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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 47
OTHER CORPORATE INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Company adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The summary below represents employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries excluding persons employed in Puerto Rico, foreign countries and the discontinued Eckerd Drugstores. The information
delineates female and minority representation in major job categories:
Tota l Em pl o yed % Female % Minority
2003 1999 2003 1999 2003 1999
Officials, managers and professionals 9,747 12,024 53.3% 56.3% 16.3% 16.7%
Management trainees 87 506 72.4% 77.9% 48.2% 30.8%
Sales workers 75,990 107,932 86.1% 86.2% 28.2% 26.5%
Office and clerical workers 20,668 22,798 88.5% 89.6% 25.5% 25.2%
Technicians, craft workers, operatives,
laborers and service workers 33,571 44,978 75.7% 70.5% 32.7% 31.8%
Tot al 140,063 188,238 81.7% 80.7% 28.1% 26.9%
Supplier Legal Compliance
The Company has a comprehensive and effective program for promoting compliance with labor and other laws in the factories used by
its suppliers in the United States and abroad. This program is described in “The JCPenney Supplier Legal Compliance Program,” which may
be obtained as indicated on the inside back cover of this Annual Report.
Annual Meeting
The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 10:00 a.m. CDT, Friday, May 14, 2004, at the JCPenney Home Office locat-
ed at 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas, 75024. You are cordially invited to attend. The Annual Report and Proxy Statement, including a request
for proxies, were mailed to stockholders on or about April 9, 2004.