J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 8-K
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): December 12, 2007
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.
(b) On
December 12, 2007, Ann Marie Tallman resigned from the Board of Directors of
J.
C. Penney Company, Inc. (“Company”) due to health-related considerations. The
resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any
matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. A copy of
the Company’s press release relating to Ms. Tallman’s resignation is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit
99.1 J.
C. Penney
Company, Inc. News Release issued December 12, 2007
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/
Joanne L. Bober
Joanne
L. Bober
Executive
Vice President,
General
Counsel and Secretary
|
Date:
December 12, 2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 J.
C. Penney Company, Inc. News Release issued December 12,
2007