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 December 9, 2010; Rule 433

Structured 
Investments 

      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes due December 23, 2030

General

Key Terms

Maturity Date:

December 23, 2030, or if such day is not a business day, the next succeeding business day.

Payment at Maturity:

If we have not elected to redeem the notes prior to maturity, at maturity you will receive a cash payment for each $1,000 principal amount note of $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid Interest.

Payment upon Redemption:

At our option, we may redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, on the 23rd calendar day of June and December of each year (each such date, a “Redemption Date”), commencing December 23, 2015. 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 15th calendar day prior to the Redemption Date. We will provide notice of redemption at least 5 calendar days prior to the applicable Redemption Date. If a Redemption Date is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day immediately following such day. No additional interest will be paid with respect to a postponement of the 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 × (180 / 360)

Interest Rate:

From (and including)

To (but excluding)

Interest Rate

 

December 23, 2010

December 23, 2015

4.00% per annum

 

December 23, 2015

December 23, 2020

5.00% per annum

 

December 23, 2020

December 23, 2025

6.00% per annum 

  December 23, 2025 December 23, 2030 7.50% per annum
  The dates above refer to originally scheduled Interest Payment Dates and may be postponed as described below.

Interest Period:

The period beginning on and including the issue date 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 or, if the notes have been redeemed prior to such next succeeding Interest Payment Date, ending on but excluding the applicable Redemption Date.

Interest Payment Date:

Interest on the notes will be payable semiannually in arrears on the 23rd calendar day of June and December of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing June 23, 2011, to and including the Interest Payment Date corresponding to the Maturity Date, or, if the notes have been redeemed, the applicable Redemption Date. If an Interest Payment Date is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day immediately following such day. No additional interest will be paid with respect to a postponement of the Interest Payment Date. See “Selected Purchase Considerations — Semiannual Interest Payments” in this term sheet for more information.

CUSIP:

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Investing in the 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 PS-1 of this pricing supplement.

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 pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 

Price to Public (1)(2)(3)

Fees and Commissions (2)(3)

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 $45.00per $1,000 principal amount note, or 4.50% 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 $45.00 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 $977.50 per principal amount note and not more than $1,000.00 per principal amount note, and provided that any notes offered from time to time are part of a “qualified reopening” of the original notes offered hereby and that are expected to be issued on or about December 23, 2010 for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) beginning on page PS-32 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-III.

The agent for this offering, JPMS, is an affiliate of ours. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on page TS-2 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.  

December 9, 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-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,” or “our” refers to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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 Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-1

Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)

We own, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding equity securities of JPMS, the agent for this offering. The net proceeds received from the sale of notes will be used, in part, by JPMS or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes. In accordance with NASD Rule 2720, JPMS may not make sales in this offering to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior written approval of the customer.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-2