{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/firstenergy-pennsylvania-notes-exchange-extension","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-19/firstenergy-pennsylvania-notes-exchange-extension.md","title":"FirstEnergy Unit Extends $845 Million Notes Exchange","headline":"FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Extends Notes Exchange Offer to October 30","description":"FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric pushed its notes exchange deadline to October 30 after holders tendered $845 million, or 99.4118%.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-19T11:40:37+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T11:40:37+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric extended its exchange offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes due 2028 and 4.550% Senior Notes due 2031 from October 16 to October 30, 2026.","Holders had tendered $845 million, or 99.4118%, of the outstanding notes as of the original deadline.","The offer covers up to $300 million of the 2028 notes and up to $550 million of the 2031 notes."],"companies":[{"name":"FirstEnergy Corp.","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000hoy/firstenergy-corp","website":"http://www.firstenergycorp.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"PR Newswire","title":"FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes Due 2028 and 4.550% Senior Notes Due 2031","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/firstenergy-pennsylvania-electric-company-announces-extension-of-exchange-offer-for-its-4-150-senior-notes-due-2028-and-4-550-senior-notes-due-2031--302911963.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","FirstEnergy Corp."],"body_markdown":"FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company extended its exchange offer for its 4.150% Senior Notes due 2028 and 4.550% Senior Notes due 2031, moving the expiration from October 16 to October 30, 2026. The company said $845 million, or 99.4118%, of the outstanding notes had been tendered as of the original deadline, according to [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/firstenergy-pennsylvania-electric-company-announces-extension-of-exchange-offer-for-its-4-150-senior-notes-due-2028-and-4-550-senior-notes-due-2031--302911963.html).\n\n## What the Exchange Offer Covers\n\nFirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric, a subsidiary of [FirstEnergy Corp.](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000hoy/firstenergy-corp), is offering to exchange up to $300 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding unregistered 4.150% Senior Notes due 2028 and up to $550 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding unregistered 4.550% Senior Notes due 2031. Holders would receive a like principal amount of new notes of each series registered under the Securities Act of 1933.\n\nThe offer was previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 16, 2026, and will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 30, 2026, unless further extended. The terms are set out in a prospectus dated September 17, 2026, as supplemented and amended by a prospectus supplement dated September 18, 2026, and as further supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated October 19, 2026.\n\nU.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association serves as exchange agent. The registration statement on Form S-4 was declared effective on September 15, 2026. FE PA is known locally as Penn Power, Penelec, Met-Ed and West Penn Power.\n\n## FirstEnergy's Scale and Capital Plans\n\nFirstEnergy Corp. is a regulated investor-owned electric utility serving over 6 million customers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show 2025 revenue of $15.1 billion, up 11.9% year-over-year from $13.5 billion in 2024, and a $36 billion Energize365 five-year capital investment program for 2026 to 2030, with approximately $19 billion allocated to transmission investments.\n\n## Earlier FirstEnergy Developments\n\nIn October 2026, prosecutors dropped nine lesser charges against FirstEnergy officials Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling in the HB 6 bribery case, leaving 13 charges, with a second trial set for January 8, cleveland reported. In the same month, FirstEnergy said it plans to use dynamic line rating and power-flow controllers on Northeast Ohio transmission lines, estimating $28 million in costs and early 2027 construction, cleveland reported.\n\n## Next Steps for FirstEnergy Corp.\n\nThe exchange offer now expires at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 30, 2026, unless further extended. FirstEnergy will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results after markets close on October 27 and hold an earnings call on October 28, Stock Titan reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}