Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 176-A-I dated October 29, 2009

  Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 176-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated October 30, 2009; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

     

$
2.10% (equivalent to 8.40% per annum) Contingent Protection Notes due February 4, 2010
Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

General

Key Terms

CAD/JPY Exchange Rate:

A rate that reflects the amount of Japanese yen that can be exchanged for one Canadian dollar. The CAD/JPY Exchange Rate increases when the Canadian dollar appreciates relative to the Japanese yen and declines when the Canadian dollar depreciates relative to the Japanese yen.

Reference Currency:

The Japanese yen

Base Currency:

The Canadian dollar

Interest Rate:

At least 2.10% during the term of the notes (equivalent to 8.40% per annum), paid on the Maturity Date and calculated on a 30/360 basis. The actual Interest Rate will be determined on the Pricing Date and will not be less than 2.10%.

Protection Amount:

5.00% of the Strike Rate.

Pricing Date:

On or about October 30, 2009

Settlement Date:

On or about November 4, 2009

Observation Date:

February 1, 2010*

Maturity Date:

February 4, 2010*

CUSIP:

48124ACC9

Interest Payment Date:

Interest on the notes will be payable on a single date, which will be the Maturity Date.

Payment at Maturity:

The payment at maturity, in excess of any accrued and unpaid interest, is based on the performance of the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate. You will receive $1,000 for each $1,000 principal amount note, plus any accrued and unpaid interest at maturity, unless:

(a) the Ending Spot Rate is less than the Strike Rate; and
(b) at any time during the Monitoring Period, the Intraday Exchange Rate is below the Strike Rate by more than the Protection Amount.
If the conditions described in both (a) and (b) are satisfied, at maturity you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Ending Spot Rate declines below the Strike Rate. Under these circumstances, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note (which will be less than $1,000), in addition to any accrued and unpaid interest, will be calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 × Currency Return)
You will lose some or all of your principal at maturity if the conditions described in (a) and (b) are both satisfied.

Monitoring Period:

The period from the Pricing Date to and including the Observation Date.

Currency Return:

Ending Spot Rate – Strike Rate 
                Strike Rate

Strike Rate:

The CAD/JPY Exchange Rate on the pricing date determined in the sole discretion of the calculation agent. The Strike Rate may or may not be the Spot Rate on the pricing date. Although the calculation agent will make all determinations and take all action in relation to establishing the Strike 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 Strike Rate, that might affect the value of your notes.

Ending Spot Rate:

The Spot Rate on the Observation Date.

Spot Rate:

The Spot Rate is expressed as a rate that reflects the amount of Japanese yen that can be exchanged for one Canadian dollar and will be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the USD/JPY Spot Rate and the denominator of which is the USD/CAD Spot Rate:

USD/JPY Spot Rate
USD/CAD Spot Rate

where the “USD/JPY Spot Rate” will be equal to the amount of Japanese yen per one U.S. dollar and will be determined in the sole discretion of the calculation agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Pricing Date taking into account the rate displayed on Reuters page WMRSPOT09 and the “USD/CAD Spot Rate” will be equal to the amount of Canadian dollars per one U.S. dollar and will be determined in the sole discretion of the calculation agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Pricing Date taking into account the rate displayed on Reuters page WMRSPOT12. The Spot Rate increases when the Canadian dollar appreciates relative to the Japanese yen and declines when the Canadian dollar depreciates relative to the Japanese yen. For information about the risks related to this discretion, see “Selected Risk Considerations — Potential Conflicts” on page TS-2 of this term sheet.

Intraday Exchange Rate:

The Intraday Exchange Rate will be equal to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate as determined in the sole discretion of the calculation agent taking into account the rate displayed on Reuters page “CAD/JPY = EBS” or any successor page on Reuters or any successor service, as applicable.

* Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 176-A-I or early acceleration in the event of a market disruption event as described under “General Terms of Notes — Market Disruption Events” in the accompanying product supplement no. 176-A-I and in “ Risk Factors — Market Disruptions May Adversely Affect Your Returns” in this term sheet.

Investing in the Contingent Protection Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-6 of the accompanying product supplement no. 176-A-I and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-1 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) Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on page TS-5 of this term sheet for information about fees and commissions.

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.

October 30, 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. 176-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. 176-A-I dated October 29, 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. 176-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


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Contingent Protection Notes Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

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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 Reference Currency or the Base Currency or any contracts related to the Reference Currency or the Base Currency. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 176-A-I dated October 29, 2009.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Contingent Protection Notes Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

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JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Contingent Protection Notes Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

 TS-3

Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate based on the weekly exchange rates from January 2, 2004 through October 23, 2009. The CAD/JPY Exchange Rate increases when the Canadian dollar appreciates relative to the Japanese yen and declines when the Canadian dollar depreciates relative to the Japanese yen. The CAD/JPY Exchange Rate on October 29, 2009 was $85.4073. We obtained the settlement prices 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 exchange rates should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Intraday Exchange Rate at any time during the Monitoring Period or the Spot Rate on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Japanese yen relative to the Canadian dollar will result in the return of any of your initial investment.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Contingent Protection Notes Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

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Examples of Hypothetical Payment at Maturity for Each $1,000 Principal Amount Note

The following table illustrates hypothetical payments at maturity on a $1,000 investment in the notes, based on a range of hypothetical Ending Spot Rates and assuming that the Intraday Exchange Rate declines in the manner set forth in the columns titled “Hypothetical lowest Intraday Exchange Rate during the Monitoring Period” and “Hypothetical lowest Intraday Exchange Rate during the Monitoring Period expressed as a percentage of Strike Rate.” The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. For this table of hypothetical payments at maturity, we have also assumed the following:

  • the Strike Rate:

80.00

• the Protection Amount: 4, which is 5.00% of the Strike Rate

  • the Interest Rate:

2.10% (equivalent to 8.40% per annum)

 

 

Hypothetical Payment at Maturity**

   

Hypothetical Ending
Spot Rate

Hypothetical Ending
Spot Rate expressed
as a percentage of
Strike Rate

Intraday Exchange Rate was not
below the Strike Rate by more
than the Protection Amount at any time
during the Monitoring Period

Intraday Exchange Rate was below
the Strike Rate by more than the
Protection Amount at some time
during the Monitoring Period


160.00

200%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


144.00

180%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


128.00

160%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


112.00

140%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


84.00

120%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


80.00

100%

$1,000.00

$1,000.00


76.80

96%

$1,000.00

$960.00


64.00

80%

N/A

$800.00


40.00

60%

N/A

$600.00


20.00

40%

N/A

$400.00


16.00

20%

N/A

$200.00


0.00

0%

N/A

$0.00


** Note that you will receive at maturity any accrued and unpaid interest, in addition to the payment at maturity.

The following examples illustrate how the total value of payments received at maturity set forth in the table above are calculated.

Example 1: The lowest Intraday Exchange Rate during the Monitoring Period was $40.00 (which is less than the Strike Rate by more than the Protection Percentage) but the Ending Spot Rate is $84.00. Because the Ending Spot Rate of $84.00 is greater than the Strike Rate of $80.00, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: The lowest Intraday Exchange Rate during the Monitoring Period was $40.00 (which is less than the Strike Rate by more than the Protection Percentage) and the Ending Spot Rate is $60.00. Because the Ending Spot Rate of $60.00 is less than the Strike Rate of $80.00 and the Intraday Exchange Rate declined by more than the Protection Amount on at least one day during the Monitoring Period, 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 3: The Intraday Exchange Rate does not decline from the Strike Rate by more than the Protection Amount on any day trading during the Monitoring Period and the Ending Spot Rate is $160.00, Because the Ending Spot Rate of $160.00 is greater than the Strike Rate of $80.00, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 4: The Ending Spot Rate of $52.00 is less than the Strike Rate of $80.00 but the Intraday Exchange Rate does not decline from the Strike Rate by more than the Protection Amount on any day trading during the Monitoring Period. Because the Intraday Exchange Rate has not declined by more than the Protection Amount at any time during the Monitoring Period, you will receive a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note, even though the Ending Spot Rate of $40.00 is less than the Strike Rate of $80.00.

Regardless of the performance of the Japanese yen relative to the Canadian dollar or the payment you receive at maturity, you will receive a single interest payment at maturity, for each $1,000 principal amount note, in the amount of approximately $21.00.

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.

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, which includes structuring and development fees, exceed $7.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-28 of the accompanying product supplement no. 176-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 $7.50 per $1,000 principal amount note.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Contingent Protection Notes Linked to the CAD/JPY Exchange Rate

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