Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 32-A-I dated November 21, 2008

  Term sheet to
Product Supplement No. 32-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated July 1, 2009; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket Consisting of the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE® Index due July 23, 2014

General

Key Terms

Basket:

The notes are linked to a weighted basket consisting of the S&P 500® Index (“SPX”) and the MSCI EAFE® Index (“MXEA”) (each a “Basket Index,” and together, the “Basket Indices”).

Component Weightings:

The Component Weighting of the S&P 500® Index (“S&P 500 Weighting”) is 75% and the Component Weighting of the MSCI EAFE® Index (“MSCI EAFE Weighting”) is 25% (each a “Component Weighting,” and collectively, the “Component Weightings”).

Payment at Maturity:

At maturity, you will receive a cash payment, for each $1,000 principal amount note, of $1,000 plus the Additional Amount, which may be zero. If the Ending Basket Level is greater than the Starting Basket Level, you will receive a cash payment at maturity that provides you with a return per $1,000 principal amount note equal to the Basket Return multiplied by the Participation Rate of 100%, subject to a Maximum Return on the notes that will not be less than 70.00% or greater than 75.00%††. For example, assuming a Maximum Return of 70.00%††, if the Basket Return is equal to or greater than 70.00%, you will receive a Maximum Return on the notes of 70.00%††, which entitles you to a maximum payment at maturity of $1,700 for every $1,000 principal amount note that you hold.

Additional Amount:

The Additional Amount per $1,000 principal amount note paid at maturity will be calculated as follows:

$1,000 × the Basket Return × the Participation Rate of 100%; provided that the Additional Amount will not be less than zero or greater than the Maximum Return.

Participation Rate:

The actual Participation Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 100%.

Maximum Return:

††The actual Maximum Return will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 70.00% or greater than 75.00%.

Basket Return:

Ending Basket Level – Starting Basket Level
                 Starting Basket Level

Starting Basket Level:

Set equal to 100 on the pricing date, which is expected to be on or about July 21, 2009.

Ending Basket Level:

The Basket Closing Level on the Observation Date.

Basket Closing Level:

The Basket Closing Level will be calculated as follows:

100 × [1 + (S&P 500® Index Return × S&P 500 Weighting)+ (MSCI EAFE® Index Return × MSCI EAFE Weighting)]

On any trading day, each of the S&P 500® Index Return and the MSCI EAFE® Index Return reflects the performance of the relevant Basket Index, expressed as a percentage, from its closing level on the pricing date to its closing level on such trading day. For additional information, see “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I.

Observation Date:

July 18, 2014*

Maturity Date:

July 23, 2014*

CUSIP:

48123L2Z6

* Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I.

Investing in the Principal Protected Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-11 of the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-2 of this term sheet.

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, each prospectus supplement, product supplement no. 32-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.

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, the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I or the accompanying prospectus supplements 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 Return of 70%, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $18.50 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to pay selling concessions to other dealers of approximately $1.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. This commission includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMSI may be less than $18.50 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 to dealers, exceed $18.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-120 of the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I.

The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.  The notes are not guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.

July 1, 2009

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. 32-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. 32-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.

Selected Purchase Considerations


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket Consisting of the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE® Index

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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 any of the component stocks of the Basket Indices or contracts related to the Basket Indices. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 32-A-I dated November 21, 2008.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket Consisting of the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE® Index

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Sensitivity Analysis — Hypothetical Payment at Maturity for Each $1,000 Principal Amount Note

The following table illustrates the payment at maturity (including, where relevant, the payment of the Additional Amount) for a $1,000 principal amount note for a hypothetical range of performance for the Basket Return from -100% to +100% and assumes a Participation Rate of 100% and a Maximum Return of 70%. The actual Participation Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 100% and the actual Maximum Return will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 70.00% or greater than 75.00%. The following results are based solely on the hypothetical example cited. You should consider carefully whether the notes are suitable to your investment goals. The numbers appearing in the table below have been rounded for ease of analysis.


Ending Basket Level

Basket Return

Note Return

Additional
Amount

Principal

 

Payment at
Maturity


200.00

100.00%

70.00%

$700.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,700.00

190.00

90.00%

70.00%

$700.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,700.00

180.00

80.00%

70.00%

$700.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,700.00

170.00

70.00%

70.00%

$700.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,700.00

160.00

60.00%

60.00%

$600.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,600.00

150.00

50.00%

50.00%

$500.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,500.00

140.00

40.00%

40.00%

$400.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,400.00

130.00

30.00%

30.00%

$300.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,300.00

120.00

20.00%

20.00%

$200.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,200.00

115.00

15.00%

15.00%

$150.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,150.00

110.00

10.00%

10.00%

$100.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,100.00

105.00

5.00%

5.00%

$50.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,050.00

102.50

2.50%

2.50%

$25.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,025.00

101.00

1.00%

1.00%

$10.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,010.00

100.00

0.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

95.00

-5.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

90.00

-10.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

80.00

-20.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

70.00

-30.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

60.00

-40.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

50.00

-50.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

40.00

-60.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

30.00

-70.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

20.00

-80.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

10.00

-90.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00

0.00

-100.00%

0.00%

$0.00

$1,000.00

+

$1,000.00


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 level of the Basket increases from the Starting Basket Level of 100 to an Ending Basket Level of 120. Because the Ending Basket Level of 120 is greater than the Starting Basket Level of 100 and the Basket Return of 20% multiplied by 100% does not exceed the hypothetical Maximum Return of 70%, the Additional Amount is equal to $200 and the final payment at maturity is equal to $1,200 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × [(120-100)/100] × 100%) = $1,200

Example 2: The level of the Basket decreases from the Starting Basket Level of 100 to an Ending Basket Level of 60. Because the Ending Basket Level of 60 is lower than the Starting Basket Level of 100, the final payment per $1,000 principal amount note at maturity is the principal amount of $1,000.

Example 3: The level of the Basket increases from the Starting Basket Level of 100 to an Ending Basket Level of 180. Because the Ending Basket Level of 180 is greater than the Starting Basket Level of 100 and the Basket Return of 80% multiplied by 100% exceeds the hypothetical Maximum Return of 70%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,700 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes. 


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket Consisting of the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE® Index

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Historical Information

The following graphs show the historical performance of each Basket Index based on the weekly Index closing level of the respective Index, as well as the Basket as a whole, from January 2, 2004 through June 26, 2008. The graph of the historical Basket performance assumes the Basket level on January 2, 2004 was 100 and that each Basket Index had the component weightings specified in this term sheet on that date. The closing level of the S&P 500® Index on July 1, 2009 was 923.33. The closing level of the MSCI EAFE® Index on July 1, 2009 was 1325.58. We obtained the various index closing levels and other information below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, and accordingly, make no representation or warranty as to their accuracy or completeness.

The historical levels of each Basket Index and the Basket should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of any Basket Index on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Basket Indices will result in the return of more than the principal amount of your notes.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Weighted Basket Consisting of the S&P 500® Index and the MSCI EAFE® Index

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