FirstEnergy said it plans to issue, subject to market conditions, $950 million of convertible senior notes due 2029 and $850 million of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. The company said the offering is planned for June 9, 2025.

8-KOther EventsFiled Jun 9, 2025Period of report Jun 9, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 17, 2026

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FirstEnergy said it plans to issue, subject to market conditions, $950 million of convertible senior notes due 2029 and $850 million of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. The company said the offering is planned for June 9, 2025.
The company said it plans to grant each initial purchaser an option to buy up to an additional $150 million of notes due 2029 and $150 million of notes due 2031 within 13 days from, and including, the date the notes are first issued.
FirstEnergy said it plans to use the net proceeds for the repurchase of all or part of the $1.5 billion outstanding principal of its 4.00% convertible senior notes due May 1, 2026, for repaying, redeeming or refinancing existing debt, for general corporate purposes, or for any combination of these.
The company said the notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and that interest will be paid semiannually in arrears. It said it will settle conversions by paying cash up to the principal amount of the notes converted and will pay or deliver cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of both, at its election, for any conversion obligation above that principal amount. The interest rate and initial conversion rate will be set when the offering is priced.

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Convertible Notes Offering Plan: $950 million Due 2029 and $850 million Due 2031

FirstEnergy said it plans to issue, subject to market conditions, $950 million of convertible senior notes due 2029 and $850 million of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. The company said the offering is planned for June 9, 2025.

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Initial Purchaser Option to Buy Additional Notes of $150 million Each

The company said it plans to grant each initial purchaser an option to buy up to an additional $150 million of notes due 2029 and $150 million of notes due 2031 within 13 days from, and including, the date the notes are first issued.

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Use of Net Proceeds: Repurchase of $1.5 billion 4.00% Convertible Notes and Other Uses

FirstEnergy said it plans to use the net proceeds for the repurchase of all or part of the $1.5 billion outstanding principal of its 4.00% convertible senior notes due May 1, 2026, for repaying, redeeming or refinancing existing debt, for general corporate purposes, or for any combination of these.

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Notes Terms: Unsecured and Unsubordinated, Principal Settled in Cash

The company said the notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and that interest will be paid semiannually in arrears. It said it will settle conversions by paying cash up to the principal amount of the notes converted and will pay or deliver cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of both, at its election, for any conversion obligation above that principal amount. The interest rate and initial conversion rate will be set when the offering is priced.

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