Term Sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 60-A-II dated February 5, 2009

Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 60-A-II
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated May 14, 2010; Rule 433

Structured 
Investments 

     

$
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM due August 20, 2010

General

Key Terms

Index:

Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM (Bloomberg ticker: “DJUBSCL3”) (the “Index”). See “Supplemental Information About the Index” in this term sheet.

Upside Leverage Factor:

At least 1.40*

Payment at Maturity:

If the Ending Index Level is greater than the Strike Level, you will receive a cash payment that provides you with a return per $1,000 principal amount note equal to the Index Return multiplied by the Upside Leverage Factor of at least 1.40*, subject to a Maximum Total Return on the notes of at least 14.00%*. For example, if the Index Return is greater than 10.00%, you will receive the Maximum Total Return on the notes of at least 14.00%*, which entitles you to a maximum payment at maturity of $1,140.00* for every $1,000 principal amount note that you hold. Accordingly, if the Index Return is positive, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows, subject to the Maximum Total Return:

 

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return x 1.40*)]

 

* The actual Upside Leverage Factor, Maximum Total Return on the notes and the actual maximum payment at maturity will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 1.40, 14.00% and $1,140.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, respectively.

 

Your investment will be fully exposed to any decline of the Index at maturity. If the Ending Index Level is less than the Strike Level, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Ending Index Level is less than the Strike Level. Accordingly, if the Index Return is negative, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 

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

 

You will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Ending Index Level is less than the Strike Level.

Index Return:

Ending Index Level – Strike Level
              
Strike Level

Strike Level:

An Index level to be determined on the pricing date in the sole discretion of the calculation agent. The Strike Level may or may not be the regular official weekday closing level of the Index on the pricing date. Although the calculation agent will make all determinations and will take all action in relation to establishing the Strike Level 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 Level, that might affect the value of your notes.

Ending Index Level:

The closing level of the Index on the Observation Date

Observation Date:

August 17, 2010

Maturity Date:

August 20, 2010

CUSIP:

48124AQZ3

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. 60-A-II or early acceleration in the event of a commodity hedging disruption event as described under “General Terms of Notes — Consequences of a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event” in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II and in “Supplemental Terms of the Notes” and “Selected Risk Considerations — Commodity Futures Contracts Are Subject to Uncertain Legal and Regulatory Regimes” in this term sheet

Investing in the Return Enhanced Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-8 of the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II 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, 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. The estimated cost of hedging includes the projected profits, which in no event will exceed $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, that our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming the risk inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. Because hedging our obligations entails risk and may be influenced by market forces beyond our control, the actual cost of such hedging may result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or could result in a loss. For additional related information, please see “Use of Proceeds” beginning on page PS-24 of the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II.

(2) Please see “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in this term sheet for information about fees and commissions.

The agent for this offering, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, is an affiliate of ours. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on the last page 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 14, 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. 60-A-II 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. 60-A-II dated February 5, 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. 60-A-II, 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.

Supplemental Terms of the Notes

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II, for purposes of these notes, the definition of “commodity hedging disruption event” shall mean:

“(a) due to (i) the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law, regulation, rule or order (including, without limitation, any tax law); or (ii) the promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation, application, exercise or operation by any court, tribunal, regulatory authority, exchange or trading facility or any other relevant entity with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, decision or determination (including, without limitation, as implemented by the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission or any exchange or trading facility), in each case occurring on or after the pricing date, the calculation agent determines in good faith that it is contrary (or upon adoption, it will be contrary) to such law, rule, regulation, order, decision or determination for us to purchase, sell, enter into, maintain, hold, acquire or dispose of our or our affiliates’ (A) positions or contracts in securities, options, futures, derivatives or foreign exchange or (B) other instruments or arrangements, in each case, in order to hedge our obligations under the notes (in the aggregate on a portfolio basis or incrementally on a trade by trade basis) (“hedge positions”), including (without limitation) if such hedge positions (in whole or in part) are (or, but for the consequent disposal thereof, would otherwise be) in excess of any allowable position limit(s) in relation to any commodity traded on any exchange(s) or other trading facility (it being within the sole and absolute discretion of the calculation agent to determine which of the hedge positions are counted towards such limit); or

(b) for any reason, we or our affiliates are unable, after using commercially reasonable efforts, to (i) acquire, establish, re-establish, substitute, maintain, unwind or dispose of any transaction(s) or asset(s) the calculation agent deems necessary to hedge the risk of entering into and performing our commodity-related obligations with respect to the notes, or (ii) realize, recover or remit the proceeds of any such transaction(s) or asset(s).”

Supplemental Information About the Index

Dow Jones & Company, Inc. (“Dow Jones”), in conjunction with UBS Securities LLC (“UBS”), calculates forward month versions of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM and its sub-indices. The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM is described under “The Dow Jones — AIG Commodity IndexSM” in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II, as supplemented in the information set forth in the next paragraph. The Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub IndexSM provides exposure to longer-dated crude oil futures contracts than the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-IndexSM. The Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM follows the methodology of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM as described in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II, except that the calculation of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM utilizes the prices of the relevant crude oil futures contracts and the Commodity Index Multiplier for crude oil (determined as described under “The Dow Jones — AIG Commodity IndexSM — Commodity Index Multipliers” in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II, as supplemented in the information set forth in the next paragraph). In addition, the crude oil futures contracts used for calculating the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM are advanced, as compared to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-IndexSM, such that the delivery months for the reference contracts are three months later than those of the corresponding reference contracts used for the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil Sub-IndexSM. The Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM is reported by Bloomberg under the ticker symbol “DJUBSCL3 <Index>”.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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On May 6, 2009, UBS completed its acquisition of the commodity index business of AIG-FP Financial Products Corp. (“AIG-FP”), including AIG-FP’s rights to the Dow Jones — AIG Commodity IndexSM. Effective on May 7, 2009, the family of Dow Jones — AIG Commodity IndicesSM, including the Dow Jones — AIG Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM, was rebranded to refer to UBS instead of AIG. Accordingly, all references in the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II to (1) the “Dow Jones — AIG Commodity IndexSM” and “DJ-AIGCISM” will be deemed to refer to the “Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM” and (2) “AIG Financial Products” and “AIG-FP” will be deemed to refer to UBS. We and our affiliates have entered into a non-exclusive license with Dow Jones and UBS to use the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM and its sub-indices, including the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM, in connection with the offering of securities, including the notes.

Selected Purchase Considerations

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 in any futures contracts or exchange-traded or over-the-counter instruments based on, or other instruments linked to the Index. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM?

The following table and examples illustrate the hypothetical total return at maturity on the notes. The Ending Index Level used to calculate the Index Return is not subject to any tracking error. 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 a Strike Level of 720, an Upside Leverage Factor of 1.40 and a Maximum Total Return on the notes of 14.00%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total return applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis. 


Index Closing
Level

Index Return

Total Return


1296.00

80.00%

14.00%

1188.00

65.00%

14.00%

1080.00

50.00%

14.00%

1008.00

40.00%

14.00%

936.00

30.00%

14.00%

864.00

20.00%

14.00%

828.00

15.00%

14.00%

792.00

10.00%

14.00%

774.00

7.50%

10.50%

756.00

5.00%

7.00%

727.20

1.00%

1.40%

720.00

0.00%

0.00%

684.00

-5.00%

-5.00%

648.00

-10.00%

-10.00%

612.00

-15.00%

-15.00%

576.00

-20.00%

-20.00%

504.00

-30.00%

-30.00%

432.00

-40.00%

-40.00%

360.00

-50.00%

-50.00%

288.00

-60.00%

-60.00%

216.00

-70.00%

-70.00%

144.00

-80.00%

-80.00%

72.00

-90.00%

-90.00%

0.00

-100.00%

-100.00%


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 Strike Level of 720 to an Ending Index Level of 756. Because the Ending Index Level of 756 is greater than the Strike Level of 720 and the Index Return of 5% multiplied by 1.40 does not exceed the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 14.00%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,070 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (5% x 1.40)] = $1,070

Example 2: The level of the Index increases from the Strike Level of 720 to an Ending Index Level of 1008. Because the Ending Index Level of 1008 is greater than the Strike Level of 720 and the Index Return of 40% multiplied by 1.40 exceeds the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 14.00%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,140 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes.

Example 3: The level of the Index decreases from the Strike Level of 720 to an Ending Index Level of 504. Because the Ending Index Level of 504 is less than the Strike Level of 720, the Index Return is negative and the investor receives a payment at maturity of $700 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 x -30%) = $700


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM based on the weekly closing levels of the Index from January 7, 2005 through May 7, 2010. The closing level of the Index on May 13, 2010 was 721.8837. We obtained the closing levels of the Index 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 closing level of the Index on the pricing date or 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 (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 the notes will be used, in part, by JPMSI or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our obligation 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 exceed $12.50 per $1,000 principal amount note.  See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-55 of the accompanying product supplement no. 60-A-II.

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 $12.50 per $1,000 principal amount note.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Crude Oil 3 Month Forward Sub-IndexSM

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