Term Sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 98-A-I dated November 21, 2008

Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 98-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated July 23, 2010; Rule 433


     

Structured 
Investments 

     

$
Capped Index Knock-Out Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due January 26, 2012

General

Key Terms

Index:

The S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

Knock-Out Event:

A Knock-Out Event occurs if, on any trading day during the Monitoring Period, the Index closing level is less than the Initial Index Level by more than the Knock-Out Buffer Amount.

Knock-Out Buffer Amount:

40%

Payment at Maturity:

If a Knock-Out Event has occurred, you will receive a cash payment at maturity that will reflect the performance of the Index, subject to the Maximum Return. Under these circumstances, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 x Index Return), subject to the Maximum Return

 

 

If a Knock-Out Event has occurred, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Ending Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level.

 

If a Knock-Out Event has not occurred, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

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

For additional clarification, please see “What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index?” in this term sheet.

Maximum Return:

At least 14.80%. The actual Maximum Return and the actual maximum payment at maturity will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 14.80% and $1,148 per $1,000 principal amount note, respectively.

Monitoring Period:

The period from and excluding the pricing date to and including the Observation Date.

Index Return:

Ending Index Level – Initial Index Level
               
Initial Index Level

Initial Index Level:

The Index closing level on the pricing date

Ending Index Level:

The Index closing level on the Observation Date

Observation Date:

January 23, 2012

Maturity Date:

January 26, 2012

CUSIP:

48124AXN2

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. 98-A-I

Investing in the Capped Index Knock-Out Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6 of the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I 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, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $13.50 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 less than $13.50 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 and other amounts that may be allowed to other dealers, exceed $13.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-37 of the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I.

The agent for this offering, JPMSI, is an affiliate of ours. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in 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 23, 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. 98-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.

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. 98-A-I dated November 21, 2008. 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. 98-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 Terms of the Notes

The description of the payment at maturity on the notes as set forth in this term sheet differs from the description of the payment at maturity as set forth in the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I. For purposes of this offering, your payment at maturity will be subject to the Maximum Return of at least 14.80%, which is not described in the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I. Accordingly, the appreciation potential of the notes is limited to the Maximum Return and the maximum amount payable at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be at least $1,148, regardless of the appreciation in the Index. In addition, if a Knock-Out Event has not occurred, you will receive a fixed return on the notes equal to the Maximum Return. The concept of a Contingent Minimum Return is not applicable to the notes offered by this term sheet. The actual Maximum Return and the actual maximum payment at maturity will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 14.80% and $1,148 per $1,000 principal amount note, respectively. Please see “Risk Factors — Your Maximum Gain on the Notes Is Limited to the Maximum Return” for more information on the risks related to the Maximum Return.

Accordingly, for purposes of this offering, you should refer to the description of the payment at maturity as set forth in this term sheet, which supersedes the section entitled “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity (If a Knock-Out Event has occurred)” and “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity (If a Knock-Out Event has not occurred)” on the cover page and the applicable sections relating to the payment at maturity in “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” on PS-1 of the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I.


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Selected Purchase Considerations

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index or any of the component securities of the Index. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 98-A-I dated November 21, 2008.


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Capped Index Knock-Out Notes Linked to of the S&P 500® Index

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

The following table illustrates 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 Index Level of 1100 and a Maximum Return of 14.80% and reflect the Knock-Out Buffer Amount of 40%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.


Ending
Index
Level

Index Return

Note Total
Return if
Knock-Out
Event Does
Not Occur (1)

Note Total Return if
Knock-Out Event
Does Occur (2)


1980.00

80.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1870.00

70.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1760.00

60.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1650.00

50.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1540.00

40.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1430.00

30.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1320.00

20.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1265.00

15.00%

14.80%

14.80%

1262.80

14.80%

14.80%

14.80%

1210.00

10.00%

14.80%

10.00%

1155.00

5.00%

14.80%

5.00%

1127.50

2.50%

14.80%

2.50%

1100.00

0.00%

14.80%

0.00%

1045.00

-5.00%

14.80%

-5.00%

990.00

-10.00%

14.80%

-10.00%

935.00

-15.00%

14.80%

-15.00%

880.00

-20.00%

14.80%

-20.00%

770.00

-30.00%

14.80%

-30.00%

660.00

-40.00%

14.80%

-40.00%

550.00

-50.00%

N/A

-50.00%

440.00

-60.00%

N/A

-60.00%

330.00

-70.00%

N/A

-70.00%

220.00

-80.00%

N/A

-80.00%


(1) The Index closing level is not less than the Initial Index Level by more than 40% on any trading day during the Monitoring Period.
(2) The Index closing level is less than the Initial Index Level by more than 40% on any trading day during the Monitoring Period.

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: A Knock-Out Event has not occurred, and the level of the Index increases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Ending Index Level of 1127.50. Because a Knock-Out Event has not occurred, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,148.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: A Knock-Out Event has not occurred, and the level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Ending Index Level of 990. Because a Knock-Out Event has not occurred and even though the Index Return is negative, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,148.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: A Knock-Out Event has occurred, and the level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Ending Index Level of 550. Because a Knock-Out Event has occurred and the Index Return is -50%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $500 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x -50%) = $500

Example 4: A Knock-Out Event has occurred, and the level of the Index increases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Ending Index Level of 1210. Because a Knock-Out Event has occurred and the Index Return of 10% is less than the hypothetical Maximum Return of 14.80%, 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 5: The level of the Index increases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Ending Index Level of 1650. Because the Index Return of 50% is greater than the Maximum Return of 14.80%, regardless of whether a Knock-Out Event has occurred, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,148 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes.


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Capped Index Knock-Out Notes Linked to of the S&P 500® Index

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Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the S&P 500® Index based on the weekly historical Index closing levels from January 7, 2005 through July 16, 2010. The Index closing level on July 22, 2010 was 1093.67. We obtained the Index closing levels 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 levels of the Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Index closing level on any trading day during the Monitoring Period or the Index closing level on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

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 the notes will be used, in part, by JPMSI or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our obligation 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.


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