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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
 

 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 5, 2009
 

 
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
(IRS 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
 

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:
 
[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 5, 2009, J. C. Penney Company, Inc.’s direct wholly-owned subsidiary
J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (“JCPenney”) and GE Money Bank (“GEMB”) extended the marketing and servicing alliance for JCPenney’s private label credit card (the “Program”) pursuant to the terms of an amended and restated Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement (the “Agreement”). Under the Agreement, which has an initial four-year term with two-year renewals, GEMB will continue to offer JCPenney private label credit cards to new and existing customers of JCPenney.

JCPenney and GEMB will jointly market the Program in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. JCPenney will receive on-going payments related to the operation of this non-recourse Program.
 
The parties have made customary representations, warranties and covenants, and have provided for customary reciprocal indemnification for specified actions taken in connection with the Program. The parties are also subject to customary confidentiality and data security provisions. Either party may terminate the Agreement early upon the occurrence of certain events.

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.


  (d)
 
Exhibit 10.1
Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement by and between
J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. and GE Money Bank, as amended
and restated as of November 5, 2009

 
 
 
 
 

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.
 
 
  J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Janet L. Dhillon  
    Janet L. Dhillon  
   
Executive Vice President,
 
    General Counsel and Secretary  

 
 


Date:  November 6, 2009

 
 
 
 
 


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                       Description

 
10.1
Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement by and between
J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc. and GE Money Bank, as
amended and restated as of November 5, 2009