FWP 1 e41311_fwp.htm TERM SHEET

Term sheet
To prospectus dated November 21, 2008,
prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 and
product supplement no. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 2010

Term Sheet
Product Supplement No. 39-A-VI
Registration Statement No. 333-155535
Dated December 20, 2010; Rule 433


Structured 
Investments 

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Contingent Buffered Return Enhanced Notes Linked to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund due June 28, 2012

General

  • The notes are designed for investors who seek a return of 2 times the appreciation of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund up to a maximum total return on the notes of at least 20.10%* at maturity. Investors should be willing to forgo interest and dividend payments and, if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 30.00%, be willing to lose some or all of their principal. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Senior unsecured obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing June 28, 2012†
  • Minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof
  • The notes are expected to price on or about December 23, 2010 and are expected to settle on or about December 29, 2010.
  • The terms of the notes as set forth in “Key Terms” below, to the extent they differ or conflict with those set forth in the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI, will supersede the terms set forth in product supplement no. 39-A-VI.  In particular, if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than the Contingent Buffer Amount of 30.00%, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price (rather than 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than the buffer amount, as described in product supplement no. 39-A-VI), as set forth below under “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity.”

Key Terms

Index Fund:

The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (the “Index Fund”)

Upside Leverage Factor:

2

Payment at Maturity:

If the Final Share Price is greater than the Initial Share Price, at maturity you will receive a cash payment that provides you with a return per $1,000 principal amount note equal to the Fund Return multiplied by 2, subject to a Maximum Total Return on the notes of at least 20.10%*. For example, assuming the Maximum Total Return is 20.10%*, if the Fund Return is equal to or greater than 10.05%, you will receive the Maximum Total Return on the notes of 20.10%*, which entitles you to a maximum payment at maturity of $1,201* for every $1,000 principal amount note that you hold. Accordingly, if the Fund Return is positive, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows, subject to the Maximum Total Return:

 

$1,000 +($1,000 x Fund Return x 2)

  *The actual Maximum Total Return on the notes and the actual maximum payment at maturity will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 20.10% and $1,201 per $1,000 principal amount note, respectively.

 

If the Final Share Price is equal to or less than the Initial Share Price by up to 30.00%, you will receive the principal amount of your notes at maturity.

  If the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 30.00%, you will lose 1 % of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price and your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

 

$1,000 + ($1,000 x Fund Return)

 

You will lose some or all of your investment at maturity if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 30.00%.

Contingent Buffer Amount:

30.00%

Fund Return:

Final Share Price – Initial Share Price
              Initial Share Price

Initial Share Price:

The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the pricing date, which is expected to be on or about December 23, 2010

Final Share Price:

The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the Observation Date times the Share Adjustment Factor on such date.

Share Adjustment Factor:

1.0 on the pricing date and subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. See “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” and “General Terms of Notes — Anti-Dilution Adjustments” in the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI for further information about these adjustments.

Observation Date:

June 25, 2012†

Maturity Date:

June 28, 2012†

CUSIP:

48124A6B8

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Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI

Investing in the Contingent Buffered Return Enhanced Notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-10 of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page TS-2 of this term sheet.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this term sheet or the accompanying 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 and assuming a Maximum Total Return of 20.10%, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., would receive a commission of approximately $11.50 per $1,000 principal amount note and would use a portion of that commission to allow selling concessions to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers of approximately $1.00 per $1,000 principal amount note. This commission 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 $11.50 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 $12.0 0 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-184 of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI.

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

December 20, 2010



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. 39-A-VI 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 21, 2008, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated November 21, 2008 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. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 2010. 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. 39-A-VI, 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):

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.

Selected Purchase Considerations

  • CAPPED APPRECIATION POTENTIAL — The notes provide the opportunity to enhance equity returns by multiplying a positive Fund Return by 2, up to the Maximum Total Return on the notes. The actual Maximum Total Return will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 20.10%, and accordingly, the actual maximum payment at maturity will not be less than $1,201 per $1,000 principal amount note. The notes may be appropriate for investors anticipating moderate appreciation in the Index Fund during the term of the notes and those seeking to enhance returns through leverage within the specified range of performance in exchange for a Maximum Total Return. Because the notes are our senior unsecured obligations, payment of any amount at maturity is subject to our ability to pay our obligations as they become due.
  • LIMITED PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS — We will pay you your principal back at maturity if the Final Share Price is not less than the Initial Share Price by more than 30.00%. However, if the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than 30.00%, you will be fully exposed to any depreciation in the Index Fund and may lose some or all of your principal. Under these circumstances, for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price, you will lose an amount equal to 1% of the principal amount of your notes. For additional clarification, please see “What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index Fund?” in this term sheet.
  • RETURN LINKED TO THE iSHARES® MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX FUND — The return on the notes is linked to the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund. The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund of iShares®, Inc., a registered investment company, which seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which we refer to as the Underlying Index. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted average of the U.S. dollar values of all of the equity securities constituting the MSCI indices for selected emerging markets countries. Effective May 27, 2010, Israel has been reclassified as a developed market by MSCI Inc. Since that date, Israel is no longer included in the Underlying Index. For additional information about the Index Fund, see the information set forth under “The iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund” in the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI.
  • TAX TREATMENT — You should review carefully the section entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI. Subject to the limitations described therein, and based on certain factual representations received from us, in the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, it is reasonable to treat the notes as “open transactions” for U.S. federal income tax purposes that, subject to the discussion of the “constructive ownership” rules in the following sentence, generate long-term capital gain or loss if held for more than one year. The notes may be treated as subject to the constructive ownership rules of Section 1260 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in which case any gain recognized in respect of the notes that would otherwise be long-term capital gain and that is in excess of the “net underlying long-term capital gain” (as defined in Section 1260) would be treated as ordinary income, and an interest charge would apply as if that income had accrued for tax purposes at a constant yield over the notes’ term. Our special tax counsel has not expressed an opinion with respect to whether the constructive ownership rules apply to the notes.

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Accordingly, U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the potential application of the constructive ownership rules. 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, such as the notes. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require holders of these instruments to accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated accruals) realized by Non-U.S. Holders should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be subject to the constructive ownership regime described above. While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules and effective dates, 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. Both U.S. and Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisers regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including the potential application of the constructive ownership rules, possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice. Non-U.S. Holders should also note that they may be withheld upon unless they have submitted a properly completed IRS Form W-8BEN or otherwise satisfied the applicable documentation requirements.

The discussion in the preceding paragraph, when read in combination with the section entitled “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement, constitutes the full opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regarding the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and disposing of notes.

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing directly in the Index Fund or any of the equity securities held by the Index Fund. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no. 39-A-VI dated February 22, 2010.

  • YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS — The notes do not guarantee any return of principal. The return on the notes at maturity is linked to the performance of the Index Fund and will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the Fund Return is positive or negative. If the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price by more than the Contingent Buffer Amount of 30.00%, you will be fully exposed to any depreciation in the Index Fund and may lose some or all of your principal. Under these circumstances, for every 1% that the Final Share Price is less than the Initial Share Price, you will lose an amount equal to 1% of the principal amount of your notes.
  • YOUR MAXIMUM GAIN ON THE NOTES IS LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM TOTAL RETURN — If the Final Share Price is greater than the Initial Share Price, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive at maturity $1,000 plus a return that will not exceed a predetermined percentage of the principal amount, regardless of the appreciation in the Index Fund, which may be significant. We refer to this percentage as the Maximum Total Return, which will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 20.10%.
  • 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 at maturity, 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 affect adversely the value of the notes.
  • POTENTIAL CONFLICTS — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent and hedging our obligations under the notes. In performing these duties, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes.
  • CERTAIN BUILT-IN COSTS ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT ADVERSELY THE VALUE OF THE NOTES PRIOR TO MATURITY — While the payment at maturity, if any, 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 set forth under “Many Economic and Market Factors Will Affect 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.
  • YOUR PROTECTION MAY TERMINATE ON THE OBSERVATION DATE — If the closing price on the Observation Date (i.e., the Final Share Price) is less than the Initial Share Price by more than the 30.00% Contingent Buffer Amount, the protection provided by the 30.00% Contingent Buffer Amount will terminate and you will be fully exposed to any depreciation in the Index Fund.
  • NO INTEREST OR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS OR VOTING RIGHTS — As a holder of the notes, you will not receive interest payments, and you will not have voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends or other distributions or other rights that holders of shares of the Index Fund or the equity securities held by the Index Fund or included in the Underlying Index would have.
  • THERE ARE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDEX FUND — Although the Index Fund’s shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (“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 Index Fund or that there will be liquidity in the trading market. In addition, BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) is the Index Fund’s investment adviser. The Index Fund is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment strategies of the investment adviser, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints,

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    may not produce the intended results. These constraints could adversely affect the market price of the shares of the Index Fund, and consequently, the value of the notes.
  • DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE INDEX FUND AND THE UNDERLYING INDEX — The Index Fund does not fully replicate the Underlying Index, may hold securities not included in the Underlying Index and its performance will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of the Underlying Index, all of which may lead to a lack of correlation between the Index Fund and the Underlying Index. In addition, corporate actions with respect to the sample of equity securities (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance between the Index Fund and the Underlying Index. Finally, because the shares of the Index Fund are traded on NYSE Arca, and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one share of the Index Fund may differ from the net asset value per share of the Index Fund. For all of the foregoing reasons, the performance of the Index Fund may not correlate with the performance of the Underlying Index.
  • NON-U.S. SECURITIES RISK — The equity securities underlying the Index Fund have been issued by non-U.S. companies.  Investments in securities linked to the value of such non-U.S. equity securities involve risks associated with the securities markets in those countries, including risks of volatility in those markets, government intervention in those markets and cross shareholdings in companies in certain countries.  Also, there is generally less publicly available information about companies in some of these jurisdictions than there is about U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC, and generally non-U.S. companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements and securities trading rules different from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies.  The prices of securities in foreign markets may be affected by political, economic, financial and social factors in those countries, or global regions, including changes in government, economic and fiscal policies and currency exchange laws.
  • EMERGING MARKETS RISK — The equity securities underlying the Index Fund have been issued by non-U.S. companies located in emerging markets countries.  Countries with emerging markets may have relatively unstable governments, may present the risks of nationalization of businesses, restrictions on foreign ownership and prohibitions on the repatriation of assets, and may have less protection of property rights than more developed countries.  The economies of countries with emerging markets may be based on only a few industries, may be highly vulnerable to changes in local or global trade conditions, and may suffer from extreme and volatile debt burdens or inflation rates.  Local securities markets may trade a small number of securities and may be unable to respond effectively to increases in trading volume, potentially making prompt liquidation of holdings difficult or impossible at times.  Moreover, the economies in such countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the economy in the United States in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.  Any of the foregoing could adversely affect the market value of shares of the Index Fund and the notes.
  • 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.
  • CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK — Because the prices of the equity securities held by the Index Fund are converted into U.S. dollars for the purposes of calculating the net asset value of the Index Fund, holders of the notes will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which the equity securities held by the Index Fund trade. Your net exposure will depend on the extent to which such currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of equity securities denominated in such currencies in the Index Fund. If, taking into account such weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against such currencies, the net asset value of the Index Fund will be adversely affected and the payment at maturity, if any, may be reduced. Of particular importance to potential currency exchange risk are:
    • existing and expected rates of inflation;
    • existing and expected interest rate levels;
    • the balance of payments; and
    • the extent of government surpluses or deficits in issuing countries of such currencies and the United States.
    • All of these factors are in turn sensitive to the monetary, fiscal and trade policies pursued by the governments of issuing countries of such currencies and the United States and other countries important to international trade and finance.
  • THE ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION FOR THE INDEX FUND IS LIMITED — The calculation agent will make adjustments to the Share Adjustment Factor for certain events affecting the shares of the Index Fund. However, the calculation agent will not make an adjustment in response to all events that could affect the shares of the Index 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 AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — In addition to the prices of the Index Fund on any day, the value of the notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, including:
    • the expected volatility of the Index Fund;
    • the time to maturity of the notes;
    • the dividend rates on the Index Fund and the equity securities underlying the Index Fund;
    • interest and yield rates in the market generally as well as in the markets of the equity securities held by the Index Fund;
    • a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory and judicial events;
    • the exchange rate and the volatility of the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which the equity securities held by the Index Fund trade and the correlation between those rates and the prices of shares of the Index Fund;

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  • the occurrence of certain events to the Index 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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What Is the Total Return on the Notes at Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index Fund?

The following table and examples illustrate the hypothetical total return at maturity on the notes. The “total return” as used in this term sheet is the number, expressed as a percentage, that results from comparing the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note to $1,000. The hypothetical total returns set forth below assume an Initial Share Price of $46.00 and a Maximum Total Return on the notes of 20.10% and reflect the Contingent Buffer Amount of 30.00%. The actual Maximum Total Return will be set on the pricing date and will not be less than 20.10%. The hypothetical total returns set forth below are for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual total returns applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.

Final Share Price

Fund Return

Total Return

$82.800

80.000%

20.100%

$78.200

70.000%

20.100%

$73.600

60.000%

20.100%

$69.000

50.000%

20.100%

$64.400

40.000%

20.100%

$59.800

30.000%

20.100%

$55.200

20.000%

20.100%

$52.900

15.000%

20.100%

$50.623

10.050%

20.100%

$50.600

10.000%

20.100%

$48.300

5.000%

10.000%

$47.150

2.500%

5.000%

$46.460

1.000%

2.000%

$46.000

0.000%

0.000%

$43.700

-5.000%

0.000%

$41.400

-10.000%

0.000%

$39.100

-15.000%

0.000%

$36.800

-20.000%

0.000%

$32.200

-30.000%

0.000%

$31.740

-31.000%

-31.000%

$27.600

-40.000%

-40.000%

$23.000

-50.000%

-50.000%

$18.400

-60.000%

-60.000%

$13.800

-70.000%

-70.000%

$9.200

-80.000%

-80.000%

$4.600

-90.000%

-90.000%

$0.000

-100.000%

-100.000%

Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable at Maturity

The following examples illustrate how the total returns set forth in the table above are calculated.

Example 1: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund increases from the Initial Share Price of $46 to a Final Share Price of $48.30. Because the Final Share Price of $48.30 is greater than the Initial Share Price of $46 and the Fund Return of 5% multiplied by 2 does not exceed the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 20.10%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,100 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × 5% × 2) = $1,100

Example 2: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund decreases from the Initial Share Price of $46 to a Final Share Price of $41.40. Although the Fund Return is negative, because the Final Share Price of $41.40 is less than the Initial Share Price of $46 by not more than the Contingent Buffer Amount of 30%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.

Example 3: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund increases from the Initial Share Price of $46 to a Final Share Price of $59.80. Because the Final Share Price of $59.80 is greater than the Initial Share Price of $46 and the Fund Return of 30% multiplied by 2 exceeds the hypothetical Maximum Total Return of 20.10%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $1,201 per $1,000 principal amount note, the maximum payment on the notes.

Example 4: The closing price of one share of the Index Fund decreases from the Initial Share Price of $46 to a Final Share Price of $23. Because the Fund Return is negative and the Final Share Price of $23 is less than the Initial Share Price of $46 by more than the Contingent Buffer Amount of 30%, the investor receives a payment at maturity of $500 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × -50% ) = $500


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Historical Information

The following graph sets forth the historical performance of the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund based on the weekly closing price of one share of the Index Fund from January 7, 2005 through December 17, 2010. The closing price of one share of the Index Fund on December 17, 2010 was $46.41. We obtained the closing prices of one share of the Index Fund below from Bloomberg Financial Markets. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the information obtained from Bloomberg Financial Markets.

The historical prices set forth in the graph below have been adjusted for 3-for-1 stock splits that went effective on June 9, 2005 and July 24, 2008. The historical closing prices of one share of the Index Fund should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing price of one share of the Index Fund on the pricing date or on the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index Fund will result in the return of any of your initial investment.

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