defa14amay22008.htm
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The
following message
to Associates was published on J. C. Penney Company, Inc.'s intranet
website on May 2, 2008:
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Have
you voted?
JCPenney’s
2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the Home Office on
Friday, May 16th, 2008. All JCPenney stockholders, including
Associates who own shares of stock, have the right to
vote.
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If
you own shares of stock:
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Directly
in your name through BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, the Company’s
transfer agent,
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Indirectly
through your JCPenney stock accounts in the Savings Plan,
or
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Indirectly
through your brokerage account,
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you
should’ve received in April, by regular mail or email, a Notice of Internet Availability of
Proxy Materials that contains a Web site address and control number for
viewing the materials and making your voting elections online.
How
to vote:
To
vote your proxy, you’ll need to use the unique control number assigned to your
account. If you own JCPenney stock through multiple accounts, you
should’ve received a separate control number for each of your
accounts. You should submit votes for each of your control numbers to
vote all of your shares.
Your
vote is important and we encourage you to vote your shares if you haven’t
already done so.
Read
more [this will link to the following sub-page].
SUB-PAGE:
The
Proxy Statement describes the proposals to be presented to stockholders for
their vote and information on how to vote. There are three agenda
items for this year’s Annual Meeting:
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The
election of nine directors,
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The
ratification of KPMG LLP as JCPenney’s independent auditor,
and
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A
stockholder proposal relating to stockholder approval of certain severance
agreements.
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The
Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of each of the nine
director nominees and ratification of KPMG as independent auditor and AGAINST
the stockholder proposal on severance agreements. The reasons for the
Board’s opposition to the stockholder proposal are set forth on pages 52 and 53
of the Company’s Proxy Statement.
The
Company’s 2008 Proxy Statement, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K and 2007 Summary
Annual Report are available online at www.jcpenney.net
under the “Investors” link and can be accessed, viewed and printed
at your convenience by clicking here.
Again,
all Associate stockholders are encouraged to vote. Not only is every
vote important, it also serves to demonstrate your continued support and
confidence in our Company and its leadership. Please review the proxy
materials carefully and take the time to vote your shares.