J C Penney : Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gensch Shawn R 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/03/2019 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol J C PENNEY CO INC [JCP] C/O J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., 6501 LEGACY DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Customer Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) PLANO, TX 75024 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock of 50 cents Par Value 100

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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gensch Shawn R C/O J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. 6501 LEGACY DRIVE PLANO, TX 75024			EVP, Chief Customer Officer

Signatures

*** /s/ Amy Lanctot, attorney in fact		06/06/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Remarks: ***Under POA as filed herewith. Exhibit List: Exhibit No. 24 - Power of Attorney (POA)

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