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Term
sheet
To
prospectus dated December 1, 2005,
prospectus supplement dated October 12, 2006 and product supplement no. 103-I dated October 19, 2007 |
Term
Sheet
to
Product Supplement No. 103-I Registration Statement No. 333-130051 Dated April 10, 2008; Rule 433 |
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Structured
Investments |
JPMorgan
Chase & Co.
$
Notes
Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return
Enhanced
Components,
Consisting of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
®
Index, the
FTSE™
100
Index and the TOPIX
®
Index due April 24,
2009
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The
notes are
designed for investors who seek a return of twice the appreciation
of each
underlying in a weighted diversified basket of three international
buffered return enhanced components, consisting of the Dow Jones
EURO
STOXX 50
®
Index, the
FTSE™ 100 Index and the TOPIX
®
Index, each
of which is subject to a different maximum return as described
below, at
maturity. Investors should be willing to forgo interest and dividend
payments and, if any Component Underlying declines by more than
10%, be
willing to lose some or all of their
principal.
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Senior
unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing April 24,
2009
†
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Minimum
denominations of $20,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess
thereof.
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The
notes are
expected to price on or about April 11, 2008
and
are
expected to settle on or about April 16,
2008.
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Basket/Basket
Components:
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The
notes are
linked to a weighted basket consisting of three buffered return
enhanced
components (each a “Basket Component,” and together, the “Basket
Components”, each linked to an international index (each a “Component
Underlying,” and together, the “Component Underlyings”) as set forth
below:
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Component
Underlying
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Component
Weighting
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Buffer
Amount
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Upside
Leverage Factor
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Maximum
Return*
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Downside
Leverage Factor
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Dow
Jones EURO
STOXX 50
®
Index
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55%
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10%
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2
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14.20%
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1.1111
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FTSE™
100
Index
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25%
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10%
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2
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12.20%
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1.1111
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TOPIX
®
Index
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20%
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10%
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2
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15.70%
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1.1111
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Ending
Underlying Level
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Component
Return
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is
greater than
the Starting
Underlying Level
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Underlying
Return x upside leverage factor, subject to the Maximum
Return
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is
equal
to
the Starting
Underlying Level or
less
than
the Starting
Underlying Level by not more than the buffer amount
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0
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is
less
than
the Starting
Underlying Level by more than the buffer amount
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(Underlying
Return + buffer amount) x downside leverage
factor
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For
each
Basket Component, if the Ending Underlying Level for the applicable
Component Underlying declines from the Starting Underlying Level
for such
Component Underlying by more than 10%, your return on the notes
at
maturity may be adversely affected and you may lose some or all
of your
investment at maturity.
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Maximum
Return:
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With
respect
to a Basket Component, a percentage that we will determine on
the pricing
date and that will not be less than the respective percentage
set forth
above under “Basket/Basket Components.” For example, if the Underlying
Return for the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
®
Index is
more than 7.10%, the applicable Component Return will be equal
to the
applicable Maximum Return, or 14.20%*.
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Underlying
Return:
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With
respect
to each Component Underlying, the performance of the Component
Underlying
from the Starting Underlying Level to the Ending Underlying Level,
calculated as follows:
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Ending
Underlying Level - Starting Underlying Level
Starting
Underlying Level
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Starting
Underlying Level:
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With
respect
to each Component Underlying, the Index closing level on the
pricing
date.
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Ending
Underlying Level:
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With
respect
to each Component Underlying, the arithmetic average of the Index
closing
levels on each of the Ending Averaging Dates.
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Ending
Averaging Dates
†
:
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April
15,
2009, April 16, 2009, April 17, 2009, April 20, 2009 and April
21,
2009
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Maturity
Date
†
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April
24,
2009
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CUSIP:
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Subject
to
postponement in the event of a market disruption event and
as described
under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying
product supplement no.
103-I.
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Price
to Public
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Fees
and Commissions (1)
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Proceeds
to Us
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Per
note
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$
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$
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$
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Total
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$
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$
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$
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Please
see
“Supplemental Underwriting Information” in this term sheet for information
about commissions.
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Product
supplement no. 103-I dated October 19,
2007:
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Prospectus
supplement dated October 12, 2006:
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Prospectus
dated December 1, 2005:
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Dow
Jones EURO STOXX 50
®
Index
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FTSE™
100 Index
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TOPIX
®
Index
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Ending
Underlying
Level
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Underlying
Return
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Component
Return
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Ending
Underlying
Level
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Underlying
Return
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Component
Return
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Ending
Underlying
Level
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Underlying
Return
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Component
Return
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6840.000
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80.00%
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14.20%
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10800.000
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80.00%
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12.20%
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2250.000
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80.00%
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15.70%
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6270.000
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65.00%
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14.20%
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9900.000
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65.00%
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12.20%
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2062.500
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65.00%
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15.70%
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5700.000
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50.00%
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14.20%
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9000.000
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50.00%
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12.20%
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1875.000
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50.00%
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15.70%
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5320.000
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40.00%
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14.20%
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8400.000
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40.00%
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12.20%
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1750.000
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40.00%
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15.70%
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4940.000
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30.00%
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14.20%
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7800.000
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30.00%
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12.20%
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1625.000
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30.00%
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15.70%
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4560.000
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20.00%
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14.20%
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7200.000
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20.00%
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12.20%
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1500.000
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20.00%
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15.70%
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4180.000
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10.00%
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14.20%
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6600.000
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10.00%
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12.20%
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1375.000
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10.00%
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15.70%
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4069.800
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7.10%
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14.20%
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6366.000
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6.10%
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12.20%
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1348.125
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7.85%
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15.70%
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4066.000
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7.00%
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14.00%
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6360.000
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6.00%
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12.00%
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1337.500
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7.00%
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14.00%
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4028.000
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6.00%
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12.00%
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6300.000
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5.00%
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10.00%
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1325.000
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6.00%
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12.00%
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3990.000
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5.00%
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10.00%
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6240.000
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4.00%
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8.00%
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1312.500
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5.00%
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10.00%
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3800.000
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0.00%
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0.00%
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6000.000
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0.00%
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0.00%
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1250.000
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0.00%
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0.00%
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3610.000
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-5.00%
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0.00%
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5700.000
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-5.00%
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0.00%
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1187.500
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-5.00%
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0.00%
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3420.000
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-10.00%
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0.00%
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5400.000
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-10.00%
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0.00%
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1125.000
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-10.00%
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0.00%
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3040.000
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-20.00%
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-11.11%
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4800.000
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-20.00%
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-11.11%
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1000.000
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-20.00%
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-11.11%
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2660.000
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-30.00%
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-22.22%
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4200.000
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-30.00%
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-22.22%
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875.000
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-30.00%
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-22.22%
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2280.000
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-40.00%
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-33.33%
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3600.000
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-40.00%
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-33.33%
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750.000
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-40.00%
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-33.33%
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1900.000
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-50.00%
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-44.44%
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3000.000
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-50.00%
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-44.44%
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625.000
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-50.00%
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-44.44%
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1520.000
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-60.00%
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-55.56%
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2400.000
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-60.00%
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-55.56%
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500.000
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-60.00%
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-55.56%
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1140.000
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-70.00%
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-66.67%
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1800.000
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-70.00%
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-66.67%
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375.000
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-70.00%
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-66.67%
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760.000
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-80.00%
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-77.78%
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1200.000
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-80.00%
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-77.78%
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250.000
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-80.00%
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-77.78%
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380.000
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-90.00%
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-88.89%
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600.000
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-90.00%
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-88.89%
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125.000
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-90.00%
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-88.89%
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0.000
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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0.000
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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0.000
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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APPRECIATION
POTENTIAL
—
The
notes
provide the opportunity to enhance equity returns by multiplying
a
positive Underlying Return for each Component Underlying by two,
up to the
Maximum Return of 14.20% for the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50
®
Index,
12.20% for the FTSE™ 100 Index and 15.70% for the TOPIX
®
Index.
Accordingly, the maximum payment at maturity is $1,140 for every
$1,000
principal amount note. The actual Maximum Total Return on the
notes will
be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 14.20%,
12.20% and
15.70%, respectively. Because the notes are our senior unsecured
obligations, payment of any amount at maturity is subject to
our ability
to pay our obligations as they become due.
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LIMITED
PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS
—
Payment
at
maturity of the principal amount of the notes is protected against
a
decline in the Ending Underlying Level of each Component Underlying,
as
compared to the applicable Starting Underlying Level, of up to
10%. If the
Ending Underlying Level of a Component Underlying declines by
more than
10%, for every 1% decline of the Component Underlying beyond
10%, the
Component Return for the Basket Component linked to such Component
Underlying will be reduced by
1.1111%.
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DIVERSIFICATION
AMONG THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS
—
Because
the
Basket Component linked to the
Dow
Jones
EURO STOXX 50
®
Index
makes
up 55%
of the Basket, we expect that generally the market value of your
notes and
your payment at maturity will depend significantly on the performance
of
the
Dow
Jones
EURO STOXX 50
®
Index
.
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CAPITAL
GAINS TAX TREATMENT
—
You
should
review carefully the section entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement no. 103-I. Subject to
the limitations described therein, and based on certain factual
representations received from us, in the opinion of our special
tax
counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, it is reasonable to treat your
purchase and ownership of the notes as an “open transaction” for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. Assuming this characterization is
respected,
your gain or loss on the notes should be treated as long-term
capital gain
or loss if you hold the notes for more than a year, whether or
not you are
an initial purchaser of notes at the issue price. However, the
Internal
Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court may not respect this
characterization or treatment of the notes, in which case the
timing and
character of any income or loss on the notes could be significantly
and
adversely affected.
In
addition, on December 7, 2007, Treasury and the IRS released
a notice
requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment
of “prepaid
forward contracts” and similar instruments, such as the notes. The notice
focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these
instruments
to accrue income over the term of their investment.
It
also asks
for comments on a number of related topics, including the character
of
income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance
of factors
such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments
are
linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated
accruals) realized by Non-U.S. Holders should be subject to withholding
tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to
the
“constructive ownership” regime, which very generally can operate to
recharacterize certain long-term capital gain as ordinary income
that is
subject to an interest charge. While the notice requests comments
on
appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury
regulations
or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues
could
materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment
in
the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. Both U.S. and Non-U.S.
Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S.
federal
income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including
possible
alternative treatments and the issues presented by this
notice.
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YOUR
INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS
—
The
notes
do not guarantee any return of principal. The return on the notes
at
maturity is linked to the performance of the Component Underlyings
and
will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Underlying
Return is
positive or negative. Your investment will be exposed on a leveraged
basis
to any decline in the Ending Underlying Level for any Component
Underlying
beyond the 10% buffer as compared to the Starting Underlying
Level.
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THE
COMPONENT RETURN FOR EACH BASKET COMPONENT IS LIMITED TO THE
APPLICABLE
MAXIMUM RETURN
—
If
the
Ending Underlying Level of a Component Underlying is greater
than its
Starting Underlying Level, the Component Return for the Basket
Component
linked to such Component Underlying will not exceed a predetermined
percentage, regardless of the appreciation in the Component Underlying,
which may be significant. We refer to this percentage for each
Basket
Component as a Maximum Return, which will be set on the pricing
date and
will not be less than 14.20%, 12.20% and 15.70% for the Dow Jones
EURO
STOXX 50
®
Index, the
FTSE™ 100 Index and the TOPIX
®
Index,
respectively. Assuming the Maximum Return for each Basket Component
is
equal to the applicable percentage set forth in the immediately
preceding
sentence, you payment at maturity will not exceed $1,140 for
each $1,000
principal amount note.
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CERTAIN
BUILT-IN COSTS ARE LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF
THE NOTES PRIOR
TO MATURITY
—
While
the
payment at maturity described in this term sheet is based on
the full
principal amount of your notes, the original issue price of
the notes
includes the agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations
under the notes through one or more of our affiliates. As a
result, the
price, if any, at which J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which
we refer to as
JPMSI, will be willing to purchase notes from you in secondary
market
transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the original
issue
price, and any sale prior to the maturity date could result
in a
substantial loss to you. The notes are not designed to be short-term
trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing
to hold
your notes to maturity.
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NO
PERIODIC INTEREST OR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS
—
As
a holder
of the notes, you will not receive periodic interest payments,
and you
will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends
or other
distributions or other rights that holders of securities composing
any of
the Component Underlyings would
have.
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NO
DIRECT EXPOSURE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
—
The
value
of your notes will not be adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations
between
the U.S. dollar and the currencies upon which the stocks underlying
each
Component Underlying are based, although any currency fluctuations
could
affect the performance of the Basket. Therefore, if the applicable
currencies appreciate or depreciate relative to the U.S. dollar
over the
term of the notes, you will not receive any additional payment
or incur
any reduction in your payment at
maturity.
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LACK
OF LIQUIDITY
—
The
notes
will not be listed on any securities exchange. JPMSI intends
to offer to
purchase the notes in the secondary market but is not required
to do so.
Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough
liquidity
to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Because other
dealers are
not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price
at which
you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on the
price, if
any, at which JPMSI is willing to buy the
notes.
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POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS
—
We
and our
affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the
notes, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our
obligations
under the notes. In performing these duties, the economic interests
of the
calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially
adverse to
your interests as an investor in the notes.
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MANY
ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES
—
In
addition
to the level of the Component Underlyings on any day, the value
of the
notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors
that may
either offset or magnify each other,
including:
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the
expected
volatility of the Component
Underlyings;
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the
time to
maturity of the notes;
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the
dividend
rate on the common stocks underlying the Component
Underlyings;
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interest
and
yield rates in the market
generally;
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a
variety of
economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;
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the
exchange
rate and volatility of the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar,
the
European Union euro, the British
pound
and the
Japanese yen; and
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our
creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades
in our credit
ratings
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