Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 146-A-I dated November 24, 2008

Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 146-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated May 27, 2010; Rule 433

Structured 
Investments 

      $
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen due June 13, 2011

General

Key Terms

Reference Currency:

U.S. dollar

Base Currency:

Japanese yen

Upside Leverage Factor:

At least 1.30*

Payment at Maturity:

If the Ending Spot Rate is greater than the Starting Spot Rate, at maturity you will receive a cash payment that provides you with a return per $1,000 principal amount note equal to the Reference Currency Return multiplied by at least 1.30*, subject to a Maximum Total Return on the notes of at least 11.818%*. For example, assuming the Upside Leverage Factor is 1.30* and the Maximum Total Return is 11.818%*, if the Reference Currency Return is equal to or greater than 9.091%, you will receive the Maximum Total Return on the notes of 11.818%*, which entitles you to a maximum payment at maturity of $1,118.18* for every $1,000 principal amount note that you hold. Accordingly, if the Reference Currency Return is positive, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows, subject to the Maximum Total Return:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 x Reference Currency Return x 1.30)

*The actual Upside Leverage Factor and Maximum Total Return will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 1.30 and 11.818%, respectively. Accordingly, the actual maximum payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will not be less than $1,118.18.

 

Your investment will be fully exposed to any decline in the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency. If the Ending Spot Rate is less than the Starting Spot Rate, at maturity you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every -1% of the Reference Currency Return. Accordingly, if the Reference Currency Return is negative, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 x Reference Currency Return)

In no event, however, will the payment at maturity be less than $0.

 

You will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Ending Spot Rate is less than the Starting Spot Rate. There is an embedded variable downside leverage in the Reference Currency Return formula, which increases as the Reference Currency Return decreases, up to two times downside leverage. Accordingly, you will lose all of your investment at maturity if the Ending Spot Rate is less than the Starting Spot Rate by 50% or more.

Reference Currency Return:

Ending Spot Rate – Starting Spot Rate
              Ending Spot Rate

  In no event, however, will the Reference Currency Return be less than -100%.

Starting Spot Rate:

The Starting Spot Rate is expressed in terms of a number of Japanese yen per U.S. dollar as determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner on the pricing date, taking into account either the rates displayed on Reuters page WMRSPOT12 at the same approximate time that the Spot Rate on any date is to be determined as specified under “— Spot Rate” below or such exchange rates determined by reference to certain intra-day trades. Although the calculation agent will make all determinations and will take all actions in relation to establishing the Starting Spot Rate in good faith, it should be noted that such discretion could have an impact (positive or negative) on the value of your notes. The calculation agent is under no obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the notes in taking any actions, including the determination of the Starting Spot Rate that might affect the value of your notes. For information about the risks related to this discretion, see “Selected Risk Considerations — Potential Conflicts” on page TS-2 of this term sheet.

Ending Spot Rate:

The Spot Rate on the Observation Date

Spot Rate:

The Spot Rate on a given date is expressed as a number of Japanese yen per U.S. dollar and is equal to the applicable rate reported by Reuters Group PLC (“Reuters”) on Reuters page WMRSPOT12 (or any substitute page) at approximately 4:00 p.m., Greenwich Mean Time, on such date.

For additional information, see “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 146-A-I.

Observation Date:

June 8, 2011**

Maturity Date:

June 13, 2011**

CUSIP:

48124ASK4

**

Subject to postponement as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 146-A-I.

Investing in the Return Enhanced Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-13 of the accompanying product supplement no. 146-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 cost of hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates, which includes our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge as well as the profit our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge. The estimated cost of hedging includes the projected profit, which in no event will exceed $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, that our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. For additional related information, please see “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page PS-24 of the accompanying product supplement no. 146-A-I.

(2)

Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on the last page of this term sheet for information about fees and commissions.

The agent for this offering, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as 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.

May 27, 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. 146-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. 146-A-I dated November 24, 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. 146-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.

Additional Key Terms

Supplemental Terms of the Notes

For purposes of the notes offered by this term sheet, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth under “General Terms of the Notes — Calculation Agent” in the accompanying product supplement 146-A-I, all calculations with respect to the Spot Rate on any currency business day (including any Ending Spot Rate) will be rounded to five significant figures, with fives rounded up (e.g., 123.456 will be rounded to 123.46).


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Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency?

The table and examples below illustrate the hypothetical total return at maturity of 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 a Starting Spot rate of 90, an Upside Leverage Factor of 1.30 and a Maximum Total Return of 11.818%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total return applicable to a purchaser of the notes. You should consider carefully whether the notes are suitable to your investment goals. The numbers appearing in the table and examples below have been rounded for ease of analysis.


Ending Spot
Rate

(Ending
Spot Rate –
Starting
Spot Rate) /
Starting
Spot Rate

Reference
Currency
Return

Total Return


162.00

80.000%

44.444%

11.818%

153.00

70.000%

41.176%

11.818%

144.00

60.000%

37.500%

11.818%

135.00

50.000%

33.333%

11.818%

126.00

40.000%

28.571%

11.818%

117.00

30.000%

23.077%

11.818%

108.00

20.000%

16.667%

11.818%

99.00

10.000%

9.091%

11.818%

94.50

5.000%

4.762%

6.191%

92.25

2.500%

2.439%

3.171%

90.00

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

87.75

-2.500%

-2.564%

-2.564%

85.50

-5.000%

-5.263%

-5.263%

81.00

-10.000%

-11.111%

-11.111%

76.50

-15.000%

-17.647%

-17.647%

72.00

-20.000%

-25.000%

-25.000%

63.00

-30.000%

-42.857%

-42.857%

54.00

-40.000%

-66.667%

-66.667%

45.00

-50.000%

-100.000%

-100.000%

36.00

-60.000%

-100.000%(1)

-100.000%(2)

27.00

-70.000%

-100.000%(1)

-100.000%(2)

18.00

-80.000%

-100.000%(1)

-100.000%(2)

9.00

-90.000%

-100.000%(1)

-100.000%(2)


(1) The Reference Currency Return may not be less than -100%.
(2) The payment at maturity may not be less than $0.

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 Spot Rate increases from the Starting Spot Rate of 90 to an Ending Spot Rate of 94.50.

Because the Ending Spot Rate of 94.50 is greater than the Starting Spot Rate of 90, and the Reference Currency Return of 4.762% multiplied by 1.30 does not exceed the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 11.818%, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,061.20, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (4.762% x 1.30)] = $1,061.91

Example 2: The Spot Rate increases from the Starting Spot Rate of 90 to an Ending Spot Rate of 108.

Because the Ending Spot Rate of 108 is greater than the Starting Spot Rate of 90 and the Reference Currency Return of 16.667% multiplied by 1.30 exceeds the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 11.818%, your payment at maturity is equal to $1,118.18 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes.

Example 3: The Spot Rate decreases from the Starting Spot Rate of 90 to an Ending Spot Rate of 72.

Because the Ending Spot Rate of 72 is less than the Starting Spot Rate of 90, the Reference Currency Return is negative. Although the value of the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency declined by 20%, the Reference Currency Return is -25%, reflecting a 1.25 times downside leverage. Accordingly, you will receive a payment at maturity of $750 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x -25%) = $750

Example 4: The Spot Rate decreases from the Starting Spot Rate of 90 to an Ending Spot Rate of 36.

Although the value of the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency declined by 60%, the Reference Currency Return would have been less than -100% as a result of the embedded variable downside leverage. However, because the Reference Currency Return may not be less than -100% and because the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note may not be less than $0, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $0 per $1,000 principal amount note.


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Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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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 Reference Currency, the Base Currency or the exchange rate between the Reference Currency and Base Currency or any contracts related to the Reference Currency, the Base Currency or the exchange rate between the Reference Currency and the Base Currency. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 146-A-I dated November 24, 2008.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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Historical Information

The following graph shows the historical weekly performance of the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency expressed in terms of the conventional market quotation (the amount of the Japanese yen that can be exchanged for one U.S. dollar, which we refer to in this term sheet as the exchange rate) as shown on Bloomberg Financial Markets, from January 7, 2005 through May 21, 2010. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 26, 2010 was 89.92 relative to the Japanese yen.

The exchange rates displayed in the graph below should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Spot Rate on the pricing date or on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Reference Currency relative to the Base Currency will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

The Spot Rate of the U.S. dollar relative to the Japanese yen on May 26, 2010 was 90.47, calculated in the manner set forth under “Key Terms — Spot Rate” on the cover page of this term sheet.

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.

JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., will receive a commission that will depend on market conditions on the pricing date. In no event will that commission exceed $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-30 of the accompanying product supplement no. 146-A-I.

For a different portion of the notes to be sold in this offering, an affiliated bank will receive a fee and another affiliate of ours will receive a structuring and development fee. In no event will the total amount of these fees exceed $25.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Performance of the U.S. Dollar Relative to the Japanese Yen

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