Term
sheet
To prospectus dated November 14, 2011,
prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2011,
product supplement no. 6-I dated November 14, 2011 and
underlying supplement no. 4-III dated June 29, 2012
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Term Sheet to
Product Supplement No. 6-I
Registration Statement No. 333-177923
Dated August 1, 2012; Rule 433
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Structured
Investments |
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$
Contingent Interest Notes Linked to the Performance of the JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index due August 31, 2018
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General
· | | Unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co. maturing August 31, 2018* |
· | | Cash payment at maturity of
principal plus the Additional Amount†, as described below |
· | | The notes are designed for
investors who seek exposure to any appreciation of the JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index at maturity and who seek a Contingent Interest
Payment† with respect to each annual Interest Review Date on which the Index closing level of the JPMorgan ETF
Efficiente 5 Index is greater than or equal to its Initial Index Level. The notes may be appropriate for investors requiring
asset and investment strategy diversification. Investors should be willing to forgo fixed interest payments and dividend payments,
while seeking payment of your principal in full at maturity. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan
Chase & Co. |
· | | Investors will receive no
interest payments if the Index closing level is less than the Initial Index Level on each annual Interest Review Date. |
· | | Investing in the notes is
not equivalent to investing in the JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index, any of the Basket Constituents or any of the assets underlying
the Basket Constituents. |
· | | Minimum denominations of $1,000
and integral multiples thereof |
· | | The notes are expected to
price on or about August 28, 2012 and are expected to settle on or about August 31, 2012. |
· | | The stated payout, including
the repayment of principal, is available from JPMorgan Chase & Co. only at maturity. |
· | | The notes will not be listed
on an exchange and may have limited or no liquidity. |
· | | The terms of the notes
as set forth below, to the extent they differ or conflict with those set forth in the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I,
will supersede the terms set forth in the accompanying product supplement. Among other things, your payment at maturity will be
determined as described below under “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity.” See “Supplemental Terms of the
Notes” in this term sheet for more information. |
Key
Terms
Index: |
JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index (the “Index”) |
Payment at Maturity: |
At maturity, you will receive a cash payment, for each $1,000 principal
amount note, of $1,000 plus the Additional Amount†, which may be zero. You will not receive a Contingent
Interest Payment at maturity.
You will be entitled to repayment of principal in full only at
maturity, subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
Additional Amount†: |
The Additional Amount† per $1,000 principal amount note payable at maturity will equal $1,000 × the Index Return × the Participation Rate, provided that the Additional Amount† will not be less than zero. |
Participation Rate: |
At least 100%. The actual Participation Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 100%. |
Contingent Interest Payments†: |
If the Index closing level on any annual Interest Review Date is
greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level, you will receive on the applicable Interest Payment Date for each $1,000 principal
amount note a Contingent Interest Payment† equal to $1,000 × Interest Rate.
If the Index closing level on any Interest Review Date is less
than the Initial Index Level, no Contingent Interest Payment will be made on the applicable Interest Payment Date. |
Interest Rate: |
At least 1.00% per annum, if applicable. The actual Interest Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 1.00% per annum. |
Interest Review Dates*: |
August 27, 2013, August 26, 2014, August 26, 2015, August 26, 2016, August 28, 2017 and August 28, 2018 |
Interest Payment Dates*: |
August 30, 2013, August 29, 2014, August 31, 2015, August 31, 2016, August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2018 |
Index Return: |
Ending Index Level – Initial Index Level
Initial Index Level |
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Initial Index Level: |
The Index closing level on the pricing date |
Ending Index Level: |
The Index closing level on the Observation Date |
Observation Date*: |
August 28, 2018 |
Maturity Date*: |
August 31, 2018 |
CUSIP: |
48125VZ52 |
* | | Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described
under “Description of Notes — Payment at Maturity,” “Description of Notes — Interest Payments”
in the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I and “Supplemental Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Determination
Date — Notes linked solely to the ETF Efficiente Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III and “Supplemental
Terms of the Notes” in this term sheet. |
† | | Subject to the impact of a commodity hedging disruption event as described under “General
Terms of Notes — Additional Index Provisions — A. Consequences of a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event — Early
Determination of the Additional Amount” in the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I. In the event of a commodity hedging
disruption event, we have the right, but not the obligation, to cause the note calculation agent to determine on the commodity
hedging disruption date the value of the Additional Amount payable at maturity. Under these circumstances, the value of the Additional
Amount payable at maturity will be determined prior to, and without regard to the level of the Index on, the Observation Date.
Please see “Selected Risk Considerations — We May Determine the Additional Amount for Your Notes Early If a Commodity
Hedging Disruption Event Occurs” for additional information. |
Investing in the notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page PS-16 of the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I, “Risks Factors” beginning on
page US-6 of the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page
TS-5 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 product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary
is a criminal offense.
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Price to Public (1) |
Fees and Commissions (2) |
Proceeds to Us |
Per note |
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Total |
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$ |
| (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 $67.40 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 $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.
These concessions include concessions to be allowed to selling dealers and concessions to be allowed to any arranging dealer. 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. In no event will the commission received by JPMS,
which includes concessions and other amounts that may be allowed to other dealers, exceed $80.00 per $1,000 principal amount note.
See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-76 of the accompanying product supplement no.
6-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.

August 1, 2012
Recent Developments
On July 13, 2012, we reported that we had reached a determination
to restate our previously filed interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2012 and that our previously filed interim
financial statements for the first quarter of 2012 should not be relied upon. The restatement will have the effect of reducing
our reported net income for the 2012 first quarter by $459 million. The restatement relates to valuations of certain positions
in the synthetic credit portfolio of our Chief Investment Office. Our principal transactions revenue, total net revenue and net
income for the first six months of 2012, and the principal transactions revenue, total net revenue and net income of our Chief
Investment Office for the first six months of 2012, will remain unchanged as a result of the restatement.
We also reported, on July 13, 2012, management’s determination
that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting at March 31, 2012. During the first quarter of
2012, the size and characteristics of the synthetic credit portfolio changed significantly. These changes had a negative impact
on the effectiveness of our Chief Investment Office’s internal controls over valuation of the synthetic credit portfolio.
Management has taken steps to remediate the internal control deficiencies, including enhancing management oversight over valuation
matters. The control deficiencies were substantially remediated by June 30, 2012. For further discussion, please see Item 4.02(a)
of our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2012.
The reported trading losses have led to heightened regulatory
scrutiny, and any future losses related to these positions and the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting
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 Item 4.02(a) of our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2012 and “Selected
Risk Considerations — Credit Risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co.” in this term sheet for further discussion.
On July 13, 2012, we also announced earnings for the second
quarter of 2012. See our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2012 (related solely to Item 2.02 and related exhibits under
Item 9.01) for more information about our 2012 second quarter results.
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. 6-I, underlying supplement no. 4-III 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. 6-I dated November
14, 2011 and underlying supplement no. 4-III dated June 29, 2012. 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. 6-I and “Risk Factors”
in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III, 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):
JPMorgan Structured Investments
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You may access additional information regarding The JPMorgan ETF
Efficiente 5 Index in the Strategy Guide at the following URL:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010312003770/crt-dp31861_fwp.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.
We may create and
issue additional notes with the same terms as these notes, so that any additional notes will be considered part of the same tranche
as these notes.
Supplemental Terms of the Notes
For purposes of the notes offered by this term sheet:
· | | the Interest Review Dates
are Determination Dates as described in the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I and are subject to postponement as described
under “Supplemental Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Determination Date — Notes linked solely to the ETF Efficiente
Index” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III. If, due to a non-trading day or a market disruption event, an
Interest Review Date is postponed so that it falls less than three business days prior to the applicable scheduled Interest Payment
Date, that Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the third business day following that Interest Review Date, as postponed,
and the applicable Contingent Interest Payment will be made on that Interest Payment Date, as postponed, with the same force and
effect as if that Interest Payment Date had not been postponed, and no additional interest will accrue or be payable as a result
of the delayed payment; |
· | | Contingent Interest Payments
will be calculated as described above under “Key Terms — Contingent Interest Payments” and Key Terms —
Interest Rate” and will not be calculated based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months; |
· | | in case an event of default
with respect to the notes shall have occurred and be continuing, the amount declared due and payable per $1,000 principal amount
note upon any acceleration of the notes will be determined by the note calculation agent and will be an amount in cash equal to
the amount payable at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note as described above under “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity”;
and |
· | | notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I or the underlying supplement no. 4-III, the consequences of a commodity
hedging disruption event will be as follows: |
If
a commodity hedging disruption event (as defined under “General Terms of Notes — Additional Index Provisions —
A. Consequences of a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event — Commodity Hedging Disruption Events” in the accompanying
product supplement no. 6-I) occurs, we will have the right, but not the obligation, to cease making further Contingent Interest
Payments and to adjust your payment at maturity based on determinations made by the note calculation agent described below. If
we choose to exercise this right, in making this adjustment, the note calculation agent will determine, in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner, the Option Value (as defined below) as of the date on which the note calculation agent determines
that a commodity hedging disruption event has occurred (such date, a “commodity hedging disruption date”). The “Option
Value” will be a fixed amount representing the forward price of the embedded option representing the Additional Amount payable
on the notes at maturity and the forward price of the embedded option representing all of the potential remaining Contingent Interest
Payments from but excluding the commodity hedging disruption date through and including the final Interest Payment Date, provided
that the Option Value may not be less than zero. If we choose to exercise our right to determine the Option Value, we will
pay you at maturity, instead of any future Contingent Interest Payments and the payment at maturity calculated as described above
under “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity,” an amount equal to (1) the Option Value (which may not be less than
zero) plus (2) $1,000. The commodity hedging disruption event may occur prior to the Observation Date. We will provide,
or cause the note calculation agent to provide, written notice of our election to exercise this right to the trustee at its New
York office. We (or the note calculation agent) will deliver this notice as promptly as possible and in no event later than the
fifth business day immediately following the commodity hedging disruption date. Additionally, we will specify in the notice the
Option Value as determined on the commodity hedging disruption date.
JPMorgan Structured Investments
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The JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index
The JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index (the “Index”) was
developed and is maintained and calculated by J.P. Morgan Securities plc (formerly known as J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.) (“JPMS
plc”), one of our affiliates. JPMS plc acts as the calculation agent for the Index (the “index calculation agent”).
The Index is a notional dynamic basket that tracks the excess return of a portfolio of 12 exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)
(each an “ETF Constituent,” and collectively the “ETF Constituents”), with dividends reinvested, and the
JPMorgan Cash Index USD 3 Month (the “Cash Constituent”) (each a “Basket Constituent,” and collectively
the “Basket Constituents”) above the return of the Cash Constituent, less a fee of 0.50% per annum that accrues daily.
The Basket Constituents represent a diverse range of asset classes and geographic regions.
The Index rebalances monthly a synthetic portfolio composed of the
Basket Constituents. The Index is based on the “modern portfolio theory” approach to asset allocation, which suggests
how a rational investor should allocate his capital across the available universe of assets to maximize return for a given risk
appetite. The Index uses the concept of an “efficient frontier” to define the asset allocation of the Index. An efficient
frontier for a portfolio of assets defines the optimum return of the portfolio for a given amount of risk. The Index uses the volatility
of returns of hypothetical portfolios as the measure of risk. This strategy is based on the assumption that the most efficient
allocation of assets is one that maximizes returns per unit of risk. The index level of the ETF Efficiente Index is determined
by tracking the return of the synthetic portfolio above the return of the Cash Constituent. The weights assigned to the Basket
Constituents within the synthetic portfolio are rebalanced monthly. The strategy assigns the weights to the Basket Constituents
based upon the returns and volatilities of multiple hypothetical portfolios comprising the Basket Constituents measured over the
previous six months. The re-weighting methodology seeks to identify the weight for each Basket Constituent that would have resulted
in the hypothetical portfolio with the highest return over the relevant measurement period, subject to an annualized volatility
over the same period of 5% or less. Thus, the portfolio exhibiting the highest return with an annualized volatility of 5% or less
is then selected, with the weightings for such portfolio applied to the Basket Constituents. In the event that none of the portfolios
has an annualized volatility equal to or less than 5%, this volatility threshold is increased by 1% and this analysis performed
again until a portfolio is selected. The weight of the Cash Constituent at any given time represents the portion of the synthetic
portfolio that is uninvested at that time and the Index will reflect no return for that portion.
No assurance can be given that the investment strategy used to
construct the Index will be successful or that the Index will outperform any alternative basket or strategy that might be constructed
from the Basket Constituents. Furthermore, no assurance can be given that the Index will achieve its target volatility of 5%. The
actual realized volatility of the Index may be greater or less than 5%.
The Index is described as a “notional” or synthetic
portfolio or basket of assets because there is no actual portfolio of assets to which any person is entitled or in which any person
has any ownership interest. The Index merely references certain assets, the performance of which will be used as a reference point
for calculating the level of the Index.
The following are the Basket Constituents composing the Index and
the maximum weighting constraints assigned to the relevant sector and asset type to which each belongs:
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Sector Cap |
Basket Constituent |
Asset Cap |
1 |
Developed Equities 50% |
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust |
20% |
2 |
iShares® Russell 2000 Index Fund |
10% |
3 |
iShares® MSCI EAFE Index Fund |
20% |
4 |
Bonds 50% |
iShares® Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund |
20% |
5 |
iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund |
20% |
6 |
iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
20% |
7 |
Emerging Markets 25% |
iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund |
20% |
8 |
iShares® Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
20% |
9 |
Alternative Investments 25% |
iShares® Dow Jones Real Estate Index Fund |
20% |
10 |
iShares® S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust |
10% |
11 |
SPDR® Gold Trust |
10% |
12 |
Inflation Protected Bonds and Cash 50% |
iShares® Barclays TIPS Bond Fund |
50% |
13 |
JPMorgan Cash Index USD 3 Month |
50% |
See “The
JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index ” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III for more information about the Index
and the Basket Constituents.
The level
of the Index is published each trading day under the Bloomberg ticker symbol “EEJPUS5E.”
JPMorgan Structured Investments
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Selected Purchase Considerations
· | | POTENTIAL PRESERVATION
OF CAPITAL AT MATURITY — Subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the payout formula allows you to receive
at least your initial investment in the notes if you hold the notes to maturity, regardless of the performance of the Index. 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. |
· | | APPRECIATION POTENTIAL
— At maturity, in addition to your principal, for each $1,000 principal amount note you will receive a payment equal
to $1,000 × the Index Return × the Participation Rate*, provided that this payment (the Additional Amount)
will not be less than zero. You will not receive a Contingent Interest Payment at maturity.
* The Participation Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will not be less than 100%. |
· | | ANNUAL CONTINGENT INTEREST
PAYMENTS — The notes offer the potential to earn a Contingent Interest Payment in connection with each annual Interest
Review Date of $1,000 × the Interest Rate per $1,000 principal amount note. The Interest Rate will be determined on the
pricing date and will not be less than 1.00% per annum. If the Index closing level on any Interest Review Date is greater than
or equal to the Initial Index Level, you will receive a Contingent Interest Payment on the applicable Interest Payment Date. If
the Index closing level on any Interest Review Date is less than the Initial Index Level, no Contingent Interest Payment will
be made on the applicable Interest Payment Date. If payable, a Contingent Interest Payment will be made to the holders of record
at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. |
· | | RETURN LINKED TO A NOTIONAL
DYNAMIC BASKET THAT TRACKS THE EXCESS RETURN OF A PORTFOLIO OF TWELVE ETFs AND ONE INDEX, REPRESENTING A DIVERSE RANGE OF ASSETS
AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS — The return on the notes is linked to the performance of the JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index.
The Index tracks the excess return of a portfolio of twelve ETFs and the Cash Constituent using an investment strategy that is
based on the modern portfolio theory of asset allocation, which suggests how a rational investor should allocate his capital across
the available universe of assets to maximize return for a given risk appetite. The Index uses the concept of an “efficient
frontier” to define the asset allocation of the Index. An efficient frontier for a portfolio of assets defines the optimum
return of the portfolio for a given amount of risk. The Index uses the volatility of returns of hypothetical portfolios as the
measure of risk. This strategy is based on the assumption that the most efficient allocation of assets is one that maximizes returns
per unit of risk. See “The JPMorgan ETF Efficiente 5 Index ” in the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III. |
· | | TAXED AS CONTINGENT PAYMENT
DEBT INSTRUMENTS — You should review carefully the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences”
and in particular the subsection thereof entitled “—Notes Treated as Contingent Payment Debt Instruments” in
the accompanying product supplement no. 6-I. In the opinion of our special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, the notes
will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as “contingent payment debt instruments.” You will be required
to accrue as interest income original issue discount on your notes in each taxable year at the comparable yield, as determined
by us, subject to certain adjustments to reflect the difference between the actual and “projected” amounts of any
payment you receive during the year, with the result that your taxable income in any year will differ significantly from (and
will be significantly higher than) the Contingent Interest Payment, if any, you receive in that year. Upon sale or exchange (including
redemption at maturity), you generally will recognize taxable income or loss equal to the difference between the amount received
from the sale or exchange and your adjusted tax basis in the note, which generally will equal the cost thereof, increased by the
amount of interest income previously accrued in respect of the notes (determined without regard to any of the adjustments described
above), and decreased by the amount of any prior projected payments in respect of the notes. You generally must treat any income
as interest income and any loss as ordinary loss to the extent of previous interest inclusions, and the balance as capital loss.
The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Special rules may apply if we elect to pay you the “Option
Value” in lieu of any remaining Contingent Interest Payments and the Additional Amount, as a result of a commodity hedging
disruption event as described above in “Supplemental Terms of the Notes.” Under these rules, you would be required
to account for the differences between the originally projected payments and the fixed amount of those payments (i.e., for each
Contingent Interest Payment, zero, and for the Additional Amount, the Option Value) in a reasonable manner over the period to
which the differences relate. In addition, you would be required to make adjustments to, among other things, your accrual periods
and your adjusted basis in your notes. The character of any gain or loss on a sale or exchange of your notes would also be affected.
You should consult your tax adviser concerning the application of these rules. Purchasers who are not initial purchasers of notes
at their issue price should consult their tax advisers with respect to the tax consequences of an investment in notes, including
the treatment of the difference, if any, between the basis in their notes and the notes’ adjusted issue price. |
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
JPMorgan Structured Investments
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extraordinary
dividends) that are paid or “deemed paid” after December 31, 2012 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 additional amounts with respect to amounts
so withheld.
The
discussion in the preceding paragraphs, when read in combination with the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income
Tax Consequences” (and in particular the subsection thereof entitled “—Notes Treated as Contingent Payment Debt
Instruments”) 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.
· | | COMPARABLE YIELD AND PROJECTED
PAYMENT SCHEDULE — We will determine the comparable yield for the notes and will provide that comparable yield, and
the related projected payment schedule, in the pricing supplement for the notes, which we will file with the SEC. If the notes
had priced on July 30, 2012 and we had determined the comparable yield on that date, it would have been an annual rate of 2.72%,
compounded semiannually. The actual comparable yield that we will determine for the notes may be more or less than 2.72%, and
will depend upon a variety of factors, including actual market conditions and our borrowing costs for debt instruments of comparable
maturities. Neither the comparable yield nor the projected payment schedule constitutes a representation by us regarding the
actual amount of any Contingent Interest Payment or the Additional Amount that we will pay on the 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, any of the
Basket Constituents or any of the securities, commodities, commodity futures contracts or other assets underlying the Basket Constituents.
These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying product supplement no.
6-I dated November 14, 2011 and the “Risk Factors” section of the accompanying underlying supplement no. 4-III dated
June 29, 2012.
· | | RESTATEMENT AND NON-RELIANCE
OF OUR PREVIOUSLY FILED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2012 — On July 13, 2012, we reported that
we had reached a determination to restate our previously filed interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2012 and
that our previously filed interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2012 should not be relied upon. As a result, we
will be filing an amendment to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. When making an investment
decision to purchase the notes, you should not rely on our interim financial statements for the first quarter of 2012 until we
file an amendment to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. See “Recent Developments”
in this term sheet and Item 4.02(a) of our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2012. |
· | | MARKET RISK —
The return on the notes at maturity is linked to the performance of the Index, and will depend on whether, and the extent to which,
the Index Return is positive. YOU WILL RECEIVE NO MORE THAN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF YOUR NOTES AT MATURITY IF THE INDEX RETURN
IS ZERO OR NEGATIVE. |
· | | THE NOTES MIGHT NOT PAY
MORE THAN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT AT MATURITY — You may receive a lower payment at maturity than you would have received
if you had invested directly in the Index, any of its Basket Constituents or any of the securities, commodities, commodity futures
contracts or other assets underlying the Basket Constituents or contracts relating to the Index or any of the Basket Constituents
for which there is an active secondary market. If the Ending Index Level does not exceed the Initial Index Level, the Additional
Amount will be zero. This will be true even if the level of the Index was higher than the Initial Index Level at some time during
the term of the notes but falls below the Initial Index Level on the Observation Date. |
· | | THE NOTES DO NOT PROVIDE
FOR REGULAR INTEREST PAYMENTS, AND YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY INTEREST PAYMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SIX-YEAR TERM OF THE NOTES —
The terms of the notes differ from those of conventional debt securities in that, among other things, whether we pay interest
is linked to the performance of the Index. We will make a Contingent Interest Payment with respect to an Interest Review Date
only if the Index closing level on that Interest Review Date is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level. If the Index
closing level on that Interest Review Date is less than the Initial Index Level, no Contingent Interest Payment will be made with
respect to that Interest Review Date, and the Contingent Interest Payment that would otherwise have been payable with respect
to that Interest Review Date will not be accrued and subsequently paid. Accordingly, if the Index closing level on each Interest
Review Date is less than the Initial Index Level, you will not receive any interest payments over the term of the notes. In addition,
you are not entitled to any Contingent Interest Payment on the Maturity Date. |
· | | THE LEVEL OF THE INDEX
WILL INCLUDE THE DEDUCTION OF A FEE — One way in which the Index may differ from a typical index is that its level will
include a deduction from the performance of the Basket Constituents over the Cash Constituent of a fee of 0.50% per annum. This
fee will be deducted daily. As a result of the deduction of this fee, |
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the
level of the Index will trail the value of a hypothetical identically constituted synthetic portfolio from which no such fee is
deducted.
· | | 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 affect adversely 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. |
In
particular, on June 21, 2012, Moody’s Investors Services downgraded our long-term senior debt rating to “A2”
from “Aa3” as part of its review of 15 banks and securities firms with global capital markets operations. Moody’s
also maintained its “negative” outlook on us, indicating the possibility of a further downgrade. In addition, on May
11, 2012, Fitch Ratings downgraded our long-term senior debt rating to “A+” from “AA-” and placed us on
negative rating watch for a possible further downgrade, and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services changed its outlook on
us to “negative” from “stable,” indicating the possibility of a future downgrade. These downgrades may
adversely affect our credit spreads and the market value of the notes. See “Risk Factors” in our annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
In
addition, on July 13, 2012, we reported that we had reached a determination to restate our previously filed interim financial
statements for the first quarter of 2012. The restatement relates to valuations of certain positions in the synthetic credit portfolio
of our Chief Investment Office. We also reported, on July 13, 2012, management’s determination that a material weakness
existed in our internal control over financial reporting at March 31, 2012.
The
reported trading losses have led to heightened regulatory scrutiny, and any future losses related to these positions and the material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting 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 “Recent
Developments” in this term sheet and Item 4.02(a) of our Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 13, 2012 for further discussion.
· | | WE MAY CEASE MAKING FURTHER
CONTINGENT INTEREST PAYMENTS AND ADJUST YOUR PAYMENT AT MATURITY IF A COMMODITY HEDGING DISRUPTION EVENT OCCURS — If
we or our affiliates are unable to effect transactions necessary to hedge our obligations under the notes due to a commodity hedging
disruption event, we have the right, but not the obligation, to cease making further Contingent Interest Payments and to adjust
your payment at maturity. In making such adjustment, the calculation agent will determine in good faith and in a commercially
responsible manner the forward price of the embedded option representing the Additional Amount payable on the notes at maturity
and the forward price of the embedded option representing all of the potential remaining Contingent Interest Payments from but
excluding the commodity hedging disruption date through and including the final Interest Payment Date (the “Option Value”)
as of the date on which we declare a commodity hedging disruption event (such date, a “commodity hedging disruption date”),
which may be significantly earlier than the Observation Date. If we choose to exercise our right to determine the Option Value,
we will pay you at maturity, instead of any future Contingent Interest Payments and the payment at maturity calculated as described
above under “Key Terms — Payment at Maturity,” an amount equal to (1) the Option Value (which may not be less
than zero) plus (2) $1,000. Under these circumstances, you will receive no further Contingent Interest Payments, the amount
due and payable on your notes will be due and payable only at maturity and the amount you receive at maturity will not reflect
any further appreciation of the Index after such early determination. Please see “General Terms of Notes — Additional
Index Provisions — A. Consequences of a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event — Commodity Hedging Disruption Events”
in the accompanying product supplement and “Supplemental Terms of the Notes” in this term sheet for more information. |
· | | POTENTIAL CONFLICTS
— We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as note calculation
agent — the entity that, among other things, determines the Index closing levels to be used to determine your payment at
maturity, as well as whether you will receive a Contingent Interest Payment with respect to any Interest Review Date — and
acting as index calculation agent and sponsor of the Index and hedging our obligations under the notes. In performing these duties,
our economic interests and the economic interests of the note calculation agent, index calculation agent, sponsor of the Index,
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 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. 6-I for additional information
about these risks. |
In
addition, one of our affiliates, JPMS, is the sponsor of one of the Basket Constituents (the Cash Constituent). JPMS is also the
sponsor of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index, which is the index underlying the iShares® JPMorgan USD Emerging
Markets Bond Fund. JPMS may, as a last resort, if there are no valid prices available for composite instruments included in the
JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index, price such composite instruments by asking JPMS traders to provide a market bid and ask. We will
not have any obligation to consider your interests as a
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holder
of the notes in taking any corporate action that might affect the values of the Cash Constituent, the JPMorgan EMBI Core Index
and the notes.
· | | MAXIMUM CONTINGENT INTEREST
PAYMENT ON THE NOTES — If the Index closing level on any Interest Review Date is greater than or equal to the Initial
Index Level, the interest rate used to calculate the applicable Contingent Interest Payment will be a fixed rate equal to the
Interest Rate, regardless of the appreciation on the Index. The Interest Rate will be determined on the pricing date and will
not be less than 1.00% per annum. Accordingly, assuming an Interest Rate of 1.00% per annum, the Contingent Interest Payment,
if any, on each Interest Payment Date will be limited to $10.00, regardless of the actual appreciation of the Index, which may
be significant. |
· | | THE INDEX CLOSING LEVEL
MAY BE HIGHER THAN THE INITIAL INDEX BEFORE AND AFTER AN INTEREST REVIEW DATE BUT DECREASE BELOW THE INITIAL INDEX LEVEL ON THE
INTEREST REVIEW DATE — In order to determine whether a Contingent Interest Payment is payable on an Interest Payment
Date, the Calculation Agent will determine the Index closing level only on the applicable Interest Review Date. Therefore, even
if the Index closing level was higher than the Initial Index level at any time prior to or after the relevant Interest Review
Date (including on dates near the Interest Review Date), if the Initial Index Level on that Interest Review Date is less than
the Initial Index Level, you will not receive a Contingent Interest Payment on the applicable Interest Payment Date. |
· | | OUR AFFILIATE, J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES PLC, OR JPMS PLC, IS THE INDEX CALCULATION AGENT AND MAY ADJUST THE INDEX IN A WAY THAT AFFECTS ITS LEVEL —
JPMS plc, one of our affiliates, acts as the index calculation agent and is responsible for calculating and maintaining the Index
and developing the guidelines and policies governing its composition and calculation. The rules governing the Index may be amended
at any time by JPMS plc, in its sole discretion, and the rules also permit the use of discretion by JPMS plc in specific instances,
such as the right to substitute a Basket Constituent. Unlike other indices, the maintenance of the Index is not governed by an
independent committee. Although judgments, policies and determinations concerning the Index are made by JPMS plc, JPMorgan Chase
& Co., as the parent company of JPMS plc, ultimately controls JPMS plc. |
In
addition, the policies and judgments for which JPMS plc is responsible could have an impact, positive or negative, on the level
of the Index and the value of your notes. JPMS plc is under no obligation to consider your interests as an investor in the notes.
Furthermore, the inclusion of the Basket Constituents in the Index is not an investment recommendation by us or JPMS plc of the
Basket Constituents or any of the securities, commodities, commodity futures contracts or other assets underlying the Basket Constituents.
· | | JPMS AND ITS AFFILIATES
MAY HAVE PUBLISHED RESEARCH, EXPRESSED OPINIONS OR PROVIDED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH INVESTING IN OR HOLDING
THE NOTES. ANY SUCH RESEARCH, OPINIONS, OR RECOMMENDATIONS COULD AFFECT THE MARKET VALUE OF THE NOTES — JPMS and its
affiliates publish research from time to time on financial markets and other matters that may influence the value of the notes,
or express opinions or provide recommendations that are inconsistent with purchasing or holding the notes. JPMS and its affiliates
may have published research or other opinions that call into question the investment view implicit in an investment in the notes.
Any research, opinions or recommendations expressed by JPMS or its affiliates may not be consistent with each other and may be
modified from time to time without notice. Investors should make their own independent investigation of the merits of investing
in the notes and the Basket Constituents and the securities, commodities, commodity futures contracts and currencies underlying
the Basket Constituents to which the notes are linked. |
· | | CERTAIN BUILT-IN COSTS
ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT ADVERSELY THE VALUE OF THE NOTES PRIOR TO MATURITY While the payment at maturity 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 Impact the Value of the Notes” below. You must
hold your notes to maturity to receive the stated payout from JPMorgan Chase & Co., including the full repayment of your principal
amount. |
The
notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments. Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your notes to
maturity.
· | | THE COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS
AND COMMODITIES UNDERLYING SOME OF THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS ARE SUBJECT TO LEGAL AND REGULATORY REGIMES — The commodity
futures contracts and commodities that underlie two of the Basket Constituents, the iShares® S&P GSCI™
Commodity-Indexed Trust and the SPDR® Gold Trust, are subject to legal and regulatory regimes in the United States
and, in some cases, in other countries that may change in ways that could adversely affect our ability to hedge our obligations
under the notes and affect the level of the Index. Such regimes may result in the index calculation agent exercising its discretionary
right to exclude or substitute Basket Constituents, which may, in turn, have an adverse effect on the level of the Index, your
payment at maturity and whether you will receive a Contingent Interest Payment with respect to any Interest Review Date. In addition,
we or our affiliates may be unable as a result of such restrictions to effect transactions necessary to hedge our obligations
under the notes resulting in a commodity hedging disruption event, in which case we may, in our sole and absolute discretion,
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maturity.
Please see “Selected Risk Considerations — We May Cease Making Further Contingent Interest Payments and Adjust Your
Payment at Maturity If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event Occurs” and “Supplemental Terms of 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 securities, commodities, commodity futures contracts or other assets underlying
the Basket Constituents would have. |
· | | THE INDEX MAY NOT BE SUCCESSFUL,
OUTPERFORM ANY ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY THAT MIGHT BE EMPLOYED IN RESPECT OF THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS OR ACHIEVE ITS TARGET VOLATILITY
— The Index follows a notional rules-based proprietary strategy that operates on the basis of pre-determined rules.
No assurance can be given that the investment strategy on which the Index is based will be successful or that the Index will outperform
any alternative strategy that might be employed in respect of the Basket Constituents. Furthermore, no assurance can be given
that the Index will achieve its target volatility of 5%. The actual realized volatility of the Index may be greater or less than
5%. |
· | | THE INDEX COMPRISES NOTIONAL
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES — The exposures to the Basket Constituents are purely notional and will exist solely in the records
maintained by or on behalf of the index calculation agent. There is no actual portfolio of assets to which any person is entitled
or in which any person has any ownership interest. Consequently, you will not have any claim against any of the reference assets
that compose the Index. The Index tracks the excess return of a notional dynamic basket of assets over the Cash Constituent and,
as such, any allocation to the Cash Constituent will result in this portion of the portfolio not being invested. Unless an extraordinary
event occurs, the Cash Constituent will be subject to a maximum weight of 50% in the Index. Please see “— The Basket
Constituents Composing the Index May Be Replaced by a Substitute ETF or Index” for more information about the consequences
of an extraordinary event. |
· | | OWNING THE NOTES INVOLVES
THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDEX’S MOMENTUM INVESTMENT STRATEGY — The Index employs a mathematical model intended
to implement what is generally known as a momentum investment strategy, which seeks to capitalize on positive market price trends
based on the supposition that positive market price trends may continue. This strategy is different from a strategy that seeks
long-term exposure to a portfolio consisting of constant components with fixed weights. The Index may fail to realize gains that
could occur as a result of holding assets that have experienced price declines, but after which experience a sudden price spike. |
· | | THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY
USED TO CONSTRUCT THE INDEX INVOLVES MONTHLY REBALANCING AND WEIGHTING CAPS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS —
The Basket Constituents are subject to monthly rebalancing and maximum weighting caps by asset type and on subsets of assets.
By contrast, a synthetic portfolio that does not rebalance monthly and is not subject to any weighting caps in this manner could
see greater compounded gains over time through exposure to a consistently and rapidly appreciating portfolio consisting of the
Basket Constituents. Therefore, your return on the notes may be less than the return you could realize on an alternative investment
that was not subject to rebalancing and weighting caps. |
· | | CHANGES IN THE VALUES OF
THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS MAY OFFSET EACH OTHER — Because the notes are linked to the Index, which is linked to the performance
of the Basket Constituents, which collectively represent a diverse range of asset classes and geographic regions, price movements
between the Basket Constituents representing different asset classes or geographic regions may not correlate with each other.
At a time when the value of a Basket Constituent representing a particular asset class or geographic region increases, the value
of other Basket Constituents representing a different asset class or geographic region may not increase as much or may decline.
Therefore, in calculating the level of the Index, increases in the values of some of the Basket Constituents may be moderated,
or more than offset, by lesser increases or declines in the values of other Basket Constituents. |
· | | THE ETF EFFICIENTE INDEX
MAY BE PARTIALLY UNINVESTED — The weight of the Cash Constituent at any given time represents the portion of the synthetic
portfolio that is uninvested at that time. The ETF Efficiente Index will reflect no return for any uninvested portion (i.e.,
any portion represented by the Cash Constituent). While the weight of the Cash Constituent is normally limited by a weighting
constraint of 50%, if, as a result of an extraordinary event, any Basket Constituent is replaced with the Cash Constituent, the
aggregate weight of the Cash Constituent would be allowed to exceed 50% because a portion of such aggregate weight would be subject
to the weighting constraints specific to the replaced Basket Constituent and not the weighting constraints specific to the Cash
Constituent. See “The Basket Constituents Composing the Index May Be Replaced by a Substitute ETF or Index” below. |
· | | CORRELATION OF PERFORMANCES
AMONG THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS MAY REDUCE PERFORMANCE OF THE NOTES — Performances of the Basket Constituents may become
highly correlated from time to time during the term of the notes, including, but not limited to, a period in which there is a
substantial decline in a particular sector or asset type represented by the Basket Constituents and that has a higher weighting
in the Index relative to any of the other sectors or asset types, as determined by the Index’s strategy. High correlation
during periods of negative returns among Basket Constituents representing any one sector or asset type and which Basket Constituents
have a substantial percentage weighting in the Index could cause you to receive only a return of your principal amount at maturity. |
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· | | THE INDEX HAS A LIMITED
OPERATING HISTORY AND MAY PERFORM IN UNANTICIPATED WAYS — The Index was established on October 29, 2010, and therefore
has a limited operating history. Past performance should not be considered indicative of future performance. |
· | | HYPOTHETICAL BACK-TESTED
DATA RELATING TO THE INDEX DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL HISTORICAL DATA AND ARE SUBJECT TO INHERENT LIMITATIONS — The hypothetical
back-tested performance of the Index set forth under “Hypothetical Back-tested Data and Historical Information” in
this term sheet is purely theoretical and does not represent the actual historical performance of the Index and has not been verified
by an independent third party. For time periods prior to the launch of an ETF Constituent and that ETF Constituent’s initial
satisfaction of a minimum liquidity standard, the hypothetical back-tested performance set forth under “Hypothetical Back-tested
Data and Historical Information” in this term sheet was calculated using alternative performance information derived from
a related index, after deducting hypothetical fund fees, rather than the performance information for that ETF Constituent. |
Alternative
modeling techniques or assumptions may produce different hypothetical historical information that might prove to be more appropriate
and that might differ significantly from the hypothetical historical information set forth under “Hypothetical Back-tested
Data and Historical Information” in this term sheet. In addition, back-tested, hypothetical historical results have inherent
limitations. These back-tested results are achieved by means of a retroactive application of a back-tested model designed with
the benefit of hindsight. As with actual historical data, hypothetical back-tested data should not be taken as an indication of
future performance.
· | | AN
INVESTMENT
IN
THE
NOTES
IS
SUBJECT
TO
RISKS
ASSOCIATED
WITH
NON-U.S.
SECURITIES
MARKETS,
INCLUDING
EMERGING
MARKETS
—
Some
or
all
of
the
equity
securities
that
are
held
by
two
of
the
Basket
Constituents,
the
iShares®
MSCI
EAFE
Index
Fund
and
the
iShares®
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
Fund,
have
been
issued
by
non-U.S.
companies.
In
addition,
the
iShares®
iBoxx
$ Investment
Grade
Corporate
Bond
Fund
and
the
iShares®
iBoxx
$ High
Yield
Corporate
Bond
Fund,
which
are
also
Basket
Constituents,
may
include
U.S.
dollar-denominated
bonds
of
foreign
corporations.
Moreover,
the
bonds
held
by
the
iShares®
JPMorgan
USD
Emerging
Markets
Bond
Fund
have
been
issued
by
33
countries.
Investments
in
the
notes,
which
are
linked
in
part
to
the
economic
stability
and
development
of
such
countries,
involve
risks
associated
with
investments
in,
or
the
securities
markets
in,
those
countries.
The
impact
of
any
of
these
risks
may
enhance
or
offset
some
or
all
of
any
change
resulting
from
another
factor
or
factors.
See
“Risk
Factors”
in
the
accompanying
product
supplement
and
“Risk
Factors”
in
the
accompanying
underlying
supplement
for
more
information
on
these
risks. |
· | | THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK — Because the prices of some or all of the securities composing two of the thirteen Basket Constituents
(the iShares® MSCI EAFE Index Fund and the iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund) (the “Component
Securities”) are converted into U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating the value of the relevant Basket Constituent, your
notes will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the relevant currencies. Your net exposure will depend
on the extent to which such currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the weight of the Component Securities
denominated in each such currency. If, taking into account such weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against such currencies,
the value of the relevant Basket Constituents will be adversely affected, which may adversely affect any payments on the notes. |
· | | THERE
ARE
RISKS
ASSOCIATED
WITH
THE
ETF
CONSTITUENTS
—
Although
shares
of
the
ETF
Constituents
are
listed
for
trading
on
NYSE
Arca,
Inc.
(the
“NYSE
Arca”)
and
a number
of
similar
products
have
been
traded
on
various
national
securities
exchanges
for
varying
periods
of
time,
there
is
no
assurance
that
an
active
trading
market
will
continue
for
the
shares
of
the
ETF
Constituents
or
that
there
will
be
liquidity
in
the
trading
market.
The
ETF
Constituents
are
subject
to
management
risk,
which
is
the
risk
that
the
investment
strategies
of
their
investment
advisers,
the
implementation
of
which
is
subject
to
a number
of
constraints,
may
not
produce
the
intended
results.
These
constraints
could
adversely
affect
the
market
prices
of
the
shares
of
the
ETF
Constituents,
and
consequently,
the
value
of
the
notes. |
· | | THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE ETF CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR UNDERLYING INDICES — The ETF Constituents do not fully
replicate their respective underlying indices and may hold securities not included in their respective underlying indices, and
their performances will reflect additional transaction costs and fees that are not included in the calculation of their underlying
indices, all of which may lead to a lack of correlation between the ETF Constituents and their respective underlying indices.
In addition, corporate actions with respect to the sample of securities (such as mergers and spin-offs) may impact the variance
between the ETF Constituents and their respective underlying indices. Finally, because the shares of the ETF Constituents are
traded on the NYSE Arca and are subject to market supply and investor demand, the market value of one share of any of the ETF
Constituents may differ from the net asset value per share of such ETF Constituent. |
· | | THE
NOTES
ARE
SUBJECT
TO
SIGNIFICANT
RISKS
ASSOCIATED
WITH
FIXED-INCOME
SECURITIES,
INCLUDING
INTEREST
RATE-RELATED
RISKS
—
Five
of
the
Basket
Constituents
(the
iShares®
Barclays
20+
Year
Treasury
Bond
Fund,
the
iShares®
iBoxx
$
Investment
Grade
Corporate
Bond
Fund,
the
iShares®
iBoxx
$
High
Yield
Corporate
Bond
Fund,
the
iShares®
Emerging
Markets
Bond
Fund
and
the
iShares®
Barclays
TIPS
Bond
Fund,
which
we
collectively
refer
to
as
the
Bond
ETFs)
are
bond
ETFs
that
attempt
to
track
the
performance
of
indices
composed
of
fixed
income
securities.
Investing
in
the
notes
linked
indirectly
to
these
Basket
Constituents
differs
significantly
from
investing
directly
in
bonds
to
be
held
to
maturity
as
the
values
of
the
Bond
ETFs
change,
at
times
significantly,
during
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trading
day based upon the current market prices of their underlying bonds. The market prices of these bonds are volatile and significantly
influenced by a number of factors, particularly the yields on these bonds as compared to current market interest rates and the
actual or perceived credit quality of the issuer of these bonds. The market prices of the bonds underlying each of the
iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund and the iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate
Bond Fund are determined by reference to the bid and ask quotations provided by 9 contributing banks,
one of which is us. JPMS is also the sponsor of the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index, which is the index underlying the
iShares® JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund. JPMS may, as a last resort, if there are no valid prices available
for instruments included in the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index, price such instruments by asking JPMS traders to provide a market
bid and ask.
In
general, fixed-income securities are significantly affected by changes in current market interest rates. As interest rates rise,
the price of fixed-income securities, including those underlying the Bond ETFs, is likely to decrease. Securities with longer
durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate changes, usually making them more volatile than securities with shorter durations.
Interest
rates are subject to volatility due to a variety of factors, including:
· | | sentiment regarding underlying
strength in the U.S. economy and global economies; |
· | | expectations regarding the
level of price inflation; |
· | | sentiment regarding credit
quality in the U.S. and global credit markets; |
· | | central bank policies regarding
interest rates; and |
· | | the performance of U.S. and
foreign capital markets. |
Recently,
U.S. treasury notes have been trading near their historic high trading price. If the price of the U.S. treasury notes reverts
to its historic mean or otherwise falls, as a result of a general increase in interest rates or perceptions of reduced credit
quality of the U.S. government or otherwise, the value of the bonds underlying the iShares® Barclays 20+ Year Treasury
Bond Fund will decline, which could have a negative impact on the performance of the Index and the return on your notes.
In addition, for the iShares®
Barclays TIPS Bond Fund, if inflation is low, the benefit received from the inflation-protected feature of the underlying bonds
may not sufficiently compensate you for their reduced yield.
· | | THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO
SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-YIELD FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES, INCLUDING CREDIT RISK — The prices of the underlying
bonds are significantly influenced by the creditworthiness of the issuers of the bonds. The bonds underlying the Bond ETFs may
have their credit ratings downgraded, including in the case of the bonds included in the iShares® iBoxx $ Investment
Grade Corporate Bond Fund, a downgrade from investment grade to non-investment grade status, or have their credit spreads widen
significantly. Following a ratings downgrade or the widening of credit spreads, some or all of the underlying bonds may suffer
significant and rapid price declines. These events may affect only a few or a large number of the underlying bonds. For example,
during the recent credit crisis in the United States, credit spreads widened significantly as the market demanded very high yields
on corporate bonds and, as a result, the prices of bonds dropped significantly. There can be no assurance that some or all of
the factors that contributed to this credit crisis will not continue or return during the term of the notes, and, consequently,
depress the price, perhaps significantly, of the securities that compose the Bond ETFs. |
Further,
the iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is designed to provide a representation of the U.S. dollar
high yield corporate market and is therefore subject to high yield securities risk, being the risk that securities that are rated
below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds,” including those bonds rated at BB+ or lower by S&P or
Fitch or Ba1 by Moody’s) may be more volatile than higher-rated securities of similar maturity. High yield securities may
also be subject to greater levels of credit or default risk than higher-rated securities. The value of high yield securities can
be adversely affected by overall economic conditions, such as an economic downturn or a period of rising interest rates, and high
yield securities may be less liquid and more difficult to sell at an advantageous time or price or to value than higher-rated
securities. In particular, high yield securities are often issued by smaller, less creditworthy companies or by highly leveraged
(indebted) firms, which are generally less able than more financially stable firms to make scheduled payments of interest and
principal.
· | | INVESTMENTS RELATED TO
THE VALUE OF COMMODITIES TEND TO BE MORE VOLATILE THAN TRADITIONAL NOTE INVESTMENTS — The market values of commodities
tend to be highly volatile. Commodity market values are not related to the value of a future income or earnings stream, as tends
to be the case with fixed-income and equity investments, but are subject to variables that are specific to commodities markets.
These factors may have a larger impact on commodity prices and commodity-linked instruments than on traditional notes. These variables
may create additional investment risks that cause the value of the notes to be more volatile than the values of traditional notes.
These and other factors may affect the values of the constituents included from time to time in the Index, and thus the value
of your notes, in unpredictable or unanticipated ways. The high volatility and cyclical nature of commodity markets may render
these investments inappropriate as the focus of an investment portfolio. |
· | | HIGHER FUTURE PRICES OF
THE COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACTS CONSTITUTING THE iSHARES® S&P GSCI™ COMMODITY-INDEXED TRUST RELATIVE
TO THEIR CURRENT PRICES MAY DECREASE THE AMOUNT PAYABLE AT MATURITY — As
the exchange-traded futures contracts that compose the iShares® S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust approach
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contracts
is (putting aside other considerations) in “backwardation,” where the prices are lower in the distant delivery months
than in the nearer delivery months, the sale of the October contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price
of the November contract, thereby creating a “roll yield.” There can be no assurance that backwardation will exist
at times that are advantageous, with respect to your interests as a holder of the notes, to the valuation of the iShares®
S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust. Moreover, certain commodities, such as gold, have historically traded in “contango”
markets. Contango markets are those in which the prices of contracts are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer
delivery months. The presence of contango in the commodity markets could result in negative “roll yields,” which could
adversely affect the price of shares of the iShares® S&P GSCI™ Commodity-Indexed Trust and, therefore,
the level of the Index and the value of your notes.
· | | RISKS
ASSOCIATED
WITH
THE
REAL
ESTATE
INDUSTRY
WILL
AFFECT
THE
VALUE
OF
YOUR
NOTES
—
The
iShares®
Dow
Jones
Real
Estate
Index
Fund,
one
of
the
Basket
Constituents
composing
the
Index,
holds
a variety
of
real
estate-related
securities.
The
following
are
some
of
the
conditions
that
might
impact
the
value
of
the
securities
held
by
the
iShares®
Dow
Jones
Real
Estate
Index
Fund
and
the
value
of
the
iShares®
Dow
Jones
Real
Estate
Index
Fund,
and
accordingly,
the
level
of
the
Index
and
the
value
of
your
notes: |
· | | a decline in the value of
real estate properties; |
· | | increases in property and
operating taxes; |
· | | increased competition or overbuilding; |
· | | a lack of available mortgage
funds or other limits on accessing capital; |
· | | tenant bankruptcies and other
credit problems; |
· | | changes in zoning laws and
governmental regulations; |
· | | changes in interest rates;
and |
· | | uninsured damages from floods,
earthquakes or other natural disasters. |
The
difficulties described above could cause an upturn or a downturn in the real estate industry generally or regionally and could
cause the value of the securities held by the iShares® Dow Jones Real Estate Index Fund and thus the value of the
iShares® Dow Jones Real Estate Index Fund to decline or remain flat during the term of the notes, which may adversely
affect the level of the Index and the value of your notes.
· | | AN
INVESTMENT
IN
THE
NOTES
IS
SUBJECT
TO
RISKS
ASSOCIATED
WITH
SMALL
CAPITALIZATION
STOCKS
—
The
equity
securities
held
by
the
iShares®
Russell
2000
Index
Fund
and
included
in
the
Russell
2000®
Index
have
been
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.
The
stocks
of
small
capitalization
companies
may
be
thinly
traded
and
thus
may
be
difficult
for
the
iShares®
Russell
2000
Index
Fund
to
buy
and
sell. |
· | | THE MARKET PRICE OF GOLD
WILL AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES — Because the Index is linked in part to the performance of the price of gold, we
expect that generally the market value of the notes will depend in part on the market price of gold. The price of gold is primarily
affected by the global demand for and supply of gold. The market for gold bullion is global, and gold prices are subject to volatile
price movements over short periods of time and are affected by numerous factors, including macroeconomic factors such as the structure
of and confidence in the global monetary system, expectations regarding 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 usually quoted), interest rates, gold borrowing
and lending rates, and global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. Gold prices may
be affected by industry factors such as industrial and jewelry demand as well as lending, sales and purchases of gold by the official
sector, including central banks and other governmental agencies and multilateral institutions which hold gold. Additionally, gold
prices may be affected by levels of gold production, production costs and short-term changes in supply and demand due to trading
activities in the gold market. |
· | | THE BASKET CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSING THE INDEX MAY BE REPLACED BY A SUBSTITUTE ETF OR INDEX — Following the occurrence of certain extraordinary
events with respect to a Basket Constituent, the affected Basket Constituent may be replaced by a substitute ETF or index. If
the index calculation agent determines in its discretion that no suitable substitute ETF or index is available for an affected
Basket Constituent (other than the Cash Constituent), then the index calculation agent will replace such Basket Constituent with
the Cash Constituent as its substitute. Under such circumstances, the aggregate weight of the Cash Constituent in the Index may
be greater than the maximum 50% weight limit allocated to the Cash Constituent because a portion of such aggregate weight would
be subject to the separate maximum weight limit specific to the affected Basket Constituent. The substitution of a Basket Constituent
may affect the performance of the Index, and therefore, the return on the notes, as the replacement Basket Constituent may perform
significantly better or worse than the affected Basket Constituent. |
· | | 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
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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.
| · | MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS WILL IMPACT THE VALUE OF THE NOTES
— In addition to the Index closing level 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: |
| · | the actual and expected volatility in the Index and the Basket Constituents; |
| · | the time to maturity of the notes; |
| · | the dividend rate on the equity securities underlying some of the Basket
Constituents; |
| · | the market price of gold and the market price of the physical commodities
upon which the commodity futures contracts that compose some of the Basket Constituents are based; |
| · | interest and yield rates in the market generally; |
| · | foreign currency exchange rates; |
| · | a variety of economic, financial, political, regulatory, geographical,
agricultural, meteorological and judicial events; and |
| · | our creditworthiness, including actual or anticipated downgrades in
our credit ratings. |
| · | STANDARD & POOR’S DOWNGRADE OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S
CREDIT RATING, AND ANY FUTURE DOWNGRADES BY CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEX AND THE NOTES
— On August 6, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“Standard & Poor’s”), downgraded
the U.S. government’s credit rating from AAA to AA+. Additionally, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor
Services, Inc. have assigned a negative outlook on the U.S. government’s credit rating, meaning that the agencies may downgrade
the U.S. government’s credit rating in the next year or two. The downgrade has increased and may continue to increase volatility
in the global equity and credit markets, which may adversely affect the levels of the ETF Constituents. Future downgrades by credit
ratings agencies may also increase this volatility. These events may also increase short-term borrowing costs, including the 3-month
LIBOR rate underlying the Cash Constituent, which will adversely affect the level of the Index. All of the above may adversely
affect the performance of the Index and the notes. |
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What Is the Total Return on the Notes at
Maturity, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index?
The following table and examples
illustrate the payment at maturity (including, where relevant, the payment of the Additional Amount) for a $1,000 principal amount
note for a hypothetical range of performances for the Index Return from -80% to +80% and assume a Participation Rate of 100% and
an Initial Index Level of 115. The actual terms will be determined on the pricing date and the Participation
Rate will not be less than 100%.
The following results are based solely
on the hypothetical examples cited and assume that a commodity hedging disruption event has not occurred during the term of the
notes. Each hypothetical payment at maturity set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual payment
at maturity applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have been rounded
for ease of analysis.
Ending Index Level |
Index Return |
Index Return × Participation Rate (100%) |
Additional Amount |
|
Principal |
|
Payment at Maturity |
207.00 |
80.00% |
80.00% |
$800.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,800.00 |
195.50 |
70.00% |
70.00% |
$700.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,700.00 |
184.00 |
60.00% |
60.00% |
$600.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,600.00 |
172.50 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
$500.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,500.00 |
161.00 |
40.00% |
40.00% |
$400.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,400.00 |
149.50 |
30.00% |
30.00% |
$300.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,300.00 |
138.00 |
20.00% |
20.00% |
$200.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,200.00 |
132.25 |
15.00% |
15.00% |
$150.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,150.00 |
126.50 |
10.00% |
10.00% |
$100.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,100.00 |
120.75 |
5.00% |
5.00% |
$50.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,050.00 |
115.00 |
0.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
109.25 |
-5.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
103.50 |
-10.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
97.75 |
-15.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
92.00 |
-20.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
80.50 |
-30.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
69.00 |
-40.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
57.50 |
-50.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
46.00 |
-60.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
34.50 |
-70.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
23.00 |
-80.00% |
N/A |
$0.00 |
+ |
$1,000.00 |
= |
$1,000.00 |
Hypothetical Examples of Amounts Payable
at Maturity
The following examples illustrate how a payment at maturity
set forth in the table above is calculated.
Example 1: The level of the Index increases from
the Initial Index Level of 115 to an Ending Index Level of 138. Because the Ending Index Level of 138 is greater than the Initial
Index Level of 115 and the Index Return is 20%, the Additional Amount is equal to $200 and the payment at maturity is equal to
$1,200 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:
$1,000 + ($1,000 × 20% ×
100%) = $1,200
Example 2: The level of the Index decreases from
the Initial Index Level of 115 to an Ending Index Level of 92. Because the Ending Index Level of 92 is lower than the Initial
Index Level of 115, the payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note is the principal amount of $1,000.
Example 3: The level of the Index neither increases
nor decreases from the Initial Index Level of 115. Because the Ending Index Level of 115 is equal to the Initial Index Level
of 115, the payment at maturity is equal to $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount note.
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The following graph demonstrates the hypothetical total
return on the notes at maturity (assuming no Contingent Interest Payments are made over the term of the notes) for a subset of
the Index Returns detailed in the table on the previous page (-30% to 40%). The numbers appearing in the graph have been rounded
for ease of analysis.

What Are the Contingent Interest
Payments on the Notes, Assuming a Range of Performances for the Index?
The following table and examples
illustrate the Contingent Interest Payments for a $1,000 principal amount note for a hypothetical range of performances for the
Index Return from -80% to +80% and assume an Interest Rate of 1.00% per annum and an Initial Index Level of 115. The
actual terms will be determined on the pricing date and the Interest Rate will not be less than 1.00% per annum.
The following results are based solely
on the hypothetical examples cited and assume that a commodity hedging disruption event has not occurred during the term of the
notes. Each hypothetical Contingent Interest Payment set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual
Contingent Interest Payment applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following table and examples have
been rounded for ease of analysis.
Index Closing Level on the relevant Interest Review Date |
Index Appreciation / Depreciation on the relevant Interest Review Date |
Contingent Interest Payment on the applicable Interest Payment Date |
207.00 |
80.00% |
$10.00 |
195.50 |
70.00% |
$10.00 |
184.00 |
60.00% |
$10.00 |
172.50 |
50.00% |
$10.00 |
161.00 |
40.00% |
$10.00 |
149.50 |
30.00% |
$10.00 |
138.00 |
20.00% |
$10.00 |
132.25 |
15.00% |
$10.00 |
126.50 |
10.00% |
$10.00 |
120.75 |
5.00% |
$10.00 |
115.00 |
0.00% |
$10.00 |
109.25 |
-5.00% |
$0.00 |
103.50 |
-10.00% |
$0.00 |
97.75 |
-15.00% |
$0.00 |
92.00 |
-20.00% |
$0.00 |
80.50 |
-30.00% |
$0.00 |
69.00 |
-40.00% |
$0.00 |
57.50 |
-50.00% |
$0.00 |
46.00 |
-60.00% |
$0.00 |
34.50 |
-70.00% |
$0.00 |
23.00 |
-80.00% |
$0.00 |
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Hypothetical Examples of Contingent Interest
Payments
The following examples illustrate how Contingent Interest
Payments are calculated.
Example 1: The Index closing level on two Interest Review Date
is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level.
Interest Review Date |
Index Closing Level |
Interest Payment |
First |
113.00 |
$0.00 |
Second |
115.00 |
$10.00 |
Third |
113.00 |
$0.00 |
Fourth |
114.00 |
$0.00 |
Fifth |
117.00 |
$10.00 |
|
|
|
Total Contingent Interest Payments: |
$20.00 |
Explanation for Example
1
In example 1, because the Index closing level on two of the Interest
Review Dates is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level, the Contingent Interest Payment on each of those two Interest
Payment Dates is $10 and the total Contingent Interest Payments over the term of the notes is $20.
Example 2: The Index closing level on each Interest Review Date
is less than the Initial Index Level.
Interest Review Date |
Index Closing Level |
Interest Payment |
First |
114.00 |
$0.00 |
Second |
113.00 |
$0.00 |
Third |
112.00 |
$0.00 |
Fourth |
113.00 |
$0.00 |
Fifth |
114.00 |
$0.00 |
|
|
|
Total Contingent Interest Payments: |
$0.00 |
Explanation for Example
2
In example 2, because the Index closing level on each of the Interest
Review Dates is less than the Initial Index Level, the Contingent Interest Payment on each Interest Payment Date is $0 and the
total Contingent Interest Payments over the term of the notes is $0.
Example 3: The Index closing level on each Interest Review Date
is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level.
Interest Review Date |
Index Closing Level |
Interest Payment |
First |
116.00 |
$10.00 |
Second |
115.00 |
$10.00 |
Third |
116.00 |
$10.00 |
Fourth |
117.00 |
$10.00 |
Fifth |
118.00 |
$10.00 |
|
|
|
Total Contingent Interest Payments: |
$50.00 |
Explanation for Example
3
In example 3, because the Index closing level on each of the Interest
Review Dates is greater than or equal to the Initial Index Level, the Contingent Interest Payment on each Interest Payment Date
is $10 and the total Contingent Interest Payments over the term of the notes is $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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Hypothetical Back-tested Data and
Historical Information
The following graph sets forth the hypothetical back-tested performance
of the Index based on the hypothetical back-tested weekly Index closing levels from January 5, 2007 through October 22, 2010 and
the historical performance of the Index based on the Index closing levels from October 29, 2010 through July 27, 2012. The Index
was established on October 29, 2010. The Index closing level on July 31, 2012 was 116.41. We obtained the Index closing levels
below from Bloomberg Financial Markets, without independent verification. The data for the hypothetical back-tested performance
of the Index set forth in the following graph are purely theoretical and do not represent the actual historical performance of
the Index. For time periods prior to the launch of an ETF Constituent and that ETF Constituent’s initial satisfaction of
a minimum liquidity standard, the hypothetical back-tested performance set forth in the following graph was calculated using alternative
performance information derived from a related index, after deducting hypothetical fund fees, rather than the performance information
for that ETF Constituent. See “Selected Risk Considerations — Hypothetical Back-tested Data Relating to the Index Do
Not Represent Actual Historical Data and Are Subject to Inherent Limitations.”
The hypothetical back-tested and historical levels of the Index should
not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the Index closing level on the pricing
date, any Interest Review Date or the Observation Date. We cannot give you assurance that the performance of the Index will result
in a positive return on your initial investment at maturity.

The hypothetical historical levels above have not been verified by
an independent third party. The back-tested, hypothetical historical results above have inherent limitations. These back-tested
results are achieved by means of a retroactive application of a back-tested model designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation
is made that an investment in the notes will or is likely to achieve returns similar to those shown.
Alternative modeling techniques or assumptions would produce different
hypothetical historical information that might prove to be more appropriate and that might differ significantly from the hypothetical
historical information set forth above. Hypothetical back-tested results are neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future returns.
Actual results will vary, perhaps materially, from the analysis implied in the hypothetical historical information that forms part
of the information contained in the chart above.
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