8-K 1 dp03438_8k.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 28, 2006

	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
	(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-05805		13-2624428
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

270 Park Avenue,
New York, NY		10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 270-6000


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following Exhibit is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (333-130051) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the “Registrant”) as exhibit thereto and is filed as part of this Current Report.

8.1	Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell relating to Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Basket Consisting of the Nikkei 225 Index and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50^® Index due August 28, 2009

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
(Registrant)


By:	/s/ James C.P. Berry

	Name:	James C.P. Berry
	Title:	Assistant Corporate Secretary

Dated: August 30, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

8.1		Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell relating to Principal Protected Notes Linked to a Basket Consisting of the Nikkei 225 Index and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50^® Index due August 28, 2009