DELAWARE |
1-5805 |
13-2624428 |
270 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10017
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Item 8.01 Other
Events.
As
previously announced, on August 4, 2009 JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the
"Company") launched an offer to purchase (the "Offer") any and all guaranteed
capital debt securities (collectively, the "capital securities") issued by seven
wholly owned Delaware statutory trusts ("issuer trusts"), specifically: (i) the
Global Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series B, issued by Chase Capital II,
(ii) the Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series C, issued by Chase Capital
III, (iii) the Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series F, issued by Chase
Capital VI, (iv) the Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series M, issued by
JPMorgan Chase Capital XIII, (v) the Floating Rate Capital Securities, Series U,
issued by JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI ("Capital XXI"), (vi) the Floating Rate
Capital Securities, Series W, issued by JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII ("Capital
XXIII") and (vii) the Floating Rate Preferred Securities issued by First Chicago
NBD Capital I ("NBD Capital"). The Offer expired at 11:59 p.m. on August 11,
2009.
As
described in the offer to purchase for the Offer, following the Company's
purchase of capital securities pursuant to the Offer, the Company merged each
issuer trust (other than NBD Capital) into a new Delaware statutory trust, and
amended the trust agreement governing NBD Capital, in each case as permitted by
the terms of the issuer trusts' governing documents, to facilitate the
retirement of the capital securities acquired by the Company in the Offer.
Following the mergers and the amendment, the capital securities acquired by the
Company in the Offer (and a like amount of junior subordinated deferrable
interest debentures of the Company held by the respective issuer trusts) were
retired and
canceled.
Neither
the mergers nor the amendment affected the terms of the capital securities that
were not tendered in the Offer and that remain outstanding.
In
connection with the mergers of issuer trusts Capital XXI and Capital XXIII, the
Company entered into (1) a Supplement, dated as of August 27, 2009 (the "Capital
XXI Supplement"), to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of February 2,
2007, of the Company for Capital XXI, in favor and for the benefit of each
Covered Debtholder (as defined therein), and (2) a Supplement, dated as of
August 27, 2009 (the "Capital XXIII Supplement"), to the Replacement Capital
Covenant, dated as of May 24, 2007, of the Company for Capital XXIII, in favor
and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder (as defined therein). The Capital
XXI Supplement and the Capital XXIII Supplement provide that the Replacement
Capital Covenants of Capital XXI and Capital XXIII, respectively, continue to
apply to the capital securities issued by the issuer trusts that are the
successors in interest to Capital XXI and Capital XXIII. The Capital XXI
Supplement and the Capital XXIII Supplement are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2,
respectively, to this Report on Form 8-K and are each incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
4.1. Supplement,
dated as of August 27, 2009, to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of
February 2, 2007, of JPMorgan Chase & Co., in favor of and for the benefit
of each Covered Debtholder (as defined in the Replacement Capital
Covenant).
4.2. Supplement,
dated as of August 27, 2009, to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of
May 24, 2007, of JPMorgan Chase & Co., in favor of and for the benefit of
each Covered Debtholder (as defined in the Replacement Capital
Covenant).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
By: /s/Anthony J. Horan
Name: Anthony
J. Horan
Title: Corporate
Secretary
Date: September 1, 2009
EXHIBIT 4.1
Supplement, dated as of August 27, 2009 (this "Supplement"), to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of February 2, 2007 (the "Replacement Capital Covenant"), by JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the "Company"), in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Replacement Capital Covenant.
Recitals
A. Pursuant
to an Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 27, 2009 (the "Agreement of
Merger"), between the Trust and New JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI, a Delaware
statutory trust (the "New Trust"), and a Certificate of Merger filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 27, 2009 (the
"Effective Date"), the Trust merged with and into the New Trust at the
Effective Date and each Capital Security issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date was converted at the Effective Date into one
Floating Rate Capital Security, Series U (Liquidation Amount $1,000 per capital
security) of the New Trust (the "New Trust Capital
Securities").
B. The
Company desires to supplement the Replacement Capital Covenant as set forth
herein so that it will apply to the New Trust Capital Securities with effect
from and after the Effective
Date.
C. The
Company has determined that this Supplement is not adverse to the Holders of the
Covered
Debt.
D. The
Company is entering into and disclosing the contents of this Supplement in the
manner provided in the Replacement Capital Covenant with the intent that the
covenants provided for in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this
Supplement, be enforceable by each Covered Debtholder and that the Company be
estopped from disregarding the covenants in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as
amended by this Supplement, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable
law.
E. The
Company acknowledges that reliance by each Covered Debtholder upon the covenants
in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this Supplement, is
reasonable and foreseeable by the Company and that, were the Company to
disregard its covenants in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this
Supplement, each Covered Debtholder would have sustained an injury as a result
of its reliance on such
covenants.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows in favor of
and for the benefit of each Covered
Debtholder:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
Upon the effectiveness of this Supplement, the term "Securities" as defined in
the Replacement Capital Covenant shall include the New Trust Capital
Securities.
SECTION
2. Effectiveness.
This Supplement shall become effective upon the delivery to the Holders of the
Covered Debt by an officer of the Company, in the manner provided for in the
indenture with respect to the Covered Debt, of a certificate stating that, in
his or her determination, this Supplement is not adverse to the Holders of the
Covered
Debt.
SECTION
3. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New
York.
(b) This
Supplement shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any other provisions
of the Replacement Capital Covenant, except as expressly referred to herein.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions of the Replacement Capital
Covenant shall remain in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Supplement to be executed by its
duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
By: /s/ Norma C.
Corio
Name: Norma
C.
Corio
Title: Treasurer
Supplement, dated as of August 27, 2009 (this "Supplement"), to the Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of May 24, 2007 (the "Replacement Capital Covenant"), by JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the "Company"), in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings given thereto in the Replacement Capital Covenant.
Recitals
A. Pursuant
to an Agreement of Merger, dated as of August 27, 2009 (the "Agreement of
Merger"), between the Trust and New JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, a Delaware
statutory trust (the "New Trust"), and a Certificate of Merger filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August 27, 2009 (the
"Effective Date"), the Trust merged with and into the New Trust at the
Effective Date and each Capital Security issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Date was converted at the Effective Date into one
Floating Rate Capital Security, Series W (Liquidation Amount $1,000 per capital
security) of the New Trust (the "New Trust Capital
Securities").
B. The
Company desires to supplement the Replacement Capital Covenant as set forth
herein so that it will apply to the New Trust Capital Securities with effect
from and after the Effective
Date.
C. The
Company has determined that this Supplement is not adverse to the Holders of the
Covered
Debt.
D. The
Company is entering into and disclosing the contents of this Supplement in the
manner provided in the Replacement Capital Covenant with the intent that the
covenants provided for in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this
Supplement, be enforceable by each Covered Debtholder and that the Company be
estopped from disregarding the covenants in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as
amended by this Supplement, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable
law.
E. The
Company acknowledges that reliance by each Covered Debtholder upon the covenants
in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this Supplement, is
reasonable and foreseeable by the Company and that, were the Company to
disregard its covenants in the Replacement Capital Covenant, as amended by this
Supplement, each Covered Debtholder would have sustained an injury as a result
of its reliance on such
covenants.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows in favor of
and for the benefit of each Covered
Debtholder:
SECTION
1. Amendment.
Upon the effectiveness of this Supplement, the term "Securities" as defined in
the Replacement Capital Covenant shall include the New Trust Capital
Securities.
SECTION
2. Effectiveness.
This Supplement shall become effective upon the delivery to the Holders of the
Covered Debt by an officer of the Company, in the manner provided for in the
indenture with respect to the Covered Debt, of a certificate stating that, in
his or her determination, this Supplement is not adverse to the Holders of the
Covered
Debt.
SECTION
3. Miscellaneous.
(a) This Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New
York.
(b) This
Supplement shall not constitute an amendment or waiver of any other provisions
of the Replacement Capital Covenant, except as expressly referred to herein.
Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions of the Replacement Capital
Covenant shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Supplement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
By: /s/ Norma C. Corio
Name: Norma C.
Corio
Title: Treasurer