FirstEnergy (FE) Declares $0.36 Quarterly Dividend; 4.1% Yield

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Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton Elected to FirstEnergy Board of Directors; Catherine Rein and Wes Taylor to Retire from Board

March 17, 2015 11:39 AM EDT

AKRON, Ohio, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, 68, has been elected to the company's Board of Directors.  Thornton is the former president of Cuyahoga Community College (TRI-C) in Cleveland, Ohio, and currently serves as president emeritus of TRI-C as well as chief executive officer of Dream Catcher Educational Consulting, which provides coaching and professional development for newly selected college and university presidents.

Additionally, Catherine A. Rein and Wes M. Taylor will retire from the FirstEnergy Board of Directors on May 19.  Anthony... More

FirstEnergy Corp. Declares Unchanged Common Stock Dividend

March 17, 2015 11:37 AM EDT

AKRON, Ohio, March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share of outstanding common stock.  The dividend will be payable June 1, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2015.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence.  Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York.  Its generation subsidiaries control nearly 18,000 megawatts... More