UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               -------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




Date of Report (date of
earliest event reported):                 October 29, 2001



Commission      Registrant, State of Incorporation,          I.R.S. Employer
File Number     Address and Telephone Number                 Identification No.
-----------     -----------------------------------          ------------------

1-6047          GPU, Inc.                                       13-5516989
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                300 Madison Avenue
                Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1911
                Telephone (973) 401-8200

1-3141          Jersey Central Power & Light Company            21-0485010
                (a New Jersey corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601

1-446           Metropolitan Edison Company                     23-0870160
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601

1-3522          Pennsylvania Electric Company                   25-0718085
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601


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ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
            ------------


      On  October  29,  2001,   GPU,   Inc.   ("GPU")  and   FirstEnergy   Corp.
("FirstEnergy")  issued news  releases  announcing  that they had  received  the
required authorization from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under
the Public  Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935 to proceed with their  pending
merger.

      The companies  also  announced  that the  effective  date of the merger is
scheduled  for  November 7, 2001,  and that the  election  deadline  under their
Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of August 8, 2000,  is 5 p.m.,  New York
City time on November 6, 2001. In addition,  based on the 20 day trading  period
ended on October 29, 2001, GPU  shareholders  electing  FirstEnergy  shares will
receive 1.2318 shares of  FirstEnergy  common stock for each share of GPU common
stock that they own. The elections by GPU  shareholders are subject to proration
if the total  elections  would  result in more than  one-half  of the GPU common
stock being exchanged for either cash or FirstEnergy shares, as set forth in the
merger  agreement.  As a result,  GPU  shareholders may receive a combination of
cash or shares of FirstEnergy common stock different from their election.

      GPU's and FirstEnergy's news releases are annexed as exhibits.



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ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
            ----------------------------------------------------------
            EXHIBITS.
            ---------


      (c)   Exhibits

            1.  GPU, Inc. News Release, dated October 29, 2001.

            2.  FirstEnergy Corp. News Release, dated October 29, 2001.





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                                    SIGNATURE

      PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANTS  HAVE DULY CAUSED  THIS  REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON THEIR  BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

                              GPU, INC.
                              JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                              METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                              PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY



                              By: /s/ T. G. Howson
                                   -------------------------------
                                   T. G. Howson, Vice President
                                   and Treasurer


Date:   October 30, 2001
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               -------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of
earliest event reported):                 October 29, 2001

Commission      Registrant, State of Incorporation,          I.R.S. Employer
File Number     Address and Telephone Number                 Identification No.
-----------     -----------------------------------          ------------------

1-6047          GPU, Inc.                                       13-5516989
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                300 Madison Avenue
                Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1911
                Telephone (973) 401-8200

1-3141          Jersey Central Power & Light Company            21-0485010
                (a New Jersey corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601

1-446           Metropolitan Edison Company                     23-0870160
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601

1-3522          Pennsylvania Electric Company                   25-0718085
                (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                2800 Pottsville Pike
                Reading, Pennsylvania 19640-0001
                Telephone (610) 929-3601
ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
            ------------

      On  October  29,  2001,   GPU,   Inc.   ("GPU")  and   FirstEnergy   Corp.
("FirstEnergy")  issued news  releases  announcing  that they had  received  the
required authorization from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under
the Public  Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935 to proceed with their  pending
merger.

      The companies  also  announced  that the  effective  date of the merger is
scheduled  for  November 7, 2001,  and that the  election  deadline  under their
Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of August 8, 2000,  is 5 p.m.,  New York
City time on November 6, 2001. In addition,  based on the 20 day trading  period
ended on October 29, 2001, GPU  shareholders  electing  FirstEnergy  shares will
receive 1.2318 shares of  FirstEnergy  common stock for each share of GPU common
stock that they own. The elections by GPU  shareholders are subject to proration
if the total  elections  would  result in more than  one-half  of the GPU common
stock being exchanged for either cash or FirstEnergy shares, as set forth in the
merger  agreement.  As a result,  GPU  shareholders may receive a combination of
cash or shares of FirstEnergy common stock different from their election.

      GPU's and FirstEnergy's news releases are annexed as exhibits.
ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
            ----------------------------------------------------------
            EXHIBITS.
            ---------

      (c)   Exhibits

            1.  GPU, Inc. News Release, dated October 29, 2001.

            2.  FirstEnergy Corp. News Release, dated October 29, 2001.
SIGNATURE

      PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANTS  HAVE DULY CAUSED  THIS  REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON THEIR  BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

                              GPU, INC.
                              JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                              METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                              PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

                              By: /s/ T. G. Howson
                                   -------------------------------
                                   T. G. Howson, Vice President
                                   and Treasurer

Date:   October 30, 2001