Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

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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): January 15, 2016

 

J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware	1-15274	26-0037077
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation )	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer  Identification No.)

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

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  [phone]

 Not Applicable

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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:

 

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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) Effective January 15, 2016, the annualized base salary for Brynn L. Evanson, Executive Vice President, Human Resources of J. C. Penney Company, Inc., was increased to $600,000.

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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/ Janet Link Janet Link Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Date:  January 15, 2016