Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 20-A-II dated March 26, 2009

Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 20-A-II
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated June 22, 2009; Rule 433


     

Structured 
Investments 

      $
Semi-Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due December 31, 2010

 General

Key Terms

Index:

The S&P 500® Index (the “Index”)

Automatic Call:

If the Index closing level on any Review Date is greater than or equal to the Call Level, the notes will be automatically called for a cash payment per note that will vary depending on the applicable Review Date and call premium.

Call Level:

90% of the Initial Index Level for each Review Date.

Payment if Called:

For every $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive one payment of $1,000 plus a call premium calculated as follows:

 
  • at least 11.20%* x $1,000 if called on the first Review Date
  • at least 16.80%* x $1,000 if called on the final Review Date
* The actual percentage applicable to the first and final Review Dates will be determined on the pricing date but will not be less than 11.20% and 16.80%, respectively.

Payment at Maturity:

If the notes are not called (i.e., the Ending Index Level is less than the Initial Index Level by more than 10%) and a mandatory redemption is not triggered, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Index declines beyond 10%. In these circumstances, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return + 10%)]

Assuming the notes are not called, you could lose up to $900 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Buffer:

10%, which results in a minimum payment at maturity of $100 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Index Return:

The performance of the Index from the Initial Index Level to the Ending Index Level calculated as follows:

 

Ending Index Level – Initial Index Level
Initial Index Level

Initial Index Level:

The Index closing level on the pricing date, which is expected to be on or about June 29, 2009.

Ending Index Level:

The Index closing level on the final Review Date.

Review Dates:

July 6, 2010 (first Review Date) and December 28, 2010 (final Review Date).

Maturity Date:

December 31, 2010

CUSIP:

48123LZ80

Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” or “Description of Notes — Automatic Call,” as applicable, in the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II.

Investing in the Semi-Annual Review Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-5 of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II 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 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 Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $12.00 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 more or less than $12.00 and will depend on market conditions on the pricing date. In no event will the commission received by JPMSI exceed $15.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-38 of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II.

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.

June 22, 2009


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. 20-A-II 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. 20-A-II dated March 26, 2009. 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. 20-A-II, 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


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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 Index or any of the component securities of the Index. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II dated March 26, 2009.


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Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable upon Automatic Call or at Maturity

The following table illustrates the hypothetical simple total return (i.e., not compounded) on the notes that could be realized on the applicable Review Date for a range of movements in the Index as shown under the column “Index Level Appreciation/Depreciation at Review Date.” The following table assumes a hypothetical Initial Index Level of 900 and a hypothetical Call Level of 810 on the each of the Review Dates. The table assumes that the percentages used to calculate the call premium amount applicable to the first and final Review Dates are 11.20% and 16.80%, respectively, regardless of the appreciation of the Index, which may be significant. The actual percentages will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 11.20% and 16.80%, respectively. There will be only one payment on the notes whether called or at maturity. An entry of “N/A” indicates that the notes would not be called on the applicable Review Date and no payment would be made for such date. The hypothetical returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns applicable to a purchaser of the notes.


 

Index Level

Total

Total

 

Appreciation/

Return at

Return at

Index

Depreciation at

First

Final

Closing Level

Review Date

Review Date

Review Date


1620.00

80.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1530.00

70.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1440.00

60.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1350.00

50.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1260.00

40.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1170.00

30.00%

11.20%

16.80%

1080.00

20.00%

11.20%

16.80%

990.00

10.00%

11.20%

16.80%

900.00

0.00%

11.20%

16.80%

899.10

-0.10%

11.20%

16.80%

855.00

-5.00%

11.20%

16.80%

810.00

-10.00%

11.20%

16.80%

801.00

-11.00%

N/A

-1.00%

720.00

-20.00%

N/A

-10.00%

630.00

-30.00%

N/A

-20.00%

540.00

-40.00%

N/A

-30.00%

450.00

-50.00%

N/A

-40.00%

360.00

-60.00%

N/A

-50.00%

270.00

-70.00%

N/A

-60.00%

180.00

-80.00%

N/A

-70.00%

90.00

-90.00%

N/A

-80.00%

0.00

-100.00%

N/A

-90.00%



 


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The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table on the previous page are calculated.

Example 1: The level of the Index increases from the Initial Index Level of 900 to an Index closing level of 1080 on the first Review Date. Because the Index closing level on the first Review Date of 1080 is greater than the corresponding Call Level of 810, the notes are automatically called, and the investor receives a single payment of $1,112 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 900 to an Index closing level of 720 on the first Review Date and 810 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on the first Review Date (720) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 810 and (b) the Index closing level on the final Review Date (810) is equal to the Call Level of 810, the notes are automatically called on the final Review Date and the investor receives a single payment of $1,168 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 900 to an Index closing level of 630 on the first Review Date and 720 on the final Review Date. Because the Index closing level on each of the first Review Date (630) and the final Review Date (720) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 810, the notes are not automatically called and the investor receives a payment at maturity that is less than the principal amount for each $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-20% + 10%)] = $900

Example 4: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 900 to an Index closing level of 630 on the first Review Date and 0 on the final Review Date. Because the Index closing level on each of the first Review Date (630) and the final Review Date (0) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 810, the notes are not automatically called and the investor receives a payment at maturity of $100 per $1,000 principal amount note, which reflects the principal protection provided by the Buffer Amount of 10%, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-100% + 10%)] = $100 

Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Index based on the weekly historical Index closing level from January 2, 2004 through June 19, 2009. The Index closing level on June 19, 2009 was 921.23. We obtained the Index closing levels 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 Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Index closing level on any Review Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index will result in the return of any of your initial investment in excess of $100 per $1,000 principal amount note.  



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