<p><em>代表 2026 年每股 1.86 美元的年化利率，待董事会持续批准</em></p>
<p><em>与 2025 年每股 1.78 美元的已宣告股息相比</em></p>
<p>, /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp.（纽约证券交易所代码：FE）的董事会今天宣告每股 46.5 美分的季度股息，将于 2026 年 6 月 1 日支付给截至 2026 年 5 月 7 日营业结束时的股东。这比公司之前的季度股息增加了 4.5%。</p>
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<p>“此次股息增加反映了我们战略成功执行的结果，以及我们在投资电力系统的可靠性和韧性方面所推动的长期转型，” FirstEnergy 董事长、总裁兼首席执行官 Brian X. Tierney 表示。“在过去三年中，我们建立了显著的势头，我们对继续为客户、社区和投资者创造价值的能力充满信心。”</p>
<p>在持续获得董事会批准的前提下，FirstEnergy 预计将在 2026 年宣告总计每股 1.86 美元的股息，符合公司 60-70% 的核心（非 GAAP）收益的目标派息比率。这与 2025 年宣告的每股 1.78 美元的股息相比。</p>
<p>FirstEnergy 致力于诚信、安全、可靠性和卓越运营。其电力分销公司形成了全国最大的投资者拥有的电力系统之一，服务于超过 600 万客户，覆盖俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州、新泽西州、西弗吉尼亚州、马里兰州和纽约州。公司的输电子公司运营着大约 24,000 英里的输电线路，连接中西部和中大西洋地区。请在 www.firstenergycorp.com 和 X @FirstEnergyCorp 上关注 FirstEnergy。</p>
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<p>第一能源公司（FirstEnergy Corp.）宣布每股季度股息为 46.5 美分，比 2025 年每股 1.78 美元的前次股息增加了 4.5%。这一决定尚待董事会批准，反映了公司在电力系统可靠性方面的持续战略和投资。预计 2026 年的年股息为每股 1.86 美元，符合核心收益 60-70% 的目标派息比率。第一能源在多个州为超过 600 万客户提供服务，并运营约 24,000 英里的输电线路</p>

<p><em>Represents 2026 annual rate of $1.86 per share, pending continued Board approval</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>代表 2026 年每股 1.86 美元的年化利率，待董事会持续批准</em></p>
</div><p><em>Compares to $1.78 per share in 2025 declared dividends</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>与 2025 年每股 1.78 美元的已宣告股息相比</em></p>
</div><p>, /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 46.5 cents per share of outstanding common stock payable June 1, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 7, 2026. This represents a 4.5% increase from the company's previous quarterly dividend.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>, /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp.（纽约证券交易所代码：FE）的董事会今天宣告每股 46.5 美分的季度股息，将于 2026 年 6 月 1 日支付给截至 2026 年 5 月 7 日营业结束时的股东。这比公司之前的季度股息增加了 4.5%。</p>
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<p>&#34;This dividend increase reflects the successful execution of our strategy and the long-term transformation we are driving across our business as we invest in the reliability and resiliency of the electric system,&#34; said Brian X. Tierney, FirstEnergy Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. &#34;We've built significant momentum over the last three years and we are confident in our ability to continue delivering value to our customers, communities and investors.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“此次股息增加反映了我们战略成功执行的结果，以及我们在投资电力系统的可靠性和韧性方面所推动的长期转型，” FirstEnergy 董事长、总裁兼首席执行官 Brian X. Tierney 表示。“在过去三年中，我们建立了显著的势头，我们对继续为客户、社区和投资者创造价值的能力充满信心。”</p>
</div><p>Subject to continued Board approval, FirstEnergy expects to declare dividends totaling $1.86 per share in 2026, in line with the company's targeted payout ratio of 60-70% of Core (non-GAAP) Earnings. This compares to declared dividends of $1.78 per share in 2025.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在持续获得董事会批准的前提下，FirstEnergy 预计将在 2026 年宣告总计每股 1.86 美元的股息，符合公司 60-70% 的核心（非 GAAP）收益的目标派息比率。这与 2025 年宣告的每股 1.78 美元的股息相比。</p>
</div><p>FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving more than 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and on X @FirstEnergyCorp.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>FirstEnergy 致力于诚信、安全、可靠性和卓越运营。其电力分销公司形成了全国最大的投资者拥有的电力系统之一，服务于超过 600 万客户，覆盖俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州、新泽西州、西弗吉尼亚州、马里兰州和纽约州。公司的输电子公司运营着大约 24,000 英里的输电线路，连接中西部和中大西洋地区。请在 www.firstenergycorp.com 和 X @FirstEnergyCorp 上关注 FirstEnergy。</p>
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changing market conditions affecting the measurement of certain liabilities and the value of assets held in our pension trusts may negatively impact our forecasted growth rate, results of operations and may also cause it to make contributions to its pension sooner or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated; changes in assumptions regarding factors such as economic conditions within our territories, the reliability of our transmission and distribution system, our generation resource planning in West Virginia, or the availability of capital or other resources supporting identified transmission and distribution investment opportunities; human capital management challenges, including among other things, attracting and retaining appropriately trained and qualified employees and labor disruptions by our unionized workforce; mitigating exposure for remedial activities associated with retired and formerly owned electric generation assets, including those sites impacted by the legacy coal combustion residual rules that were finalized during 2024, and the Environmental Protection Agency's reconsideration of such rule; changes to environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, federal and state rules related to climate change, and potential changes to such laws and regulations; changes in customers' demand for power, including, but not limited to, economic conditions, the impact of climate change, emerging technology, particularly with respect to electrification, energy storage and distributed sources of generation; future actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect either our access to or terms of financing or our financial condition and liquidity; the potential of non-compliance with debt covenants in our credit facilities; the ability to comply with applicable reliability standards and energy efficiency and peak demand reduction mandates; changes to significant accounting policies; any changes in tax laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, as signed into law on July 4, 2025, or adverse tax audit results or rulings and potential changes to such laws and regulations; the ability to meet our publicly-disclosed goals relating to climate-related matters, opportunities, improvements, and efficiencies, including FirstEnergy's Greenhouse gas reduction goals' and the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in FirstEnergy Corp.'s SEC filings. 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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 Corp.'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 Corp. 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.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong> <strong>:</strong> 本新闻稿包含基于管理层当前可获得信息的前瞻性声明，除非上下文另有要求，&#34;我们&#34;、&#34;我们公司&#34;、&#34;我们的&#34;和&#34;第一能源&#34;的引用均指第一能源公司及其子公司。这些声明受到某些风险和不确定性的影响，读者应谨慎对待这些前瞻性声明。此类声明包括关于管理层意图、信念和当前预期的声明。这些声明通常包含但不限于&#34;预期&#34;、&#34;潜在&#34;、&#34;期望&#34;、&#34;预测&#34;、&#34;目标&#34;、&#34;将&#34;、&#34;打算&#34;、&#34;相信&#34;、&#34;项目&#34;、&#34;估计&#34;、&#34;计划&#34;及类似词汇。前瞻性声明涉及估计、假设、已知和未知的风险、不确定性及其他因素，这些因素可能导致实际结果、表现或成就与任何前瞻性声明中表达或暗示的未来结果、表现或成就存在重大差异，这可能包括以下内容：由于政府调查和协议（包括与 2021 年 7 月 21 日签署的延期起诉协议及与俄亥俄州南区美国检察官办公室和证券交易委员会（&#34;SEC&#34;）的和解相关的合规或未能合规）而导致的潜在责任、成本增加和意外发展；与俄亥俄州第 133 届大会通过的《俄亥俄州众议院法案 6》（&#34;HB 6&#34;）及相关事项的政府调查和审计相关的风险和不确定性，包括对联邦或州监管事务的潜在不利影响，包括但不限于与费率相关的事务；与诉讼、仲裁、调解及类似程序相关的风险和不确定性，特别是与 HB 6 相关的事务；影响我们和/或我们的客户及与我们做生意的供应商的国家和地区经济条件的变化，包括衰退、利率波动、通货膨胀压力、供应链中断、燃料成本上升和劳动力影响；天气变化的差异，例如温和的季节性天气变化和极端天气条件（包括气候变化引发或加剧的事件，如野火、飓风、洪水、干旱、高风事件和极端高温事件）及其他自然灾害，这可能导致增加的风暴恢复费用或重大责任，并对未来的经营结果产生负面影响；因监管行动或对极端天气条件和其他自然灾害的反应而产生的潜在责任和成本增加；立法和监管发展，以及行政命令，包括但不限于与费率、能源监管政策、合规和执法活动、网络安全、气候变化以及公平和包容性相关的事务；根据我们的财务计划进入公共证券及其他资本和信贷市场的能力、资本成本及影响我们的资本和信贷市场的整体状况，包括越来越多的金融机构评估气候变化对其投资决策的影响，以及第一能源公司失去作为知名成熟发行人的地位；与物理攻击相关的风险，例如战争、恐怖主义、破坏或其他暴力行为，以及网络攻击和对我们或我们的供应商的信息技术系统的其他干扰，这可能危及我们的运营，以及敏感数据、知识产权和个人可识别信息的数据安全漏洞；通过建立持续改进的文化以及我们的其他战略和财务目标实现或实现预期收益的能力，包括但不限于执行 Energize365，我们的输电和配电投资计划，执行我们的费率申请策略，控制成本，改善信用指标，维持投资级评级，加强我们的资产负债表和增长收益；影响某些负债的计量和我们养老金信托中持有资产价值的市场条件变化可能对我们的预测增长率、经营结果产生负面影响，并可能导致我们更早或以比目前预期更大的金额向养老金做出贡献；关于我们辖区内经济条件、我们输电和配电系统的可靠性、我们在西弗吉尼亚州的发电资源规划或支持已识别的输电和配电投资机会的资本或其他资源可用性的假设变化；人力资本管理挑战，包括吸引和留住适当培训和合格员工的其他问题，以及我们工会员工的劳动力干扰；减轻与退役和曾经拥有的发电资产相关的补救活动的风险，包括受 2024 年最终确定的遗留煤燃烧残余规则影响的地点，以及环境保护局对该规则的重新考虑；环境法律和法规的变化，包括但不限于与气候变化相关的联邦和州规则，以及对这些法律和法规的潜在变化；客户对电力需求的变化，包括但不限于经济条件、气候变化的影响、新兴技术，特别是与电气化、能源存储和分布式发电源相关的技术；信用评级机构未来采取的可能对我们的融资获取或条款、财务状况和流动性产生负面影响的行动；可能未能遵守我们信贷设施中的债务契约的风险；遵守适用的可靠性标准和能源效率及峰值需求减少要求的能力；重大会计政策的变化；任何税法或法规的变化，包括但不限于 2022 年通货膨胀减免法、2025 年 7 月 4 日签署成为法律的《一项美丽的法案》，或不利的税务审计结果或裁决及对这些法律和法规的潜在变化；满足我们公开披露的与气候相关事务、机会、改进和效率相关的目标的能力，包括第一能源的温室气体减排目标；以及第一能源公司在 SEC 文件中不时讨论的风险和其他因素。第一能源公司在任何期间内宣布的普通股股息可能因第一能源公司董事会在实际宣布时考虑的情况而在总额上与之前的期间有所不同。证券评级并不是购买或持有证券的推荐，并且可能随时被分配评级机构修订或撤回。每个评级应独立于任何其他评级进行评估。这些前瞻性声明也受到限制，并应与第一能源公司在其 10-K 表格、10-Q 表格及其他 SEC 文件中包含的风险因素一起阅读。上述因素的回顾也不应被视为详尽无遗。新的因素不时出现，管理层无法预测所有此类因素，也无法评估任何此类因素对第一能源公司业务的影响或任何因素或因素组合可能导致的结果与任何前瞻性声明中包含的结果存在重大差异的程度。第一能源公司明确声明，除法律要求外，没有义务更新或修订本声明中或通过引用纳入的信息中的任何前瞻性声明，因新信息、未来事件或其他原因。</p>
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