Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 20-A-II dated March 26, 2009

  Term sheet to
Product Supplement No. 20-A-II
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated February 22, 2010; Rule 433

     

Structured 
Investments 

      JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Single Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index due May 25, 2011

General

Key Terms

Index:

The S&P 500® Index (the “Index”).

Automatic Call:

If the Index closing level on the Review Date is greater than or equal to the Call Level, the notes will be automatically called for a cash payment as described below.

Call Level:

100% of the Initial Index Level

Payment if Called:

If the notes are automatically called on the Review Date, for every $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive one payment of $1,000 plus a call premium amount that will not be less than 11.75%* x $1,000.
*The actual percentage applicable to the Review Date will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 11.75%.

Payment at Maturity:

If the notes are not called and a mandatory redemption is not triggered, your principal is protected at maturity against up to a 10% decline of the Index. If the Ending Index Level has declined by up to 10% from the Initial Index Level, you will receive the principal amount of your notes at maturity. If the Ending Index Level declines from the Initial Index Level by more than 10%, you will lose 1.1111% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Index declines beyond 10% and your payment per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Index Return + 10%) x 1.1111]

Assuming the notes are not called, if the Ending Index Level declines from the Initial Index Level by more than 10%, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity.

Buffer:

10%

Downside Leverage Factor:

1.1111

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.

Ending Index Level:

The Index closing level on the Review Date.

Review Date:

May 20, 2011

Maturity Date:

May 25, 2011

CUSIP:

42814AHZ3

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-II.

Investing in the Single Review Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-5 of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-2 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, the prospectus supplement, product supplement no. 20-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.

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 $15.00 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to allow selling concessions to other dealers of approximately $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. This commission includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize in consideration for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMSI may be less than $15.00 and will depend on market conditions on the pricing date. In no event will the commission received by JPMSI, which includes concessions to be allowed to other dealers, exceed $17.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page PS-38 of the accompanying product supplement no. 20-A-II.

The agent for this offering, JPMSI, is an affiliate of ours. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in 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.

February 22, 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. 20-A-II dated March 26, 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. 20-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.

Selected Purchase Considerations


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appropriate transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice. Non-U.S. Holders should also note that they may be withheld upon at a rate of up to 30% unless they have submitted a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or otherwise satisfied the applicable documentation requirements.

Subject to certain assumptions and representations received from us, the discussion in the preceding paragraph, when read in combination with the section entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of notes.

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-II dated March 26, 2009.


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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 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 Call Level equal to a hypothetical Initial Index Level of 1100. The table assumes that the percentage used to calculate the call price applicable to the Review Date is 11.75%, regardless of the appreciation of the Index, which may be significant. The actual percentage will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 11.75%. There will be only one payment on the notes at maturity whether or not the notes are called. 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 Level

Total

 

Appreciation/

Return

Index

Depreciation at

at

Closing Level

Review Date

Review Date


1980.00

80.00%

11.75%

1870.00

70.00%

11.75%

1760.00

60.00%

11.75%

1650.00

50.00%

11.75%

1540.00

40.00%

11.75%

1430.00

30.00%

11.75%

1320.00

20.00%

11.75%

1210.00

10.00%

11.75%

1155.00

5.00%

11.75%

1111.00

1.00%

11.75%

1100.00

0.00%

11.75%

1089.00

-1.00%

0.00%

1045.00

-5.00%

0.00%

990.00

-10.00%

0.00%

880.00

-20.00%

-11.11%

770.00

-30.00%

-22.22%

660.00

-40.00%

-33.33%

550.00

-50.00%

-44.44%

440.00

-60.00%

-55.56%

330.00

-70.00%

-66.67%

220.00

-80.00%

-77.78%

110.00

-90.00%

-88.89%

0.00

-100.00%

-100.00%




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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 1100 to an Index closing level of 1210 on the Review Date. Because the Index closing level on the Review Date (1210) is greater than the Call Level of 1100, the notes are automatically called, and the investor receives a single payment of $1,117.50 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Index closing level of 990 on the Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on the Review Date (990) is less than the Call Level of 1100 and (b) the Ending Index Level has not declined by more than 10% from the Initial Index Level, the notes are not called and the payment at maturity is the principal amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: The level of the Index decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1100 to an Index closing level of 770 on the Review Date. Because (a) the Index closing level on the Review Date (770) is less than the Call Level of 1100 and (b) the Ending Index Level is more than 10% below the Initial Index Level, the notes are not 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 (-30% + 10%) x 1.1111] = 777.78

Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the Index based on the weekly Index closing level from January 7, 2005 through February 19, 2010. The Index closing level on February 19, 2010 was 1109.17. 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 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.

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 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.


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