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
September 25, 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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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported, on May 15, 2020, J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) commenced voluntary cases under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Prior to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, on May 15, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Company Parties”) entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (together with all exhibits and schedules, the “RSA”) with members of an ad hoc group of lenders and noteholders (the “Ad Hoc Group”).
On September 25, 2020, the Company Parties and the Required Consenting First Lien Lenders (as defined in the RSA) entered into an amendment to the RSA, effective as of September 9, 2020, to, among other things, indicate their support for the Ad Hoc Group’s credit bid for the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
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/ Bill Wafford
Bill Wafford
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 29, 2020