| Term sheet To prospectus dated November 14, 2011, prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2011, product supplement no. 8-I dated November 14, 2011 and underlying supplement no. 1-I dated November 14, 2011 |
Term Sheet to Product Supplement No. 8-I Registration Statement No. 333-177923 Dated December 12, 2012; Rule 433 |
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General
| · | The notes are designed for investors who seek a higher interest rate than the current yield on a conventional debt security with the same maturity issued by us. Investors should be willing to forgo the potential to participate in the appreciation of any of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index or the Russell 2000® Index and to forgo dividend payments. Investors should be willing to assume the risk that they will receive less interest if the notes are called and the risk that, if the notes are not called, they may lose some or all of their principal at maturity. |
| · | The notes will pay between 8.25%* and 9.25%* per annum interest over the term of the notes, assuming no Optional Call, payable at a rate of between 0.68750%* and 0.77083%* per month. However, the notes do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity. Instead, if the notes are not called, the payment at maturity will be based on the performance of the Least Performing Underlying and whether the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount on any day during the Monitoring Period, as described below. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
| · | The notes may be called, in whole but not in part, at our option on any of the Optional Call Dates set forth below. If the notes are called pursuant to an Optional Call, payment on the applicable Optional Call Date for each $1,000 principal amount note will be a cash payment of $1,000, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, as described below. |
| · | Unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing December 27, 2013** |
| · | The payment at maturity is not linked to a basket composed of the Underlyings. The payment at maturity is linked to the performance of each of the Underlyings individually, as described below. |
| · | Minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof |
Key Terms
| Underlyings: | The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (Bloomberg ticker: GDX) (the “Fund”), the S&P 500® Index (Bloomberg ticker: SPX) and the Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg ticker: RTY) (each, an “Index,” and collectively the “Indices”) (each of the Fund and the Indices, an “Underlying,” and collectively, the “Underlyings”) |
| Interest Rate: |
Between 8.25%* and 9.25%* per annum over the term of the notes, assuming no Optional Call, payable at a rate of between 0.68750%* and 0.77083%* per month. The notes may be called, in whole but not in part, at our option (such an event, an “Optional Call”) on any of the Optional Call Dates set forth below. * The actual Interest Rate will be determined on the Pricing Date and will not be less than 8.25% or greater than 9.25% per annum. |
| Buffer Amount: | With respect to each Underlying, an amount that represents 40.00% of its Starting Underlying Level (in the case of the Fund, subject to adjustments) |
| Pricing Date: | On or about December 21, 2012 |
| Settlement Date: | On or about December 27, 2012 |
| Observation Date**: | December 23, 2013 |
| Maturity Date**: | December 27, 2013 |
| CUSIP: | 48126DPN3 |
| Monitoring Period: | The period from but excluding the Pricing Date to and including the Observation Date |
| Interest Payment Dates**: | Interest on the notes will be payable monthly in arrears on the 27th calendar day of each month, up to and including the final monthly interest payment, which will be payable on the Maturity Date or the relevant Optional Call Date, as applicable (each such day, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing January 27, 2013. See “Selected Purchase Considerations — Monthly Interest Payments” in this term sheet for more information. |
| Payment at Maturity: |
If the notes are not called, the payment at maturity, in excess of any accrued and unpaid interest, will be based on whether a Trigger Event has occurred and the performance of the Least Performing Underlying. If the notes are not called, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest at maturity, unless: (a) the Ending Underlying Level of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level; and (b) a Trigger Event has occurred. If the notes are not called and the conditions described in (a) and (b) are satisfied, at maturity you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Ending Underlying Level of the Least Performing Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level. Under these circumstances, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note, in addition to any accrued and unpaid interest, will be calculated as follows: $1,000 + ($1,000 × Least Performing Underlying Return) You will lose some or all of your principal at maturity if the notes are not called and the conditions described in (a) and (b) are both satisfied. |
| Trigger Event: | A Trigger Event occurs if, on any day during the Monitoring Period, the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount. |
| Underlying Return: |
With respect to each Underlying, the Underlying Return is calculated as follows: Ending Underlying Level – Starting Underlying
Level |
| Optional Call**: | We, at our election, may call the notes, in whole but not in part, on any of the Optional Call Dates at a price for each $1,000 principal amount note equal to $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the applicable Optional Call Date. If we intend to call your notes, we will deliver notice to DTC at least five business days before the applicable Optional Call Date. |
| Optional Call Dates**: | Each Interest Payment Date (other than the Maturity Date) will be an Optional Call Date. |
| Other Key Terms: | See “Additional Key Terms” on the next page. |
| ** | Subject to postponement as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity,” “Description of Notes — Payment upon Optional Call” and “Description of Notes — Postponement of a Determination Date” in the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I. |
Investing in the Callable Yield Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-10 of the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I, “Risk Factors” beginning on page US-1 of the accompanying underlying supplement 1-I and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-3 of this term sheet.
Neither the SEC 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 product supplement, underlying supplement, 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 LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $21.50 per $1,000 principal amount note and will use a portion of that commission to allow concessions to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers of approximately $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. These concessions include selling concessions of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount note to be allowed to selling dealers and a referral fee of $7.50 per $1,000 principal amount note to be paid to an arranging dealer. The commission of $21.50 also includes the projected profits that our affiliates expect to realize, some of which may be allowed to other unaffiliated dealers, for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes. The actual commission received by JPMS may be more or less than $21.50 and will depend on market conditions on the Pricing Date. In no event will the commission received by JPMS, which includes concessions and other amounts that may be allowed to other dealers, exceed $50.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-48 of the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I. |
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.
December 12, 2012
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. 8-I, underlying supplement no. 1-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.
You should read this term sheet together with the prospectus dated November 14, 2011, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2011 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. 8-I dated November 14, 2011 and underlying supplement no. 1-I dated November 14, 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. 8-I and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1-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):
| · | Product
supplement no. 8-I dated November 14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007604/e46186_424b2.pdf |
| · | Underlying
supplement no. 1-I dated November 14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007615/e46154_424b2.pdf |
| · | Prospectus
supplement dated November 14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007578/e46180_424b2.pdf |
| · | Prospectus
dated November 14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007568/e46179_424b2.pdf |
Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 19617. As used in this term sheet, the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Additional Key Terms
| Starting Underlying Level: | With respect to the Fund, the closing price of one share of the Fund on the Pricing Date, divided by the Share Adjustment Factor for the Fund (the “Initial Share Price”). With respect to an Index, the closing level of that Index on the Pricing Date (the “Initial Index Level”). We refer to each of the Initial Index Level for an Index and the Initial Share Price for the Fund as a “Starting Underlying Level.” |
| Ending Underlying Level: | With respect to the Fund, the closing price of one share of the Fund on the Observation Date (the “Final Share Price”). With respect to an Index, the closing level of that Index on the Observation Date (the “Ending Index Level”). We refer to each of the Ending Index Level for an Index and the Final Share Price for the Fund as an “Ending Underlying Level.” |
| Share Adjustment Factor: | With respect to the Fund, set equal to 1.0 on the Pricing Date and subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. See “General Terms of Notes — Anti-Dilution Adjustments” in the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I. |
| Least Performing Underlying: | The Underlying with the Least Performing Underlying Return |
| Least Performing Underlying Return: | The lowest of the Underlying Return of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the Underlying Return of the S&P 500® Index and the Underlying Return of the Russell 2000® Index |
| JPMorgan Structured Investments — |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
Selected Purchase Considerations
| · | THE NOTES OFFER A HIGHER INTEREST RATE THAN THE YIELD ON DEBT SECURITIES OF COMPARABLE MATURITY ISSUED BY US — The notes will pay interest at the Interest Rate specified on the cover of this term sheet, assuming no Optional Call, which is higher than the yield currently available on debt securities of comparable maturity issued by us. Because the notes are our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, payment of any amount on the notes is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due. |
| · | MONTHLY INTEREST PAYMENTS — The notes offer monthly interest payments as specified on the cover of this term sheet, assuming no Optional Call. Interest will be payable monthly in arrears on the 27th calendar day of each month, up to and including the final monthly interest payment, which will be payable on the Maturity Date or the relevant Optional Call Date, as applicable (each such day, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing January 27, 2013. Interest will be payable to the holders of record at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date (which may be an Optional Call Date). If an Interest Payment Date is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day immediately following such day, but no additional interest will accrue as a result of the delayed payment. For example, the monthly Interest Payment Date for April 2013 is April 27, 2013, but because that day is not a business day, payment of interest with respect to that Interest Payment Date will be made on April 29, 2013, the next succeeding business day. |
| · | POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT AS A RESULT OF THE OPTIONAL CALL FEATURE — If the notes are called pursuant to an Optional Call, on the applicable Optional Call Date, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 plus any accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the applicable Optional Call Date. |
| · | THE NOTES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE RETURN OF YOUR PRINCIPAL IF THE NOTES ARE NOT CALLED — If the notes are not called, we will pay you your principal back at maturity only if a Trigger Event has not occurred or the Ending Underlying Level of each Underlying is not less than its Starting Underlying Level. A Trigger Event occurs if, on any day during the Monitoring Period, the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount. However, if the notes are not called, a Trigger Event has occurred and the Ending Underlying Level of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level, you could lose the entire principal amount of your notes. |
| · | EXPOSURE TO EACH OF THE UNDERLYINGS — The return on the notes is linked to the Least Performing Underlying, which will be any of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index or the Russell 2000® Index. |
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF is an exchange-traded fund managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation, the investment adviser to the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF trades on NYSE Arca, Inc. which we refer to as NYSE Arca, under the ticker symbol “GDX.” The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, which we refer to as the Underlying Index with respect to the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining of gold or silver. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index includes common stocks and ADRs of selected companies that are involved in mining for gold and silver and that are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE Amex, LLC or quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market. Only companies with market capitalization greater than $100 million that have a daily average trading volume of at least 50,000 shares over the past six months are eligible for inclusion in the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. For additional information about the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, see “Fund Descriptions — The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1-I.
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 the S&P 500® Index, see the information set forth under “Equity Index Descriptions — The S&P 500® Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1-I.
The Russell 2000® Index consists of the middle 2,000 companies included in the Russell 3000E™ Index and, as a result of the index calculation methodology, consists of the smallest 2,000 companies included in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 2000® Index is designed to track the performance of the small capitalization segment of the U.S. equity market. For additional information on the Russell 2000® Index, see the information set forth under “Equity Index Descriptions — The Russell 2000® Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1-I.
| · | TAX TREATMENT AS A UNIT COMPRISING A PUT OPTION AND A DEPOSIT — You should review carefully the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I. Based on the advice of Sidley Austin llp, our special tax counsel, and on current market conditions, in determining our reporting responsibilities we intend to treat the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as units each comprising: (x) a Put Option written by you that is terminated if an Optional Call occurs and that, if not terminated, in circumstances where the payment due at maturity is less than $1,000 (excluding accrued and unpaid interest), requires you to pay us an amount equal to $1,000 multiplied by the absolute value of the Least Performing Underlying Return and (y) a Deposit of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note to secure your potential obligation under the Put Option. By purchasing the notes, you agree (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary) to follow this treatment and the allocation described in the following paragraph. However, there are other reasonable treatments that the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) or a court may adopt, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the notes could be significantly and adversely affected. In addition, in 2007 Treasury and the IRS released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar instruments. While it is not clear whether the notes would be viewed as similar to the typical prepaid forward contract described in the notice, it is possible that 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. The notice focuses on a number of issues, the most relevant of which for holders of the notes are the character of income or loss (including whether the Put Premium might be currently included as ordinary income) and the degree, if any, to which income realized by Non-U.S. Holders should be subject to withholding tax. |
We will determine the portion of each interest payment on the notes that we will allocate to interest on the Deposit and to Put Premium, respectively, and will provide that allocation in the pricing supplement for the notes. If the notes had priced on December 11, 2012, we would have allocated approximately 6.79% of each interest payment to interest on the Deposit and 93.21% of each interest payment to Put Premium. The actual allocation that we will determine for the notes may differ from this hypothetical allocation, and will depend upon a variety of factors, including actual market conditions and our borrowing costs for debt instruments of comparable maturities on the Pricing Date. Assuming that the treatment of the notes as units each comprising a Put Option and a Deposit is respected, amounts treated as interest on the Deposit will be taxed as ordinary income, while the
| JPMorgan Structured Investments — |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
Put Premium will not be taken into account prior to sale or settlement, including a settlement following an Optional Call. For additional detail regarding the tax treatment of the Deposit, please refer to the description under “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences – Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders – Notes with a Term of Not More than One Year” in the accompanying product supplement no 8-I.
Non-U.S. Holders - Additional Tax Consideration
Non-U.S. Holders should note that recently proposed Treasury regulations, if finalized in their current form, could impose a withholding tax at a rate of 30% (subject to reduction under an applicable income tax treaty) on amounts attributable to U.S.-source dividends (including, potentially, adjustments to account for extraordinary dividends) that are paid or “deemed paid” after December 31, 2013 under certain financial instruments, if certain other conditions are met. While significant aspects of the application of these proposed regulations to the notes are uncertain, if these proposed regulations were finalized in their current form, we (or other withholding agents) might determine that withholding is required with respect to notes held by a Non-U.S. Holder or that the Non-U.S. Holder must provide information to establish that withholding is not required. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of these proposed regulations. If withholding is so required, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld.
Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding all aspects of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the 2007 notice. Purchasers who are not initial purchasers of notes at the issue price should also consult their tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments, as well as the allocation of the purchase price of the notes between the Deposit and the Put Option.
Selected Risk Considerations
An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in any or all of the Underlyings or any of the equity securities included in the Indices or held by the Fund. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I dated November 14, 2011 and the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying underlying supplement no. 1-I dated November 14, 2011.
| · | YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — The notes do not guarantee any return of principal. If the notes are not called, we will pay you your principal back at maturity only if a Trigger Event has not occurred or the Ending Underlying Level of each Underlying is greater than or equal to its Starting Underlying Level. If the notes are not called, a Trigger Event has occurred and the Ending Underlying Level of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level, you will lose 1% of your principal amount at maturity for every 1% that the Ending Underlying Level of the Least Performing Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level. Accordingly, you could lose up to the entire principal amount of your notes. |
| · | CREDIT RISK OF JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. — The notes are subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and our credit ratings and credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes. Investors are dependent on JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s ability to pay all amounts due on the notes, and therefore investors are subject to our credit risk and to changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the value of the notes. If we were to default on our payment obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to you under the notes and you could lose your entire investment. |
Recent events affecting us have led to heightened regulatory scrutiny, may lead to additional regulatory or legal proceedings against us and may adversely affect our credit ratings and credit spreads and, as a result, the market value of the notes. See “Executive Overview — CIO Synthetic Credit Portfolio Update,” “Liquidity Risk Management — Credit Ratings,” and “Item 4. Controls and Procedures” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and “Part II. Other Information — Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.
| · | 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, our economic interests and 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, our business activities, including hedging and trading activities, could cause our economic interests to be adverse to yours and could adversely affect any payment on the notes and the value of the notes. It is possible that these hedging or trading activities of ours or our affiliates could result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the value of the notes declines. Please refer to “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Notes Generally” in the accompanying product supplement no. 8-I for additional information about these risks. |
In addition, we are currently 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 S&P 500® Index and the notes.
| · | YOUR RETURN ON THE NOTES IS LIMITED TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST REGARDLESS OF ANY APPRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF ANY UNDERLYING — If the notes are not called and a Trigger Event has not occurred or the Ending Underlying Level of each Underlying is greater than or equal to its Starting Underlying Level, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 at maturity plus any accrued and unpaid interest, regardless of any appreciation in the value of any Underlying, which may be significant. If the notes are called, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 on the applicable Optional Call Date plus any accrued and unpaid interest, regardless of the appreciation in the value of any Underlying, which may be significant. Accordingly, the return on the notes may be significantly less than the return on a direct investment in any Underlying during the term of the notes. |
| · | YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DECLINE IN THE CLOSING LEVEL OR CLOSING PRICE, AS APPLICABLE, OF EACH UNDERLYING — Your return on the notes and your payment at maturity, if any, is not linked to a basket consisting of the Underlyings. If the notes are not called, your payment at maturity is contingent upon the performance of each individual Underlying such that you will be equally exposed to the risks related to all of the Underlyings. Poor performance by any of the Underlyings over the term of the notes may negatively affect your payment at maturity and will not be offset or mitigated by positive performance by the other Underlyings. Accordingly, your investment is subject to the risk of decline in the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of each Underlying. |
| JPMorgan Structured Investments — |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
| · | THE BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE BUFFER AMOUNT MAY TERMINATE ON ANY DAY DURING THE TERM OF THE NOTES — If, on any day during the Monitoring Period, the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount, a Trigger Event will occur, and you will be fully exposed to any depreciation in the Least Performing Underlying. We refer to this feature as a contingent buffer. Under these circumstances, and if the Ending Underlying Level of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your investment for every 1% that the Ending Underlying Level of the Least Performing Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level. You will be subject to this potential loss of principal even if the relevant Underlying subsequently recovers such that the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of that Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by less than the Buffer Amount. If these notes had a non-contingent buffer feature, under the same scenario, you would have received the full principal amount of your notes plus accrued and unpaid interest at maturity. As a result, your investment in the notes may not perform as well as an investment in a security with a return that includes a non-contingent buffer. |
| · | YOUR PAYMENT AT MATURITY MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE LEAST PERFORMING UNDERLYING — If the notes are not called and a Trigger Event occurs, you will lose some or all of your investment in the notes if the Ending Underlying Level of any Underlying is below its Starting Underlying Level. This will be true even if the Ending Underlying Level of each of the other Underlyings is greater than or equal to its Starting Underlying Level. The Underlyings’ respective performances may not be correlated and, as a result, if the notes are not called and a Trigger Event occurs, you may receive the principal amount of your notes at maturity only if there is a broad-based rise in the performance of U.S. equities across diverse markets during the term of the notes. |
| · | THE OPTIONAL CALL FEATURE MAY FORCE A POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT — Upon an Optional Call, the amount of interest payable on the notes will be less than the full amount of interest that would have been payable if the notes were held to maturity, and, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive $1,000 plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding the applicable Optional Call Date. |
| · | REINVESTMENT RISK — If your notes are called, the term of the notes may be reduced to as short as three months and you will not receive interest payments after the applicable Optional Call Date. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the notes at a comparable return and/or with a comparable interest rate for a similar level of risk in the event the notes are called prior to the Maturity Date. |
| · | Certain
BUILT-IN costs are likely to affect adversely the value of the notes prior to maturity —
While the payment at maturity, if any, or upon an Optional Call described in this term sheet is based on the full principal
amount of your notes, the original issue price of the notes includes the agent’s commission and the estimated cost of hedging
our obligations under the notes. As a result, and as a general matter, the price, if any, at which JPMS 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. This secondary market price will also be affected by a number
of factors aside from the agent’s commission and hedging costs, including those referred to under “Many Economic and
Market Factors Will Impact the Value of the Notes” below. The notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your notes to maturity. |
| · | BUFFER AMOUNT APPLIES ONLY IF YOU HOLD THE NOTES TO MATURITY — Assuming the notes are not called, we will pay you your principal back at maturity only if the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of each Underlying is not less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount on any day during the Monitoring Period or the Ending Underlying Level of each Underlying is greater than or equal to its Starting Underlying Level. If the notes are not called and a Trigger Event has occurred, you will be fully exposed at maturity to any decline in the value of the Least Performing Underlying. |
| · | VOLATILITY RISK — Greater expected volatility with respect to an Underlying indicates a greater likelihood as of the Pricing Date that the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of that Underlying could be less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than the applicable Buffer Amount on any day during the Monitoring Period. An Underlying’s volatility, however, can change significantly over the term of the notes. The closing level or closing price, as applicable, of an Underlying could fall sharply on any day during the Monitoring Period, which could result in a significant loss of principal. |
| · | an investment in the notes is subject to risks associated with small capitalization stocks — The stocks that constitute the Russell 2000® Index are issued by companies with relatively small market capitalization. The stock prices of smaller companies may be more volatile than stock prices of large capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may be less able to withstand adverse economic, market, trade and competitive conditions relative to larger companies. Small capitalization companies are less likely to pay dividends on their stocks, and the presence of a dividend payment could be a factor that limits downward stock price pressure under adverse market conditions. |
| · | THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUND — Although the Fund’s shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca and a number of similar products have been traded on NYSE Arca and other securities exchanges for varying periods of time, there is no assurance that an active trading market will continue for the shares of the Fund or that there will be liquidity in the trading market. The Fund is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of the Fund’s investment adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. These constraints could adversely affect the market price of the shares of the Fund, and consequently, the value of the notes. |
| · | DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS ETF AND THE NYSE ARCA GOLD MINERS INDEX — The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF does not fully replicate the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index and may hold securities not included in the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. In addition, its performance will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. All of these factors may lead to a lack of correlation between the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF and the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. Moreover, corporate actions with respect to the sample of equity securities (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF and the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. Finally, because the shares of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF are traded on NYSE Arca and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one share of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF may differ from the net asset value per share of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF may not correlate with the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. |
| · | RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOLD AND SILVER MINING INDUSTRIES — All or substantially all of the equity securities held by the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF are issued by gold or silver mining companies. Because the value of the notes is linked to the performance of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, an investment in these notes will be concentrated in the gold and silver mining industries. Competitive pressures may have a significant effect on the financial condition of companies in these industries. Also, these companies are highly dependent |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
on the price of gold or silver, as applicable. These prices fluctuate widely and may be affected by numerous factors. Factors affecting gold prices include economic factors, including, among other things, the structure of and confidence in the global monetary system, expectations of the future rate of inflation, the relative strength of, and confidence in, the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of gold is generally quoted), interest rates and gold borrowing and lending rates, and global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. Factors affecting silver prices include general economic trends, technical developments, substitution issues and regulation, as well as specific factors including industrial and jewelry demand, expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of silver is generally quoted) and other currencies, interest rates, central bank sales, forward sales by producers, global or regional political or economic events, and production costs and disruptions in major silver producing countries such as the United Mexican States and the Republic of Peru.
| · | LACK OF LIQUIDITY — The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. JPMS 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 JPMS is willing to buy the notes. |
| · | NO DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS — As a holder of the notes, you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of shares of the Fund or the securities included in the Indices or held by the Fund would have. |
| · | HEDGING AND TRADING IN THE UNDERLYINGS — While the notes are outstanding, we or any of our affiliates may carry out hedging activities related to the notes, including instruments related to the Fund or the equity securities included in the Indices or held by the Fund. We or our affiliates may also trade in the Fund or instruments related to the Fund or the equity securities included in the Indices or held by the Fund from time to time. Any of these hedging or trading activities as of the Pricing Date and during the term of the notes could adversely affect the likelihood of an Optional Call or our payment to you at maturity. It is possible that these hedging or trading activities could result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while the value of the notes declines. |
| · | THE ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION FOR THE FUND IS LIMITED — The calculation agent will make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor for certain events affecting the shares of the Fund. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment in response to all events that could affect the shares of the Fund. If an event occurs that does not require the calculation agent to make an adjustment, the value of the notes may be materially and adversely affected. |
| · | MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — In addition to the level and price of the Underlyings on any day, the value of the notes will be impacted by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including: |
| · | whether a Trigger Event has occurred or is expected to occur; |
| · | the interest rate on the notes; |
| · | the actual and expected volatility of the Underlyings; |
| · | the time to maturity of the notes; |
| · | the Optional Call feature and whether we are expected to call the notes, which are likely to limit the value of the notes; |
| · | the dividend rates on the Fund and the equity securities included in the Indices or held by the Fund; |
| · | the expected positive or negative correlation between the Indices and the Fund, or the expected absence of any such correlation; |
| · | interest and yield rates in the market generally; |
| · | a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events; |
| · | the occurrence of certain events to the Fund that may or may not require an adjustment to the Share Adjustment Factor; and |
| · | our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in our credit ratings. |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Least Performing Underlying?
The following table and examples illustrate the hypothetical total return on the notes at maturity. The “note total return” as used in this term sheet is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity plus the interest payments received over the term of the notes per $1,000 principal amount note to $1,000. The table and examples below assume that the notes are not called prior to maturity and that the Least Performing Underlying is the Russell 2000® Index. We make no representation or warranty as to which of the Underlyings will be the Least Performing Underlying for purposes of calculating your actual payment at maturity, if applicable, or as to what the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying will be on any day during the Monitoring Period. In addition, the following table and examples assume a Starting Underlying Level for the Least Performing Underlying of 840 and an Interest Rate of 8.25% over the term of the notes (assuming no Optional Call) and reflect the Buffer Amount of 40.00% of the Starting Underlying Level of the Least Performing Underlying. In addition, if the notes are called prior to maturity, your note total return and total payment may be less than the amounts indicated below . Each hypothetical total return and total payment set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total return or total payment applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.
| Trigger Event Has Not Occurred (1) | Trigger Event Has Occurred (1) | ||||
| Ending Underlying Level | Least Performing Underlying Return | Note Total Return | Total Payments over the Term of the Notes | Note Total Return | Total Payments over the Term of the Notes |
| 1,512.000 | 80.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 1,386.000 | 65.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 1,260.000 | 50.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 1,176.000 | 40.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 1,092.000 | 30.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 1,008.000 | 20.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 924.000 | 10.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 882.000 | 5.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 848.400 | 1.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 840.000 | 0.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 8.25% | $1,082.50 |
| 798.000 | -5.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 3.25% | $1,032.50 |
| 770.700 | -8.25% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | 0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 756.000 | -10.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | -1.75% | $982.50 |
| 672.000 | -20.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | -11.75% | $882.50 |
| 588.000 | -30.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | -21.75% | $782.50 |
| 504.000 | -40.00% | 8.25% | $1,082.50 | -31.75% | $682.50 |
| 503.916 | -40.01% | N/A | N/A | -31.76% | $682.40 |
| 420.000 | -50.00% | N/A | N/A | -41.75% | $582.50 |
| 336.000 | -60.00% | N/A | N/A | -51.75% | $482.50 |
| 252.000 | -70.00% | N/A | N/A | -61.75% | $382.50 |
| 168.000 | -80.00% | N/A | N/A | -71.75% | $282.50 |
| 84.000 | -90.00% | N/A | N/A | -81.75% | $182.50 |
| 0.000 | -100.00% | N/A | N/A | -91.75% | $82.50 |
(1) A Trigger Event occurs if the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying is less than its Starting Underlying Level by more than 40.00% on any day during the Monitoring Period.
The following examples illustrate how a total payment set forth in the table above is calculated.
Example 1: The level of the Least Performing Underlying increases from the Starting Underlying Level of 840 to an Ending Underlying Level of 882 — a Trigger Event has not occurred. Because the notes are not called prior to maturity and a Trigger Event has not occurred, the investor receives total payments of $1,082.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes, consisting of interest payments of $82.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes and a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note. This represents the maximum total payment an investor may receive over the term of the notes.
Example 2: The level of the Least Performing Underlying decreases from the Starting Underlying Level of 840 to an Ending Underlying Level of 672 — a Trigger Event has not occurred. Because the notes are not called prior to maturity and a Trigger Event has not occurred, even though the Ending Underlying Level of the Least Performing Underlying of 672 is less than its Starting Underlying Level of 840, the investor receives total payments of $1,082.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes, consisting of interest payments of $82.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes and a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note. This represents the maximum total payment an investor may receive over the term of the notes.
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
Example 3: The level of the Least Performing Underlying decreases from the Starting Underlying Level of 840 to an Ending Underlying Level of 420 — a Trigger Event has occurred. Because the notes are not called prior to maturity and a Trigger Event has occurred, the investor receives total payments of $582.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes, consisting of interest payments of $82.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes and a payment at maturity of $500 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:
[$1,000 + ($1,000 × -50%)] + $82.50 = $582.50
Example 4: The level of the Least Performing Underlying decreases from the Starting Underlying Level of 840 to an Ending Underlying Level of 0 — a Trigger Event has occurred. Because the notes are not called prior to maturity and a Trigger Event has occurred, the investor receives total payments of $82.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes, consisting solely of interest payments of $82.50 per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes, calculated as follows:
[$1,000 + ($1,000 × -100%)] + $82.50 = $82.50
The hypothetical returns and hypothetical payments on the notes shown above do not reflect fees or expenses that would be associated with any sale in the secondary market. If these fees and expenses were included, the hypothetical returns and hypothetical payments shown above would likely be lower.
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
Historical Information
The following graphs show the historical weekly performance of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index from January 5, 2007 through December 7, 2012. The closing price of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF on December 11, 2012 was $46.28. The closing level of the S&P 500® Index on December 11, 2012 was 1,427.84. The closing level of the Russell 2000® Index on December 11, 2012 was 834.99.
We obtained the various closing levels and closing prices of the Underlyings below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The historical levels and prices of each Underlying should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level or closing price, as applicable, of any Underlying on the Pricing Date, any Call Date, the Observation Date or any day during the Monitoring Period. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Underlyings will result in the return of any of your initial investment. We make no representation as to the amount of dividends, if any, that the Fund or the equity securities held by the Fund will pay in the future. In any event, as an investor in the notes, you will not be entitled to receive dividends, if any, that may be payable on the Fund or the equity securities held by the Fund.
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |
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| Callable Yield Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, the S&P 500® Index and the Russell 2000® Index | |