UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
Form 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF |
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2008 |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. |
Delaware |
1-5805 |
13-2624428 |
270 Park Avenue, New York, NY |
10017 |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 270-6000
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Item 8.01. Other Events
JPMorgan Chase & Co. ("JPMorgan Chase" or the "Firm") announced today that the plaintiffs in the purported class action lawsuit against The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. ("Bear Stearns"), its board of directors, and JPMorgan Chase, In re Bear Stearns Litigation, have informed the Court that they are withdrawing their motion seeking to enjoin the Firm from voting the shares of Bear Stearns common stock it had acquired on April 8, 2008 pursuant to the share exchange agreement dated March 24, 2008. Plaintiffs have also informed the Court that they intend to pursue their claims, which include a claim for an unspecified amount of compensatory damages, in the ordinary course.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. |
By: /s/Anthony J. Horan___ Name: Anthony J. Horan Title: Corporate Secretary |
Dated: May 7, 2008