PLANO, Texas (October 16, 2009) – J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) will host a meeting for analysts and investors on Friday, October 23, 2009 in New York City. Beginning at 11:45 a.m. ET, select members of JCPenney’s senior management team will take part in panel discussions to be moderated by Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III, chairman and chief executive officer of JCPenney. Panelists will also take questions from the audience. Panel discussions will conclude at 1:00 p.m.
Panel discussions and Q&A sessions will be available via a real-time webcast. The webcast may be accessed through JCPenney’s Investor Relations page at www.jcpenney.net, or on www.InvestorCalendar.com and www.streetevents.com (for members). Replays of the webcast will be available for up to 90 days after the event.
For individuals without access to the webcast, the meeting will also be available through a live conference call in listen-only mode. To access the conference call, please dial (877) 407-0778, or (201) 689-8565 for international callers, and reference the JCPenney Analyst Day Presentation. The telephone playback will be available for seven days beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 660-6853, account code 286, and Conference ID 334775.
For further information:
Investor Relations
Phil Sanchez; (972) 431-5575; psanc3@jcpenney.com
Kristin Hays; (972) 431-1261; klhays@jcpenney.com
Media Relations
Darcie Brossart; (972) 431-3400
jcpcorpcomm@jcpenney.com
Corporate Website
www.jcpenney.net
About JCPenney
JCPenney is one of America's leading retailers, operating 1,109 department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com, and the nation's largest general merchandise catalog business. Through these integrated channels, JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands which reflect the Company's commitment to providing customers with style and quality at a smart price. Traded as "JCP" on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company posted revenue of $18.5 billion in 2008 and is executing its strategic plan to be the growth leader in the retail industry. Key to this strategy is JCPenney's "Every Day Matters" brand positioning, intended to generate deeper, more emotionally driven relationships with customers by fully engaging the Company's approximately 150,000 Associates to offer encouragement, provide ideas and inspire customers every time they shop with JCPenney.
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