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): November 9, 2006
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
(I.R.S.
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
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
J.
C.
Penney Company, Inc. (“JCPenney”) issued an earnings press release on November
9, 2006, announcing its third quarter 2006 results of operations and financial
condition. This information is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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:
November 9, 2006
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
| 99.1 |
J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
|
News
Release issued
November 9, 2006