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Notice of Stock Option Grant
Andrew Drexler
Employee ID
June 11, 2015
Option Grant Price Per Share
$8.35
Number of NSO Shares Granted
78,358
Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant
Subject to the terms of this Notice of Stock Option Grant (“Notice”),
the J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants
Andrew Drexler (“You” or “Your”) the number of Non-Qualified Stock
Options listed above. The number of Non-Qualified Stock Options
listed above was determined by dividing $262,500, the agreed on
value of Your Non-Qualified Stock Option award, by the stock option
fair value ($3.35) on June 11, 2015. The stock option fair value is
determined by using a stock option pricing model that takes into
consideration a number of factors such as exercise price volatility of
our stock, option term, etc.
Definitions
For purposes of this Notice, unless the context requires otherwise, the
following terms will have the meanings indicated below:
“Board” will mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
“Cause” will mean:
 “cause” or “summary dismissal,” as the case may be, as that
term may be defined in any written agreement between You
and the Company that may at any time be in effect; or
 in the absence of a definition in a then-effective agreement
between You and the Company (as determined by the Board),
termination of Your employment with the Company on the
occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(i) Your failure to substantially perform Your duties with the
Company as determined by the Board or the Company;
(ii) Your willful failure or refusal to perform specific directives
of the Board, or the Company, which directives are consistent
with the scope and nature of Your duties and responsibilities;
(iii) Your conviction of a felony; or
(iv) A breach of Your fiduciary duty to the Company or any act
or omission by You that (A) constitutes a violation of the
Company’s Statement of Business Ethics, (B) results in the
assessment of a criminal penalty against the Company, (C) is
otherwise in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign law
or regulation (other than traffic violations and other similar
misdemeanors), (D) adversely affects or could reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the business reputation of the
Company, or (E) otherwise constitutes willful misconduct,
gross negligence, or any act of dishonesty or disloyalty.
“Change in Control” will generally have the meaning specified in
section 409A of the Code, and any regulations and guidance issued
thereunder and will include a change of ownership, a change of
effective control, or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of
the assets of the Company. Generally, subject to section 409A:
 A change of ownership occurs on the date that a person or
persons acting as a group acquires ownership of stock of the
Company that together with stock held by such person or
group constitutes more than 50 percent of the total fair market
value or total voting power of the stock of the Company.
 Notwithstanding whether the Company has undergone a