Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 20-A-IV dated April 15, 2010

  Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 20-A-IV
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated May 26, 2010; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

      $
Semi-Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due June 4, 2012

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 and which will be paid on the applicable Call Settlement Date.

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 10.50%* x $1,000 if automatically called on the first Review Date
• at least 15.75%* x $1,000 if automatically called on the second Review Date
• at least 21.00%* x $1,000 if automatically called on the final Review Date
*The actual percentages applicable to the first, second and final Review Dates will be determined on the pricing date but will not be less than 10.50%, 15.75% and 21.00%, respectively.

Payment at Maturity:

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

Buffer Amount:

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 May 28, 2010

Ending Index Level:

The Index closing level on the final Review Date

Review Dates:

June 1, 2011 (first Review Date), November 30, 2011 (second Review Date) and May 30, 2012 (final Review Date)

Call Settlement Dates:

June 6, 2011 (first Call Settlement Date), December 5, 2011 (second Call Settlement Date) and June 4, 2012 (final Call Settlement Date, which is also the Maturity Date), each of which is the third business day after the applicable Review Date specified above, except that the final Call Settlement Date is the Maturity Date

Maturity Date:

June 4, 2012

CUSIP:

48124ASJ7

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-IV

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-IV 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 $13.50 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 $13.50 and will depend on market conditions on the pricing date. In no event will the commission received by JPMSI exceed $17.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-50 of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-IV.

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 26, 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. 20-A-IV 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-IV dated April 15, 2010. 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-IV, 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-IV dated April 15, 2010.


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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 1075 and a hypothetical Call Level of 967.50 on the each of the Review Dates. The table assumes that the percentages used to calculate the call premium amount applicable to the first, second and final Review Dates are 10.50%, 15.75% and 21.00%, 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 10.50%, 15.75% and 21.00%, 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
Closing Level
Index Level
Appreciation/
Depreciation at
Review Date
Total
Return at
First
Review Date
Total
Return at
Second
Review Date
Total
Return
at
Maturity

1935.00

80%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1827.50

70%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1720.00

60%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1612.50

50%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1505.00

40%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1397.50

30%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1290.00

20%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1182.50

10%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1075.00

0%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1073.93

-0.1%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

1021.25

-5%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

967.50

-10%

10.50%

15.75%

21.00%

956.75

-11%

N/A

N/A

-1.00%

860.00

-20%

N/A

N/A

-10.00%

752.50

-30%

N/A

N/A

-20.00%

645.00

-40%

N/A

N/A

-30.00%

537.50

-50%

N/A

N/A

-40.00%

430.00

-60%

N/A

N/A

-50.00%

322.50

-70%

N/A

N/A

-60.00%

215.00

-80%

N/A

N/A

-70.00%

107.50

-90%

N/A

N/A

-80.00%

0.00

-100%

N/A

N/A

-90.00%


The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table above are calculated.

Example 1: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1075 to an Index closing level of 1021.25 on the first Review Date. Because the Index closing level on the first Review Date of 1021.25 is greater than the corresponding Call Level of 967.50, the notes are automatically called, and the investor receives a single payment of $1,105 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1075 to an Index closing level of 860 on the first Review Date, 752.50 on the second Review Date and 967.50 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on each of the first Review Date (860) and second Review Date (752.50) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 967.50 and (b) the Index closing level on the final Review Date (967.50) is greater than or equal to the Call Level of 967.50, the notes are automatically called on the final Review Date and the investor receives a single payment of $1,210 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1075 to an Index closing level of 967.50 on the first Review Date, 752.50 on the second Review Date and 860 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on each of the first Review Date (967.50), second Review Date (752.50) and final Review Date (860) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 967.50, 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


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Example 4: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1075 to an Index closing level of 860 on the first Review Date, 752.50 on the second Review Date and 0 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on each of the first Review Date (860), second Review Date (752.50) and final Review Date (0) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 967.50, 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 levels from January 7, 2005 through May 21, 2010. The Index closing level on May 25, 2010 was 1074.03. 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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