Key Terms
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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): Russell 3000
®
Index (the Component
Index), the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (each of the latter two, a Component Fund
and collectively, as the Component Funds). We refer to each Component
Index and Component Fund as a Component Underlying and collectively, as the
Component Underlyings.
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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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Russell 3000
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Index
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60%
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10%
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1.5
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18.9075%
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1.1111
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iShares
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MSCI EAFE Index
Fund
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25%
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10%
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1.5
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26.7075%
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1.1111
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iShares
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MSCI Emerging
Markets Index Fund
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15%
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10%
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1.5
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29.8575%
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1.1111
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* The actual Maximum Return for each
Basket Component will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than
the applicable percentage set forth in the table above. The maximum payment
at maturity, based on the percentages set forth above, is $1,225.00 per
$1,000 principal amount note.
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Payment at Maturity:
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The amount you will receive at
maturity is based on the Basket Return, which in turn is based on the
performance of the Basket Components. At maturity, your payment per $1,000
principal amount note will be calculated as follows:
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$1,000 +
($1,000 x Basket Return)
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Basket Return:
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The sum of the products of (a) the
Component Return of each Basket Component and (b) the Component Weighting of
such Basket Component.
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Component Return:
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With respect to each Basket
Component, the Component Return will be calculated as follows:
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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 × 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) ×
downside leverage factor
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For each Basket Component, if the
Ending Underlying Level for the applicable Component Underlying is less than
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 Russell 3000
®
Index is more than 12.605%, the applicable
Component Return will be equal to the applicable Maximum Return for the Russell 3000
®
Index of 18.9075%*.
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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 or closing price of such Component Underlying 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 or closing prices of such Component
Underlying on each of the Ending Averaging Dates (multipled, in the case of
the Component Funds, by the applicable Share Adjustment Factor on such date)
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Share Adjustment Factor:
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1.0 on the pricing date and subject to adjustment under
certain circumstances. See Description of Notes Payment at
Maturity and General Terms of Notes Anti-Dilution
Adjustments in the accompanying product supplement no. 103-A-II
for further information about these adjustments.
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Ending Averaging Dates
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June 6, 2011, June 7, 2011, June 8, 2011, June 9, 2011 and June 10, 2011
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Maturity Date
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June 15, 2011
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CUSIP:
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48124ARZ2
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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-A-II.
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Investing in the Notes
Linked to a Basket Consisting of Buffered Return Enhanced Components involves a
number of risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page PS-9 of the accompanying
product supplement no. 103-A-II and Selected Risk Considerations beginning on
page TS-4 of this term sheet.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed upon the accuracy
or the adequacy of this term sheet or the accompanying prospectus supplement
and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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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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(1)
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The price to the public
includes the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes through one or
more of our affiliates, which includes our affiliates expected cost of
providing such hedge as well as the profit our affiliates expect to realize in
consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge. For
additional related information, please see Use of Proceeds beginning on page
PS-21 of the accompanying product supplement no. 103-A-II.
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(2)
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Please
see Supplemental Plan of Distribution in this term sheet for information
about fees and commissions.
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The notes are not bank deposits and are
not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a
bank.
May 24, 2010
Additional Terms
Specific to the Notes
JPMorgan
Chase & Co. has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for the offering to which
this term sheet relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and the other documents relating to this offering
that JPMorgan Chase & Co. has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. and this offering. You may get
these documents without cost by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at
www.sec.gov. Alternatively, JPMorgan Chase & Co., any agent or any dealer
participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, the
prospectus supplement, product supplement no. 103-A-II and this term sheet if
you so request by calling toll-free 866-535-9248.
You may
revoke your offer to purchase the notes at any time prior to the time at which
we accept such offer by notifying the applicable agent. We reserve the right
to change the terms of, or reject any offer to purchase, the notes prior to
their issuance. In the event of any changes to the terms of the notes, we will
notify you and you will be asked to accept such changes in connection with your
purchase. You may also choose to reject such changes in which case we may
reject your offer to purchase.
You should read
this term sheet together with the prospectus dated November 21, 2008, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 relating to our Series E medium-term notes of which these notes are a part, and the more
detailed information contained in product supplement no. 103-A-II dated March 24, 2010.
This term sheet, together with the documents listed below, contains
the terms of the notes and supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral
statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary or
indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation,
sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or other educational materials of
ours.
You should carefully consider, among other things, the matters set
forth in Risk Factors in the accompanying product supplement no. 103-A-II, as
the notes involve risks not associated with conventional debt securities. We
urge you to consult your investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers
before you invest in the notes.
You may access
these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows
(or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date
on the SEC website):
Our Central
Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 19617. As used in this term sheet,
the Company, we, us or our refers to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
What Is the Underlying
Return for Each Component Underlying and the Corresponding Component Return for
Each Basket Component Assuming a Range of Performance for Each Component
Underlying?
The following table illustrates the
hypothetical Underlying Return for each Component Underlying and the
corresponding Component Return for each Basket Component. The hypothetical Underlying
Returns and Component Returns set forth below assume a Starting Underlying
Level of 650, $50 and $40 for the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Fund, respectively, and a Maximum Return of 18.9075%, 26.7075% and 29.8575% for
the Basket Components linked to the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Fund, respectively. The hypothetical Underlying Returns and Component Returns
set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual Underlying
Returns and Component Returns applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The
numbers appearing in the following table have been rounded for ease of
analysis.
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Russell 3000
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Index
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iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index
Fund
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iShares
®
MSCI Emerging
Markets Index
Fund
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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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1170.00
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80.000%
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18.9075%
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$90.00
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80.000%
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26.7075%
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$72.00
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80.000%
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29.8575%
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1072.50
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65.000%
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18.9075%
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$82.50
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65.000%
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26.7075%
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$66.00
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65.000%
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29.8575%
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975.00
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50.000%
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18.9075%
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$75.00
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50.000%
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26.7075%
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$60.00
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50.000%
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29.8575%
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910.00
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40.000%
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18.9075%
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$70.00
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40.000%
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26.7075%
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$56.00
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40.000%
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29.8575%
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845.00
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30.000%
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18.9075%
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$65.00
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30.000%
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26.7075%
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$52.00
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30.000%
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29.8575%
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780.00
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20.000%
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18.9075%
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$60.00
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20.000%
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26.7075%
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$48.00
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20.000%
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29.8575%
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731.90
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12.605%
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18.9075%
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$58.90
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17.805%
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26.7075%
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$47.96
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19.905%
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29.8575%
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715.00
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10.000%
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15.0000%
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$55.00
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10.000%
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15.0000%
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$44.00
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10.000%
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15.0000%
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682.50
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5.000%
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7.5000%
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$52.50
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5.000%
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7.5000%
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$42.00
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5.000%
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7.5000%
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666.25
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2.500%
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3.7500%
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$51.25
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2.500%
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3.7500%
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$41.00
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2.500%
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3.7500%
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656.50
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1.000%
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1.5000%
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$50.50
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1.000%
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1.5000%
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$40.40
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1.000%
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1.5000%
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650.00
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0.000%
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0.0000%
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$50.00
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0.000%
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0.0000%
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$40.00
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0.000%
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0.0000%
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617.50
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-5.000%
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0.0000%
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$47.50
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-5.000%
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0.0000%
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$38.00
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-5.000%
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0.0000%
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585.00
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-10.000%
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0.0000%
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$45.00
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-10.000%
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0.0000%
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$36.00
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-10.000%
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0.0000%
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520.00
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-20.000%
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-11.1111%
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$40.00
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-20.000%
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-11.1111%
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$32.00
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-20.000%
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-11.1111%
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455.00
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-30.000%
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-22.2222%
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$35.00
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-30.000%
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-22.2222%
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$28.00
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-30.000%
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-22.2222%
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390.00
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-40.000%
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-33.3333%
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$30.00
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-40.000%
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-33.3333%
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$24.00
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-40.000%
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-33.3333%
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325.00
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-50.000%
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-44.4444%
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$25.00
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-50.000%
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-44.4444%
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$20.00
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-50.000%
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-44.4444%
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260.00
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-60.000%
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-55.5556%
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$20.00
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-60.000%
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-55.5556%
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$16.00
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-60.000%
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-55.5556%
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195.00
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-70.000%
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-66.6667%
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$15.00
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-70.000%
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-66.6667%
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$12.00
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-70.000%
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-66.6667%
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130.00
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-80.000%
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-77.7778%
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$10.00
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-80.000%
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-77.7778%
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$8.00
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-80.000%
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-77.7778%
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65.00
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-90.000%
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-88.8889%
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$5.00
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-90.000%
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-88.8889%
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$4.00
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-90.000%
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-88.8889%
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0.00
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-100.000%
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-100.0000%
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$0.00
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-100.000%
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-100.0000%
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$0.00
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-100.000%
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-100.0000%
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JPMorgan
Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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TS-1
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Hypothetical
Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity
The following
examples illustrate how the payment at maturity is calculated under various
hypothetical circumstances. You should review the following examples in
conjunction with the hypothetical table set forth on the previous page,
including the underlying assumptions described on the previous page. The
hypothetical payments at maturity set forth below are for illustrative purposes
only and may not be the actual payment at maturity applicable to a purchaser of
the notes. The numbers appearing in the following examples have been rounded
for ease of analysis.
Example 1: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index increases from a Starting
Underlying Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 682.50, the price of
the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund increases from a Starting
Underlying Level of $50 to an Ending Underlying Level of $51.25, and the price
of the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund increases from a
Starting Underlying Level of $40 to an Ending Underlying Level of $40.40.
Because
the Ending Underlying Level of each Component Underlying is greater than its
Starting Underlying Level, and each of the Underlying Returns of 5% for the Russell
3000
®
Index, 2.50% for the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
and 1% for the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, each
multiplied by 1.5, does not exceed the applicable Maximum Return of 18.9075%, 26.7075% and 29.8575%,
respectively, the Basket Return is calculated as follows:
[(5% x 1.5) x 60%] + [(2.50% x 1.5) x 25%] + [(1% x 1.5) x 15%]
= 5.6625%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,056.63 per $1,000 principal
amount note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 5.6625%) = $1,056.63
Example 2: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index increases from a Starting Underlying
Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 780, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund increases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $65, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund increases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40
to an Ending Underlying Level of $56.
Because the Ending Underlying Level
of each Component Underlying is greater than its Starting Underlying Level, and
each of the Underlying Returns of 20.00% for the Russell 3000
®
Index,
30.00% for the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and 40.00% for the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, each multiplied by 1.5, exceeds the
applicable Maximum Return of 18.9075%, 26.7075% and 29.8575%, respectively, the
Basket Return is calculated as follows:
(18.9075% x 60%) + (26.7075%
x 25%) + (29.8575% x 15%) = 22.50%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,225.00 per $1,000 principal
amount note, which reflects the maximum payment at maturity, calculated as
follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 22.50%) = $1,225.00
Example 3: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index increases from a Starting
Underlying Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 780, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund increases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $51.25, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund increases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40
to an Ending Underlying Level of $40.40.
Because the Ending Underlying Level
of each Component Underlying is greater than its Starting Underlying Level, and
the Underlying Return of 20.00% for the Russell 3000
®
Index
multiplied by 1.5 exceeds the applicable Maximum Return of 18.9075%, while each
of the Underlying Returns of 2.50% for the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index
Fund and 1% for the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, each
multiplied by 1.5, does not exceed the applicable Maximum Return of 26.7075%
and 29.8575%, respectively, the Basket Return is calculated as follows:
(18.9075% x 60%) + [(2.50% x 1.5) x 25%] + [(1% x 1.5) x 15%]
= 12.507%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,125.07 per $1,000 principal
amount note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x 12.507%) = $1,125.07
Example 4: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index decreases from a Starting
Underlying Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 585, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $45, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40
to an Ending Underlying Level of $36.
Because the Ending Underlying Level
of each Component Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by not
more than 10%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000
principal amount note.
Example 5: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index decreases from a Starting
Underlying Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 455, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $40, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40
to an Ending Underlying Level of $24.
Because the Ending Underlying Level
of each Component Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more
than 10%, the Basket Return is calculated as follows:
{[(-30% + 10%) x 1.1111] x 60%} + {[(-20% + 10%) x 1.1111]
x 25%} + {[(-40% + 10%) x 1.1111] x 15%} = -21.1109%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $788.89 per $1,000 principal amount
note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x -21.1109%) = $788.89
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JPMorgan
Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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TS-2
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Example 6: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index decreases from a Starting
Underlying Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 455, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $45, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40
to an Ending Underlying Level of $24.
Because the Ending Underlying Level
of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund is less than its Starting
Underlying Level by not more than 10% and the Ending Underlying Level of each
of the other Component Underlyings is less than its Starting Underlying Level
by more than 10%, the Basket Return is calculated as follows:
{[(-30% + 10%) x 1.1111] x 60%} + 0% + {[(-40% + 10%) x
1.1111] x 15%} = -18.33315%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $816.67 per $1,000 principal amount
note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x -18.33315%) = $816.67
Example 7: The
level of the Russell 3000
®
Index increases from a Starting Underlying
Level of 650 to an Ending Underlying Level of 682.50, the price of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $50 to an
Ending Underlying Level of $40, and the price of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund decreases from a Starting Underlying Level of $40 to
an Ending Underlying Level of $24.
Because the Ending Underlying Level of
the Russell 3000
®
Index is greater than its Starting Underlying
Level, and the Underlying Return of 5% multiplied by 1.5 does not exceed the
applicable Maximum Return of 18.9075%, and the Ending Underlying Level of each
of the other Component Underlyings is less than its Starting Underlying Level
by more than 10%, the Basket Return is calculated as follows:
[(5% x 1.5) x 60%] + {[(-20% + 10%) x 1.1111] x 25%} +
{[(-40% + 10%) x 1.1111] x 15%} = -3.2777%
Accordingly, the
investor receives a payment at maturity of $967.22 per $1,000 principal amount
note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 x -3.2777%) = $967.22
Selected Purchase
Considerations
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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 1.5,
up to the Maximum Return of at least 18.9075% for the Russell 3000
®
Index, at least 26.7075% for the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and at
least 29.8575% for the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund.
The actual Maximum Returns will be set on the pricing date and will not be less
than 18.9075%, 26.7075% and 29.8575%, respectively, and accordingly, the actual
maximum payment at maturity will not be less than $1,225.00 for every $1,000
principal amount note. 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 if the Ending Underlying Level of each Component
Underlying is less than the applicable Starting Underlying Level by up to 10%.
If the Ending Underlying Level of a Component Underlying is less than the
Starting Underlying Level 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 Russell 3000
®
Index makes up 60% 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 Russell 3000
®
Index.
The return on the notes is linked to a weighted basket consisting of three buffered
return enhanced components, each linked to the Russell 3000
®
Index,
the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund, respectively. The Russell 3000
®
Index
is designed to represent the broad U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000
®
Index consists of the 3,000 stocks included in the Russell 1000
®
Index
and the Russell 2000
®
Index, which are subsets of the Russell 3000E
Index, and represents approximately 98% of the U.S. equity market
.
The iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund is
an exchange-traded fund of iShares
®
Trust, a registered investment
company, which seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price
and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE
®
Index. The MSCI EAFE
®
Index is a stock index calculated, published
and disseminated daily by MSCI Inc. and is intended to provide performance
benchmarks for the developed equity markets in Australia and New Zealand and
those in Europe and Asia.
The iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is
an exchange-traded fund of iShares, Inc., which is a registered investment
company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios. The iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that
correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and
expenses, of publicly traded securities in emerging markets as measured by the
MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free-float
adjusted average of the U.S. dollar values of all of the equity securities
constituting the MSCI indices for selected emerging markets countries. We refer to each of the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI
Emerging Markets Index as an Underlying Index and collectively, as the
Underlying Indices.
For additional information about each Component
Underlying, see the information set forth under The Russell 3000
®
Index, The iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and The iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund of the accompanying product supplement no. 103-A-II.
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Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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TAX TREATMENT
You should review carefully the section entitled
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences in the accompanying product
supplement no. 103-A-II. 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
LLP
, it is
reasonable to treat the notes as open transactions for U.S. federal income
tax purposes that, subject to the discussion of the constructive ownership
rules below, generate long-term capital gain or loss if held for more than one
year. The notes may be treated as subject to the constructive ownership rules
of Section 1260 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code),
in which case any gain recognized in respect of the notes that would otherwise
be long-term capital gain and that is in excess of the net underlying long-term
capital gain (as defined in Section 1260) would be treated as ordinary income,
and an interest charge would apply as if that income had accrued for tax
purposes at a constant yield over the notes term.
If all or any
portion of the notes were treated as constructive ownership transactions,
there would be a presumption that all long-term capital gain is subject to recharacterization
as ordinary income unless the contrary is demonstrated by clear and convincing
evidence. It is not clear how the net underlying long-term capital
gain should be determined under Code Section 1260 in the case of an
instrument, like the notes, linked to a Basket consisting of the Russell 3000
Index, the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Index Fund. The IRS could, for example, assert that any long-term capital gain
you realize, to the extent in excess of the amount of long-term capital gain
you can establish would have been realized if you had invested 25% and 15%,
respectively, of your initial investment on the issue date in the iShares MSCI EAFE
Index Fund shares and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund shares, and
sold those shares at the time of sale, exchange or redemption of your notes,
should be recharacterized as ordinary income, with the resulting tax subject to
an interest charge as if the income had accrued on a constant-yield basis.
Our tax counsel is unable to express an opinion as to
whether or to what extent the constructive ownership rule might apply to an
investment in the notes. Accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their tax
advisers regarding the potential application of the constructive ownership
rules. In addition, in 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 described above.
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 the potential application of the
constructive ownership rules, possible alternative treatments and the issues
presented by this notice. Non-U.S. Holders should also note that they may be
withheld upon at a rate of up to 30% unless they have submitted a properly
completed IRS Form W-8BEN or otherwise satisfied the applicable documentation
requirements.
The discussion in the preceding paragraph,
when read in combination with the section entitled Certain U.S. Federal Income
Tax Consequences in the accompanying product supplement, constitutes the full
opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell
LLP
regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning
and disposing of notes.
Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the notes involves significant risks.
Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Basket,
the Basket Components, the Component Underlyings or any of the equity securities
included in the Component Underlyings. These risks are explained in more
detail in the Risk Factors section of the accompanying product supplement no.
103-A-II dated May 24, 2010.
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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 of each Component
Underlying is positive or negative. Your investment will be exposed to loss on
a leveraged basis if the Ending Underlying Levelfor any Component Underlying is less than the Starting Underlying
Level for such Component Underlying by more than the 10%.
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CREDIT RISK OF JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
The notes are
subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and our credit ratings
and credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.
Investors are dependent on JPMorgan Chase & Co.s ability to pay all
amounts due on the notes at maturity, and therefore investors are subject to
our credit risk and to changes in the markets view of our creditworthiness.
Any decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by
the market for taking our credit risk is likely to affect adversely the value
of 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. In
addition, we are currently one of the companies that make up the Russell 3000
®
Index. We will not have any obligation to consider your interests as a holder
of the notes in taking any corporate action that might affect the value of the Russell
3000
®
Index and the notes.
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Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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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
18.9075%, 26.7075% and 29.8575% for the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Fund, respectively. Assuming the Maximum Return for each Basket Component is
equal to the applicable percentage set forth in the immediately preceding
sentence, your payment at maturity will not exceed $1,225.00 for each $1,000
principal amount note.
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CHANGES
IN THE VALUES OF THE COMPONENT UNDERLYINGS MAY OFFSET EACH OTHER
Price
movements in the Component Underlyings may not correlate with each other. At a
time when the value of one or more of the Component Underlyings increases, the
value of the other Component Underlyings may not increase as much or may even
decline. Therefore, in calculating the Basket Return, increases in the value
of one or more of the Component Underlyings may be moderated, or more than
offset, by lesser increases or declines in the level(s) of the other Component
Underlying or Component Underlyings. For example, assuming the Maximum Return
for each Basket Component is equal to the applicable percentage set forth on
the front cover of this term sheet, the negative, weighted Component Return
resulting from a 20% decline in the Russell 3000
®
Index would more
than offset the positive, weighted Component Returns resulting from any and all
appreciation in both the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, which appreciation may be significant.
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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 agents commission and the estimated cost of hedging our
obligations under the notes. 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
INTEREST OR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS
As a holder of the notes,
you will not receive 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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THE
NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK
Because the prices of the
equity securities held by the Component Funds, which together comprise 40% of
the Basket, are converted into U.S. dollars for the purposes of calculating the
net asset value of such Component Fund, holders of the notes will be exposed to
currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the countries represented
in the Component Funds. Your net exposure will depend on the extent to which
such currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative
weight of the equity securities held by the Component Funds. If, taking into
account such weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against the respective
component currencies, the value of the applicable Component Fund, and
consequently, the Basket Return, will be adversely affected and the payment at
maturity may be reduced.
Of particular importance to potential currency exchange risk
are:
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existing
and expected rates of inflati0n;
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existing
and expected interest rate levels;
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the
balance of payments; and
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the
extent of government surpluses or deficits in the component countries and the United
States of America.
All
of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade
policies pursued by the governments of issuing countries of such currencies and
the United States and other countries important to international trade and
finance.
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THERE
ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPONENT FUNDS
Although shares of
the Component Funds are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca) and
a number of similar products have been traded on NYSE Arca and other national
securities exchanges for varying periods of time, there is no assurance that an
active trading market will continue for the shares of the Component Funds or
that there will be liquidity in the trading market. The Component Funds are
subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of
their investment adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of
constraints, may not produce the intended results. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA)
is currently the investment adviser for the Component Funds. BFA may invest up
to 10% of a Component Funds assets in securities not included in the applicable
Underlying Index, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, other types
of options and swaps related to the applicable Underlying Index, as well as
cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds affiliated
with BFA or its affiliates. Any such action could adversely affect the market
price of the shares of either or both of the Component Funds, and consequently,
the Basket Return and the value of the notes.
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Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE COMPONENT FUNDS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE UNDERLYING INDICES
The Component
Funds do not fully replicate their respective Underlying Indices, and their
performance will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not
included in the calculation of the respective Underlying Indices, all of which
may lead to a lack of correlation between the Component Funds and their
respective Underlying Indices. In addition, corporate actions with respect to
the sample of equity securities (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the
variance between the Component Funds and their respective Underlying Indices.
Finally, because the shares of the Component Funds are traded on the NYSE Arca
and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one
share of a Component Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of such
Component Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Component
Funds may not correlate with the performance of their respective Underlying Indices.
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NON-U.S. SECURITIES RISK
The
foreign equity securities held by the Component Funds have been issued by non-U.S.
companies. Investments in notes linked to the value of such non-U.S. equity
securities involve risks associated with the securities markets in those
countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, governmental
intervention in those markets and cross shareholdings in companies in certain
countries. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about
companies in some of these jurisdictions than about U.S. companies that are
subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and generally non-U.S.
companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards
and requirements and securities trading rules different from those applicable
to U.S. reporting companies.
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EMERGING
MARKETS RISK
The foreign equity securities held by the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund have been issued by non-U.S. companies located
in emerging markets countries. Countries with emerging markets may have relatively
unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses,
restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of
assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed
countries The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on
only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global
trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or
inflation rates. Local securities markets may trade a small number of
securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading
volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or
impossible at times. Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ
favorably or unfavorably from the economy in the United States in such respects
as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment,
resources and self-sufficiency. Any of the foregoing could adversely
affect the market value of shares of the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging
Markets Index Fund and the notes.
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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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THE
ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION FOR THE COMPONENT FUNDS IS LIMITED
The
calculation agent will make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor for a
Component Fund for certain events affecting the shares of such Component Fund.
However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment in response to all
events that could affect the shares of each Component Fund. If an event occurs
that does not require the calculation agent to make an adjustment, the value of
the notes may be materially and adversely affected.
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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 rates on the equity securities underlying the Component Underlyings;
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interest
and yield rates in the market generally as well as in the markets of the equity
securities underlying the Component Underlyings;
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a
variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events;
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the
exchange rate and the volatility of the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar
and the currencies in which the equity securities held by the Component Funds are
denominated and the correlation between those rates and the prices of shares of
the Component Funds;
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the
occurrence of certain events to the Component Funds that may or may not require
an adjustment to the Share Adjustment Factor; and
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our creditworthiness, including actual
or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.
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JPMorgan
Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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Historical
Information
The following graphs show the historical
weekly performance of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
Fund from January 7, 2005 through May 21, 2010. The Index closing level of the
Russell 3000
®
Index on May 21, 2010 was 642.64. The closing price
of one share of the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund on May 21, 2010 was $48.62. The closing price of one share of the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund on May 21, 2010 was $37.36.
We obtained the various closing
levels and prices of the Component Underlyings below from Bloomberg Financial
Markets. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or
completeness of information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets. The
historical prices set forth in the graph below for the iShares
®
MSCI
Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund have
been adjusted for 3-for-1 stock splits that went effective on June 9, 2005 and July 24, 2008. The historical levels and prices of each Component
Underlying should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no
assurance can be given as to the closing level or price of any Component
Underlying on the pricing date or any of the Ending Averaging Dates. We cannot
give you assurance that the performance of the Component Underlyings will
result in the return of any of your initial investment.
Supplemental Plan
of Distribution
JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan
Chase & Co., will receive a commission that will depend on market
conditions on the pricing date. In no event will that commission exceed $8.50
per $1,000 principal amount note. See Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)
beginning on page PS-81 of the accompanying product supplement no. 103-A-II.
For a different portion of the notes
to be sold in this offering, an affiliated bank will receive a fee and another
affiliate of ours will receive a structuring and development fee. In no event
will the total amount of these fees exceed $8.50 per $1,000 principal amount
note.
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JPMorgan
Structured Investments
Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket of Three Buffered Return Enhanced Components, Consisting of the Russell 3000
®
Index, the iShares
®
MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the iShares
®
MSCI EAFE Index Fund
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