-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OOzg0GNztyfaCbGs9sjau7dU2UEKJ/IB0B4OrHmyc4l044+LG+bQI0yUnFyobv4J GswruewfgwgF8KuBuUouGA== 0001166126-08-000042.txt : 20081121 0001166126-08-000042.hdr.sgml : 20081121 20081121142042 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001166126-08-000042 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20081006 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20081121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: J C PENNEY CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001166126 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-DEPARTMENT STORES [5311] IRS NUMBER: 260037077 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15274 FILM NUMBER: 081206835 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6501 LEGACY DRIVE CITY: PLANO STATE: TX ZIP: 75024-3698 BUSINESS PHONE: 9722431100 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: J C PENNEY HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020128 8-K/A 1 jcpenney8ka112008.htm J. C. PENNEY COMPANY 8-K/A jcpenney8ka112008.htm
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
_________
 
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

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 6, 2008
 

 
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation )
1-15274
(Commission File No.)
26-0037077
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)


6501 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
75024-3698
(Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 431-1000
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
[  ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 
 
 

Explanatory Note

This Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) is being filed by J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (“Company”) to amend the disclosure reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2008.
 
 
 
 
Item 5.02            Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d)  As disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors previously announced that it had elected Jeffrey A. Rein as a member of the Board of Directors, effective December 9, 2008.  On November 17, 2008, the Board of Directors received notice from Mr. Rein that although he remains interested in corporate board service, in light of the recent change in his employment status, he was withdrawing his acceptance of a position on the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of such date.


 
 
 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.

                                                   
      
  By:   
/s/ Jeffrey J. Vawrinek
Jeffrey J. Vawrinek
Acting Secretary


Date: November 21, 2008
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