-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EeNKghU/8qRVNxj7gHqPC9Wb46+CqwG7n80VPuf+3DoqdeV+FGmb0+BAWeY12vvX o2stLhgt9skQRDTkoWl3mQ== 0001193125-06-175413.txt : 20060817 0001193125-06-175413.hdr.sgml : 20060817 20060817165656 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-175413 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060817 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060817 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060817 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: J P MORGAN CHASE & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000019617 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 132624428 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05805 FILM NUMBER: 061041356 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 270 PARK AVE STREET 2: 39TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122706000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 270 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHASE MANHATTAN CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960402 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHEMICAL BANKING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CHEMICAL NEW YORK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880508 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

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 17, 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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 17, 2006, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMorgan Chase” or the “Firm”) and JPMorgan Chase Capital XVIII, a statutory trust formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Trust”), closed the public offering of $750,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust’s 6.950% Capital Securities (the “Capital Securities”), representing preferred beneficial interests in the Trust. The Capital Securities and the related guarantee have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-126750 and 333-126750-07).

In connection with the issuance of the Capital Securities, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP rendered an opinion regarding certain tax matters. A copy of that opinion is attached as Exhibit 8.1.

Also in connection with the closing, the Firm entered into a Replacement Capital Covenant (the “RCC”), whereby, pursuant to Section 4(c)(i) therein, the Firm agreed to notify holders of the Firm’s 5.875% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series O, due 2035, of the rights granted to such holders under the RCC. Such notification is being made with the filing of the RCC attached as Exhibit 99.1

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following Exhibits are being filed and not furnished as part of this Current Report and are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-126750 and 333-126750-07) of the Firm and the Trust.

 

8.1   Tax Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP dated August 17, 2006
99.1   Replacement Capital Covenant dated August 17, 2006

 

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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/ James C.P. Berry

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

Dated: August 17, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

8.1   Tax Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP dated August 17, 2006
99.1   Replacement Capital Covenant dated August 17, 2006

 

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EX-8.1 2 dex81.htm TAX OPINION OF SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP DATED AUGUST 17, 2006 Tax Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP dated August 17, 2006

Exhibit 8.1

August 17, 2006

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

270 Park Avenue,

New York, New York 10017.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As special tax counsel to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Capital XVIII in connection with the issuance of 6.950% Capital Securities, as described in the prospectus supplement, dated August 10, 2006 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), we hereby confirm to you our opinion as set forth under the heading “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Prospectus Supplement, subject to the limitations set forth therein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Prospectus Supplement and to the reference to us under the heading “Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

EX-99.1 3 dex991.htm REPLACEMENT CAPITAL COVENANT DATED AUGUST 17, 2006 Replacement Capital Covenant dated August 17, 2006

Exhibit 99.1

Replacement Capital Covenant, dated as of August 17, 2006 (this “Replacement Capital Covenant”), by JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Corporation”), in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder (as defined below).

Recitals

A. On the date hereof, the Corporation is issuing $751,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.950% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series R (the “Subordinated Debentures”) to JPMorgan Chase Capital XVIII (the “Trust”).

B. On the date hereof, the Trust is issuing $750,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount of its 6.950% Capital Securities (the “Capital Securities and together with the Subordinated Debentures, the “Securities”).

C. This Replacement Capital Covenant is the “Replacement Capital Covenant” referred to in the Prospectus Supplement, dated August 10, 2006, relating to the Capital Securities (together with the Prospectus, dated September 1, 2005 attached thereto, the “Prospectus Supplement”).

D. The Corporation is entering into and disclosing the content of this Replacement Capital Covenant in the manner provided below with the intent that the covenants provided for in this Replacement Capital Covenant be enforceable by each Covered Debtholder and that the Corporation be estopped from disregarding the covenants in this Replacement Capital Covenant, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

E. The Corporation acknowledges that reliance by each Covered Debtholder upon the covenants in this Replacement Capital Covenant is reasonable and foreseeable by the Corporation and that, were the Corporation to disregard its covenants in this Replacement Capital Covenant, each Covered Debtholder would have sustained an injury as a result of its reliance on such covenants.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Corporation hereby covenants and agrees as follows in favor of and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder.

SECTION 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Replacement Capital Covenant (including the Recitals) have the meanings set forth in Schedule I hereto.

SECTION 2. Limitations on Redemption and Repurchase of Securities. The Corporation hereby promises and covenants to and for the benefit of each Covered Debtholder that the Corporation shall not, and shall cause the Trust not to, repay, redeem or repurchase all or any part of the Securities on or before August 1, 2056 except to the extent that (a) the Corporation has obtained the prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System if such approval is then required under the Federal


Reserve Board’s capital guidelines and (b) the principal amount repaid or the applicable redemption or repurchase price does not exceed the sum of the following amounts:

(i) the Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries since the most recent Measurement Date from the sale of Common Stock and rights to acquire Common Stock (including Common Stock and rights to acquire Common Stock issued pursuant to the Corporation’s reinvestment plan or employee benefit plans) to Persons other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; plus

(ii) 100% of the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries since the most recent Measurement Date from the sale of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock and Debt Exchangeable into Equity to Persons other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; plus

(iii) 100% of the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds received by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries since the most recent Measurement Date from the sale of Qualifying Capital Securities to Persons other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3. Covered Debt. (a) The Corporation represents and warrants that the Initial Covered Debt is Eligible Debt.

(b) On or during the 30-day period immediately preceding any Redesignation Date with respect to the Covered Debt then in effect, the Corporation shall identify the series of Eligible Debt that will become the Covered Debt on and after such Redesignation Date in accordance with the following procedures:

(i) the Corporation shall identify each series of its then outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt;

(ii) if only one series of the Corporation’s then outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed is Eligible Debt, such series shall become the Covered Debt commencing on the related Redesignation Date;

(iii) if the Corporation has more than one outstanding series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, then the Corporation shall identify the series that has the latest occurring final maturity date as of the date the Corporation is applying the procedures in this Section 3(b) and such series shall become the Covered Debt on the next Redesignation Date;

(iv) if the Corporation has no outstanding series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, but JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association is a Subsidiary of the Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has only one outstanding series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, such series shall become the Covered Debt commencing on the related Redesignation Date;


(v) if the Corporation has no outstanding series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, but JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association is a Subsidiary of the Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has more than one outstanding series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Debt, then the Corporation shall identify the series that has the latest occurring final maturity date as of the date the Corporation is applying the procedures in this Section 3(b) and such series shall become the Covered Debt on the next Redesignation Date;

(vi) the series of outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is determined to be Covered Debt pursuant to clause (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above shall be the Covered Debt for purposes of this Replacement Capital Covenant for the period commencing on the related Redesignation Date and continuing to but not including the Redesignation Date as of which a new series of outstanding long-term indebtedness is next determined to be the Covered Debt pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 3(b); and

(vii) in connection with such identification of a new series of Covered Debt, the Corporation shall give the notice provided for in Section 3(c) within the time frame provided for in such section.

(c) Notice. In order to give effect to the intent of the Corporation described in Recital D, the Corporation covenants that (i) simultaneously with the execution of this Replacement Capital Covenant or as soon as practicable after the date hereof, it shall give notice to the Holders of the Initial Covered Debt, in the manner provided in the indenture relating to the Initial Covered Debt, of this Replacement Capital Covenant and the rights granted to such Holders hereunder; (ii) so long as the Corporation is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act, the Corporation will include in each annual report filed with the Commission on Form 10-K under the Securities Exchange Act a description of the covenant set forth in Section 2 and identify the series of long-term indebtedness for borrowed money that is Covered Debt as of the date such Form 10-K is filed with the Commission; (iii) if a series of the Corporation’s or JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed (1) becomes Covered Debt or (2) ceases to be Covered Debt, give notice of such occurrence within 30 days to the holders of such long-term indebtedness for money borrowed in the manner provided for in the indenture, fiscal agency agreement or other instrument under which such long-term indebtedness for money borrowed was issued and report such change in the Corporation’s next quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form 10-K, as applicable; (iv) if, and only if, the Corporation ceases to be a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act, post on its website the information otherwise required to be included in Securities Exchange Act filings pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 3(c); and (v) promptly upon request by any Holder of Covered Debt, provide such Holder with an executed copy of this Replacement Capital Covenant.

SECTION 4. Termination, Amendment and Waiver. (a) The obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this Replacement Capital Covenant shall remain in full


force and effect until the earliest date (the “Termination Date”) to occur of (i) August 1, 2056, (ii) the date, if any, on which the Holders of a majority by principal amount of the then effective series of Covered Debt consent or agree in writing to the termination of this Replacement Capital Covenant and the obligations of the Corporation hereunder and (iii) the date on which neither the Corporation nor JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association has any series of outstanding Eligible Senior Debt or Eligible Subordinated Debt (in each case without giving effect to the rating requirement in clause (ii) of the definition of each such term). From and after the Termination Date, the obligations of the Corporation pursuant to this Replacement Capital Covenant shall be of no further force and effect.

(b) This Replacement Capital Covenant may be amended or supplemented from time to time by a written instrument signed by the Corporation with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority by principal amount of the then effective series of Covered Debt, provided that this Replacement Capital Covenant may be amended or supplemented from time to time by a written instrument signed only by the Corporation (and without the consent of the Holders of the then effective series of Covered Debt) if the effect of such amendment or supplement is solely to impose additional restrictions on the ability of the Corporation to repay, redeem or repurchase Securities in any circumstance or an officer of the Corporation has delivered to the Holders of the then effective series of Covered Debt in the manner provided for in the indenture, fiscal agency agreement or other instrument with respect to such Covered Debt a written certificate stating that, in his or her determination, such amendment or supplement is not adverse to the Holders of any series of Covered Debt.

(c) For purposes of Sections 4(a) and 4(b), the Holders whose consent or agreement is required to terminate, amend or supplement the obligations of the Corporation under this Replacement Capital Covenant shall be the Holders of the then effective Covered Debt as of a record date established by the Corporation that is not more than 30 days prior to the date on which the Corporation proposes that such termination, amendment or supplement becomes effective.

SECTION 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Replacement Capital Covenant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(b) This Replacement Capital Covenant shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Covered Debtholders as they exist from time to time (it being understood and agreed by the Corporation that any Person who is a Covered Debtholder at the time such Person acquires, holds or sells Covered Debt shall retain its status as a Covered Debtholder for so long as the series of long-term indebtedness for borrowed money owned by such Person is Covered Debt and, if such Person initiates a claim or proceeding to enforce its rights under this Replacement Capital Covenant after the Corporation has violated its covenants in Section 2 and before the series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed held by such Person is no longer Covered Debt, such Person’s rights under this Replacement Capital Covenant shall not terminate by reason of such series of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed no longer being Covered Debt).


(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Replacement Capital Covenant, the consent of the Covered Debtholder shall not be required to effect any amendment required in order to make this Replacement Capital Covenant consistent with the description of the Replacement Capital Covenant contained in the Prospectus, dated September 1, 2005, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, dated August 10, 2006, relating to the Capital Securities.

(d) All demands, notices, requests and other communications to the Corporation under this Replacement Capital Covenant shall be deemed to have been duly given and made if in writing and (i) if served by personal delivery upon the Corporation, on the day so delivered (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) if delivered by registered post or certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent to the Corporation by a national or international courier service, on the date of receipt by the Corporation (or, if such date of receipt is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), or (iii) if sent by telecopier, on the day telecopied, or if not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, provided that the telecopy is promptly confirmed by telephone confirmation thereof, and in each case to the Corporation at the address set forth below, or at such other address as the Corporation may thereafter notify to Covered Debtholders or post on its website as the address for notices under this Replacement Capital Covenant:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

270 Park Avenue, 39th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Neila Radin


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Replacement Capital Covenant to be executed by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and year first above written.

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory


Schedule 1

Definitions

Applicable Percentage” means one divided by (a) 75% with respect to any repayment, redemption or repurchase on or prior to August 1, 2016, (b) 50% with respect to any repayment, redemption or repurchase after August 1, 2016 and on or prior to August 1, 2036 and (c) 25% with respect to any repayment, redemption or repurchase after August 1, 2036.

Business Day” means each day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed or, on or after August 15, 2036, a day that is not a London business day. A “London business day” is any day on which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

Capital Securities” has the meaning specified in Recital B.

Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means common stock of the Corporation (including treasury shares of common stock and shares of common stock sold pursuant to the Corporation’s dividend reinvestment plan and employee benefit plans).

Corporation” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this instrument.

Covered Debt” means (a) at the date of this Replacement Capital Covenant and continuing to but not including the first Redesignation Date, the Initial Covered Debt and (b) thereafter, commencing with each Redesignation Date and continuing to but not including the next succeeding Redesignation Date, the Eligible Debt identified pursuant to Section 3(b) as the Covered Debt for such period.

Covered Debtholder” means each Person (whether a Holder or a beneficial owner holding through a participant in a clearing agency) that buys, holds or sells long-term indebtedness for money borrowed of the Corporation or JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association during the period that such long-term indebtedness for money borrowed is Covered Debt.

Debt Exchangeable for Equity” means a security (or combination of securities) that:

(i) gives the holder a beneficial interest in (a) debt securities of the Corporation that are Non-Cumulative and that are the most junior subordinated debt of the Corporation (or rank pari passu with the most junior subordinated debt of the Corporation) and (b) a fractional interest in a stock purchase contract;

(ii) includes a remarketing feature pursuant to which the subordinated debt of the Corporation is remarketed to new investors within five years from the

 

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date of issuance of the security or earlier in the event of an early settlement event based on (a) the capital ratios of the Corporation, (b) the capital ratios of the Corporation as anticipated by the Federal Reserve, or (c) the dissolution of the issuer of such Debt Exchangeable for Equity;

(iii) provides for the proceeds raised in the remarketing to be used to purchase Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock;

(iv) includes a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant, provided that such replacement capital covenant will apply to such security (or combination of securities) and to the Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock and will not include Debt Exchangeable for Equity in the definition of “qualifying capital securities”; and

(v) after the issuance of such Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, provides the holder of the security with a beneficial interest in such Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Distribution Date” means, as to any securities or combination of securities, the dates on which periodic Distributions on such securities are scheduled to be made.

Distribution Period” means, as to any securities or combination of securities, each period from and including a Distribution Date for such securities to but not including the next succeeding Distribution Date for such securities.

Distributions” means, as to a security or combination of securities, dividends, interest payments or other income distributions to the holders thereof that are not Subsidiaries of the Corporation.

Eligible Debt” means, at any time, Eligible Subordinated Debt or, if no Eligible Subordinated Debt is then outstanding, Eligible Senior Debt.

Eligible Senior Debt” means, at any time in respect of any issuer, each series of outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed of such issuer that (a) upon a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer, ranks most senior among the issuer’s then outstanding classes of indebtedness for money borrowed, (b) is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO (provided that this clause (b) shall apply on a Redesignation Date only if on such date the issuer has outstanding senior long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that satisfies the requirements of clauses (a), (c) and (d) that is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO), (c) has an outstanding principal amount of not less than $100,000,000, and (d) was issued through or with the assistance of a commercial or investment banking firm or firms acting as underwriters, initial purchasers or placement or distribution agents. For purposes of this definition as applied to securities with a CUSIP number, each issuance of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that has (or, if such indebtedness is held by a trust or other intermediate entity established directly or indirectly by the issuer, the securities of such intermediate entity that have) a separate CUSIP number shall be deemed to be a series of the issuer’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is separate from each other series of such indebtedness.


Eligible Subordinated Debt” means, at any time in respect of any issuer, each series of the issuer’s then-outstanding long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that (a) upon a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the issuer, ranks subordinate to the issuer’s then outstanding series of indebtedness for money borrowed that ranks most senior, (b) is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO (provided that this clause (b) shall apply on a Redesignation Date only if on such date the issuer has outstanding subordinated long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that satisfies the requirements in clauses (a), (c) and (d) that is then assigned a rating by at least one NRSRO), (c) has an outstanding principal amount of not less than $100,000,000, and (d) was issued through or with the assistance of a commercial or investment banking firm or firms acting as underwriters, initial purchasers or placement or distribution agents. For purposes of this definition as applied to securities with a CUSIP number, each issuance of long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that has (or, if such indebtedness is held by a trust or other intermediate entity established directly or indirectly by the issuer, the securities of such intermediate entity that have) a separate CUSIP number shall be deemed to be a series of the issuer’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is separate from each other series of such indebtedness.

Federal Reserve” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Holder” means, as to the Covered Debt then in effect, each holder of such Covered Debt as reflected on the securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation with respect to such Covered Debt.

“Indenture” means the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1996, between the Company (formerly known as “The Chase Manhattan Corporation”) and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, as supplemented by the supplemental indentures dated as of September 23, 2004 and May 19, 2005.

Initial Covered Debt” means the Corporation’s 5.875% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series O, due 2035.

Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock” means cumulative preferred stock with (a) no prepayment obligation on the part of the issuer thereof, whether at the election of the holders or otherwise, and (b) a requirement that the preferred stock convert into Common Stock of the Corporation within three years from the date of its issuance.

Mandatory Trigger Provision” means as to any security or combination of securities, provisions in the terms thereof or of the related transaction agreements that (A) require, or at its option in the case of Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock permit, the issuer of such security or combination of securities to make payment of Distributions on such securities only pursuant to the issuance and sale of rights to purchase Common Stock or Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock of the Corporation, within two years of a failure by the Corporation to satisfy one or more financial tests set forth in the terms


of such securities or related transaction agreements, in amount such that the net proceeds of such sale are at least equal to the amount of unpaid Distributions on such securities (including without limitation all deferred and accumulated amounts) and in either case require the application of the net proceeds of such sale to pay such unpaid Distributions, (B) in the case of securities other than Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock, prohibit the Corporation from repurchasing any of its Common Stock prior to the date six months after the issuer applies the net proceeds of the sales described in clause (A) to pay such unpaid Distributions in full and (C) upon any liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization or in connection with any insolvency, receivership or proceeding under any bankruptcy law with respect to the Corporation, limit the claim of the holders of such securities (other than Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock) for Distributions that accumulate during a period in which the Corporation fails to satisfy one or more financial tests set forth in the terms of such securities or related transaction agreements to (x) 25% of the principal amount of such securities then outstanding in the case of securities not permitting the issuance and sale pursuant to the provisions described in clause (A) above of securities other than rights to acquire Common Stock or (y) two years of accumulated and unpaid Distributions (including compounded amounts thereon) in all other cases. No remedy other than Permitted Remedies will arise by the terms of such securities or related transaction agreements in favor of the holders of such securities as a result of the issuer’s failure to pay Distributions because of the Mandatory Trigger Provision or as a result of the issuer’s exercise of its right under an Optional Deferral Provision until Distributions have been deferred for one or more Distribution Periods that total together at least ten years.

Market Disruption Events” means one or more events or circumstances substantially similar to those listed as “Market Disruption Events” in the Supplemental Indenture.

Measurement Date” means, with respect to any repayment, redemption or repurchase of Securities, the later of (a) the date 180 days prior to delivery of notice of such repayment or redemption or the date of such repurchase and (b) to the extent the Subordinated Debentures remain outstanding after August 17, 2036, the most recent date, if any, on which a notice of repayment or redemption was delivered in respect of, or on which the Corporation or the issuer repurchased, any Securities.

“Non-Cumulative means, with respect to any securities, that the issuer may elect not to make any number of periodic Distributions or interest payments without any remedy arising under the terms of the securities or related agreements in favor of the holders, other than one or more Permitted Remedies. Securities that include provisions requiring the Corporation to issue Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock and rights to purchase Common Stock and apply the proceeds to pay unpaid Distributions on terms substantially similar to the terms of the alternative payment mechanism described in Section 2.1(j) of the Supplemental Indenture shall also be deemed to be “Non-Cumulative” for all purposes of this Replacement Capital Covenant other than the definition of “Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock”.


NRSRO” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Securities Exchange Act.

Optional Deferral Provision” means, as to any securities, a provision in the terms thereof or of the related transaction agreements to the following effect:

(a) the issuer of such securities may, in its sole discretion, defer in whole or in part payment of Distributions on such securities for one or more consecutive Distribution Periods of up to 5 years or, if an event substantially similar to a Market Disruption Event is continuing, ten years, without any remedy other than Permitted Remedies and the obligation described in clause (b) below; and

(b) if the issuer of such securities has exhausted its right to defer Distributions and no event substantially similar to a Market Disruption Event is continuing, the issuer will be obligated to issue rights to purchase common stock and/or Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock in an amount such that the net proceeds of such sale equal or exceed the amount of unpaid Distributions on such securities (including without limitation all deferred and accumulated amounts) and to apply the net proceeds of such sale to pay such unpaid Distributions in full.

Permitted Remedies” means, with respect to any securities, one or more of the following remedies:

(a) rights in favor of the holders of such securities permitting such holders to elect one or more directors of the issuer (including any such rights required by the listing requirements of any stock or securities exchange on which such securities may be listed or traded), and

(b) complete or partial prohibitions on the issuer paying Distributions on or repurchasing common stock or other securities that rank pari passu with or junior as to Distributions to such securities for so long as Distributions on such securities, including unpaid Distributions, remain unpaid.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or corporation, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prospectus Supplement” has the meaning specified in Recital C.

Qualifying Capital Securities” means securities (other than Common Stock, rights to acquire Common Stock and securities convertible into Common Stock, such as Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock and Debt Exchangeable into Equity) that (a) qualify as Tier 1 capital of the Corporation under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve as then in effect and applicable to bank holding companies and (b) in the determination of the Corporation’s Board of Directors, meet one of the following criteria:


(i) in connection with any redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Debentures or Capital Securities on or prior to August 1, 2016:

(A) subordinated debentures and guarantees issued by the Corporation with respect to trust preferred securities if the Subordinated Debentures and guarantees (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, (2) have terms that are substantially similar to the terms of the Subordinated Debentures and guarantees described in the Prospectus Supplement and (3) are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant or, to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision;

(B) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (2) are Non-Cumulative, (3) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and (4) are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant or, to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision; or

(C) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu or junior to other preferred stock of the issuer, (2) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 40 years, (3) are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant, (4) are Non-Cumulative and (5) to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision; or

(ii) in connection with any repayment, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Debentures or Capital Securities after August 1, 2016 and on or prior to August 1, 2036:

(A) all securities described under clause (i) of this definition;

(B) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (2) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years, (3) are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant and (4) have an Optional Deferral Provision;

(C) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (2) are Non-Cumulative and (3) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years;


(D) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (2) are Non-Cumulative, (3) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 40 years and (4) are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant or, to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision;

(E) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with the junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued to JPMorgan Chase Capital XVII by the Corporation and the guarantees thereof, (2) are Non-Cumulative, (3) to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision and (4) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years;

(F) cumulative preferred stock issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (A) has no prepayment obligation on the part of the issuer thereof, whether at the election of the holders or otherwise, and (B) (1) has no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and (2) is subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant; or

(G) other securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (A) rank upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation either (1) pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures or (2) pari passu with the claims of the Corporation’s trade creditors and junior to all of the Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed (other than the Corporation’s long-term indebtedness for money borrowed from time to time outstanding that by its terms ranks pari passu with such securities on a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation); and (B) are Non-Cumulative and either (x) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 40 years and, to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision and or (y) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 25 years and are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant and, to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision; or

(iii) in connection with any repayment, redemption or repurchase of Subordinated Debentures or Capital Securities at any time after August 1, 2036:

(A) all securities described under clause (ii) of this definition;

(B) preferred stock issued by the Corporation that (1) has no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years and (2) has an Optional Deferral Provision;


(C) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with or junior to the Subordinated Debentures upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (2) either (A) have no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years or (B) have no maturity or a maturity at least 30 years and are subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant and (3) have an Optional Deferral Provision;

(D) securities issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that (1) rank pari passu with the junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued to JPMorgan Chase Capital XVII by the Corporation and the guarantees thereof, (2) to the extent approved by the Federal Reserve, have a Mandatory Trigger Provision and (3) have no maturity or a maturity at least 30 years; or

(E) cumulative preferred stock issued by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that either (1) has no maturity or a maturity of at least 60 years or (2) has a maturity of at least 40 years and is subject to a replacement capital covenant substantially similar to this Replacement Capital Covenant.

Qualifying Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock” means Non-Cumulative perpetual preferred stock of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries that ranks pari passu with or junior to other preferred stock of the issuer.

Redesignation Date” means, as to the Covered Debt in effect at any time, the earliest of (a) the date that is two years prior to the final maturity date of such Covered Debt, (b) if the Corporation elects to redeem, or the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation elects to repurchase, such Covered Debt either in whole or in part with the consequence that after giving effect to such redemption or repurchase the outstanding principal amount of such Covered Debt is less than $100,000,000, the applicable redemption or repurchase date and (c) if such Covered Debt is not Eligible Subordinated Debt, the date on which the Corporation issues long-term indebtedness for money borrowed that is Eligible Subordinated Debt.

Replacement Capital Covenant” has the meaning specified in the introduction to this instrument.

Supplemental Indenture” means the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2006, between the Corporation and The Bank of New York, as Trustee.

Securities Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Securities” has the meaning specified in Recital B.

Subordinated Debenture” has the meaning specified in Recital A.


Subsidiary” means, at any time, any Person the shares of stock or other ownership interests of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such Person are at the time owned, or the management or policies of which are otherwise at the time controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries (including other Subsidiaries) or both, by another Person.

Termination Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4(a).

Trust” has the meaning specified in Recital A.

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