UNITED STATES

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

November 30, 2020

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

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 Number)		(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: (972) 431-1000

Not Applicable

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

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02.

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

As previously reported, on May 15, 2020, J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries commenced voluntary cases under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”).

On November 30, 2020, in connection with oral confirmation by the Bankruptcy Court of the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and its Debtor Affiliates on November 24, 2020, Paul J. Brown, Amanda Ginsberg, W. Paul Jones and Deborah A. Plunkett resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The foregoing directors’ resignations were not the result of any disagreement with the Company or the Board on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: December 4, 2020