J.C. Penney Co. (NYSE: JCP) to Hold 2009 Q1 Earnings Conference Call on May 15

J.C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP) will be holding a 2009 Q1 conference call for investors on Friday, May 15, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The company will report its first quarter financial results prior to the market open on May 15, just prior to the conference call.

Access to the conference call is open to the press and general public in a listen only mode. To participate in the call, call (877) 407-0778 (Canada & U.S.) or (201) 689-8565 (International Callers), and reference the JCPenney First Quarter Earnings Conference Call.

The live webcast may be accessed via JCPenney’s Investor Relations page at jcpenney.net, or on streetevents.com (for members) or investorcalendar.com

A replay of the call will be available for two days beginning two hours after the call. It can be accessed by calling (877) 660-6853, account code 286, and the passcode is 6945787. The replay of the webcast will be available on the company website for 90 days after the call.

JCPenney is one of America's leading retailers, operating 1,101 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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