Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 165-A-I dated May 1, 2009

Term sheet to
Product Supplement No. 165-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated May 27, 2010; Rule 433


     

Structured 
Investments 

      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes due June 11, 2030

General

Key Terms

Maturity Date:

June 11, 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 11th calendar day of June and December of each year (each such date, a “Redemption Date”), commencing June 11, 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.

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 × (Actual Days / 365), where

“Actual Days” is the actual number of calendar days in the Interest Period.

Interest Rate:

From (and including)

To (but excluding) Interest Rate
  June 11, 2010 June 11, 2015 4.50% per annum
  June 11, 2015 June 11, 2020 5.00% per annum
  June 11, 2020 June 11, 2025 5.50% per annum
  June 11, 2025 June 11, 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 11th calendar day of June and December of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing December 11, 2010 (which will be payable on December 13, 2010 because the Interest Payment Date of December 11, 2010 will not be a business day), 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:

48124ASM0

Investing in the Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-11 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I 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, the prospectus supplement, product supplement no. 165-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. 165-A-I 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.

(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 $38.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to pay selling concessions to other unaffiliated or affiliated dealers of approximately $24.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. This commission includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize, some of which may be allowed to other unaffiliated dealers, for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMSI may be more or less than $38.00 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 “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-29 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-I.

The agent for this offering, JPMSI, 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.  

May 27, 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-I dated May 1, 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. 165-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

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-I dated May 1, 2009.


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 JPMSI, the agent for this offering. The net proceeds received from the sale of notes will be used, in part, by JPMSI or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations 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.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-2