Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 2010

Term Sheet
Product Supplement No. 39-A-VI
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated August 30, 2010; Rule 433

Structured 
Investments 

      $
Buffered Equity Notes Linked to the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund due March 6, 2012

General

Key Terms

Index Fund:

The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund (the “Index Fund”). For additional information about the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund, see Appendix A to this term sheet.

Upside Leverage Factor:

One (1). There is no upside return enhancement.

Payment at Maturity:

If the Final Share Price is greater than the Initial Share Price, at maturity you will receive a cash payment that provides you with a return per $1,000 principal amount note equal to the Fund Return, subject to a Maximum Total Return on the notes of at least 18.00%*. For example, assuming the Maximum Total Return is 18.00%*, if the Fund Return is equal to or greater than 18.00%, you will receive the Maximum Total Return on the notes of 18.00%*, which entitles you to a maximum payment at maturity of $1,180* for every $1,000 principal amount note that you hold. Accordingly, if the Fund Return is positive, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows, subject to the Maximum Total Return:

 

$1,000 +($1,000 x Fund Return)

*The actual Maximum Total Return on the notes and the actual maximum payment at maturity will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 18.00% and $1,180 per $1,000 principal amount note, respectively.

 

If the Final Share Price is equal to or less than the Initial Share Price by up to 29%, you will receive the principal amount of your notes at maturity. If the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 29%, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 29% and your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Fund Return + 29%)]

 

If the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 29%, you could lose up to $710 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Buffer Amount:

29%

Fund Return:

Final Share Price – Initial Share Price
               Initial Share Price

Initial Share Price:

The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the pricing date, which is expected to be on or about August 31, 2010

Final Share Price:

The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the Observation Date times the Share Adjustment Factor on such date.

Share Adjustment Factor:

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. 39-A-VI for further information about these adjustments.

Observation Date:

March 1, 2012

Maturity Date:

March 6, 2012

CUSIP:

48124AB97

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. 39-A-VI

Investing in the Buffered Equity Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-10 of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-2 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.


 

Price to Public (1)

Fees and Commissions (2)

Proceeds to Us


Per note

$

$

$


Total

$

$

$


(1)

The price to the public includes the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates.

(2)

If the notes priced today and assuming a Maximum Total Return of 18.00%, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $15.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to allow selling concessions to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers of approximately $1.00 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 $15.00 and will depend on market conditions on the pricing date. In no event will the commission received by JPMSI, which includes concessions to be and other amounts that may be allowed to other dealers, exceed $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-184 of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI.

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.

August 30, 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. 39-A-VI 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. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 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. 39-A-VI, 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.

Selected Purchase Considerations


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Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index Fund or any of the equity securities held by the Index Fund. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 2010.


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What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index Fund?

The following table, graph and examples illustrate the hypothetical total return at maturity on the notes. The “total return” as used in this term sheet is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note to $1,000. The hypothetical total returns set forth below assume an Initial Share Price of $68.00 and a Maximum Total Return on the notes of 18.00% and reflect the Buffer Amount of 29%. The actual Maximum Total Return will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 18.00%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total return applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.


Final Share Price

Fund Return

Total Return


$122.4000

80.00%

18.00%

$115.6000

70.00%

18.00%

$108.8000

60.00%

18.00%

$102.0000

50.00%

18.00%

$95.2000

40.00%

18.00%

$88.4000

30.00%

18.00%

$81.6000

20.00%

18.00%

$80.2400

18.00%

18.00%

$78.2000

15.00%

15.00%

$74.8000

10.00%

10.00%

$71.4000

5.00%

5.00%

$69.7000

2.50%

2.50%

$68.0000

0.00%

0.00%

$64.6000

-5.00%

0.00%

$61.2000

-10.00%

0.00%

$57.8000

-15.00%

0.00%

$54.4000

-20.00%

0.00%

$47.6952

-29.00%

0.00%

$47.600

-30.00%

-1.00%

$40.8000

-40.00%

-11.00%

$34.0000

-50.00%

-21.00%

$27.2000

-60.00%

-31.00%

$20.4000

-70.00%

-41.00%

$13.6000

-80.00%

-51.00%

$6.8000

-90.00%

-61.00%

$0.0000

-100.00%

-71.00%


Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity

The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table above are calculated.

Example 1: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund increases from the Initial Share Price of $68 to a Final Share Price of $74.80. Because the Final Share Price of $74.80 is greater than the Initial Share Price of $68 and the Fund Return of 10% does not exceed the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 18%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,100 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x 10%) = $1,100

Example 2: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund decreases from the Initial Share Price of $68 to a Final Share Price of $54.50. Although the Fund Return is negative, because the Final Share Price of $54.40 is less than the Initial Share Price of $68 by not more than the Buffer Amount of 29%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund increases from the Initial Share Price of $68 to a Final Share Price of $88.40. Because the Final Share Price of $88.40 is greater than the Initial Share Price of $68 and the Fund Return of 30% exceeds the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 18.00%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,180 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes.  

Example 4: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund decreases from the Initial Share Price of $68 to a Final Share Price of $40.80. Because the Fund Return is negative and the Final Share Price of $40.80 is less than the Initial Share Price of $68 by more than the Buffer Amount of 29%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $890 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-40% + 29%)] = $890

Example 5: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund decreases from the Initial Share Price of $68 to a Final Share Price of $0. Because the Fund Return is negative and the Final Share Price of $0 is less than the Initial Share Price of $68 by more than the Buffer Amount of 29%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $290 per $1,000 principal amount note calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-100% + 29%)] = $290


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Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund based on the weekly closing price of one share of the Index Fund from January 7, 2005 through August 27, 2010. The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on August 27, 2010 was $68.69. We obtained the closing prices of one share of the Index Fund 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.

The historical prices of one share of the Index Fund should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the pricing date or the closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index Fund will result in the return of any of your initial investment.


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Appendix A

The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund

       We have derived all information contained in this term sheet regarding the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, from publicly available information. Such information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, iShares®, Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”) and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”). The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is an investment portfolio maintained and managed by iShares®, Inc. BFA is currently the investment adviser to the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that trades on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol “EWZ.” We make no representations or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information derived from these public sources.

       iShares®, Inc. is a registered investment company that consists of numerous separate investment portfolios, including the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund. Information provided to or filed with the SEC by iShares®, Inc. pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 can be located by reference to SEC file numbers 033-97598 and 811-09102, respectively, through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. For additional information regarding iShares®, Inc., BFA and the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund, please see the Prospectus, dated January 1, 2010 (as supplemented on February 2, 2010). In addition, information about iShares® and the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund may be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, press releases, newspaper articles and other publicly disseminated documents and the iShares® website at www.ishares.com. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. Information contained in the iShares® website is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered a part of, this term sheet.

Investment Objective and Strategy

       The iShares® MSCI Brazil 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 the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® Brazil Index Fund holds equity securities traded primarily in Brazil. The MSCI Brazil Index was developed by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) as an equity benchmark for Brazilian stock performance, and is designed to measure equity market performance in Brazil. For more information on the MSCI Brazil Index and the index calculation methodology used to formulate the MSCI Brazil Index (and which is also used to formulate the indices included in the MSCI Global Index Series), see “The MSCI Indices” beginning on page PS-95 of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI.

       As of July 30, 2010, the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s three largest equity securities were Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preferred; Cia Vale do Rio Doce, Preferred-Class A and Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA. Its three largest sectors were materials, financials and energy.

       The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund uses a representative sampling strategy (as described below under “— Representative Sampling”) to try to track the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund generally invests at least 95% of its assets in the securities of the MSCI Brazil Index and in depositary receipts representing securities included in the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund will at all times invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of the MSCI Brazil Index or in depositary receipts representing securities included in the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in other securities, including securities not in the MSCI Brazil Index, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, other types of options and swaps related to the MSCI Brazil Index, as well as cash and cash equivalents, including share of money market funds affiliated with BFA or its affiliates.

Representative Sampling

       BFA uses a “representative sampling” indexing strategy to manage the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund. “Representative sampling” is an indexing strategy that involves investing in a representative sample of securities that collectively has an investment profile similar to the MSCI Brazil Index. Securities selected are expected to have, in the aggregate, investment characteristics (based on market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamental characteristics (such as return variability and yield) and liquidity measures similar to those of the MSCI Brazil Index. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund may or may not hold all of the securities in the MSCI Brazil Index.

Correlation

       The MSCI Brazil Index is a theoretical financial calculation, while the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund is an actual investment portfolio. The performance of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund and the MSCI Brazil Index may vary due to transaction costs, foreign currency valuation, asset valuations, corporate actions (such as mergers and spin-offs), timing variances, and differences between the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s portfolio and the MSCI Brazil Index resulting from legal restrictions (such as diversification requirements) that apply to the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund but not to the MSCI Brazil Index or the use of representative sampling. “Tracking error” is the difference between the perfromance (return) of a fund’s portfolio and that of its underlying index. BFA expects that, over time, the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s tracking error will not exceed 5%. The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund, using a representative sampling strategy, can be expected to have a greater tracking error than a fund using replication strategy. Replication is a strategy in which a fund invests in substantially all of the securities in its underlying index in approximately the same proportions as in the underlying index.


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Industry Concentration Policy

       The iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund will concentrate its investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of its total assets) in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent that the MSCI Brazil Index is concentrated. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. government securities are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

Holdings Information

       As of July 30, 2010, 99.54% of the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s holdings consisted of equity securities, 0.00% consisted of cash and 0.46% was in other assets, including dividends booked but not yet received. The following tables summarize the iShares® MSCI Brazil Index Fund’s top holdings in individual companies and by sector as of such date.

Top holdings in individual securities as of July 30, 2010

Company
Percentage of
Total Holdings

Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Preferred

9.39%

  

Cia Vale do Rio Doce, Preferred-Class A

9.30%

 

Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA

9.01%

 

Petrobras Petroleo Brasileiro SA

7.86%

 

Cia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR

6.80%

 

Banco Bradesco SA, Preferred

5.15%

 

Itausa-Investimentos Itau, Preferred

3.40%

 

Cia de Bebidas das Americas, Preferred

3.07%

 

BM&F Bovespa SA

2.74%

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participa

2.61%

 

Top holdings by sector as of July 30, 2010

Sector
Percentage of
Total Holdings

Materials

26.16%

  

Financials

25.12%

 

Energy

20.59%

 

Consumer Staples

8.81%

 

Utilities

5.57%

 

Consumer Discretionary

5.27%

 

Industrials

3.26%

 

Telecommunication Services

2.79%

 

Information Technology

1.99%

 

Other

0.46%

 

       The information above was compiled from the iShares® website. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information. Information contained in the iShares® website is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered a part of, this term sheet.

Disclaimer

       The notes are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by BTC. BTC makes no representations or warranties to the owners of the notes or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in the notes. BTC has no obligation or liability in connection with the operation, marketing, trading or sale of


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