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):                 September 26, 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 September 26, 2001, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities  ("NJBPU")
approved  the  merger   between  GPU,  Inc.   ("GPU")  and   FirstEnergy   Corp.
("FirstEnergy"),   subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  the
Stipulation  of Settlement  ("Settlement")  previously  reported  concerning the
petition filed with the NJBPU by GPU's subsidiary,  Jersey Central Power & Light
Company,  and  FirstEnergy  in  connection  with  the  merger.  (A  copy  of the
Settlement was filed as an exhibit to the registrants' Form 8-K dated August 28,
2001.) A copy of GPU's related news release is annexed as an exhibit hereto.

      In addition, the termination date for the merger agreement between GPU and
FirstEnergy  has been extended,  in accordance  with the terms of the agreement,
until  December 31, 2001. A copy of GPU's and  FirstEnergy's  related joint news
release is annexed as an exhibit hereto.







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

      (c)   Exhibits

            1.    GPU News Release, dated September 26, 2001.

            2.    GPU and FirstEnergy Joint News Release, dated September 28,
                  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:   September 28, 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):                 September 26, 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 September 26, 2001, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities  ("NJBPU")
approved  the  merger   between  GPU,  Inc.   ("GPU")  and   FirstEnergy   Corp.
("FirstEnergy"),   subject  to  the  terms  and  conditions  set  forth  in  the
Stipulation  of Settlement  ("Settlement")  previously  reported  concerning the
petition filed with the NJBPU by GPU's subsidiary,  Jersey Central Power & Light
Company,  and  FirstEnergy  in  connection  with  the  merger.  (A  copy  of the
Settlement was filed as an exhibit to the registrants' Form 8-K dated August 28,
2001.) A copy of GPU's related news release is annexed as an exhibit hereto.

      In addition, the termination date for the merger agreement between GPU and
FirstEnergy  has been extended,  in accordance  with the terms of the agreement,
until  December 31, 2001. A copy of GPU's and  FirstEnergy's  related joint news
release is annexed as an exhibit hereto.
ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
                  ----------------------------------------------------------
EXHIBITS.
---------

      (c)   Exhibits

            1.    GPU News Release, dated September 26, 2001.

            2.    GPU and FirstEnergy Joint News Release, dated September 28,
                  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:   September 28, 2001