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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): May 16, 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))
 
 
Item 5.02        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
                        Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
    William J. Alcorn, Senior Vice President and Controller of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (“Company”) and Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Purchasing Officer of J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiary (“JCP”), has elected to retire effective June 3, 2008 after 37 years of service.  The Board of Directors of the Company has elected Dennis P. Miller, 55, as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company effective June 3, 2008.  Mr. Miller has also been elected to serve as Senior Vice President and Controller of JCP effective June 3, 2008.  Mr. Miller has served as JCP’s Vice President, Director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, since October 2004.  Prior to that, Mr. Miller served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eckerd Corporation, the Company’s former drugstore subsidiary, from 2001 to 2004.
 
    A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Alcorn’s retirement and Mr. Miller’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
 

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibit 99.1     J. C. Penney Company, Inc. News Release issued May 19, 2008


 
 
 

SIGNATURES

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/ Robert B. Cavanaugh
Robert B. Cavanaugh
Executive Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer


Date:  May 19, 2008

 
 
 


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                        Description

99.1                                           J. C. Penney Company, Inc. News Release issued May 19, 2008