Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 189-A-I dated May 12, 2010

  Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 189-A-I
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated June 10, 2010; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

      $
Return Notes Linked to the MDAX® Index due June 23, 2011

General

Key Terms

Index:

The MDAX® Index (the “Index”)

Payment at Maturity:

Payment at maturity will reflect the performance of the Index, subject to the Index Adjustment Factor. Accordingly, at maturity, you will receive an amount per $1,000 principal amount note calculated as follows:

$1,000 x (1 + Index Return) x Index Adjustment Factor

Because the Index Adjustment Factor is 99%, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Index Return is less than approximately 1.01%. For more information on how the Index Adjustment Factor can affect your payment at maturity, please see “What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index?” in this term sheet.

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

Index Adjustment Factor:

99%

Initial Index Level:

The Index closing level on the pricing date

Ending Index Level:

The Index closing level on the Observation Date

Observation Date:

June 20, 2011

Maturity Date:

June 23, 2011

CUSIP:

48124AUM7

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. 189-A-I

Investing in the Return Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-4 of the accompanying product supplement no. 189-A-I and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-3 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, prospectus supplement, product supplement no. 189-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 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, which includes our affiliates’ expected cost of providing such hedge as well as the profit our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risks inherent in providing such hedge. For additional related information, please see “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page PS-11 of the accompanying product supplement no. 189-A-I.

(2)

Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution” in this term sheet for information about fees and commissions.

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.

June 10, 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. 189-A-I dated May 12, 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. 189-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.

What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index?

The following table and examples illustrate the hypothetical total return at maturity for each $1,000 principal amount note. The “total return” as used in this term sheet is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note to $1,000. The hypothetical total returns set forth below assume an Initial Index Level of 8000 and reflect the Index Adjustment Factor of 99%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns at maturity applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.


Ending Index
Level

Index Return

Total Return


16000.0000

100.0000%

98.0000%

14000.0000

75.0000%

73.2500%

12000.0000

50.0000%

48.5000%

10400.0000

30.0000%

28.7000%

9600.0000

20.0000%

18.8000%

8800.0000

10.0000%

8.9000%

8400.0000

5.0000%

3.9500%

8200.0000

2.5000%

1.4750%

8080.8081

1.0101%

0.0000%

8040.0000

0.5000%

-0.5050%

8000.0000

0.0000%

-1.0000%

7600.0000

-5.0000%

-5.9500%

7200.0000

-10.0000%

-10.9000%

6400.0000

-20.0000%

-20.8000%

5600.0000

-30.0000%

-30.7000%

4800.0000

-40.0000%

-40.6000%

4000.0000

-50.0000%

-50.5000%

3200.0000

-60.0000%

-60.4000%

2400.0000

-70.0000%

-70.3000%

1600.0000

-80.0000%

-80.2000%

800.0000

-90.0000%

-90.1000%

0.0000

-100.0000%

-100.0000%




JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Notes Linked to the MDAX® Index

 TS-1

Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity

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 8000 to an Ending Index Level of 8400. Because the Ending Index Level of 8400 is greater than the Initial Index Level of 8000, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,039.50 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 x (1 + 5%) x 99% = $1,039.50

Example 2: The level of the Index increases from the Initial Index Level of 8000 to an Ending Index Level of 8040. Although the Ending Index Level of 8040 is greater than the Initial Index Level of 8000, because of the negative effect of the Index Adjustment Factor, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $994.95 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 x (1 + 0.50%) x 99% = $994.95

Example 3: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 8000 to an Ending Index Level of 6400. Because the Ending Index Level of 6400 is less than the Initial Index Level of 8000, the investor receives a payment at maturity of only $792.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 x (1 + -20%) x 99% = $792.00

Selected Purchase Considerations


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Notes Linked to the MDAX® Index

 TS-2

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. 189-A-I dated May 12, 2010.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Notes Linked to the MDAX® Index

 TS-3

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 June 4, 2010. The Index closing level on June 9, 2010 was 7980.54. 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 the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

Supplemental Plan of Distribution

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 exceed $7.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-27 of the accompanying product supplement no.
189-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 will receive a structuring and development fee. In no event will the total amount of these fees exceed $7.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Notes Linked to the MDAX® Index

 TS-4