SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  Schedule 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 13)*


                           J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
                           --------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                        Common Stock of 50(cent)par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    708160106
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 2001
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

         Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
         Schedule is filed:

                  [X]      Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [_]      Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [_]      Rule 13d-1(d)

         *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
         person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
         of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
         which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
         be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
         that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
         the Act (however, see the Notes).

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|CUSIP No.708160106           |     13G      |Page   2    of  6  Pages    |
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| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                          |
|   | I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)         |
|   |                                                                     |
|   | Savings, Profit-Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan of J. C. Penney    |
|   |   Company, Inc.                                                     |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           +--+     |
|   | (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                     (a) +--+     |
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|   |                                                            +--+     |
|   |                                                        (b) +--+     |
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| 3 |SEC USE ONLY                                                         |
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| 4 |CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                 |
|   |  Not Applicable                                                     |
|   |                                                                     |
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|            | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER                                      |
|            |   | -0-. See Item 4 (c).                                   |
| NUMBER OF  +---+--------------------------------------------------------|
|   SHARES   | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER                                    |
|BENEFICIALLY|   | 48,668,298. See Item 4 (c).                            |
|  OWNED BY  +---+--------------------------------------------------------|
|    EACH    | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 |
|  REPORTING |   | -0-. See Item 4 (c).                                   |
|   PERSON   +---+--------------------------------------------------------|
|    WITH    | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                               |
|            |   | 48,668,298. See Item 4 (c).                            |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON        |
|   |                                                                     |
|   | 48,668,298. See Item 4 (c).                                         |
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|10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN           |
|   | SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                           |
|   |                                                                     |
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|11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                     |
|   |                                                                     |
|   | 17.63%. See Item 4 (b).                                             |
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|12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                         |
|   | EP                                                                  |
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 13)

Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:
                  J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                  6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024-3698

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:
                  Savings, Profit-Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan of
                  J. C. Penney Company, Inc. ("Plan")

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office:
                  6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas  75024-3698
                  mailing  address, P.  O.  Box  659002,  Dallas,  Texas
                  75265-9002

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:
                  Not applicable.

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:
                  Common Stock of 50(cent) par value
                  (Series B ESOP Convertible Preferred Stock ("ESOP Preferred
                  Stock") - each share being convertible into 20 shares of
                  Common Stock ("ESOP Preferred Common Stock Equivalent"))

Item 2(e)         CUSIP No.         708160106

Item 3            If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b),
                  or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

      (f)         [x] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                  with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

Item 4   Ownership.
                 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:  48,668,298  shares.
                     See Item 4(c)).
                 (b) Percent of Class: 17.63%.
                 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
                   (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 0.

                  (ii) shared   power  to  vote or to direct the vote -
                       48,668,298.  Each of the issuer's employees  who is a
                       Plan  participant and who has been  allocated shares
                       under the Plan ("Allocated Stock")is entitled to
                       instruct the trustee ("Trustee") of the Plan (State
                       Street Bank and Trust Company) on how to vote the shares
                       of Common Stock of 50(cent) par value of the issuer
                       ("Penney Stock")and the ESOP Preferred Common Stock
    
                     Equivalent shares credited to such participant's accounts
                     under the Plan plus an allocable portion of all Allocated
                     Stock for which no direction has been received ("Undirected
                     Stock"). The Trustee is obligated to vote such Allocated
                     Stock and Undirected Stock as instructed.

               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of - 0


               (iv)  shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of
                     - 48,668,298. (A) In the event of any offer (including but
                     not limited to a tender or exchange offer within the
                     meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
                     for shares of Penney Stock or ESOP Preferred Stock, each
                     Plan participant may direct the Trustee to accept or reject
                     the offer or to tender or not tender the shares of Penney
                     Stock and the ESOP Preferred Common Stock Equivalents
                     credited to such participant's accounts under the Plan,
                     plus an allocable portion of all Undirected Stock. The
                     Trustee shall be obligated to follow all such directions
                     which are timely received. The Trustee is to decide whether
                     or not to accept or reject an offer or to tender or not to
                     tender shares of Penney Stock or ESOP Preferred Stock, as
                     the case may be, pursuant to an offer only if the sum of
                     the number of shares it sold, exchanged or transferred in
                     accordance with any other offer during the preceding twelve
                     months plus the number of shares subject to an outstanding
                     offer is fewer than 10% of the total number of shares held
                     by the Plan.(B) Although the Trustee does not normally
                     trade shares of Penney Stock or ESOP Preferred Stock held
                     by it, under certain circumstances a participant may give
                     instructions regarding his or her accounts which may result
                     in the sale or transfer of certain shares by the Trustee.

Item 5   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable

Item 6   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

          The filing person maintains a trust which holds shares of Penney Stock
          and ESOP Preferred Stock (See Item 2(d) above) for the benefit of
          current and certain former employees of the issuer who are
          participants in the Plan. Participants in the Plan have the right upon
          termination, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, to the vested shares
          of Penney Stock (including converted ESOP Preferred Stock), or to the
          proceeds of the sale of shares of Penney Stock (including  converted
          ESOP Preferred Stock).






Item 7     Identification  and  Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
           Not Applicable

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
           Not Applicable

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group.
           Not applicable

Item 10  Certification.

          By signing below I certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in
          the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held
          for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the
          control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are
          not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
          having that purpose or effect.

          The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission
          that the Plan is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of
          any securities covered by this statement.






Signature.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  February 14, 2002



Signature


George Brand, Benefit Plans Accounting Manager
Name/Title