Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 165-A-III dated October 18, 2010

  Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 165-A-III
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated January 21, 2011; Rule 433


Structured 
Investments 

     

$
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates due February 9, 2026

General

Key Terms

Maturity Date:

If the notes have not been redeemed, February 9, 2026, or if such day is not a business day, the next succeeding business day.

Payment at Maturity:

If the notes have not been redeemed, at maturity you will receive a cash payment for each $1,000 principal amount note of $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

Redemption Feature:

At our option, we may redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, on the 9th calendar day of February, May, August and November of each year, commencing February 9, 2016 (each, a “Redemption Date”) by providing at least 5 business days’ notice; provided, however, that if any Redemption Date is not a business day, then such Redemption Date shall be the following business day. If the notes are redeemed, you will receive on the applicable Redemption Date a cash payment equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 principal amount note redeemed. Any accrued and unpaid interest on notes redeemed will be paid to the person who is the holder of record of such notes at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date.

Interest:

With respect to each Interest Period, for each $1,000 principal amount note, the interest payment will be calculated as follows: $1,000 × Interest Rate × (90/360).

  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the product supplement, any accrued and unpaid interest will be paid to the person who is the holder of record of such notes at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.

Interest Rate:

With respect to each Interest Period, a rate per annum calculated on the applicable Interest Payment Date by the calculation agent, with five ten-thousandths of a percent rounded upwards as follows:
Minimum Interest Rate + [Interest Factor × (Variable Days/Actual Days)], where
“Actual Days” means, with respect to each Interest Payment Date, the actual number of days in the Interest Period.
“Variable Days” is the actual number of calendar days during such Interest Period on which the Accrual Provision is satisfied.

Minimum Interest Rate:

0.00% per annum

Interest Factor:

With respect to each Interest Period, an amount per annum equal to 7.00%. The notes may not bear the Interest Rate associated with the Interest Factor. The Interest Rate will depend on the number of calendar days during any given Interest Period on which the Accrual Provision is satisfied.

Interest Period:

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

Other Key Terms:

Please see “Additional Key Terms” in this term sheet for other key terms.

Investing in the Callable Range Accrual Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-11 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III 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

Fees and Commissions (1)

Proceeds to Us


Per note

At variable prices

$

$


Total

At variable prices

$

$


   

(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 LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, will agree to purchase the notes from us at 100% of the principal amount of the notes minus a commission of $35.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, or 3.50% of the principal amount. This commission includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize, some of which may be allowed to the unaffiliated arranging dealer, for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission realized by JPMS may be more or less than $35.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and will depend on the prices at which JPMS resells the notes. JPMS may allow selling concessions from the price of the notes at the time of sale to the unaffiliated arranging dealer of up to $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. In no event will the commission received by JPMS, which includes concessions that may be allowed to the unaffiliated arranging dealer, exceed $60.00 per $1,000 principal amount note assuming a sale price of the note equal to $ 1,000 per principle amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) beginning on page PS-32 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III. .

(3)

JPMS proposes to offer the notes from time to time for resale in one or more negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at varying prices to be determined at the time of each sale, which may be at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing prices or at negotiated prices; provided that such price is not less than $975.00 per principal amount note and not more than $1,000.00 per principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) beginning on page PS-32 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III.

JPMS or another affiliate of ours may use this term sheet in market resale transactions or market-making transactions in the notes.

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.

January 21, 2011


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. 165-A-III 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. 165-A-III dated October 18, 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. 165-A-III, 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” and “our” refer to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Additional Key Terms

Interest Payment Dates:

Interest on the notes will be payable quarterly in arrears on the 9th calendar day of February, May, August and November of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing May 9, 2011, up to and including the Interest Payment Date corresponding to the Maturity Date, or, if the notes have been redeemed, the applicable Redemption Date. See “Selected Purchase Considerations — Quarterly Interest Payments” in this term sheet for more information.

Accrual Provision:

The Accrual Provision will be deemed satisfied on each calendar day during an Interest Period on which the CMS Provision is satisfied.

CMS Provision:

For each Interest Period, the Accrual Provision shall be deemed to have been satisfied on each calendar day during such Interest Period on which (i) the 30-Year U.S. Dollar CMS Rate (“30-Year CMS Rate”) minus (ii) the 10-Year U.S. Dollar CMS Rate (“10-Year CMS Rate” and together with the 30-Year CMS Rate, the “CMS Rates”), which we refer to as the “CMS Spread,” is greater than or equal to 0.00% (which we refer to as the “CMS Strike”), as determined on the applicable CMS Determination Date. If the CMS Spread determined on any CMS Determination Date relating to a calendar day is less than the CMS Strike, then the CMS Provision shall be deemed not to have been satisfied for such calendar day.

CMS Strike:

0.00%

CMS Spread:

The 30-Year CMS Rate minus the 10-Year CMS Rate

CMS Rate:

For each CMS Determination Date to which the CMS Provision relates, each of the 30-Year CMS Rate and the 10-Year CMS Rate refers to the rate for U.S. Dollar swaps with a maturity of 30 years and 10 years, respectively, that appears on Reuters page “ISDAFIX1” (or any successor page) at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such CMS Determination Date, as determined by the calculation agent. If on such CMS Determination Date the applicable CMS Rate cannot be determined by reference to Reuters page “ISDAFIX1” (or any successor page), then the calculation agent will determine the applicable CMS Rate in accordance with the procedures set forth in the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III under “Description of Notes — Interest — The Underlying Rates — CMS Rate.”

CMS Determination Date:

For each calendar day in an Interest Period to which the applicable CMS Provision applies, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such calendar day. However, if such day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the applicable CMS Determination Date will be the immediately preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for each calendar day in the Exclusion Period, the CMS Determination Date will be the second U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Exclusion Period.

Exclusion Period:

The period commencing on the sixth business day prior to each Interest Payment Date and ending on the business day prior to such Interest Payment Date.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day:

Any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in U.S. government securities.

Business Day:

Any day other than a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or a day on which transactions in dollars are not conducted

CUSIP:

48125XCA2

   

JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

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U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

The U.S. Dollar CMS Rate is a measurement of the fixed-rate leg of a hypothetical fixed rate-for-floating rate swap transaction, which we refer to as a constant maturity swap. In this hypothetical swap transaction, the fixed-rate payment stream is reset each period relative to a regularly available fixed maturity market rate (such as the 30-Year or 10-Year U.S. dollar swap rate, payable semi-annually on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) and is exchangeable for a floating 3-month LIBOR-based payment stream, payable quarterly on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a 360-day year. LIBOR is the London interbank offered interest rate, and is a common rate of interest used in the swaps industry. The constant maturity side of the swap, which we refer to as the CMS Rate, represents the yield on an instrument with a longer life than the length of the fixed-rate reset period. The value of the constant maturity swap is determined based on the comparison of the expected future LIBOR rates versus the fixed constant maturity swap rate, so the parties to a constant maturity swap have exposure to changes in a longer-term market rate.

Selected Purchase Considerations

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III dated October 18, 2010.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

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JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

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Hypothetical Examples of Calculation of the Interest Rate on the Notes for an Interest Period

The following examples illustrate how to calculate the Interest Rate on the notes for three hypothetical Interest Periods. For purposes of the following examples, we have assumed that there are 90 days in the applicable Interest Period. The hypothetical CMS Spread and Interest Rates in the following examples are for illustrative purposes only and may not correspond to the actual CMS Spread or Interest Rates for any Interest Period applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.

Example 1: The CMS Spread is greater than or equal to the CMS Strike on 70 calendar days during an Interest Period. Because the Accrual Provision is satisfied for 70 calendar days and the Interest Factor is 7.00%, the Interest Rate for the Interest Period is 5.4444%, calculated as follows:

7.00% x [ 70 / 90 ] = 5.4444%

Example 2: The CMS Spread is greater than or equal to the CMS Strike on 50 calendar days during an Interest Period. Because the Accrual Provision is satisfied for 50 calendar days and the Interest Factor is 7.00%, the Interest Rate for the Interest Period is 3.8888%, calculated as follows:

7.00% x [ 50 / 90 ] = 3.8888%

Example 3: The CMS Spread is less than the CMS Strike on each calendar day during the Interest Period. Because the Accrual Provision is not satisfied on any calendar day, the Interest Rate for the Interest Period is 0.00%.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

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Historical Information

The graph on the following page sets forth the daily historical 30-Year CMS Rate and 10-Year CMS Rate (and the CMS Spread) for the period from January 3, 1995 through January 21, 2011. The 30-Year CMS Rate on January 21, 2011 was 4.332%. The 10-Year CMS Rate on January 21, 2011 was 3.524%. The CMS Spread on January 21, 2011 was 0.808%.

We obtained the CMS Rates used to construct the graphs 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 CMS Rates and the CMS Spread should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the CMS Rates or the CMS Spread on any of the CMS Determination Dates. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the CMS Rates or the CMS Spread will result in any positive interest payments in any Interest Period following the Initial Interest Periods.

 


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Range Accrual Notes linked to the Spread Between the 30-Year and 10-Year U.S. Dollar Constant Maturity Swap Rates

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