings; legislative and regulatory developments, including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, compliance and enforcement activity; economic and weather conditions affecting future operating results, such as significant weather events and other natural disasters, and associated regulatory events or actions; changes in assumptions regarding economic conditions within our territories, the reliability of our transmission and distribution system, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission and distribution investment opportunities; changes in customers’ demand for power, including, but not limited to, the impact of climate change or energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes in national and regional economic conditions affecting us and/or our major industrial and commercial customers or others with which we do business; the risks associated with cyber-attacks and other disruptions to our information technology system, which may compromise our operations, and data security breaches of sensitive data, intellectual property and proprietary or personally identifiable information; the ability to comply with applicable reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes to environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those related to climate change; changing market conditions affecting the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our pension trusts and other trust funds, or causing us to make contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger, than currently anticipated; the risks associated with the decommissioning of our retired and former nuclear facilities; the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation, arbitration, mediation and like proceedings; labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; changes to significant accounting policies; any changes in tax laws or regulations, including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act adopted December 22, 2017, or adverse tax audit results or rulings; the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financial plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us, including the increasing number of financial institutions evaluating the impact of climate change on their investment decisions; actions that may be taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect either our access to or terms of financing or our financial condition and liquidity; and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in FirstEnergy’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. Dividends declared from time to time on FirstEnergy’s common stock during any period may in the aggregate vary from prior periods due to circumstances considered by FirstEnergy’s Board of Directors at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. These forward-looking statements are also qualified by, and should be read together with, the risk factors included in FirstEnergy’s filings with the SEC,

including but not limited to the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The foregoing review of factors also should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy’s business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein or in the information incorporated by reference as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

November 26, 2019



	FIRSTENERGY CORP.
	Registrant


By:	/s/ Tracy M. Ashton
	Tracy M. Ashton Assistant Controller

Exhibit 10.1

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to that certain Settlement Agreement by and among the Debtors¹, the FE Non-Debtor Parties, the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, and the Committee (the “Parties”), dated as of August 26, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”) is entered into by the parties thereto.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Debtors, the FE Non-Debtor Parties, the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, and the Committee entered into the Settlement Agreement on August 26, 2018;

WHEREAS, the Debtors and the FE Non-Debtor Parties entered into a Consent and Waiver to the Settlement Agreement dated as of April 18, 2019;

WHEREAS, Section 2.4(a) of the Settlement Agreement contemplates that the Debtors shall provide FE Corp. with the Plan Effective Date Notice (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) at least 40 days prior to the Plan Effective Date;

WHEREAS, Section 2.4(b) of the Settlement Agreement contemplates that, subject to the Plan Effective Date Notice, on the Plan Effective Date, FE Corp. shall issue $628 million aggregate principal amount, less the Adjustment Amount, of the New FE Notes to the Debtors;

WHEREAS, Section 13.11 of the Settlement Agreement allows the parties to the Settlement Agreement to alter, amend, modify or otherwise change the terms of the Settlement Agreement by a writing duly executed by authorized representatives of each of the Parties;

WHEREAS, the signatories to this Agreement have agreed to or have been authorized to execute certain modifications of the provisions of Section 2.4 of the Settlement Agreement and certain additional related provisions, all as set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Modification of Certain Defined Terms. The following terms defined in Article I of the Settlement Agreement shall be modified, as follows:

(a)The defined term “Class A Fundamental Default” shall be amended to replace current subpart (b), in its entirety, with the following: “failure to pay $628 million in Cash, less the Adjustment Amount, if any, when due pursuant to Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement.”

¹ Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Settlement Agreement (defined below).

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(b)The defined terms “2001 Indenture,” “Distributed New FE Notes,” “DTC,” “Existing FE Notes,” “New FE Notes,” “New FE Notes Maturity Date,” “Non-Distributed New FE Notes,” “Registration Default,” “Registration Statement,” “SEC,” “Securities Act,” “Suspension Period,” and “Upfront Payment” shall each be deleted in their entirety.

Section 2. Modification of Section 2.4(a). Section 2.4(a) of the Settlement Agreement shall be amended and replaced, in its entirety, with the following:

“The Debtors shall provide FE Corp. with the Plan Effective Date Notice at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Plan Effective Date. In the event that the Debtors do not provide the Plan Effective Date Notice at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Plan Effective Date, the time for the FE Non-Debtor Parties to perform their obligations due on the Plan Effective Date pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and any related agreement (including, but not limited to the Amended SSA and the Separation Agreement), shall be extended by the number of days required to afford the FE Non-Debtor Parties a full fourteen (14) days to perform such obligations.”

Section 3. Modifications Related to Payment of New FE Notes in Cash.

(a)The title of Section 2.4 shall be modified and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: “Additional Cash Payment.”

(b)Section 2.4(b) shall be modified by deleting the last two sentences and amending and replacing the first sentence, in its entirety, as follows: “Subject to the FE Non-Debtor Parties timely receiving the Plan Effective Date Notice, on the Plan Effective Date, FE Corp. shall pay the Debtors $628 million in Cash, less the Adjustment Amount, if any. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the FE Non-Debtor Parties do not timely receive the Plan Effective Date Notice, FE Corp. shall pay the Debtors $628 million in Cash less the Adjustment Amount, if any, on the date that is fourteen (14) days following the FE Non-Debtor Parties’ receipt of the Plan Effective Date Notice.”

(c)Section 2.4(c) shall be amended and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: “RESERVED.”

(d)Section 2.4(d) shall be modified and replaced, in its entirety, with the following:

“Should one or more sales or deactivations of a fossil or nuclear plant occur such that the Adjustment Amount is more than $0, a calculation of the Adjustment Amount, along with supporting work papers, shall be provided to the Parties by the FE Non-Debtor Parties at least five (5) business days prior to the proposed Plan Effective Date for which the FE Non-Debtor Parties have received a timely notice, or as soon as reasonably practicable in the event the sale closes within five (5) business days of the proposed Plan Effective Date. If the Adjustment Amount or the calculation thereof is not reasonably acceptable to one or more of the Parties, any Party may inform the Parties, in writing, of: (i) their basis for disagreement with the calculated Adjustment Amount and (ii) their proposed amended Adjustment Amount. If the Parties do not resolve such dispute within five (5) business days, the Party who originally objected to the Adjustment Amount may file a motion with the Bankruptcy Court, on not less than five (5) business days’ notice, to request that the Bankruptcy Court resolve any such dispute. The Debtors hereby agree not to consummate any sale of a nuclear or operating fossil plant (excluding the West Lorain Plant) within the 40 days prior to

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the Plan Effective Date, provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to any asset sale consummated in the same calendar year as the Plan Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, until any dispute of the Adjustment Amount is fully and finally resolved, (i) the FE Non-Debtor Parties shall only be required to pay to the Debtors the difference between $628 million and the FE Non-Debtor Parties’ calculation of the Adjustment Amount, and (ii) to the extent that the difference between the Debtors’ calculation of the Adjustment Amount and the FE Non-Debtor Parties’ calculation of the Adjustment Amount is $2 million or greater, the FE Non-Debtor Parties shall pay such portion of the Adjustment Amount that is in dispute into an escrow account mutually acceptable to the Debtors and the FE Non-Debtor Parties in their reasonable discretion (the “Adjustment Amount Escrow”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that the difference between the Debtors’ calculation of the Adjustment Amount and the FE Non-Debtor Parties’ calculation of the Adjustment Amount is $2 million or greater, the Parties agree to seek an expedited hearing before the Bankruptcy Court to resolve any such dispute. The amounts held in the Adjustment Amount Escrow shall be released from such accounts to the FE Non-Debtor Parties or the Reorganized Debtors (x) by mutual written agreement of the Reorganized Debtors and the FE Non-Debtor Parties or (y) pursuant to a final order of the Bankruptcy Court.”

(e)Sections 2.4(e) through 2.4(k) shall be deleted in their entirety.

(f)Clause (x) of Section 6.1(c) shall be modified and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: “FE Corp. shall be required to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, including the payment of cash related obligations hereunder (except to the extent any performance is tendered by the FE Non-Debtor Parties but not accepted by the Debtors or any successor to the Debtors).”

(g)Clause (a) of Section 11.6 shall be modified and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: “(a) FE Corp. shall be required to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, including the payment of cash related obligations in accordance with the terms hereunder, except to the extent any performance is tendered by the FE Non-Debtor Parties but not accepted by the Debtors or any successor to the Debtors.”

(h)Section 12.2(c)(ii) shall be amended and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: “5 business days to cure the failure to pay the amounts owing pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 2.4(b) of the Agreement.”

(i)Exhibit C shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 4. Filing of Documents. Within five (5) business days of the date of this Agreement, the Debtors shall file a motion to approve this Agreement with the Bankruptcy Court that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and acceptable to the FE Non-Debtor Parties.

Section 5. Effect of this Agreement.

(a)The Parties agree that except as otherwise set forth herein, all terms, conditions, and provisions of the Settlement Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any inconsistency

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or conflict between the Settlement Agreement and this Agreement, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.

(b)The modifications set forth in Sections 1 through 3 above are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed: (i) to be a waiver of any other term or condition of the Settlement Agreement; (ii) to prejudice any contractual, legal, or other right or rights which the undersigned may have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Settlement Agreement; or (iii) to otherwise establish any course of dealing among the Debtors and the FE Non-Debtor Parties. Except as set forth herein, the Parties reserve all of their rights and remedies under applicable law and under the Settlement Agreement with respect to any matters other than those specifically addressed in this Agreement.

Section 6. Representations and Warranties.

(a)Subject to Bankruptcy Court approval, the Debtors hereby represent that they possess all requisite power and authority necessary to enter into, and perform under, this Agreement and that the Execution, delivery, and performance by the Debtors of this Agreement, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof by the Debtors, do not and shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both), (iii) give any third party the right to modify, terminate, or accelerate any obligation under, (iv) result in a violation of, or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity (other than such authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action the failure to obtain, satisfy, or comply with, as the case may be, which will not affect the validity or enforceability of the Agreement or have a material adverse effect on the Debtors’ ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement) pursuant to (A) the organizational documents of the Debtors, (B) any law to which the Debtors are subject, or (C) any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or decree to which the Debtors are subject.

(b)FE Corp. hereby represents that it possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to (i) bind each of the FE Non-Debtor Parties to the terms of this Agreement and (ii) enter into, and perform under this Agreement on behalf of the FE Non-Debtor Parties and that the Execution, delivery, and performance by FE Corp. of this Agreement, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof by the FE Non-Debtor Parties, do not and shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both), (iii) give any third party the right to modify, terminate, or accelerate any obligation under, (iv) result in a violation of, or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity (other than such authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action the failure to obtain, satisfy, or comply with, as the case may be, which will not affect the validity or enforceability of the Agreement or have a material adverse effect on the FE Non-Debtor Parties’ ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement) pursuant to (A) the organizational documents of the FE Non-Debtor Parties, (B) any laws to which the FE Non-Debtor Parties are subject, or (C) any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or decree to which the FE Non-Debtor Parties are subject.

(c)The Ad Hoc Noteholders Group hereby represents as follows:


a.	Pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Settlement Agreement, the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group has authorized Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (“Kramer Levin”) to execute amendments to the Settlement Agreement on their behalf.

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b.	At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group constitutes the Requisite Noteholders.


c.	This Agreement, when executed and delivered by Kramer Levin as authorized representative of the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group in accordance with the terms hereof, shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

The execution and delivery by Kramer Levin does not and shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both), (iii) give any third party the right to modify, terminate, or accelerate any obligation under, (iv) result in a violation of or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity pursuant to (A) the organizational documents of the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group, (B) any law to which any of the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group are subject, or (C) any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or decree to which any of the members of the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group are subject.

(d)The Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group hereby represents as follows:


a.	Pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Settlement Agreement, the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group has authorized Latham & Watkins LLP (“Latham”) to execute amendments to the Settlement Agreement on their behalf.


b.	At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group together with other signatories to the Settlement Agreement who currently hold Bruce Mansfield Certificate Claims constitutes the Requisite Certificateholders.


c.	This Agreement, when executed and delivered by Latham on behalf of each member of the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group in accordance with the terms hereof, shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of such member of the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

The execution, delivery by Latham does not and shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both), (iii) give any third party the right to modify, terminate, or accelerate any obligation under, (iv) result in a violation of or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity pursuant to (A) the organizational documents of the members of the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group, (B) any law to which any of the members of the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group are subject, or (C) any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or decree to

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which any of the members of the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group are subject.

(e)The Committee hereby represents that it possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to enter into, and perform under, this Agreement and that the execution, delivery, and performance by the Committee of this Agreement, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms hereof by the Committee, do not and shall not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under (whether with or without the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both), (iii) give any third party the right to modify, terminate, or accelerate any obligation under, (iv) result in a violation of, or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action by or notice or declaration to, or filing with, any Governmental Entity (other than such authorization, consent, approval, exemption, or other action the failure to obtain, satisfy, or comply with, as the case may be, which will not affect the validity or enforceability of the Agreement or have a material adverse effect on the Committee’s ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement) pursuant to (A) the organizational documents of the Committee, (B) any law to which the Committee is subject, or (C) any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment, or decree to which the Committee is subject.

Section 7. Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio (or federal law, where applicable), without regard to its conflicts of laws principles that would require the law of another jurisdiction to be applied.

Section 8. Representation by Counsel. Each signatory acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would provide any signatory with a defense to the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement against such signatory based upon lack of legal counsel shall have no application and is expressly waived.

Section 9. Interpretation. This Agreement is the product of negotiations of the Parties, and in the enforcement or interpretation hereof, is to be interpreted in a neutral manner, and any presumption with regard to interpretation for or against any Party by reason of that Party having drafted or caused to be drafted this Agreement, or any portion hereof, shall not be effective in regard to the interpretation hereof.

Section 10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be as effective as delivery of a manually Executed signature page of this Agreement.

Section 11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Settlement Agreement and the order approving this Agreement, constitute the complete and entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the matters contained in this Agreement, and supersede all prior agreements, negotiations, and discussions among the Parties with respect thereto.

Section 12. Non-Reliance. Each of the Parties acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, it is not relying upon any representations or warranties made by anyone other than those representations, warranties, terms and provisions expressly set forth in this Agreement.

Section 13. Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the Debtors reserve their rights with respect to whether court approval is required for any future amendments or waivers to the Settlement Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first listed above.

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., on behalf of itself and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

By: s/Kevin Warvell

Its: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary

Date: November 21, 2019

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company

By: s/Kevin Warvell

Its: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary

Date: November 21, 2019

FirstEnergy Corp., on behalf of itself and its direct and indirect non-Debtor subsidiaries.

By: s/Steven R. Staub

Its: Vice President and Treasurer

Date: November 20, 2019

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS OF FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. ET AL. by its Co-Chairs

BNSF Railway Company

By: s/Munsoor Hussain

Name: Munsoor Hussain

Title: Assistant General Tax Counsel

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, in its capacity as the indenture trustee for the lessor notes issued under six indentures with Mansfield 2007 Trusts A-F and its capacity as pass through trustee under the pass through trust agreement with FirstEnergy Generation, LLC and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. for the pass through certificates issued in connection with the sale-leaseback transaction for Unit 1 of the Bruce Mansfield Plant

By: s/Patrick J. Healy

Name: Patrick J. Healy

Title: Senior Vice President and Director

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, as authorized representative for the Ad Hoc Noteholders Group:

By: s/Amy Caton

Name: Amy Caton

Title: Partner

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Latham & Watkins LLP, as authorized representative for the Bruce Mansfield Certificateholders Group:

By: s/Andrew M. Parlen

Name: Andrew M. Parlen

Title: Partner