***FirstEnergy      Corp.***

***Executive      and Directors Incentive Compensation Plan***

***Restricted      Stock Agreement***

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**:      _____      shares**

**February      27,      2006**

**AWARD**

**GENERAL      TERMS**

**Restricted      Period**

| 1.     |        Restricted                Shares shall not be sold, transferred, pledged, or assigned, until                the                earliest of: |
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| a)   | April                30, 2011                at the Board’s discretion or automatically on April 30, 2013; |
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| b)   | The                date of                the Recipient’s death; |
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| c)   | The                date that                the Recipient’s employment is terminated due to Disability;                or |
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| d)   | The                date that                Recipient’s employment is terminated following a Change in Control,                provided that such termination occurs under the conditions specified                in                either Section 5(a) or 5(b) of Recipient’s Special Severance Agreement                dated March 5, 2004 and provided further that such termination was                not at                Recipient’s discretion pursuant to Section 5(c) of Recipient’s Special                Severance Agreement, dated March 5,                2004. |
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**Registration      and Certificate Legend**

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**Share      Value      Protection Rights**

| 1. | If                Recipient’s                employment with the Company or its immediate successor as a result                of a                Change in Control is terminated under the conditions specified in                either                Section 5(a) or 5(b) of Recipient’s Special Severance Agreement dated                March 5, 2004 and is not terminated at Recipient’s discretion pursuant to                Section 5(c) of such Special Severance Agreement, Recipient shall                be                entitled to a lump sum cash payment within ten (10) days after such                termination of employment determined by subtracting (a) from (b)                and                multiplying such difference, if any, by (c)                where: |
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|   | If                the Fair                Market Value of a Share determined under (a) above is equal to or                greater                than the amount determined under (b) above, no payment shall be made                under                this Paragraph 1 . |
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| 2. | If                Recipient’s                employment with the Company or its immediate successor continues                after a                Change in Control without termination until the date that the Restricted                Shares cease to be restricted in accordance with paragraphs a), b)                or c)                of Section 1 of the Restricted Period set forth in the Restricted                Stock                Agreement between the Company and the Recipient dated February 27,                2006,                Recipient or his beneficiary shall be entitled to a lump sum cash                payment                within ten (10) days after such date that the Restricted Shares cease                to                be restricted in accordance with such paragraphs determined by subtracting                (a) from (b) and multiplying such difference, if any, by (c)                where: |
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| 3. | An                adjustment                may be made to the above calculations as determined by the Committee,                in                its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement in a manner                as                authorized under this Restricted Stock Agreement and Section 4.3                of the                Plan in connection with any events of the type provided for in said                Section 4.3. |
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| 4. | Notwithstanding                anything to the contrary in this Section relating to Share Value                Protection Rights, Recipient shall be entitled to the Restricted                Shares                upon satisfaction of the other sections of this Agreement even if                there is                no cash payment made under this Section relating to Share Value Protection                Rights. |
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**Forfeiture      **

| ·                     | Termination                of                employment with the Company or its subsidiaries for any reason, including                a termination of employment at Recipient’s discretion pursuant to Section                5 (c) of Recipient’s Special Severance Agreement dated March 5, 2004.                Notwithstanding the foregoing, no forfeiture shall occur if termination                of                employment with the Company is due to death, Disability (as defined                under                the then established rules of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,                as                the case may be) or is pursuant to either Section 5(a) or (b) of                Recipient’s Special Severance Agreement dated March 5,                2004. |
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| ·      |  Any                attempt to sell, transfer, pledge, or assign the Restricted Shares                in                violation of the above. |
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**Voting      and      Dividend Rights**

**Expiration      of Restricted Period**

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**Effect      on      the Employment Relationship**

**Adjustments**

**Administration**

| 1.           | The                administration of this Agreement and the Plan will be performed in                accordance with Article 3 of the Plan. All determinations and decisions                made by the Committee, the Board, or any delegate of the Committee                as to                the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding                on all                persons. |
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| 2.            | The                terms of                this Agreement are governed at all times by the official text of                the Plan                and in no way alter or modify the                Plan. |
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| 3.            | If                a term is                capitalized but not defined in this Agreement, it has the meaning                given to                it in the Plan. |
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| 4.            | To                the extent                a conflict exists between the terms of this Agreement and the provisions                of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall                govern. |
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| 5.                          | This                Agreement                is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio without giving effect                to the                principles of the conflicts of                laws. |
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|         | **FirstEnergy              Corp.** |
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|         | By:                      |                  Corporate              Secretary |
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| ________________                           Date:  |        | (Signature              of              Recipient) |
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