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Term sheet
To
prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 165-A-I dated May 1, 2009
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Term sheet to
Product Supplement No. 165-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated July 26, 2010; Rule 433
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Structured
Investments
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JPMorgan Chase &
Co.
$
Floating Rate Notes
Linked to 3-Month USD LIBOR due August 20, 2025
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General
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Senior unsecured
obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing August 20, 2025.
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With respect to each
Interest Period, Interest on the notes will be payable quarterly in arrears at
a rate per annum equal to 3-Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum, provided that
such Interest Rate will not be greater than the Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25%
per annum or less than the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum.
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The notes are
designed for investors who seek (a) quarterly interest payments that are linked
to 3-Month USD LIBOR as determined on each Determination Date plus 1.00%,
subject to the Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum and the Minimum
Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum and (b) full principal protection at maturity.
Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase
& Co.
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Interest will be
payable based on 90 days in each Interest Period and a 360-day year.
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Minimum
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
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The terms of the
notes as set forth below, to the extent they differ or conflict with those set
forth in the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I, will supersede the
terms set forth in product supplement no. 165-A-I.
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The notes are
expected to price on or about August 17, 2010 and are expected to settle on or about August 20, 2010.
Key Terms
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Maturity Date:
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August 20, 2025.
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Interest:
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With respect to each Interest Period, for
each $1,000 principal amount note, the interest payment will be calculated as
follows:
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$1,000 × Interest Rate × (90/360).
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Interest Rate:
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With respect to each Interest Period, a
rate per annum equal to 3-Month USD LIBOR on each applicable Determination
Date
plus
1.00% per annum, provided that such rate will not be greater
than the Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum or less than the Minimum
Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum.
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Minimum Interest
Rate:
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3.00% per annum
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Maximum Interest
Rate:
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7.25% per annum
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3-Month USD LIBOR:
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3-Month USD LIBOR refers to the London Interbank
Offer Rate for deposits in U.S. dollars with a Designated Maturity of 3
months that appears on the Reuters page LIBOR01 (or any successor page)
under the heading 3Mo at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the
applicable Determination Date, as determined by the calculation agent. If on
the applicable Determination Date, 3-Month USD LIBOR cannot be determined by
reference to Reuters page LIBOR01 (or any successor page), then the
calculation agent will determine 3-Month USD LIBOR in accordance with the
procedures set forth under Description of Notes Interest The Underlying
Rates LIBOR Rate in the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I.
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Determination
Date:
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Two London Business Days immediately prior
to the beginning of the applicable Interest Period.
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Interest Periods:
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The period
beginning on and including the issue date of the notes and ending on but
excluding the first Interest Payment Date and each successive period
beginning on and including an Interest Payment Date and ending on but
excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
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Interest Payment
Dates:
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Interest will be
payable quarterly in arrears on the 20
th
calendar day of each
February, May, August and November (each such date, an Interest Payment Date),
commencing November 20, 2010, to and including the Maturity Date. If an Interest
Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the immediately
following Business Day
, provided that any interest payable on such
Interest Payment Date, as postponed, will accrue to but excluding such
Interest Payment Date, as postponed
, and the next Interest Period, if
applicable, will commence on such Interest Payment Date, as postponed.
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Payment at
Maturity:
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On the Maturity Date, you will receive
your initial investment in the notes back
plus
any accrued and unpaid
interest.
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London Business Day:
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Any day other than a day on which banking
institutions in London, England are authorized or required by law,
regulation or executive order to close.
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Business Day:
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Any day other than a day on which banking
institutions in London, England or The City of New York are authorized or
required by law, regulation or executive order to close or a day on which
transactions in U.S. dollars are not conducted.
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CUSIP:
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48124AXM4
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Investing in the Floating Rate Notes involves a number of
risks. See Risk Factors beginning on page PS-11 of the accompanying product
supplement no. 165-A-I and Selected Risk Considerations beginning on page
TS-2 of this term sheet.
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. 165-A-I 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.
Neither the SEC nor
any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or
passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this term sheet, the accompanying
product supplement no. 165-A-I or the accompanying prospectus supplement and
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Price to Public
(1)
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Fees and Commissions (2)
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Proceeds to Us
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Per note
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$1,000
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$
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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 estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the
notes.
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(2)
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If the notes
priced today, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting
as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of
approximately $35.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion
of that commission to pay selling concessions to other unaffiliated or
affiliated dealers of approximately $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount
note. This commission includes the projected profits that our
affiliates expect to realize, some of which may be allowed to other
unaffiliated dealers, for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations
under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMSI may be more or
less than $35.00 and will depend on market conditions on the pricing
date. In no event will the commission received by JPMSI, which includes
concessions to be allowed to other dealers, exceed $40.00 per $1,000
principal amount note. Please see Plan of Distribution beginning on
page PS-15 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I.
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The agent for this
offering, JPMSI, is an affiliate of ours. See Supplemental Plan of
Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) on the last page of this term sheet.
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.
July 26, 2010
Additional Terms Specific to the Notes
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. 165-A-I dated May 1,
2009.
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.
165-A-I, 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.
Supplemental
Information Relating to the Terms of the Notes
For
purposes of the notes:
1. Notwithstanding
the description of Interest Rate in the accompanying product supplement no.
165-A-I, in no event will the Interest Rate be greater than the Maximum
Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum.
2. The
following sentence will replace the last sentence of the first paragraph under
General Terms of Notes Payment Upon an Event of Default in the accompanying
product supplement no. 165-A-I:
In
such case, interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the
actual number of days in such adjusted Interest Period and will be based on the
Interest Rate on the Determination Date immediately preceding such adjusted
Interest Period.
Selected Purchase
Considerations
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PRESERVATION OF
CAPITAL AT MATURITY
At maturity, you will receive your initial investment in
the notes back if the notes are held to maturity, regardless of 3-Month USD
LIBOR during the term of the notes. 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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QUARTERLY INTEREST
PAYMENTS
With respect to each Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to
3-Month USD LIBOR on each applicable Determination Date,
plus
1.00%,
provided that such rate will not be greater than the Maximum Interest Rate of
7.25% per annum or less than the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum.
Interest will be payable quarterly in arrears on the 20
th
calendar
day of each February, May, August and November commencing November 20, 2010, to and including
the Maturity Date. Interest will be payable to the holders of record at the
close of business on the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the
applicable Interest Payment Date. The quarterly interest payments are affected
by, and contingent upon, 3-Month USD LIBOR, subject to the Maximum Interest
Rate and the Minimum Interest Rate. The yield on the notes may be less than
the overall return you would receive from a conventional debt security that you
could purchase today with the same maturity as the notes. If an Interest
Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment will be made on the immediately
following Business Day.
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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. 165-A-I. Subject to the limitations
described in the accompanying product supplement, and based on certain factual
representations received from us, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, Sidley
Austin
LLP
, the notes should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as variable
rate debt instruments. We and you, by virtue of purchasing the notes, agree to
treat the notes as variable rate debt instruments. Accordingly, interest paid
on the notes should generally be taxable to you as ordinary interest income at
the time it accrues or is received in accordance with your regular method of
accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, gain or loss realized on the
sale, exchange or other disposition of the notes will be capital gain or loss.
Subject to certain assumptions and representations received from us, the
discussion in this section entitled Tax Treatment, when read in combination
with the section entitled Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences in the
accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I, constitutes the full opinion of Sidley
Austin
LLP
regarding the material U.S. federal income tax treatment of owning
and disposing of the notes.
Selected Risk
Considerations
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THE AMOUNT OF EACH
QUARTERLY INTEREST PAYMENT MAY BE BASED ON THE MINIMUM INTEREST RATE OF 3.00%
PER ANNUM
You will receive an interest payment for the applicable Interest
Period based on a rate per annum equal to 3-Month USD LIBOR, plus 1.00%,
subject to the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum and the Maximum
Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum. Therefore, if 3-Month USD LIBOR is less than
or equal to 2.00% for any Interest Period, the Interest Rate on your notes for
such Interest Period will be equal to the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per
annum.
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FLOATING RATE NOTES
DIFFER FROM FIXED RATE NOTES
The rate of interest paid by us on the
notes for each Interest Period will be equal to 3-Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00%
subject to the Minimum Interest
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Rate and the Maximum Interest Rate, which may
be less than returns otherwise payable on debt securities issued by us with
similar maturities. In no case will the Interest Rate for any quarterly
Interest Period be less than the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum or
greater than the Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum. You should
consider, among other things, the overall potential annual percentage rate of
interest to maturity of the notes as compared to other investment
alternatives. Interest with respect to any Interest Period may be equal to
3.00% per annum, and you will not be compensated for any loss in value due to
inflation and other factors relating to the value of money over time during
such period.
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THE INTEREST RATE ON
THE NOTES IS BASED ON 3-MONTH USD LIBOR OVER WHICH WE HAVE NO CONTROL
3-Month USD LIBOR
may be influenced by a number of factors, including (but not limited to)
monetary policies, fiscal policies, inflation, general economic conditions and
public expectations with respect to such factors. The effect that any single
factor may have on 3-Month USD LIBOR may be partially offset by other factors.
We cannot predict the factors that may cause 3-Month USD LIBOR, and
consequently the Interest Rate for an Interest Period, to increase or
decrease. A decrease in 3-Month USD LIBOR will result in a reduction of the
applicable Interest Rate used to calculate the Interest for any Interest
Period.
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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. Payment on the notes is dependent on JPMorgan Chase
& Co.s ability to pay the amount due on the notes at maturity, and
therefore your payment on the notes is 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 adversely affect 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.
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YOUR MAXIMUM GAIN ON
THE NOTES IS LIMITED BY THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE
With respect to
any Determination Date, if 3-Month USD LIBOR plus 1.00% is greater than the
Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum, for each $1,000 principal amount
note, you will receive on the corresponding Interest Payment Date an interest
payment that will not exceed $72.50 per $1,000 principal amount note per annum
prorated on a 360 day basis with 90 days in each Interest Period, regardless of
the performance of 3-Month USD LIBOR. In other words, if 3-Month USD LIBOR is
greater than or equal to 6.25%, your Interest Rate will be capped at 7.25% per
annum.
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THESE NOTES MAY BE
MORE RISKY THAN NOTES WITH A SHORTER TERM
By purchasing a note with a longer
term, you are more exposed to fluctuations in interest rates than you would be
if you purchased a note with a shorter term. Specifically, you may be negatively
affected under certain circumstances in which interest rates are affected. For
example, if interest rates begin to rise, the market value of your notes will
decline because the Interest Rate applicable to a specific Interest Period may
be less than that applicable to a note issued at such time. For example, if
the Interest Rate applicable to your notes at such time was 3.50% per annum,
but a debt security issued in the then current market could yield an interest
rate of 5.50% per annum, your note would be less valuable if you tried to sell
that note in the secondary market.
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THERE MAY BE CHANGES
IN BANKS INTER-BANK LENDING RATE REPORTING PRACTICES OR THE METHOD PURSUANT TO
WHICH 3-MONTH USD LIBOR IS DETERMINED
Concerns have been expressed that some of
the member banks surveyed by the British Bankers Association (BBA) in
connection with the calculation of daily London Interbank Offered Rates,
including 3-Month USD LIBOR, may have been under-reporting the inter-bank
lending rate applicable to them in order to avoid an appearance of capital
insufficiency or adverse reputation or other consequences that may result from
reporting higher inter-bank lending rates. If such under-reporting has
occurred, it may have resulted in the London Interbank Offered Rates being
artificially low. If such under-reporting in fact exists and some or all of the
member banks discontinue such practice, there may be a resulting sudden or
prolonged upward movement in London Interbank Offered Rates (including 3-Month USD
LIBOR). In addition, the BBA announced that it may change the London Interbank
Offered Rates rate-fixing process by increasing the number of banks surveyed to
set a London Interbank Offered Rates. The BBA also indicated that it will
consider adding a second rate fixing process for U.S. dollar London Interbank
Offered Rates after the U.S. market opening, after discussion with the member banks. The
BBA is continuing its consideration of ways to strengthen the oversight of the
process. The changes announced by the BBA, or future changes adopted by the BBA,
in the method pursuant to which the London Interbank Offered Rates are
determined may result in a sudden or prolonged increase in the reported London Interbank
Offered Rates (including 3-Month USD LIBOR).
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3-MONTH USD LIBOR
WILL BE AFFECTED BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS
The amount of interest payable on notes
will depend on 3-Month USD LIBOR. A number of factors can affect 3-Month USD
LIBOR by causing changes in the value of 3-Month USD LIBOR including, but not
limited to:
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changes in, or
perceptions, about future 3-Month USD LIBOR levels;
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general economic
conditions in the United States;
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prevailing interest
rates; and
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policies of the
Federal Reserve Board regarding interest rates.
These and other
factors may have a negative impact on the payment of interest on the notes and
on the value of the notes in the secondary market.
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3-MONTH USD LIBOR
MAY BE VOLATILE
3-Month USD LIBOR is subject to volatility due to a
variety of factors affecting interest rates generally, including but not
limited to:
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supply and demand
among banks in London for U.S. dollar-denominated deposits with approximately a three month
term;
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sentiment regarding
underlying strength in the U.S. and global economies;
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expectations
regarding the level of price inflation;
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sentiment regarding
credit quality in the U.S. and global credit markets;
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central bank policy
regarding interest rates;
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inflation and
expectations concerning inflation; and
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performance of
capital markets.
Decreases in 3-Month
USD LIBOR could result in the corresponding Interest Rate decreasing or an
Interest Rate of 3.00% and thus in the reduction of interest payable on the
notes.
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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, and as a general matter, the price, if any, at which 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. This secondary market
price will also be affected by a number of factors aside from the agents
commission and the hedging costs, including those set forth under Many
Economic and Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes below.
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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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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MANY ECONOMIC AND
MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES
In addition to 3-Month USD LIBOR 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 3-Month USD LIBOR;
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the time to maturity
of the notes;
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interest and yield
rates in the market generally, as well as the volatility of those rates;
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a variety of
economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events; and
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our
creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit
ratings.
Hypothetical Interest Rate for an Interest Period
The following table
illustrates the Interest Rate determination for an Interest Period for a
hypothetical range of performance for 3-Month USD LIBOR and reflects the spread
of 1.00%, the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum and the Maximum Interest
Rate of 7.25% per annum. The hypothetical 3-Month USD LIBORs and interest
payments set forth in the examples on the following page are for illustrative
purposes only and may not be the actual 3-Month USD LIBOR or interest payment applicable
to a purchaser of the notes.
* The Interest Rate cannot be greater than the Maximum Interest Rate of
7.25% per annum.
** The Interest Rate cannot be less than the Minimum Interest Rate of
3.00% per annum.
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Hypothetical
Examples of Interest Rate Calculation
The following
examples illustrate how the hypothetical Interest Rates set forth in the table
on the previous page are calculated and reflect that each Interest Period
consists of 90 days.
Example 1: 3-Month USD
LIBOR is 3.00%.
The Interest Rate is 4.00% per annum calculated as follows:
3.00% + 1.00% = 4.00%
The quarterly
interest payment per $1,000 principal amount note is calculated as follows:
$1,000 × 4.00% × (90/360) = $10.00
Example 2: 3-Month USD
LIBOR is 7.00%.
Because 3-Month USD LIBOR of 7.00% plus 1.00% exceeds the
Maximum Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum, the Interest Rate is the Maximum
Interest Rate of 7.25% per annum and the quarterly interest payment per $1,000
principal amount note is calculated as follows:
$1,000 × 7.25% × (90/360) = $18.13
Example 3: 3-Month USD
LIBOR is 0.50%.
Because 3-Month USD LIBOR of 0.50% plus 1.00% is less than
the Minimum Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum, the Interest Rate is the Minimum
Interest Rate of 3.00% per annum and the quarterly interest payment per $1,000
principal amount note is calculated as follows:
$1,000 × 3.00% × (90/360) = $7.50
Historical
Information
The following graph sets forth the daily
historical performance of 3-Month USD LIBOR from January 4, 2000 through July 26, 2010. We obtained the
rates used to construct the graph below from Bloomberg Financial Markets. We
make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the
information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets.
3-Month USD LIBOR, as appeared on Reuters
page LIBOR01 at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time on July 26, 2010 was 0.48750%.
The historical rates should not be taken as
an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to
3-Month USD LIBOR on any Determination Date. We cannot give you assurance that
the performance of 3-Month USD LIBOR will result in any Interest Payments over
the Minimum Interest Rate.
Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts
of Interest)
We own, directly or
indirectly, all of the outstanding equity securities of JPMSI, the agent for
this offering. The net proceeds received from the sale of notes will be used,
in part, by JPMSI or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our
obligations under the notes. In accordance with NASD Rule 2720, JPMSI may not
make sales in this offering to any of its discretionary accounts without the
prior written approval of the customer. See Plan of Distribution beginning
on page PS-29 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I.
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