Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * K. Jon Taylor 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRSTENERGY CORP [FE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, CFO and Strategy (Last) (First) (Middle) 341 WHITE POND DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2026 (Street) AKRON, OH 44320 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 117,357.72(1) D Common Stock 5,733.093(2) I By Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
RSU	(3)	02/11/2026		A		66,347.313		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	66,347.313	$ 0	66,347.313	D
Phantom 3/17D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	21,698.581		21,698.581	D
Phantom 3/18D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	6,447.381		6,447.381	D
Phantom 3/19D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	22,589.90		22,589.90	D
Phantom 3/20D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	22,013.193		22,013.193	D
Phantom 3/21D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	16,678.671		16,678.671	D
Phantom 3/22D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	11,662.391		11,662.391	D
Phantom 3/23D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	5,434.443		5,434.443	D
Phantom 3/24D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	38,380.214		38,380.214	D
Phantom 3/25D	(4)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	14,151.583		14,151.583	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
K. Jon Taylor 341 WHITE POND DRIVE AKRON, OH 44320			SVP, CFO and Strategy

Signatures

/s/ Mary M. Swann, attorney-in-fact		02/13/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Balance has been updated since the reporting person's last filed Form 4 to include shares acquired through dividend reinvestments and to correct the prior reported balance due to an inadvertent error in the amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person as reported in Column 5 of Table I on the reporting person's Form 4 filed on March 4, 2025.
(2)	FirstEnergy Corp.'s (the "Company") 401(k) Savings Plan includes a unitized fund invested in shares of common stock of the Company, in which the reporting person may invest, and includes dividend reinvestment and company match features. The number of shares reported as indirectly held in the 401(K) Savings Plan in this row is an estimate of the number of shares of the Company's common stock held in the unitized stock fund since the reporting person's last filed Form 4 and as allocated to the reporting person's account as of January 31, 2026.
(3)	Represents performance-adjusted restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted March 1, 2023, each of which represents a contingent right to receive an award payable 2/3 in Company common stock and 1/3 in cash following the vesting date. This Form 4 is being filed to report the satisfaction of the performance goals for the RSUs, as certified by the Company's Board of Directors on February 11, 2026. As a result, these RSUs will vest on March 1, 2026, generally subject to the reporting person's continued service.
(4)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock and is settled in cash. The shares of phantom stock are payable upon the reporting person's retirement or termination of employment under the FirstEnergy Corp. Amended and Restated Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

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