Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 165-A-IV dated February 16, 2011

Term sheet to
Product Supplement No. 165-A-IV
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated May 19, 2011; Rule 433

Structured 
Investments 

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes due May 31, 2021

General

Key Terms

Maturity Date:

May 31, 2021, or if such day is not a business day, the business day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

Payment at Maturity:

If we have not elected to redeem the notes prior to maturity, at maturity you will receive a cash payment for each $1,000 principal amount note of $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

Payment upon Redemption:

At our option, we may redeem the notes, in whole but not in part, on the last calendar day of May and November of each year (each such date, a “Redemption Date”), commencing May 31, 2016. If the notes are redeemed, you will receive on the applicable Redemption Date a cash payment equal to $1,000 for each $1,000 principal amount note redeemed. Any accrued and unpaid interest on notes redeemed will be paid to the person who is the holder of record of such notes at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. We will provide notice of redemption at least 5 business days prior to the applicable Redemption Date. If a Redemption Date is not a business day, payment will be made on the business day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. No additional interest will be paid with respect to a postponement of the Redemption Date.

Interest:

With respect to each Interest Period, for each $1,000 principal amount note, the interest payment will be calculated as follows:

  $1,000 × Interest Rate × (180 / 360)

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the product supplement, any accrued and unpaid interest will be paid to the person who is the holder of record of such notes at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.

Interest Rate:

From (and including)

To (but excluding)

Interest Rate

 

May 31, 2011

May 31, 2016

3.25% per annum

 

May 31, 2016

May 31, 2017

4.00% per annum

 

May 31, 2017

May 31, 2018

5.00% per annum

 

May 31, 2018

May 31, 2019

6.00% per annum

 

May 31, 2019

May 31, 2020

7.25% per annum

 

May 31, 2020

May 31, 2021

8.50% per annum

  The dates above refer to originally scheduled Interest Payment Dates and may be postponed as described below.

Interest Period:

The period beginning on and including the issue date and ending on but excluding the first Interest Payment Date, and each successive period beginning on and including an Interest Payment Date and ending on but excluding the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or, if the notes have been redeemed prior to such next succeeding Interest Payment Date, ending on but excluding the applicable Redemption Date.

Interest Payment Date:

Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on the last calendar day of May and November of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing November 30, 2011, to and including the Interest Payment Date corresponding to the Maturity Date, or, if the notes have been redeemed, the applicable Redemption Date. If an Interest Payment Date is not a business day, payment will be made on the business day immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. No additional interest will be paid with respect to a postponement of the Interest Payment Date. See “Selected Purchase Considerations — Semi-annual Interest Payments” in this term sheet for more information.

CUSIP:

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Investing in the Fixed to Floating Rate Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-15 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-IV 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, the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-IV or the accompanying prospectus supplements and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 

Price to Public (1)(2)(3)

Fees and Commissions (1)(2)

Proceeds to Us


Per note

At variable prices

$

$


Total

At variable prices

$

$


(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 LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $32.50 per $1,000 principal amount note. This commission includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMS may be more or less than $32.50 and will depend on market conditions on the Pricing Date. In no event will the commission received by JPMS exceed $45.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-45 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-IV.

(3) JPMS proposes to offer the notes from time to time in one or more negotiated transactions at varying prices to be determined at the time of each sale, which may be at market prices prevailing, at prices related to such prevailing prices or at negotiated prices; provided, however, that such price will not less than $982.50 per principal amount note and will not be more than $1,000.00 per principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-46 of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-IV.

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 19, 2011

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. 165-A-IV 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. 165-A-IV dated February 16, 2011. 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. 165-A-IV, 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 —
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-1

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 165-A-IV dated February 16, 2011.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-2

Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)

We own, directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding equity securities of JPMS, the agent for this offering. The net proceeds received from the sale of notes will be used, in part, by JPMS or one of its affiliates in connection with hedging our obligations under the notes. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, JPMS may not make sales in this offering to any of its discretionary accounts without the prior written approval of the customer.


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Callable Fixed Rate Step-Up Notes

 TS-3