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May 16, 2012

Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.

Disclaimer
The analyses and conclusions of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. ("Pershing Square") contained in this presentation are based on both publicly available information and company data. The analyses and conclusions presented herein represent the views of Pershing Square and not those of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP). Pershing Square recognizes that there may be confidential information in the possession of the companies discussed in the presentation that could lead these companies and others to disagree with Pershing Squares conclusions. This presentation and the information contained herein is not a recommendation or solicitation to buy, or hold, or sell any securities. The analyses provided may include certain forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other statements, estimates and projections prepared with respect to, among other things, the historical and anticipated operating performance of the companies, access to capital markets and the values of assets and liabilities, among other topics. These statements, estimates, and projections involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the companies results to be materially different from planned or expected results, including inflation, recession, unemployment levels, consumer spending patterns, credit availability and debt levels, changes in store traffic trends, the cost of goods, trade restrictions, the impact of changes designed to transform the business of the companies, changes in tariff, freight and shipping rates, changes in the cost of fuel and other energy and transportation costs, increases in wage and benefit costs, competition and retail industry consolidations, interest rate fluctuations, dollar and other currency valuations, the impact of weather conditions, risks associated with war, an act of terrorism or pandemic, a system failure and/or security breach that result in the theft, transfer or unauthorized disclosure of customer, employee or company information and legal or regulatory proceedings. Such statements estimates and projections have been included solely for illustrative purposes. No representations, express or implied, are made as to the accuracy or completeness of such statements, estimates or projections or with respect to any other materials herein. Actual results may vary materially from the estimates and projected results contained herein. Funds managed by Pershing Square and its affiliates have material investments in common stock and other securities related to JCP. William A. Ackman, the principal of Pershing Square and its affiliates, is a director of JCP. Pershing Square manages funds that are in the business of trading (buying and selling) securities and financial instruments. It is possible that there will be developments in the future that cause Pershing Square to change its position regarding JCP. Pershing Square may buy, sell, cover or otherwise change the form of its investment in JCP for any reason, subject to tax, regulatory and other considerations. Pershing Square hereby disclaims any duty to provide any updates or changes to the analyses contained here including, without limitation, the manner or type of any Pershing Square investment.

Agenda
Business Overview History of JCP Transformation Under New Management Sales opportunity Cost opportunity Valuation Think Big

Business Overview

J.C. Penney
Founded in 1902, JCP has grown into one of the largest retailers in America $17.3bn of sales in 2011
Ticker: JCP Stock Price: $26 Market Cap: ~$5.7bn EV: ~$8bn

1,103 stores nationwide, 2/3rds of sqft is on-mall $1.5bn revenue internet business Wide-assortment of apparel, accessory, and home merchandise Affordable price points, average price per item is ~$14 Undergoing complete transformation under new management

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Source: Company Data

Products
JCP sells a wide assortment of both exclusive and national brand merchandise

Category
Other, 16% Women's apparel, 25%

Brands

Children's, 12%

National Brands, 45% Private Label, 55%

Women's accessories, 12% Home, 15%

Men's, 20%

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Source: Company Data (2011 10k)

JCP Real Estate


Nationwide store base is split across three types of formats:
On-Mall Off-Mall Legacy

Total

Units Sq ft/Box Total Sq ft

544 145k 79mm

135 101k 14mm

424 45k 19mm

1,103 101k 112mm

~80% of Penneys on-mall stores are in shopping centers with sales >$300 per sf. For Macys, this figure is roughly ~75% 6
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Source: Company data

History of JCP

Origins of Initial Success


JCPs early success was largely due to its founders innovations:
Fair Prices Golden Rule, no haggling Aligned Management Incentives Store managers were allowed to buy a 1/3rd stake in their store Great Products Imported popular East Coast product to the West Sales boomed in JCPs early years

$3bn

$1bn $91mm 1925


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$250mm 1936

$500mm 1945 1950 1968

Source: Company Data

Successful Transition to a Department Store


In the 1980s, in response to competition from emerging mass discounters like Wal-Mart, CEO W. R. Howell transitioned JCP from being a massmerchant to an apparel-focused department store While the shift to apparel was initially successful, it created complexity that eventually overwhelmed JCPs outdated infrastructure
JCP - Stock Price under Howell
$70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 $1983
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1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989
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1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

Source: Bloomberg

Late 1990s: JCP Begins to Decline


Under Oesterreicher (1995-2000), the difficulty of running a fashion retailer without modern planning and allocation systems caught up with JCP Between 1997 and 2000, weak sales and lower gross margins pushed EBIT in the core retail business down ~80% The company also suffered from too much leverage and a poorly planned expansion of its drug store business (bought Eckerd in 1996 for ~$3.3bn)
JCP - Stock Price under Oesterreicher
$90.00 $80.00 $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 $________________________________________________

By early 2000, JCP was pushed to the edge of financial distress

1995

1996

1997

1998
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1999

2000

Source: Bloomberg

Early 2000s: Saved from Financial Distress


Oesterreicher was forced out; Allen Questrom was hired in 2001 Performance improved under his strategy of shedding non-core businesses, centralizing planning and allocation, and modernizing systems, but many core problems remained
JCP - Stock Price under Questrom

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Source: Bloomberg

Late 2000s: Core Problems Remain


Mike Ullman replaced Questrom as CEO in 2005
Under Ullman, JCP failed to right size its uncompetitive cost structure despite a severe consumer recession Invested >$1bn to expand the off-mall store base with inadequate return on capital Sales track record of new products was mixed:

Success Moderate Success Failure

Sephora Liz Claiborne American Living

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Late 2000s: Progress Stalls


JCP - Stock Price under Ullman
$100.00 $90.00 $80.00 $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $40.00 $30.00 $20.00 $10.00 $2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

During the Ullman era the stock fell 14%, despite a ~20% buyback

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Source: Bloomberg Through 6/13/2011 The day before Ron Johnsons hiring was announced

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JCP Has Been Chronically Mismanaged


Over the past twenty years, JCP has failed to create value for shareholders
JCP Stock Price

CEO:
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Howell

Oesterreicher
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Questrom

Ullman

Source: Bloomberg

The Competitors Have Been Winning


While the consumer environment has been challenging, JCP has vastly underperformed
2007 - 2011 % Total Shareholder Return -18% -22% 98% 5% -54%
JCP Rank

% Revenue Growth 0% 14% 26% 19% -13%

% EBIT Growth 15% 12% 68% -3% -56%

2011 EBITDAR Margin (%) 14% 17% 17% 16% 9%

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Last

Last

Last

Last

Source: Company Data Nordstrom: Excludes credit card business; JCP: EBIT and EBITDAR exclude restructuring charges, markdowns related to new pricing strategy, and qualified pension expense Shareholder returns are through 6/13/2011 the day before Ron Johnsons hiring was announced

Why Have The Competitors Been Winning?


The company has made a lot of mistakes: Commodity product No price integrity Tired brand image Cluttered stores bulging with inventory Bloated cost structure Culture of complacency

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Underperformance Despite Competitive Advantages


JCP is not fundamentally broken. In fact, the company has many competitive advantages, but has suffered from years of mismanagement Real Estate: 49% of retail sf is owned, balance is leased at avg. of ~$4/sf Real Estate: On-Mall: 80% of malls have average sales of >$300/sf Legacy Off-Mall: High free cash flow, limited competition Prototype Off-Mall: All built in the last 10 years Scale: ~$17bn of sales in 2011 Scale: Advertising: Historically >$1bn in annual spend Sourcing: Large enough to directly source from factories in Asia National Brands: Bargaining power to get best product at the lowest cost Early mover: Brand legacy, direct marketing capability, dominant in many small town markets
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Transformation Under New Management

New CEO: Ron Johnson (Nov. 2011)


Ron Johnsons record of retailing success makes him the ideal leader to fix JCP
Retail is an industry where the right leader can make a big impact: Drexler, Ulrich, Walton, Wexner, etc

1984 - 1999

2000 - 2011

2011 - ?

VP Merchandising Credited in part with Targets transformation into a chic discounter

Head of Retail Built Apple retail from scratch into an ~$18bn business

CEO Complete transformation of JCP

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New Management is Motivated to Win


Ron Johnson has personally invested a material portion of his net worth in JCP warrants purchased at market value

Ron Johnsons Warrant Terms

Price: $50mm Amount: 7.3mm shares Strike: $29.92 Maturity: 7.5 years, may not hedge or sell for 6 years

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Source: Company Data (Proxy Statement, March 30th, 20112)

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Assembling a Dream Team


Since joining JCP in November, Ron Johnson has assembled a dream team of 41 managers to help him turnaround the company Michael Francis, President, 22-year veteran of Target and most recently head of marketing Michael Kramer, COO, previously CEO of Kellwood and CFO of Abercrombie & Fitch and Apple Stores Ken Hannah, CFO, brings operational and finance expertise from MEMC, Home Depot, Boeing, and GE Daniel Walker, Chief Talent Officer, former senior HR executive at Apple and Gap Kristen Blum, Chief Technology Officer, a former senior executive at Pepsico, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Apple
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Whats wrong?
Sales are too low Expenses are too high

The Sales Opportunity

Sales per SF Near Mid-1990s Levels


Retail merchandise sales per gross sf (ex-internet & catalog) -

Housing bubble and Questrom turnaround Late 1990s struggle

Sales remain near trough, 2009 levels

CEO:
Source: Company Data

Howell

Oesterreicher

Questrom

Ullman

Why? Excessive promotions Commodity product Poor store-experience Limited customer universe

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Promotional Pricing Strategy


The old model was excessively promotional, which hurt the JCP brand and complicated the company

2011 JCP Sales Discount Distribution

Observations
Initial mark-ups were too high:

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She knows the right price:

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Source: Company Data (Analyst Day Presentation, January 25th, 2012)

JCP Struggled to Attract Good Product


JCP had difficulty attracting high quality brands into its store Why good brands would not come to JCP:
No price integrity; Excessively promotional JCPs image had become outdated Cluttered stores made product look cheap

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Old Strategy Summary


Because good brands would not come to JCP, the company sold lower quality commodity product and competed on price On-line merchants are the low-cost providers, making competing on price a losing strategy for the company

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Extreme Makeover
Changes across all aspects JCPs retail model

Pricing & Promotion Personality Presentation & Place Product

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Pricing & Promotion -

Old Model
High initial price Final sales price at an average ~60% discount Highly promotional, 590 events a year

New Model
Everyday initial price close to where she normally buys One, month-long, seasonal promotion each month Friday clearance; corresponds with payday Dynamic implementation; continuous improvement

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Source: Company Data (Analyst Day Presentation, January 25th, 2012)

Pricing & Promotion Advantages of the New Model


Strengthens JCPs brand equity Frees merchants to focus on product, not promotional cadence Eliminates unproductive advertising expense Reduces store labor hours

Personality JCPs outdated image needed to be refreshed

New Logo:

Monthly Book

Television

Spokesperson

New Advertising:

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Presentation & Place New Model


Reduce clutter; more product on walls, less on the floor Build 100 brand focused shops within a shop Introduce 10 shops in 2012, starting in August 2 to 3 shops/month through end of 2015

Advantages of the New Model


Improved shopping experience Brands are competing to have their own shop vendors will help fund construction Monthly build-out cadence creates constant newness

Replicate Success of Existing Shops

Cost Effective Engineering Return on Capital is a Priority

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Source: Company Data (Analyst Day Presentation, January 25th, 2012)

First Shops Recently Announced

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Product Initiatives
Getting the right product in the store is a critical factor in driving higher sales and better gross margin Changes to the model will attract the best product to the store:
Pricing & Promotion: Improved price integrity strengthens the brands sold at JCP Personality: An updated look improves JCP and associated brands Presentation & Place: Branded shops and less clutter will help vendors build their brands Vendor Economics: Bringing vendors into partnership with the store will ensure that they send their best product to JCP

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Recent Product Announcements


New brands:

Revamping existing brands:

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JCP had to fix the brand, price, promotion, place, and presentation before it could get the new product The consequence is an initial sales decline

How We Expect Sales To Develop


Sequence of the sales model transformation
Sales Impact

Immediate (February 2012): Implement every day low pricing, fewer promotions Change personality (logo, advertising) Improve presentation by reducing clutter August 2012: Major brand announcements and introduction of the first shops 50% of product will be new or revamped brands Year-end 2012: First 10 shops complete Year-end 2015 Build out of all 100 shops completed at a pace of 2 to 3 per month Increase national brands from 45% of sales to 75% - 80%

How We Expect Sales To Develop


Sales are under pressure today, but we believe better product from existing new brands and the shop build-out will lead to meaningful sales growth
Forecasted Sales Progression (illustrative)

Seasonally Adj. Monthly Sales

Change pricing without new product

Shop build -out and brand announcements continue New product + First shops

We are here

Customer understanding of the new strategy improves

Time
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Note: This illustration is not intended to communicate specific rates of sales growth but rather only to illustrate Pershing Squares expectations based on its estimates and anticipated trends

The Cost Opportunity

Eliminating Waste
JCP has an extremely inefficient cost structure. Management is quickly and effectively addressing the issue
SG&A as a percent of revenue, 2010 (ex-D&A and rent)

35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0%

Approaching Kohls SG&A spend represents a $1.8bn opportunity for JCP

31%

21%

2010 Revenue:

$17.8bn

$18.4bn

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Source: Company data

Eliminating Waste
At its core, JCP is a simple business it has one segment and no international sales. Unfortunately, years of mismanagement bloated the cost structure

Management has identified at least $900mm/yr of net savings by 2012

Home Office (management target = $200+mm) Stores ($400+mm) Advertising ($300+mm)

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Source: Company Data (Analyst Day Presentation, January 25th, 2012)

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The Magnitude of the Cost Opportunity is Large


The $900mm cost opportunity is ~120% of 2011 EBIT
Adj. EBIT vs. Cost Opportunity

Cost Opportunity EBIT

2008

2009
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2010

2011

EBIT excludes restructuring charges, markdowns related to pricing strategy, and qualified pension expense

Home Office (management target = $200+mm)


Historic dysfunction at JCPs home office in Plano is symptomatic of an organization which was not focused on cost control

Cost Structure Issues


Out of ~5,900 home office employees (pre-layoffs), ~700 were assistants JCP spends 2x benchmarks on IT Merchandise, Planning & Allocation teams were staffed ~35% above competition The average manager had only 4 direct reports

Work or Play? Cultural Issues


Netflix, consumed 20% of corporate internet bandwidth during work hours The average employee made 1,000 clicks on youtube per month

Illustrative Initiatives:
Executing planned layoffs on-schedule Within six weeks, the new vice president of IT was able to reduce her run-rate budget (ex-special projects) by 25% for 2012
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Source: Company data

Stores (management target = $400+mm)


JCPs stores require ~25% more labor hours than Kohls. Management will use technology to narrow this gap

Illustrative Initiatives:
Headcount 40% more supervisors per store than competitors 15% more employees per store than competitors

Reducing clerical tasks New pricing strategy requires fewer price changes, reducing store labor hours Simplifying stocking and merchandise receiving processes Eliminating layers of management to bring staff closer to the customer Shrinking the number of cash registers and using technology on the floor to assist with checkout
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Source: Company Data (Analyst Day Presentation, January 25th, 2012)

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Advertising (management target = $300+mm)


The former promotional strategy and corporate inefficiency led to overspending in advertising

Advertising Spend as a % of Rev. (2011)

6.0% 5.1% 4.3%

$300mm opportunity for JCP

Correcting Inefficiency
Fewer, better promotions will make advertising more efficient

JCP

Kohl's

Macy's

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Source: Company Data (10K Fillings, 2011)

Other Operational Opportunities


Managements $900mm target is only half the gap with Kohls. Given opportunities uncovered so far, we expect more progress to come

Assorted potential sources of additional value creation: Inventory JCP carries too much inventory In 2012 alone, JCP expects to eliminate $500+mm of unproductive inventory Supply Chain Zero base budgeting the supply chain and distribution center rationalization Goal to reduce store truck deliveries from 3-5x per week to 1-2x Capital Allocation Historically, store capex spend based on sf not productivity

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Source: Company Data

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Turnaround Summary

All of the Requirements for a Turnaround are in Place

Solid core business with natural competitive advantages New, high-quality management team Management incentives are aligned with shareholder returns High potential new sales strategy Abundant low-hanging fruit in the cost structure to fund sales opportunity

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JCP Reminds us of Another Retail Turnaround


Mid-1980s Today

Broken model

Expensive real estate; commodity product Drexlers leadership attracted top talent Drexler made ~$350mm 1 on Gap stock

Excessively promotional, weak product selection Johnsons leadership has attracted top talent Johnsons net worth is levered to JCP stock Fairer pricing, better product, improved store environment Sales will be challenged in 2012

Talented new management with equity incentives

Decisive strategy change

Eliminated national brands and focused on the GAP label Net income fell 43% Under Drexler, Gap stock rose ~60x
2

The first year was difficult

Results
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Source: 1WSJ magazine, June 2010 2The GAP Company history, Fundinguniverse.com

Thoughts on the First Quarter


Costs Costs
Identified and executing on $650mm of opportunity Management pulled their $900mm cost target forward to year-end 2012

Sales
Disappointing SSS (-19%) and gross margin (-120bps) Management is responding; expect sales progress in the second half Many new and revamped brands announced Vendors are enthusiastic and have submitted 110 shop applications Long-term, we believe JCP will grow sales and achieve ~40% gross margins

Dividend cut has caused forced selling by yield investors


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Gross margin is shown before markdown charges related to new pricing strategy

Ron has been CEO for 106 days

Valuation

What Sales Could the New JCP Generate?


Within several years we believe JCPs sales per square foot will recover to the 2007 peak of $177, with potential for substantial upside
Sales Build: Sales per foot Gross Square Ft. (mm) Sales % increase vs. 2011 2011 $ $ 154 $ 112 17,260 $ 2015 177 112 19,824 15%

Sales Per Gross SF Comparison: Store Sales/Ft vs. JCP 2011 vs. JCP Peak JCP ('07 Peak) $177 15% Macy's 174 13% Kohl's 194 26% 10% TJ Maxx 285 85% 61% Nordstrom 431 180% 144%

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54 Notes: Sales per sqft is both Stores and E-Commerce; Nordstrom - excludes credit card business; TJ Maxx includes only Marshals and Maxx in US, estimated gross sqft

2011 sales

Meaningful opportunity to grow sales versus 2011 levels and peak

What Could the New JCP Earn?


We believe JCP could earn ~$6.00 per share in 2015
Illustrative P&L
Sales Gross Profit % Margin SG&A % of Sales D&A % of Sales EBIT % Margin 2015 EPS $ $ 19,824 <--Sales/sqft = $177, '07 peak 7,930 40% <--Mgmt's long-term guidance 4,850 <--$900mm of cost saves, less inflation and volume adj. 24% 700 <--40% above ltm reflects higher capex 4% 2,379 12% <-- 100bps below mgmt's long-term guidance 6.00

Assumptions: - SG&A Inflation: ($5,144-900)*(1.02^4-1) Conservatively assumes inflation does not benefit revenue - (New Sales - 2011 Sales)*.10 = SG&A impact of higher sales Implies that ~40% of SG&A is variable

Additional Notes: All EPS dilution assumes $50/share EPS excludes: Real estate and other, and qualified pension expense $230mm of interest expense and 37% tax rate Managements long-term guidance: 1/25/2012 analyst day presentation

What Could the New JCP Earn?


Leverage to additional improvement
Every 5% increase in sales adds ~80c of EPS Every $100mm of SG&A reduction adds ~30c to EPS
Mid-Case $ 177 900 $ 6.00 Upside $ 200 1,250 $ 9.25

Sales/sf Cost Saves 2015 EPS

Notes: All EPS dilution assumes $50/share EPS excludes: Real estate and other, and qualified pension expense $230mm of interest expense and 37% tax rate

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We think JCP is cheap under a variety of operating outcomes:


Mid-Case Upside

+GM to 40%, -SG&A inflation, - D&A lift

Sales lift to $200/ft

$350mm Incremental Cost saves

$1.08

$9.25

$2.17

JCP 2015 EPS

Sales lift to $177/ft $900mm Cost saves

$1.97

$.02

$6.00

$2.52
2011 EPS

$1.49

NTM Multiple: 2014 Stock Price:

13x $50

$77 $86

14x $131 $125

All EPS dilution assumes $50/share; all stock prices adj. for option and warrant dilution; earnings adj. for restructuring charges, qualified pension expense, real estate and other, and markdowns related to new pricing strategy Stock price includes $1/share for REIT interests and other non-core real estate

Good Downside Protection


Cost Opportunity:
The $900mm cost opportunity alone generates ~$2.50 of EPS or $30 per share of value at 12x EPS

Real Estate:
JCP controls 112mm sf of high quality real estate through long-dated, low-cost leases at ~$4/sf (51%), as well as outright ownership (49%) $11+bn replacement cost

Think Big

What Will the New JCP Look Like?


JCP will become a mall within a mall, with 100 high-quality, branded tenants:

The model works: JCPs Sephora shops generate $600+ of sales per square foot

What Will the New JCP Look Like?


Whats the sales potential?
Specialty stores in 80% of JCPs malls earn an average of $300+ in sales per square foot

If JCP becomes a collection of specialty stores, why cant its sales approach specialty store levels?
Old New

2011 in-store merchandise sales per gross sf:

$337

$436

$561

$132

What is the Potential Upside?


JCP has high sales potential plus a major cost advantage
Old New

2011 rent as a percent of in-store sales:

9%
Other advantages:

9%

7%

~2%

<2%

JCP will have a flexible, diversified portfolio of 100 brands, reducing fashion risk Even at its current sales level, JCP has greater scale than nearly all other specialty stores

Think Big
How much would JCP be worth if it had sales per square foot approaching that of a specialty store?
In-Store Merchandise Sales/sf Total Sales Gross Profit Gross Margin SG&A % of Revenue D&A EBIT % of Revenue EPS Multiple $250 $300 $350 $ 31,000 $ 36,600 $ 42,200 12,400 40% 5,968 19% 1,000 14,640 40% 6,528 18% 1,000 16,880 40% 7,088 17% 1,000

$ 5,432 $ 7,112 $ 8,792 18% 19% 21% $14 14.0x $18 14.0x $22 14.0x

Share Price
Multiple of today's share price ($26)

$191
7x

$253
10x

$315
12x

Additional upside: Store growth, buybacks, dividends

Assumes: 240mm shares outstanding, $3bn of internet and non-merchandise sales, $230mm of interest expense, 37% tax rate, SG&A: $900 of cost saves, SG&A increases by 10% of incremental revenue, 4yrs of 2% inflation, ex- RE and other, and qualified pension expense

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