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Form 3 J C PENNEY CO INC For: May 20 Filed by: Amend Michael

May 26, 2016 4:40 PM EDT
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Amend Michael

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
6501 LEGACY DRIVE

(Street)
PLANO TX 75024

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
J C PENNEY CO INC [ JCP ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP, Omnichannel
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock of 50 cents Par Value 319,542
D
 
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option/Right to Buy   (1) 03/02/2026 Common Stock 35,000 10.84 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents grant of employee stock options under the Company's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which vest one-third on March 3, 2017, one-third on March 3, 2018 and one-third on March 3, 2019.
Remarks:
***Under POA as filed herewith.
Exhibit List: Exhibit No. 24 - Power of Attorney (POA)
*** /s/ David A. Shipley, attorney in fact 05/26/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Power of Attorney

I, Michael Amend, hereby appoint and authorize Janet Link, Salil R. Virkar and David A. Shipley, together or individually to prepare, execute, and file (electronically or otherwise), specifically on my behalf as my attorney-in-fact, Forms 3, 4 and 5, Forms 144, and any amendments thereto and any forms required to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or similar provisions of securities laws and the rules thereunder (“Section 16 Forms”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other required public authority or stock exchange regarding my transactions in J. C. Penney Company, Inc. stock or securities. By signing below, I hereby adopt as my own signature any one or more of the signatures of the individuals set forth above which may appear on such Section 16 Forms filed on my behalf.

This power of attorney shall be in full force and effect on and from the date below written and shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Section 16 Forms with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in J. C. Penney Company, Inc. stock or securities or until specifically rescinded. By execution of this power of attorney I hereby authorize and grant the powers stated herein.

Dated this 20th day of May, 2016.


/s/ Michael Amend     
Michael Amend





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