SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2004
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.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 6501 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas |
75024-3698 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 431-1000
Item 5. Other Events and regulation FD Disclosure.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2004 and January 25, 2003, and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Stockholders’ Equity and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2004, and related Notes thereto, along with the Independent Auditors’ Report thereon. (Attached as Exhibit 99(a))
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, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 29, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99(a) | J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2004 and January 25, 2003, and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations, Stockholders’ Equity and Cash Flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 2004, and related Notes thereto, along with the Independent Auditors’ Report thereon. | |