PENNEY J C CO INC
SC 13G/A, 1998-02-10
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549


                                     Schedule 13G


                      Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                 (Amendment No. 19)*


                              J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.
                              __________________________
                                   (Name of Issuer)


                            Common Stock of 50c par value 
                            _____________________________
                            (Title of Class of Securities)


                                      708160106   
                                   _______________
                                    (CUSIP Number)



               *The remainder of  this cover page shall  be filled out
               for  a reporting person's  initial filing on  this form
               with  respect to the  subject class of  securities, and
               for  any  subsequent amendment  containing  information
               which would alter  the disclosures provided in  a prior
               cover page.

               The information required in the remainder of this cover
               page shall not be deemed  to be "filed" for the purpose
               of Section  18 of the  Securities Exchange Act  of 1934
               ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
               section of  the Act but  shall be subject to  all other
               provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                           (Continued on following page(s))

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     CUSIP No. 708160106                13G       Page  2   of  6  Pages 
               __________                              ___     ___
                                                                               
                                                                               
      1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                           
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)          
                                                                               
          Savings and Profit-Sharing Fund under Savings and Profit-Sharing     
          Retirement Plan of J. C. Penney Company, Inc.                        
                                                                               
      2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                     
          (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                     (a) / /       
                                                                               
                                                                 (b) / /       
                                                                               
      3  SEC USE ONLY                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
      4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                  
                                                                               
          Not Applicable                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
                   5   SOLE VOTING POWER                                       
                       -0-. See Item 4(c).                                     
      NUMBER OF                                                                
        SHARES     6   SHARED VOTING POWER                                     
     BENEFICIALLY      21,641,027. See Item 4(c).                              
       OWNED BY                                                                
         EACH      7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                  
       REPORTING       -0-. See Item 4 (c).                                    
        PERSON                                                                 
         WITH      8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                
                       21,641,027. See Item 4 (c).                             
                                                                               
      9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON         
                                                                               
          21,641,027. See Item 4 (c).                                          
                                                                               
     10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN            
          SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
     11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                      
                                                                               
          8.1%. See Item 4 (b).                                                
                                                                               
     12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                          
           EP                                                                  
                                                                                
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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D. C. 20549
                                     SCHEDULE 13G
                      Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                  (Amendment No. 19)

          Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
                    J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC.

          Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                    6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas  75024-3698

          Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
                    Savings and Profit-Sharing Fund under Savings and 
                    Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan of J. C. Penney Company,
                    Inc.

          Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
                    12700  Park Central  Place, 12th  Floor, Dallas,  Texas
                    75251 
                    mailing address, P.O. Box 659002,  Dallas, Texas 75265-
                    9002

          Item 2(c) Citizenship:
                    Not Applicable

          Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
                    Common Stock of 50c par value

          Item 2(e) CUSIP No. 708160106

          Item 3    If this statement  is filed pursuant to  Rule 13d-1(b),
                    or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                (f) [x]  Employee  Benefit  Plan,  Pension  Fund  which  is
                         subject  to   the  provisions   of  the   Employee
                         Retirement   Income  Security   Act  of   1974  or
                         Endowment Fund.

          Item 4    Ownership.
                (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 21,641,027 shares (See Item 
                      4(c)).
                (b) Percent of Class:  8.1%.
                (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
                     (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote - 0.
                     (ii)  shared  power to  vote or  to  direct the  vote-
                           21,641,027.  Each of  the issuer's employees who
                           is a Savings and Profit-Sharing Retirement  Plan
                           ("Plan") participant and  who has been allocated
                           shares  under  the Plan  ("Allocated  Stock") is
                           entitled to instruct the trustee ("Trustee")  of
                           the Plan  (State Street Bank and  Trust Company)
                           on how to vote the shares ofCommon Stock of 50c 

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                           par  value   of  the  issuer   ("Penney  Stock")
                           credited  to such  participant's accounts  under
                           the  Plan,  plus  an allocable  portion  of  all
                           Allocated Stock for which no direction has  been
                           received as well  as shares not credited  to any
                           participant's  account  ("Unallocated/Undirected
                           Stock").   The Trustee is obligated to vote such
                           Allocated Stock and Unallocated/Undirected Stock
                           as instructed.
                     (iii) sole  power   to  dispose   or  to   direct  the
                           disposition of - 0.
                     (iv)  shared  power  to  dispose   or  to  direct  the
                           disposition of -  21,641,027.  (A) In  the event
                           of any offer  (including, but not limited  to, a
                           tender or exchange offer  within the meaning  of
                           the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
                           for shares of Penney Stock each Plan participant
                           may direct the  Trustee to accept or  reject the
                           offer or to  tender or not tender  the shares of
                           Penney  Stock  credited  to  such  participant's
                           accounts  under  the  Plan,  plus  an  allocable
                           portion  of  all  Unallocated/Undirected  Stock.
                           The  Trustee shall be   obligated to  follow all
                           such directions which are  timely received.  The
                           Trustee is to decide whether or not to accept or
                           reject the  offer or to tender or  not to tender
                           shares of Penney Stock pursuant to an offer only
                           if  the sum  of the  number of  shares it  sold,
                           exchanged or transferred in  accordance with any
                           other offer  during the preceding  twelve months
                           plus  the   number  of  shares  subject   to  an
                           outstanding offer is fewer than 10% of the total
                           number of shares held by the Plan.  (B) Although
                           the  Trustee does  not normally trade  shares of
                           Penney   Stock   held  by   it,   under  certain
                           circumstances    a    participant    may    give
                           instructions regarding his or her accounts which
                           may  result in the  sale or transfer  of certain
                           shares by the Trustee.

          Item 5     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
                     Not applicable.

          Item 6     Ownership  of  More  than Five  Percent  on  Behalf of
                     Another Person.

                     The filing person maintains a trust which holds shares
                     of Penney Stock for the benefit of current and certain
                     former employees of the issuer who are participants in
                     the Plan.   Participants  in the  Plan have the  right
                     upon termination, pursuant  to the terms of  the Plan,
                     to  the  vested  shares  of Penney  Stock,  or  to the
                     proceeds of the sale of shares of Penney Stock.

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          Item 7     Identification  and Classification  of the  Subsidiary
                     Which Acquired the  Security Being Reported on  By the
                     Parent Holding Company.
                     Not Applicable.

          Item 8     Identification and  Classification of  Members of  the
                     Group.
                     Not Applicable.

          Item 9     Notice of Dissolution of Group.
                     Not applicable.

          Item 10    Certification.
                     By signing  below I  certify that, to  the best  of my
          knowledge  and  belief,  the securities  referred  to  above were
          acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
          for the purpose  of and  do not  have the effect  of changing  or
          influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
          not  acquired in  connection  with  or as  a  participant in  any
          transaction having such purposes or effect.

               The filing  of this statement  shall not be construed  as an
          admission that the Savings and Profit-Sharing Fund under the Plan
          is, for the purposes  of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities
          Exchange Act  of 1934,  as amended, the  beneficial owner  of any
          securities covered by this statement.

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          Signature.
          _________

               After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
          belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
          statement is true, complete and correct.

          Date:  February 9, 1998

          /s/ F. L. Wasserman
          __________________________________________
          Signature


               F. L. Wasserman, Benefits Controller 
          __________________________________________
          Name/Title




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