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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): September 26, 2008
 
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)   Exhibit
 
The following Exhibit is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (333-130051) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the “Registrant”) as an exhibit thereto and is filed as part of this Current Report.
 
8.1
Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell relating to Buffered Return Enhanced Notes Linked to a Basket Consisting of the AMEX Hong Kong 30 Index, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, the Korea Stock Price Index 200, the MSCI Singapore Index and the MSCI Taiwan Index due October 15, 2009

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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/ Anthony J. Horan  
   
Name:  
Anthony J. Horan
  
   
Title:
Corporate Secretary
  

 
Dated: September 30, 2008
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
  
Description
8.1
  
Tax Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell relating to Buffered Return Enhanced Notes Linked to a Basket Consisting of the AMEX Hong Kong 30 Index, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, the Korea Stock Price Index 200, the MSCI Singapore Index and the MSCI Taiwan Index due October 15, 2009

 
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