424B2 1 e24437-424b2.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of
Securities Offered

    Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price

    Amount of
Registration
Fee(1)(2)

Notes $2,485,000   $265.90


(1) Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933.

(2) Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, filing fees of $604,481.88 have already been paid with respect to unsold securities that were previously registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-117770) filed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. on July 30, 2004, and have been carried forward, of which $265.90 offset against the registration fee due for this offering and of which $604,215.98 remains available for future registration fees. No additional registration fee has been paid with respect to this offering.

 

Pricing Supplement no. 70
To prospectus dated December 1, 2005,
prospectus supplement dated December 1, 2005
and product supplement no. 27-I dated March 23, 2006

  Registration Statement No. 333-130051
Dated June 30, 2006
Rule 424(b)(2)

     

Structured
Investments

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$2,485,000
Lesser Index Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index due
July 16, 2009


General

  • The notes are designed for investors who seek early exit prior to maturity at a premium if both the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index are at or above their respective Call Levels on any of the three annual Review Dates. If the notes are not called, investors are protected at maturity against up to a 20% decline of either Index or both Indices on the final Review Date but will lose some or all of their principal if either Index or both Indices declines by more than 20%. Investors in the notes should be willing to accept this risk of loss, and be willing to forego interest and dividend payments, in exchange for the opportunity to receive the payment if the notes are called.
  • The first Review Date, and therefore the earliest call date, is July 13, 2007.
  • Senior unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing July 16, 2009.
  • Minimum denominations of $50,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
  • The notes priced on June 30, 2006 and are expected to settle on or about July 6, 2006

Key Terms

Indices:

The S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index (each an “Index,” and collectively the “Indices”).

Automatic Call:

On any Review Date, if the Index closing level for each Index is greater than or equal to its respective Call Level, the notes will be automatically called for a cash payment per note that will vary depending on the applicable Review Date and call premium.

  First Review Date 90% of the Initial Index Level for each Index
  Second Review Date 100% of the Initial Index Level for each Index
  Final Review Date 100% of the Initial Index Level for each Index

Payment if Called:

For every $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 plus a call premium calculated as follows:

 

          12.15% x $1,000 if called on the first Review Date

            24.30% x $1,000 if called on the second Review Date

 

          36.45% x $1,000 if called on the final Review Date

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 20% decline of either Index or both Indices. If neither Ending Index Level has declined by more than 20% from its respective Initial Index Level, you will receive the principal amount of your notes at maturity. If the Ending Index Level of either Index declines by more than 20% from its respective Initial Index Level, you will lose 1.25% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Lesser Performing Index declines beyond 20% and your payment per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 
$1,000 + [$1,000 x (the Lesser Index Return + 20%) x 1.25]
  where the “Lesser Index Return” is the lower of the Index Return for the S&P 500® Index and the Index Return for the Nikkei 225 Index.
  Assuming the notes are not called, you will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Lesser Index Return reflects a decline of more than 20%.

Buffer:

20%

Index Return:

For each Index, 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:

For each Index, the Index closing level on the pricing date. On the pricing date, the S&P 500® Index closed at 1270.20, and the Nikkei 225 Index closed at 15505.18.

Ending Index Level:

For each Index, the Index closing level on the final Review Date.

Lesser Performing Index:

The Index with the Lesser Index Return.

Review Dates:

July 13, 2007 (first Review Date), July 14, 2008 (second Review Date) and July 13, 2009 (final Review Date)

Maturity Date: July 16, 2009

CUSIP:

48123JAS8

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. 27-I.

Investing in the Lesser Index Annual Review Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-5 of the accompanying product supplement no. 27-I and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-2 of this pricing supplement.

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 pricing supplement or the accompanying prospectus supplements and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


 

Price to Public

Fees and Commissions (1)

Proceeds to Us


Per note

$1,000

$30.20

$969.80


Total

$2,485,000

$75,047

$2,409,953



(1) J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., whom we refer to as JPMSI, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., will receive a commission of $30.20 per $1,000 principal amount note and will use a portion of that commission to pay selling concessions to other affiliated dealers of $15.10 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Underwriting” beginning on page PS-25 of the accompanying product supplement no. 27-I.
   
  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. The aggregate amount of these fees will be $30.20 per $1,000 principal amount note.

The notes are not bank deposits and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.

JPMorgan

June 30, 2006

 

 


ADDITIONAL TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE NOTES

You should read this pricing supplement together with the prospectus dated December 1, 2005, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated December 1, 2005 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. 27-I dated March 23, 2006. This pricing supplement, together with the documents listed below, contains the terms of the notes, supplements the term sheet related hereto dated June 23, 2006 and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral statements as well as any other written materials including preliminary pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures for implementation, sample structures, 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. 27-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 Web site at www.sec.gov as follows (or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the relevant date on the SEC Web site):

Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC Web site is 19617. As used in this pricing supplement, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable Upon An 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 applicable Review Date for a range of movements in the Indices as shown under the column “Level of Index with lesser return Appreciation/Depreciation at Review Date.” The following table assumes that the Index with the lesser return for the entire term of the notes will be the S&P 500® Index. We make no representation or warranty as to which of the Indices will be the Index with the lesser return for purposes of calculating your return on the notes on any Review Date or at maturity. The following table assumes a Call Level of 1143 for the Index with the lesser return on the first Review Date and a Call Level equal to a hypothetical Initial Index Level of 1270 for the Index with the lesser return on the second and final Review Dates. The table reflects that the percentages used to calculate the call price applicable to the first, second and final Review Dates are 12.15%, 24.30% and 36.45%, respectively, regardless of the appreciation of the Index with the lesser return, which may be significant. There will be only one payment on the notes, whether called or at maturity. An entry of “N/A” indicates that the notes would not be called on the applicable Review Date and no payment would be made for such date. 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. For an automatic call to be triggered, the closing level of both Indices must be greater than or equal to their respective Call Levels on one of the Review Dates.


Lesser Performing Index Level at Review

Lesser Performing Index Appreciation/ (Depreciation) at Review

Total Return if
called at First
Review Date

Total Return if
called at Second
Review Date

Total Return if
called at Final
Review Date


2286.00

80.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

2159.00

70.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

2032.00

60.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1905.00

50.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1778.00

40.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1651.00

30.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1524.00

20.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1461.00

15.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1397.00

10.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1334.00

5.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1270.00

0.00%

12.15%

24.30%

36.45%

1268.70

-0.10%

12.15%

N/A

0.00%

1207.00

-5.00%

12.15%

N/A

0.00%

1143.00

-10.00%

12.15%

N/A

0.00%

1080.00

-15.00%

N/A

N/A

0.00%

1016.00

-20.00%

N/A

N/A

0.00%

889.00

-30.00%

N/A

N/A

-12.50%

762.00

-40.00%

N/A

N/A

-25.00%

635.00

-50.00%

N/A

N/A

-37.50%

508.00

-60.00%

N/A

N/A

-50.00%

381.00

-70.00%

N/A

N/A

-62.50%

254.00

-80.00%

N/A

N/A

-75.00%

127.00

-90.00%

N/A

N/A

-87.50%

0

-100.00%

N/A

N/A

-100.00%


 

 


JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Lesser Index Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index
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The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table above are calculated.

Example 1: The level of the Index with the lesser return on the first Review Date decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1270 to an Index Closing Level of 1207 on the first Review Date. Because the Index Closing Level of the Index with the lesser return on the first Review Date of 1207 is greater than the corresponding Call Level of 1143, the notes are automatically called, and the investor receives a single payment of $1,121.50 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 2: The level of the Index with the lesser return decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1270 to an Index Closing Level of 1080 on the first Review Date, 1143 on the second Review Date, and 1080 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index Closing Level of the Index with the lesser return on the first Review Date (1080) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 1143, (b) the Index Closing Level of the Index with the lesser return on each of the other Review Dates (1143 and 1080) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 1270, and (c) the Ending Index Level of the Lesser Performing Index has not declined by more than 20% 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 with the lesser return decreases from the Initial Index Level of 1270 to an Index Closing Level of 1080 on the first Review Date, 1016 on the second Review Date, and 889 on the final Review Date. Because (a) the Index Closing Level of the Index with the lesser return on the first Review Date (1080) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 1143, (b) the Index Closing Level of the Index with the lesser return on each of the other Review Dates (1016 and 889) is less than the corresponding Call Level of 1270, and (c) the Ending Index Level of the Lesser Performing Index is more than 20% below the Initial Index Level, the notes are not called and the investor will receive a payment that is less than the principal amount of each $1,000 principal amount note calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 x (-30% + 20%) x 1.25] = $875

Selected Purchase Considerations

  • APPRECIATION POTENTIAL — If the Index closing level for each Index is greater than or equal to its respective Call Level on a Review Date, your investment will yield a payment per $1,000 principal amount note of $1,000 plus: (i)12.15% x $1,000 if called on the first Review Date; (ii)24.30% x $1,000 if called on the second Review Date; or (iii)36.45% x $1,000 if called on the final Review Date. Because the notes are our senior unsecured obligations, payment of any amount if called or at maturity is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.

  • POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT WITH APPRECIATION AS A RESULT OF AUTOMATIC CALL FEATURE — While the original term of the notes is just over three years, the notes will be called before maturity if the closing level of both Indices is at or above the applicable Call Level on a Review Date and you will be entitled to the applicable payment set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement.

  • LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS — If the notes are not called and neither Ending Index Level declines by more than 20% as compared to its respective Initial Index Level, you will be entitled to receive the full principal amount of your notes at maturity. If the Ending Index Level for either Index declines by more than 20%, for every 1% that the Lesser Performing Index has declined below 20%, you will lose an amount equal to 1.25% of the principal amount of your notes.

  • POTENTIAL FOR EARLY EXIT AND 12.15% RETURN IN YEAR ONE, EVEN IF THE INDEX RETURN FOR EACH INDEX IS NEGATIVE ON THE FIRST REVIEW DATE — The Call Level for the first Review Date is set at 90% of the Initial Index Level for each Index. Accordingly, you will receive a payment of $1,121.50 per $1,000 principal amount note after the first Review Date, even if the Index Closing Level for each Index on the first Review Date reflects a decline of up to 10% from its respective Initial Index Level.

  • DIVERSIFICATION OF THE INDICES — The return on the notes at maturity is linked to the Lesser Performing Index which will be either the Nikkei 225 Index or the S&P 500® Index. The Nikkei 225 Index consists of 225 stocks listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and, therefore, are among the most actively traded on that exchange. The S&P 500® Index consists of 500 component stocks selected to provide a performance benchmark for the U.S. equity markets. For additional information on each Index, see the information set forth under “The Nikkei 225 Index” and “The S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying product supplement no. 27-I.

  • CAPITAL GAINS TAX TREATMENT — You should review carefully the section entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement no. 27-I. Subject to the limitations described therein, and based on certain factual representations received from us, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, it is reasonable to treat your purchase and ownership of the notes as an “open transaction” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Assuming this characterization is respected, your gain or loss on the notes should be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if you hold the notes for more than a year, whether or not you are an initial purchaser of notes at the issue price. However, the Internal Revenue Service or a court may not respect this characterization of the notes, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the notes could be significantly and adversely affected. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the treatment of the notes, including possible alternative characterizations.

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Indices or any of the component stocks of the Indices. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 27-I dated March 23, 2006.

  • YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — If the notes are not called and the Ending Index Level of either Index declines by more than 20% compared to its respective Initial Index Level, you will lose 1.25% of your principal amount for every 1% decline in the Ending Index Level of the Lesser Performing Index compared to its Initial Index Level beyond the 20% buffer.

JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Lesser Index Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index
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  • THE RETURN ON THE NOTES AT MATURITY IS LINKED TO THE LESSER PERFORMING INDEX — You may receive a lower payment at maturity than you would have received if you had invested in the Indices individually, the stocks composing the Indices or contracts related to the Indices or their component stocks. An automatic call will be triggered only if both Indices are above their respective Call Levels on one of the Review Dates and, if the notes are not called, your return on the notes at maturity will be determined by reference to the Lesser Performing Index. Therefore, your investment in the notes may not result in a return on such investment even if the Index closing level of one of the two Indices is above its respective Call Level on each Review Date. The two Indices’ respective performances may not be correlated and, as a result, your investment in the notes may only produce a positive return if there is a broad based rise in the performance of equities across diverse markets during the term of the notes.

  • LIMITED RETURN ON THE NOTES — Your potential gain on the notes will be limited to the call premium applicable for a Review Date, as set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement, regardless of the appreciation in either Index or both Indices, which may be significant. Because the Index closing level of either Index at various times during the term of the notes could be higher than on the Review Dates and at maturity, you may receive a lower payment if called or at maturity, as the case may be, than you would have if you had invested directly in either Index or both Indices.

  • NO INTEREST OR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS — As a holder of the notes, you will not receive interest payments, and you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of securities composing the S&P 500® Index or the Nikkei 225 Index would have.

  • CERTAIN BUILT-IN COSTS ARE LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES PRIOR TO MATURITY — While the payment on any Review Date or at maturity described in this pricing supplement is based on the full principal amount of your notes, the original issue price of the notes includes the agent’s commission and the cost of hedging our obligations under the notes through one or more of our affiliates. As a result, the price, if any, at which J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., which we refer to as JPMSI, will be willing to purchase notes from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the original issue price and any sale prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you. The notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be willing to hold the notes to maturity.

  • NO DIRECT EXPOSURE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES — The value of your notes will not be adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which the stocks composing the Nikkei 225 Index are denominated. Therefore, if the applicable currencies appreciate or depreciate relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of the notes, you will not receive any additional payment or incur any reduction in your payment at maturity.

  • LACK OF LIQUIDITY — The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. JPMSI intends to offer to purchase the notes in the secondary market but is not required to do so. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which JPMSI is willing to buy the notes.

  • POTENTIAL CONFLICTS — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the notes. In performing these duties, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. In addition, we are one of the companies that make up the S&P 500® Index. We will not have any obligation to consider your interests as a holder of the notes in taking any corporate action that might affect the value of the Index and the notes.

  • MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES In addition to the level of the Indices on any day, the value of the notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:

    • the expected volatility of the Index;
    • the time to maturity of the notes;
    • the dividend rate on the common stocks underlying each Index;
    • the expected positive or negative correlation between the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index, or the expected absence of any such correlation;
    • interest and yield rates in the market generally;
    • a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory or judicial events;
    • the exchange rate and the volatility of the exchange rate between the dollar and the yen; and
    • our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings.

JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Lesser Index Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index
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Historical Information

The following graphs set forth the historical performance of the S&P 500® Index based on the weekly S&P 500® Index closing level from January 5, 2001 through June 30, 2006, and the historical performance of the Nikkei 225 Index based on the weekly Nikkei 225 Index closing level from January 5, 2001 through June 30, 2006. The Index closing level of the S&P 500® Index on June 30, 2006 was 1270.20. The Index closing level of the Nikkei 225 on June 30, 2006 was 15505.18.

We obtained the various Index closing levels below from Bloomberg Financial Markets. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets. The historical levels of each Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of either Index on any Review Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Indices will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

 

 



JPMorgan Structured Investments —
Lesser Index Annual Review Notes Linked to the S&P 500® Index and the Nikkei 225 Index
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