Term sheet
To prospectus dated December 1, 2005,
prospectus supplement dated October 12, 2006 and
product supplement no. 49-III dated December 17, 2007

  Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 49-III
Registration Statement No. 333-130051
Dated March 20, 2008; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Principal Protected Notes Linked to the Performance of an Equally Weighted Basket of Four Currencies Relative to the U.S. Dollar due October 21, 2010

General

Key Terms

Basket:

An equally weighted basket of four currencies (each a “Basket Currency,” and together, the “Basket Currencies”) that measures the performance of the Basket Currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar (the “Basket”).

Basket Currency Weights:

The following table sets forth the Basket Currencies, the Starting Spot Rate for each Basket Currency, the applicable Reuters Page and the weighting of each Basket Currency:

 

Basket Currency

Starting Spot Rate

Reuters Page

Percentage Weight of Basket


 

Brazilian Real (BRL)

 

BRFR

25%

 

Indian Rupee (INR)

 

RBIB

25%

 

Mexican Peso (MXN)

 

WMRSPOT10

25%

 

New Turkish Lira (TRY)

 

ECB37=(TRY/EUR)/(USD/EUR)

25%

 

The Starting Spot Rate for each Basket Currency will be equal to one divided by the amount of such Basket Currency per U.S. Dollar and will be determined by the calculation agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the pricing date taking into account the quotient of one divided by either applicable intra-day trades or the rates displayed on the applicable Reuters page. For information about the risks related to this discretion, see “Selected Risk Considerations — Potential Conflicts” on page TS-2 of this term sheet.

Reference Currency:

The U.S. Dollar

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.

Additional Amount:

The Additional Amount per $1,000 principal amount note paid at maturity will equal $1,000 x the Basket Return x the Participation Rate; provided that the Additional Amount will not be less than zero.

Participation Rate:

At least 275%. The actual Participation Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 275%.

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 April 18, 2008.

Ending Basket Level:

The Basket Closing Level on the Observation Date.

Basket Closing Level:

The Basket Closing Level on the Observation Date will be calculated as follows:

            100 x [1 + (BRL Return * 1/4) + (INR Return * 1/4) + (MXN Return * 1/4) + (TRY Return * 1/4)]

Each of the BRL Return, INR Return and MXN Return reflects the performance of the relevant Basket Currency, expressed as a percentage, from the non-TRY Spot Rate of such Basket Currency in the interbank market on the pricing date to the non-TRY Spot Rate of such Basket Currency on the Observation Date. The non-TRY Spot Rate of each Basket Currency on a given date that falls after the pricing date is equal to one divided by the applicable amount reported by Reuters Group PLC on page BRFR (for the BRL Return), page RBIB (for the INR Return), and page WMRSPOT10 (for the MXN Return) at approximately 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date (each a “non-TRY Spot Rate”), and is expressed as one divided by the amount of Basket Currency per one unit of the Reference Currency.

The TRY Return is the performance of the New Turkish Lira, expressed as a percentage, from the spot rate of the New Turkish Lira relative to the U.S. Dollar on the pricing date (the “TRY Spot Rate,” and together with the “non-TRY Spot Rates,” the “Spot Rates”) to the TRY Spot Rate on the Observation Date. The TRY Spot Rate on a given date that falls after the pricing date is expressed as one divided by the quotient of (x) New Turkish Lira per one European Union Euro as reported by Reuters Group PLC on page ECB37 divided by (y) U.S. Dollars per one European Union Euro as reported by Reuters Group PLC on page ECB37, at approximately 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

For additional information, see “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 49-III.

Observation Date:

October 18, 2010*

Maturity Date:

October 21, 2010*

CUSIP:

48123MC34

* Subject to postponement as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 49-III.

Investing in the Principal Protected Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-8 of the accompanying product supplement no. 49-III and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-1 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. 49-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.

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 supplements and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 

Price to Public

Fees and Commissions (1)

Proceeds to Us


Per note

$

$

$


Total

$

$

$


(1) 

If the notes priced today, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to allow selling concessions to other dealers of approximately $5.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. The actual commission received by JPMSI may be more or less than $30.00 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 other dealers, exceed $50.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Underwriting” beginning on page PS-27 of the accompanying product supplement no. 49-III.

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.

JPMorgan

March 20, 2008


Additional Terms Specific To the Notes

You should read this term sheet together with the prospectus dated December 1, 2005, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated October 12, 2006 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. 49-III dated December 17, 2007. 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. 49-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.

Additional Key Terms

Selected Purchase Considerations


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Principal Protected Notes Linked to the Performance of an Equally Weighted Basket of Four Currencies Relative to the U.S. Dollar
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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 the Basket Currencies or any of contracts related to the Basket Currencies. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 49-III dated December 17, 2007.


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Principal Protected Notes Linked to the Performance of an Equally Weighted Basket of Four Currencies Relative to the U.S. Dollar
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What Is the Payment at Maturity on the Notes Assuming a Range of Performance for the Basket?

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 -80% to +80% and assumes a Participation Rate of 275%. The hypothetical payments at maturity (including, where relevant, the Additional Amount) set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual payment at maturity 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 following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.

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, the Additional Amount is equal to $550 and the final payment at maturity is equal to $1,550 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x [(120-100)/100] x 275%) = $1,550

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 110. Because the Ending Basket Level of 110 is greater than the Starting Basket Level of 100, the Additional Amount is equal to $275 and the final payment at maturity is equal to $1,275 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x [(110-100)/100] x 275%) = $1,275

Historical Information

The first four graphs on the following page show the historical weekly performance of each Basket Currency expressed in terms of the conventional market quotation, as shown on Bloomberg Financial Markets, for each currency (in each case the amount of the applicable Basket Currency that can be exchanged for one U.S. Dollar, which we refer to in this term sheet as the exchange rate) from January 3, 2003 through March 14, 2008. The exchange rates of the Brazilian Real, the Indian Rupee, the Mexican Peso and the New Turkish Lira, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2008, were 1.7045, 40.45, 10.6987 and 1.2283, respectively.

The exchange rates displayed in the graphs on the following page are for illustrative purposes only and do not form part of the calculation of the Basket Return. The value of the Basket, and thus the Basket Return, increases when the individual Basket Currencies appreciate in value against the U.S. Dollar. Therefore, the Basket Return is calculated using Spot Rates for each currency expressed as one divided by the amount of Basket Currency per one U.S. Dollar, which is the inverse of the conventional market quotation for each Basket Currency set forth in the first four graphs on the following page.

The last graph on the following page shows the weekly performance of the Basket from January 3, 2003 through March 14, 2008, assuming that the Basket Closing Level on January 3, 2003 was 100, that each Basket Currency had a 1/4 weight in the Basket on that date and that the closing spot rates of each Basket Currency on the relevant dates were the Spot Rates on such dates. The closing spot rates and the historical weekly Basket performance data in such graph were determined by dividing one by the rates reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets and may not be indicative of the Basket performance using the Spot Rates of the Basket Currencies at approximately 6:00 p.m., New York City time (or, solely with respect to the Spot Rates on the pricing date, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date), that would be derived from the applicable Reuters page.


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Principal Protected Notes Linked to the Performance of an Equally Weighted Basket of Four Currencies Relative to the U.S. Dollar
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The Spot Rates of the Brazilian Real, the Indian Rupee, the Mexican Peso and the New Turkish Lira, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 19, 2008, were 0.5867, 0.0247, 0.0935 and 0.8141, respectively, calculated in the manner set forth under “Key Terms — Basket Closing Level” on the cover of this term sheet (except that the Spot Rates were determined at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, instead of 6:00 p.m., New York City time).

We obtained the data needed to construct the graph which displays the weekly performance of the Basket from Bloomberg Financial Markets, and we obtained the exchange rates and the denominators used to calculate the Spot Rates from Reuters Group PLC. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets or Reuters Group PLC. The historical performance of each Basket Currency and the Basket should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Spot Rate of any of the Basket Currencies on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Basket will result in the return of more than the principal amount of your notes.


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Principal Protected Notes Linked to the Performance of an Equally Weighted Basket of Four Currencies Relative to the U.S. Dollar
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