424B2 1 e77648_424b2.htm PRICING SUPPLEMENT
February 7, 2018 Registration Statement Nos. 333-209682 and 333-209682-01; Rule 424(b)(2)

JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC
Structured Investments

$1,925,000

Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes Linked to the Least Performing of the DAX® Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index due February 11, 2021

Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

·The notes are designed for investors who seek a Contingent Interest Payment with respect to each Review Date for which the closing level of each of the DAX® Index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index, which we refer to as the Indices, is greater than or equal to 60.00% of its Strike Value, which we refer to as an Interest Barrier.
·If the closing level of each Index is greater than or equal to its Interest Barrier on any Review Date, investors will receive, in addition to the Contingent Interest Payment with respect to that Review Date, any previously unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for prior Review Dates.
·The notes will be automatically called if the closing level of each Index on any Review Date (other than the final Review Date) is greater than or equal to its Strike Value.
·The earliest date on which an automatic call may be initiated is August 6, 2018.
·Investors in the notes should be willing to accept the risk of losing some or all of their principal and the risk that no Contingent Interest Payment may be made with respect to some or all Review Dates.
·Investors should also be willing to forgo fixed interest and dividend payments, in exchange for the opportunity to receive Contingent Interest Payments.
·The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC, which we refer to as JPMorgan Financial, the payment on which is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. Any payment on the notes is subject to the credit risk of JPMorgan Financial, as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase & Co., as guarantor of the notes.
·Payments on the notes are not linked to a basket composed of the Indices. Payments on the notes are linked to the performance of each of the Indices individually, as described below.
·Minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof
·The notes priced on February 7, 2018 (the “Pricing Date”) and are expected to settle on or about February 12, 2018. The Strike Value of each Index has been determined by reference to the closing level of that Index on February 6, 2018 and not by reference to the closing level of that Index on the Pricing Date.
·CUSIP: 48129H4Y0

 

Investing in the notes involves a number of risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page PS-10 of the accompanying product supplement, “Risk Factors” beginning on page US-2 of the accompanying underlying supplement and “Selected Risk Considerations” beginning on page PS-4 of this pricing supplement.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed upon the accuracy or the adequacy of this pricing supplement or the accompanying product supplement, underlying supplement, prospectus supplement and prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

  Price to Public (1) Fees and Commissions (2) Proceeds to Issuer
Per note $1,000 $10 $990
Total $1,925,000 $19,250 $1,905,750

(1) See “Supplemental Use of Proceeds” in this pricing supplement for information about the components of the price to public of the notes.

(2) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, acting as agent for JPMorgan Financial, will pay all of the selling commissions of $10.00 per $1,000 principal amount note it receives from us to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” in the accompanying product supplement.

 

 

The estimated value of the notes, when the terms of the notes were set, was $970.20 per $1,000 principal amount note. See “The Estimated Value of the Notes” in this pricing supplement for additional information.

The notes are not bank deposits, are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency and are not obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.

Pricing supplement to product supplement no. 4-I dated April 15, 2016, underlying supplement no. 1-I dated April 15, 2016
and the prospectus and prospectus supplement, each dated April 15, 2016

 
 

Key Terms

Issuer: JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC, an indirect, wholly owned finance subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Guarantor: JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Indices: The DAX® Index (Bloomberg ticker: DAX), the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Bloomberg ticker: MXEF) and the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index (Bloomberg ticker: SX7P)

Contingent Interest Payments: If the notes have not been automatically called and the closing level of each Index on any Review Date is greater than or equal to its Interest Barrier, you will receive on the applicable Interest Payment Date for each $1,000 principal amount note a Contingent Interest Payment equal to $42.50 (equivalent to a Contingent Interest Rate of 8.50% per annum, payable at a rate of 4.25% semiannually), plus any previously unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for any prior Review Dates.

If the Contingent Interest Payment is not paid on any Interest Payment Date, that unpaid Contingent Interest Payment will be paid on a later Interest Payment Date if the closing level of each Index on the Review Date related to that later Interest Payment Date is greater than or equal to its Interest Barrier. You will not receive any unpaid Contingent Interest Payments if the closing level of any Index on each subsequent Review Date is less than its Interest Barrier.

Contingent Interest Rate: 8.50% per annum, payable at a rate of 4.25% semiannually

Interest Barrier / Trigger Value: With respect to each Index, 60.00% of its Strike Value, which is 7,435.596 for the DAX® Index, 705.708 for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and 109.788 for the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index

Strike Date: February 6, 2018

Pricing Date: February 7, 2018

Original Issue Date (Settlement Date): On or about February 12, 2018

Review Dates*: August 6, 2018, February 6, 2019, August 6, 2019, February 6, 2020, August 6, 2020 and February 8, 2021 (final Review Date)

Interest Payment Dates*: August 9, 2018, February 11, 2019, August 9, 2019, February 11, 2020, August 11, 2020 and the Maturity Date

Maturity Date*: February 11, 2021

Call Settlement Date*:  If the notes are automatically called on any Review Date (other than the final Review Date), the first Interest Payment Date immediately following that Review Date

* Subject to postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as described under “General Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Determination Date — Notes Linked to Multiple Underlyings” and “General Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Payment Date” in the accompanying product supplement

Automatic Call:

If the closing level of each Index on any Review Date (other than the final Review Date) is greater than or equal to its Strike Value, the notes will be automatically called for a cash payment, for each $1,000 principal amount note, equal to (a) $1,000 plus (b) the Contingent Interest Payment applicable to that Review Date plus (c) any previously unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for any prior Review Dates, payable on the applicable Call Settlement Date. No further payments will be made on the notes.

Payment at Maturity:

If the notes have not been automatically called and the Final Value of each Index is greater than or equal to its Trigger Value, you will receive a cash payment at maturity, for each $1,000 principal amount note, equal to (a) $1,000 plus (b) the Contingent Interest Payment applicable to the final Review Date plus (c) any previously unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for any prior Review Dates.

If the notes have not been automatically called and the Final Value of any Index is less than its Trigger Value, your payment at maturity per $1,000 principal amount note will be calculated as follows:

$1,000 + ($1,000 × Least Performing Index Return)

If the notes have not been automatically called and the Final Value of any Index is less than its Trigger Value, you will lose more than 40.00% of your principal amount at maturity and could lose all of your principal amount at maturity.

Least Performing Index: The Index with the Least Performing Index Return

Least Performing Index Return: The lowest of the Index Returns of the Indices

Index Return:

With respect to each Index,

(Final Value – Strike Value)
Strike Value

Strike Value: With respect to each Index, the closing level of that Index on the Strike Date, which was 12,392.66 for the DAX® Index, 1,176.18 for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and 182.98 for the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index. The Strike Value of each Index is not the closing level of that Index on the Pricing Date.

Final Value: With respect to each Index, the closing level of that Index on the final Review Date

 

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Supplemental Terms of the Notes

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the accompanying product supplement, the “closing level” of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or any relevant successor index (as defined in the accompanying product supplement) on any relevant day will equal the closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index or that successor index, as applicable, as published on the Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”) with respect to that day.  Currently, Bloomberg publishes the closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to fewer decimal places than MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”), the sponsor of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.  As a result, the closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index published by Bloomberg will likely be slightly different from the official closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index published by MSCI.

How the Notes Work

Payments in Connection with Review Dates Preceding the Final Review Date



 

 

Payment at Maturity If the Notes Have Not Been Automatically Called 

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Total Contingent Interest Payments

The table below illustrates the hypothetical total Contingent Interest Payments per $1,000 principal amount note over the term of the notes based on the Contingent Interest Rate of 8.50% per annum, depending on how many Contingent Interest Payments are made prior to automatic call or maturity.

 

Number of Contingent Interest Payments Total Contingent Interest Payments
6 $255.00
5 $212.50
4 $170.00
3 $127.50
2 $85.00
1 $42.50
0 $0.00

 

Hypothetical Payout Examples

The following examples illustrate payments on the notes linked to three hypothetical Indices, assuming a range of performances for the hypothetical Least Performing Index on the Review Dates. Each hypothetical payment set forth below assumes that the closing level of each Index that is not the Least Performing Index on each Review Date is greater than or equal to its Strike Value (and therefore its Interest Barrier and Trigger Value).

In addition, the hypothetical payments set forth below assume the following:

·a Strike Value for the Least Performing Index of 100.00;
·an Interest Barrier and a Trigger Value for the Least Performing Index of 60.00 (equal to 60.00% of its hypothetical Strike Value); and
·a Contingent Interest Rate of 8.50% per annum (payable at a rate of 4.25% semiannually).

The hypothetical Strike Value of the Least Performing Index of 100.00 has been chosen for illustrative purposes only and does not represent the actual Strike Value of any Index. The actual Strike Value of each Index is the closing level of that Index on the Strike Date and is specified under “Key Terms — Strike Value” in this pricing supplement. For historical data regarding the actual closing levels of each Index, please see the historical information set forth under “The Indices” in this pricing supplement.

Each hypothetical payment set forth below is for illustrative purposes only and may not be the actual payment applicable to a purchaser of the notes. The numbers appearing in the following examples have been rounded for ease of analysis.

Example 1 — Notes are automatically called on the first Review Date.

Date Closing Level of Least Performing Index Payment (per $1,000 principal amount note)
First Review Date 105.00 $1,042.50
  Total Payment $1,042.50 (4.25% return)

Because the closing level of each Index on the first Review Date is greater than or equal to its Strike Value, the notes will be automatically called for a cash payment, for each $1,000 principal amount note, of $1,042.50 (or $1,000 plus the Contingent Interest Payment applicable to the first Review Date), payable on the applicable Call Settlement Date. No further payments will be made on the notes.

Example 2 — Notes have NOT been automatically called and the Final Value of the Least Performing Index is greater than or equal to its Trigger Value.

Date Closing Level of Least Performing Index Payment (per $1,000 principal amount note)
First Review Date 95.00 $42.50
Second Review Date 85.00 $42.50

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Third through Fifth Review Dates Less than Interest Barrier $0
Final Review Date 90.00 $1,170.00
  Total Payment $1,255.00 (25.50% return)

Because the notes have not been automatically called and the Final Value of the Least Performing Index is greater than or equal to its Trigger Value, the payment at maturity, for each $1,000 principal amount note, will be $1,170.00 (or $1,000 plus the Contingent Interest Payment applicable to the final Review Date plus the unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for any prior Interest Review Dates). When added to the Contingent Interest Payments received with respect to the prior Review Dates, the total amount paid, for each $1,000 principal amount note, is $1,255.00.

 

Example 3 — Notes have NOT been automatically called and the Final Value of the Least Performing Index is less than its Trigger Value.

Date Closing Level of Least Performing Index Payment (per $1,000 principal amount note)
First Review Date 40.00 $0
Second Review Date 45.00 $0
Third through Fifth Review Dates Less than Interest Barrier $0
Final Review Date 50.00 $500.00
  Total Payment $500.00 (-50.00% return)

 

Because the notes have not been automatically called, the Final Value of the Least Performing Index is less than its Trigger Value and the Least Performing Index Return is -50.00%, the payment at maturity will be $500.00 per $1,000 principal amount note, calculated as follows:

$1,000 + [$1,000 × (-50.00%)] = $500.00

The hypothetical returns and hypothetical payments on the notes shown above apply only if you hold the notes for their entire term or until automatically called. These hypotheticals do not reflect the 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.

Selected Risk Considerations

An investment in the notes involves significant risks. These risks are explained in more detail in the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying product supplement and underlying supplement.

·YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE NOTES MAY RESULT IN A LOSS —

The notes do not guarantee any return of principal. If the notes have not been automatically called and the Final Value of any Index is less than its Trigger Value, you will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for every 1% that the Final Value of the Least Performing Index is less than its Strike Value. Accordingly, under these circumstances, you will lose more than 40.00% of your principal amount at maturity and could lose all of your principal amount at maturity.

·THE NOTES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND MAY NOT PAY ANY INTEREST AT ALL —

If the notes have not been automatically called, we will make a Contingent Interest Payment with respect to a Review Date (and we will pay you any previously unpaid Contingent Interest Payments for any prior Review Dates) only if the closing level of each Index on that Review Date is greater than or equal to its Interest Barrier. If the closing level of any Index on that Review Date is less than its Interest Barrier, no Contingent Interest Payment will be made with respect to that Review Date. You will not receive any unpaid Contingent Interest Payments if the closing level of the Index on each subsequent Review Date is less than its Interest Barrier. Accordingly, if the closing level of any Index on each Review Date is less than its Interest Barrier, you will not receive any interest payments over the term of the notes.

·CREDIT RISKS OF JPMORGAN FINANCIAL AND JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. —

Investors are dependent on our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s ability to pay all amounts due on the notes. Any actual or potential change in our or JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s creditworthiness or credit spreads, as determined by the market for taking that credit

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risk, is likely to adversely affect the value of the notes. If we and JPMorgan Chase & Co. 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.

·AS A FINANCE SUBSIDIARY, JPMORGAN FINANCIAL HAS NO INDEPENDENT OPERATIONS AND HAS LIMITED ASSETS —

As a finance subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., we have no independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of our securities. Aside from the initial capital contribution from JPMorgan Chase & Co., substantially all of our assets relate to obligations of our affiliates to make payments under loans made by us or other intercompany agreements. As a result, we are dependent upon payments from our affiliates to meet our obligations under the notes. If these affiliates do not make payments to us and we fail to make payments on the notes, you may have to seek payment under the related guarantee by JPMorgan Chase & Co., and that guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

·THE APPRECIATION POTENTIAL OF THE NOTES IS LIMITED TO THE SUM OF ANY CONTINGENT INTEREST PAYMENTS THAT MAY BE PAID OVER THE TERM OF THE NOTES,

regardless of any appreciation of any Index, which may be significant. You will not participate in any appreciation of any Index.

·POTENTIAL CONFLICTS —

We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the notes. In performing these duties, our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s economic interests are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. It is possible that hedging or trading activities of ours or our affiliates in connection with the notes 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 Conflicts of Interest” in the accompanying product supplement.

·YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DECLINE IN THE LEVEL OF EACH INDEX —

Payments on the notes are not linked to a basket composed of the Indices and are contingent upon the performance of each individual Index. Poor performance by any of the Indices over the term of the notes may result in the notes not being automatically called on a Review Date, may negatively affect whether you will receive a Contingent Interest Payment on any Interest Payment Date and your payment at maturity and will not be offset or mitigated by positive performance by any other Index.

·YOUR PAYMENT AT MATURITY WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE LEAST PERFORMING INDEX.
·THE BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE TRIGGER VALUE MAY TERMINATE ON THE FINAL REVIEW DATE —

If the Final Value of any Index is less than its Trigger Value and the notes have not been automatically called, the benefit provided by the Trigger Value will terminate and you will be fully exposed to any depreciation of the Least Performing Index.

·THE AUTOMATIC CALL FEATURE MAY FORCE A POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT —

If your notes are automatically called, the term of the notes may be reduced to as short as approximately six months and you will not receive any Contingent Interest Payments after the applicable Call Settlement Date. There is no guarantee that you would be able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the notes at a comparable return and/or with a comparable interest rate for a similar level of risk. Even in cases where the notes are called before maturity, you are not entitled to any fees and commissions described on the front cover of this pricing supplement.

·YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE DIVIDENDS ON THE SECURITIES INCLUDED IN ANY INDEX OR HAVE ANY RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THOSE SECURITIES.
·NON-U.S. SECURITIES RISK —

The equity securities included in the Indices 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 the home countries of the issuers of those non-U.S. equity securities. 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.

·NO DIRECT EXPOSURE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES WITH RESPECT TO THE DAX® INDEX AND THE STOXX® EUROPE 600 BANKS INDEX The value of your notes will not be adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the currencies upon which the equity securities included in the DAX® Index or the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index, although any currency fluctuations could affect the performance of the Indices. Therefore, if the European Union euro appreciates or depreciates relative to the U.S. dollar over the term of the notes, you will not receive any additional payment or incur any reduction in any payment on the notes.

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·EMERGING MARKETS RISK WITH RESPECT TO THE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEXThe equity securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index 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.
·THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK WITH RESPECT TO THE MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX —

Because the prices of the equity securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index are converted into U.S. dollars for purposes of calculating the level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, holders of the notes will be exposed to currency exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which the equity securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index trade.  Your net exposure will depend on the extent to which those currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar and the relative weight of equity securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index denominated in each of those currencies.  If, taking into account the relevant weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against those currencies, the level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index will be adversely affected and any payment on the notes may be reduced.

·RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BANKING INDUSTRY WITH RESPECT TO THE STOXX® EUROPE 600 BANKS INDEX — All or substantially all of the equity securities included in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index are issued by companies whose primary line of business is directly associated with the banking industry. As a result, the value of the notes may be subject to greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting this industry than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers. The performance of bank stocks may be affected by extensive governmental regulation, which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers can negatively impact the sector. Banks may also be subject to severe price competition. Competition among banking companies is high and failure to maintain or increase market share may result in lost market share. These factors could affect the banking industry and could affect the value of the equity securities included in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index and the level of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index during the term of the notes, which may adversely affect the value of your notes.
·THE RISK OF THE CLOSING LEVEL OF AN INDEX FALLING BELOW ITS INTEREST BARRIER OR TRIGGER VALUE IS GREATER IF THE LEVEL OF THAT INDEX IS VOLATILE.
·LACK OF LIQUIDITY —

The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Accordingly, 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. You may not be able to sell your notes. 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 ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES IS LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE (PRICE TO PUBLIC) OF THE NOTES —

The estimated value of the notes is only an estimate determined by reference to several factors. The original issue price of the notes exceeds the estimated value of the notes because costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the notes are included in the original issue price of the notes. These costs include the selling commissions, the projected profits, if any, that our affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes and the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes. See “The Estimated Value of the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

·THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES DOES NOT REPRESENT FUTURE VALUES OF THE NOTES AND MAY DIFFER FROM OTHERS’ ESTIMATES —

See “The Estimated Value of the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

·THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES IS DERIVED BY REFERENCE TO AN INTERNAL FUNDING RATE —

The internal funding rate used in the determination of the estimated value of the notes is based on, among other things, our and our affiliates’ view of the funding value of the notes as well as the higher issuance, operational and ongoing liability management costs of the notes in comparison to those costs for the conventional fixed-rate debt of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The use of an

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internal funding rate and any potential changes to that rate may have an adverse effect on the terms of the notes and any secondary market prices of the notes. See “The Estimated Value of the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

·THE VALUE OF THE NOTES AS PUBLISHED BY JPMS (AND WHICH MAY BE REFLECTED ON CUSTOMER ACCOUNT STATEMENTS) MAY BE HIGHER THAN THE THEN-CURRENT ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE NOTES FOR A LIMITED TIME PERIOD —

We generally expect that some of the costs included in the original issue price of the notes will be partially paid back to you in connection with any repurchases of your notes by JPMS in an amount that will decline to zero over an initial predetermined period. See “Secondary Market Prices of the Notes” in this pricing supplement for additional information relating to this initial period. Accordingly, the estimated value of your notes during this initial period may be lower than the value of the notes as published by JPMS (and which may be shown on your customer account statements).

·SECONDARY MARKET PRICES OF THE NOTES WILL LIKELY BE LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE OF THE NOTES —

Any secondary market prices of the notes will likely be lower than the original issue price of the notes because, among other things, secondary market prices take into account our internal secondary market funding rates for structured debt issuances and, also, because secondary market prices (a) exclude selling commissions and (b) may exclude projected hedging profits, if any, and estimated hedging costs that are included in the original issue price of the notes. As a result, the price, if any, at which JPMS will be willing to buy the notes from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, is likely to be lower than the original issue price. Any sale by you prior to the Maturity Date could result in a substantial loss to you.

·SECONDARY MARKET PRICES OF THE NOTES WILL BE IMPACTED BY MANY ECONOMIC AND MARKET FACTORS —

The secondary market price of the notes during their term will be impacted by a number of economic and market factors, which may either offset or magnify each other, aside from the selling commissions, projected hedging profits, if any, estimated hedging costs and the levels of the Indices. Additionally, independent pricing vendors and/or third party broker-dealers may publish a price for the notes, which may also be reflected on customer account statements. This price may be different (higher or lower) than the price of the notes, if any, at which JPMS may be willing to purchase your notes in the secondary market. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes — Secondary market prices of the notes will be impacted by many economic and market factors” in the accompanying product supplement.

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The Indices

The DAX® Index is a capital-weighted index that comprises the 30 largest and most actively traded companies that are listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.  The DAX® Index is a total return index, which reinvests all income from dividend and bonus payments in the DAX® Index portfolio.  For additional information about the DAX® Index, see Annex A in this pricing supplement.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of global emerging markets. For additional information about the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, see the “Equity Index Descriptions — The MSCI Indices” in the accompanying underlying supplement.

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is a free-float market capitalization index that currently includes 47 stocks from the banks supersector of the STOXX® Europe 600 Index, which contains the 600 largest stocks by free float market capitalization traded on the major exchanges of 17 European countries. Not all 17 countries are represented in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index at any given time. For additional information about the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index, see Annex B in this pricing supplement.

 

Historical Information

The following graphs set forth the historical performance of each Index based on the weekly historical closing levels from January 4, 2013 through February 2, 2018. The closing level of the DAX® Index on February 7, 2018 was 12,590.43. The closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index on February 7, 2018 was 1,173.38. The closing level of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index on February 7, 2018 was 186.73. We obtained the closing levels above and below from the Bloomberg Professional® service (“Bloomberg”), without independent verification. Bloomberg currently publishes the closing level of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index to fewer decimal places than MSCI.

The historical closing levels of each Index should not be taken as an indication of future performance, and no assurance can be given as to the closing level of any Index on any Review Date. There can be no assurance that the performance of the Indices will result in the return of any of your principal amount or the payment of any interest.

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Tax Treatment

You should review carefully the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement no. 4-I. In determining our reporting responsibilities we intend to treat (i) the notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as prepaid forward contracts with associated contingent coupons and (ii) any Contingent Interest Payments as ordinary income, as described in the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences — Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders — Notes Treated as Prepaid Forward Contracts with Associated Contingent Coupons” in the accompanying product supplement. Based on the advice of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, our special tax counsel, we believe that this is a reasonable treatment, but that there are other reasonable treatments that the IRS or a court may adopt, in which case the timing and character of any income or loss on the notes could be materially affected. 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. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require investors in 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 and the relevance of factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the instruments are linked. 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 affect the tax consequences of an investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. The discussions above and in the accompanying product supplement do not address the consequences to taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the

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Code. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative treatments and the issues presented by the notice described above.

Non-U.S. Holders — Tax Considerations. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of Contingent Interest Payments is uncertain, and although we believe it is reasonable to take a position that Contingent Interest Payments are not subject to U.S. withholding tax (at least if an applicable Form W-8 is provided), a withholding agent may nonetheless withhold on these payments (generally at a rate of 30%, subject to the possible reduction of that rate under an applicable income tax treaty), unless income from your notes is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if an applicable treaty so requires, attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States). If you are not a United States person, you are urged to consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in the notes in light of your particular circumstances.

FATCA. Withholding under legislation commonly referred to as “FATCA” could apply to payments with respect to the notes that are treated as U.S.-source “fixed or determinable annual or periodical” income (“FDAP Income”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes (such as interest, if the notes are recharacterized, in whole or in part, as debt instruments, or Contingent Interest Payments if they are otherwise treated as FDAP Income). If the notes are recharacterized, in whole or in part, as debt instruments, withholding could also apply to payments of gross proceeds of a taxable disposition, including an early redemption or redemption at maturity. However, under a recent IRS notice, this regime will not apply to payments of gross proceeds (other than any amount treated as FDAP Income) with respect to dispositions occurring before January 1, 2019. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the potential application of FATCA to the notes.

In the event of any withholding on the notes, we will not be required to pay any additional amounts with respect to amounts so withheld.

The Estimated Value of the Notes

The estimated value of the notes set forth on the cover of this pricing supplement is equal to the sum of the values of the following hypothetical components: (1) a fixed-income debt component with the same maturity as the notes, valued using the internal funding rate described below, and (2) the derivative or derivatives underlying the economic terms of the notes. The estimated value of the notes does not represent a minimum price at which JPMS would be willing to buy your notes in any secondary market (if any exists) at any time. The internal funding rate used in the determination of the estimated value of the notes is based on, among other things, our and our affiliates’ view of the funding value of the notes as well as the higher issuance, operational and ongoing liability management costs of the notes in comparison to those costs for the conventional fixed-rate debt of JPMorgan Chase & Co. For additional information, see “Selected Risk Considerations — The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Derived by Reference to an Internal Funding Rate” in this pricing supplement.

The value of the derivative or derivatives underlying the economic terms of the notes is derived from internal pricing models of our affiliates. These models are dependent on inputs such as the traded market prices of comparable derivative instruments and on various other inputs, some of which are market-observable, and which can include volatility, dividend rates, interest rates and other factors, as well as assumptions about future market events and/or environments. Accordingly, the estimated value of the notes is determined when the terms of the notes are set based on market conditions and other relevant factors and assumptions existing at that time.

The estimated value of the notes does not represent future values of the notes and may differ from others’ estimates. Different pricing models and assumptions could provide valuations for the notes that are greater than or less than the estimated value of the notes. In addition, market conditions and other relevant factors in the future may change, and any assumptions may prove to be incorrect. On future dates, the value of the notes could change significantly based on, among other things, changes in market conditions, our or JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s creditworthiness, interest rate movements and other relevant factors, which may impact the price, if any, at which JPMS would be willing to buy notes from you in secondary market transactions.

The estimated value of the notes is lower than the original issue price of the notes because costs associated with selling, structuring and hedging the notes are included in the original issue price of the notes. These costs include the selling commissions paid to JPMS and other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers, the projected profits, if any, that our affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes and the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes. Because hedging our obligations entails risk and may be influenced by market forces beyond our control, this hedging may result in a profit that is more or less than expected, or it may result in a loss. A portion of the profits, if any, realized in hedging our obligations under the notes may be allowed to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers, and we or one or more of our affiliates will retain any remaining hedging profits. See “Selected Risk Considerations — The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Lower Than the Original Issue Price (Price to Public) of the Notes” in this pricing supplement.

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Secondary Market Prices of the Notes

For information about factors that will impact any secondary market prices of the notes, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes — Secondary market prices of the notes will be impacted by many economic and market factors” in the accompanying product supplement. In addition, we generally expect that some of the costs included in the original issue price of the notes will be partially paid back to you in connection with any repurchases of your notes by JPMS in an amount that will decline to zero over an initial predetermined period. These costs can include projected hedging profits, if any, and, in some circumstances, estimated hedging costs and our internal secondary market funding rates for structured debt issuances. This initial predetermined time period is intended to be the shorter of six months and one-half of the stated term of the notes. The length of any such initial period reflects the structure of the notes, whether our affiliates expect to earn a profit in connection with our hedging activities, the estimated costs of hedging the notes and when these costs are incurred, as determined by our affiliates. See “Selected Risk Considerations — The Value of the Notes as Published by JPMS (and Which May Be Reflected on Customer Account Statements) May Be Higher Than the Then-Current Estimated Value of the Notes for a Limited Time Period” in this pricing supplement.

Supplemental Use of Proceeds

The notes are offered to meet investor demand for products that reflect the risk-return profile and market exposure provided by the notes. See “How the Notes Work” and “Hypothetical Payout Examples” in this pricing supplement for an illustration of the risk-return profile of the notes and “The Indices” in this pricing supplement for a description of the market exposure provided by the notes.

The original issue price of the notes is equal to the estimated value of the notes plus the selling commissions paid to JPMS and other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers, plus (minus) the projected profits (losses) that our affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our obligations under the notes, plus the estimated cost of hedging our obligations under the notes.

Supplemental Plan of Distribution

 

We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment for the notes on or about the Original Issue Date set forth on the front cover of this pricing supplement, which will be the third business day following the Pricing Date of the notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+3”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to that trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery will be required to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.

The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended, the “Insurance Mediation Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, the “Prospectus Directive”). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

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Validity of the Notes and the Guarantee

In the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, as special products counsel to JPMorgan Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co., when the notes offered by this pricing supplement have been executed and issued by JPMorgan Financial and authenticated by the trustee pursuant to the indenture, and delivered against payment as contemplated herein, such notes will be valid and binding obligations of JPMorgan Financial and the related guarantee will constitute a valid and binding obligation of JPMorgan Chase & Co., enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith), provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above. This opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. In addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the indenture and its authentication of the notes and the validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture with respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel dated February 24, 2016, which was filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 by JPMorgan Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on February 24, 2016.

Additional Terms Specific to the Notes

You should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying prospectus, as supplemented by the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to our Series A medium-term notes of which these notes are a part, and the more detailed information contained in the accompanying product supplement and the accompanying underlying supplement. This pricing supplement, 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 the “Risk Factors” sections of the accompanying product supplement and the accompanying underlying supplement, 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):

·Product supplement no. 4-I dated April 15, 2016:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010316012644/crt_dp64831-424b2.pdf
·Underlying supplement no. 1-I dated April 15, 2016:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010316012649/crt-dp64909_424b2.pdf
·Prospectus supplement and prospectus, each dated April 15, 2016:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010316012636/crt_dp64952-424b2.pdf

Our Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 1665650, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s CIK is 19617. As used in this pricing supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to JPMorgan Financial.

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Annex A

The DAX® Index

All information contained in this pricing supplement regarding the DAX® Index (the “DAX”), including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, has been derived from publicly available information, without independent verification. This information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, Deutsche Börse AG (“Deutsche Börse”). The DAX is calculated, maintained and published by Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the DAX.

The DAX is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “DAX.”

The DAX (the “DAX”) comprises the 30 largest and most actively traded companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. These companies are selected from the continuously traded companies in the Prime Standard Segment that meet certain selection criteria. To be listed in the Prime Standard, a company must meet minimum statutory requirements, which include the regular publication of financial reports, and must satisfy additional transparency requirements. The reference date of the DAX is December 30, 1987.

The DAX is capital-weighted, meaning the weight of any individual issue is proportionate to its respective share in the overall capitalization of all index component issuers. The weight of any single company is capped at 10% of the DAX capitalization, measured quarterly. Weighting is based exclusively on the free float portion of the issued share capital of any class of shares involved. Both the number of shares included in the issued share capital and the free float factor are updated on one day each quarter (the “chaining date”). The DAX is a performance (i.e., total return) index, which reinvests all income from dividend and bonus payments in the DAX portfolio.

Methodology

The Working Committee for Equity Indices and the Management Board of Deutsche Börse

The Working Committee for Equity Indices (the “Committee”) advises Deutsche Börse AG (“Deutsche Börse” or the “DAX Index Sponsor”) on all issues related to the DAX, recommending measures that are necessary in order to ensure the relevance of the DAX range and the correctness and transparency of the DAX calculation process. In accordance with the various rules, the Committee pronounces recommendations in respect of the composition of the DAX. However, any decisions on the composition of and possible modifications to the DAX are exclusively taken by the Management Board of Deutsche Börse (the “Board”). Such decisions are published in a press release and on Deutsche Börse’s publicly available website in the evening after the Committee has concluded its meeting. We have not participated in the preparation of, or independently verified, the information contained on Deutsche Börse’s website.

The Committee’s meetings usually take place on the fifth trading day in each of March, June, September and December. The date for the respective next meeting is announced via a press release on Deutsche Börse’s website on the evening of the current meeting.

The so-called “equity index ranking” is published monthly by Deutsche Börse, containing all relevant data in respect of the key criteria order book turnover and market capitalization. This publication also serves the Committee as a basis for decision-making at its quarterly meetings. It is produced at the beginning of each month and published via the Internet.

Free Float

For the determination of the free float portion used to weight a company’s class of shares in the DAX and for the ranking lists, the following definition applies:

1. All shareholdings of an owner which, on an accumulated basis, account for at least 5% of a company’s share capital attributed to a class of shares are considered to be non-free float. Shareholdings of an owner also include shareholdings:

·held by the family of the owner as defined by section §15a of the German Securities Trading Act (“WpHG”);
·for which a pooling has been arranged in which the owner has an interest;
·managed or kept in safe custody by a third party for account of the owner; and
·held by a company which the owner controls as defined by section 22(3) of the WpHG.

2. The definition of “non-free float”—irrespective of the size of a shareholding—covers any shareholding of an owner that is subject to a statutory or contractual qualifying period of at least six months with regard to its disposal by the owner. This applies only during the qualifying period. Shareholdings as defined by No. 1 above are counted as shareholdings for the calculation according to No. 1. Shares held by the issuing company (treasury shares) are always considered as block holdings and are not part of the free float of the share class.

3. As long as the size of such a shareholding does not exceed 25% of a company’s share capital, the definition of free float includes all shareholdings held by:

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·asset managers and trust companies;
·funds and pension funds; and
·investment companies or foreign investment companies in their respective special fund assets

with the purpose of pursuing short-term investment strategies. Such shares, for which the acquirer has at the time of purchase clearly and publicly stated that strategic goals are being pursued and that the intention is to actively influence the company policies and ongoing business of the company, are not considered as such a short-term investment. In addition, shares having been acquired through a public purchase offer are not considered as short-term investment. This does not apply to shareholdings managed or held in safe custody according to No. 1, or to venture capital companies, or other assets serving similar purposes. The shareholdings as defined by No. 1 above are not counted as shareholdings for the calculation according to No. 1.

4. In the case of an ongoing takeover, shares that are under the control of the overtaking companies via derivatives will also be considered for the determination of the stock’s free float. The derivatives need to be subject to registration according to legislation in WpHG and the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (“WpÜG”).

The various criteria in Nos. 1 to 4 are also fully applied to classes of shares that are subject to restrictions of ownership.

Index Composition

Selection Criteria

To be included or to remain in the DAX, companies have to satisfy certain prerequisites. All classes of the company’s shares must:

·be listed in the Prime Standard Segment on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange;
·be traded continuously on Deutsche Börse’s electronic trading system Xetra®;
·show a free float portion of at least 10%;
·have their legal headquarters or operating headquarters in Germany; and

Companies that are first listed at Xetra® have additionally to be listed for a minimum of at least 30 trading days.

If, for any company, more than one class of shares fulfills the above criteria, only the respective larger or more liquid class can be included in the DAX. Moreover, companies must either:

·have a registered office in Germany or their operating headquarters in Germany; or
·have their focus of trading volume on Xetra® and their legal headquarters in the European Union or in a European Free Trade Association country (“EFTA”).

Operating headquarters is defined as the location of management or company administration, in part or in full. If a company has its operating headquarters in Germany, but not its registered office, this must be publicly identified by the company. The major trading turnover requirement is met if at least 33% of aggregate turnover inside the EU/EFTA over the past twelve months took place on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, including Xetra®.

To preserve the character of the DAX, the Board reserves the right to exclude certain companies from the DAX in coordination with the Committee. One possible reason for such an exclusion could be that the applicable company is a foreign holding company with headquarters in Germany, but a clear focus on business activities abroad.

For companies already part of the DAX, the above paragraph does not apply.

Companies that satisfied the prerequisites listed above are selected for inclusion in the DAX according to the following two key criteria:

·order book turnover on Xetra® and in Frankfurt floor trading (within the preceding twelve months); and
·free float market capitalization (determined using the average of the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the last 20 trading days prior to the last day of the month) on the last trading day of each month.

Taking these criteria into account, the Committee submits proposals to the Board to leave the current composition of the DAX unchanged or to effect changes. The final decision as to whether or not to replace an index component issue is taken by the Board. These decisions will be directly reflected by the respective rankings.

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Adjustments to Index Composition

The index composition of the DAX is reviewed quarterly based on the Fast Exit and Fast Entry rules. The index composition of the DAX is reviewed every September based on the Regular Exit and Regular Entry rules.

The purpose of the review on the basis of the Fast Exit and Fast Entry rules is to account for significant changes in rankings. These changes may occur when companies no longer possess the required size (free float market capitalization) or liquidity (order book volume), which may arise due to large issues (e.g., major changes in the free float or a steep price drop) and should be taken into consideration promptly in the index.

The “Overview of rules” table shows when and how the rules detailed below apply.

Overview of rules

FF MCap: free float market capitalization

OB volume: Order book volume

  Candidate rank FF MCap/OB volume Alternate candidate rank FF MCap/OB volume Mar Jun Sep Dec
Fast Exit 45/45 35/35; 35/40; 35/45 X X X X
Fast Entry 25/25 35/35 X X X X
Regular Exit 40/40 35/35     X  
Regular Entry 30/30 35/35     X  

 

The selection of companies in the DAX is based on the quantitative criteria of free float market capitalization and order book volume. The currently valid ranking list always forms the basis for the application of the rules outlined below. The four rules are applied successively.

1. Fast Exit: A company in the index is replaced if it has a worse rank than the “candidate rank” in one of the two criteria of free float market capitalization or order book volume (see the “Overview of rules” table; for example, greater than 45 in free float market capitalization criterion or greater than 45 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX ranks). It is replaced by the company with the highest free float market capitalization that has the corresponding ranking positions for both criteria in the “alternate candidate rank” stated in the “Overview of rules” table for the DAX (e.g., less than or equal to 35 in the DAX ranks). If there are no companies that meet these conditions, the successor is determined by relaxing the order book volume criterion twice gradually, each time by five ranks (e.g., 35/40, then 35/45 in the DAX ranks). If there is still no company that meets the criteria, the company with the highest free float market capitalization is determined as the successor.

2. Fast Entry: A company is included in the index if it has the same or better rank than the candidate rank in both the free float market capitalization and order book volume criteria (e.g., less than or equal to rank 25 for the free float market capitalization criterion and less than or equal to rank 25 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX ranks). The company with the lowest free float market capitalization that is ranked worse than the alternate candidate rank in one of the criteria is excluded (e.g., greater than 35 in one of the two criteria in the DAX ranks). If there are no companies in the index that meet these criteria, the company with the lowest free float market capitalization is removed from the index.

3. Regular Exit: A company in the index may be replaced if it has a worse rank than the candidate rank in one of the two criteria of free float market capitalization or order book volume (for example, greater than 40 in the free float market capitalization criterion or greater than 40 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX ranks). It may be replaced by the company with the highest free float market capitalization that has the corresponding ranking positions for both criteria in the alternate candidate rank stated in the “Overview of rules” table for the respective index (e.g., less than or equal to 35 in the DAX ranks). If no successor can be determined, no change takes place.

4. Regular Entry: A company may be included in the index if it has the same or better rank than the candidate rank in both the free float market capitalization and order book volume criteria (e.g., less than or equal to rank 30 for the free float market capitalization criterion and less than or equal to rank 30 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX ranks). The company with the lowest free float market capitalization that is ranked worse than the alternate candidate rank in one of the criteria may be excluded (e.g., greater than 35 in one of the two criteria in the DAX ranks). If no alternate candidate can be determined, no exchange takes place.

In principle, the following applies to all four rules: if there are several companies that fulfill the criteria, the best/worst candidate in terms of free float market capitalization is included/replaced.

In exceptional cases, for example, takeovers announced at short notice or significant changes in the free float, Deutsche Börse may deviate from rules 1 – 4 mentioned above. The Committee can be consulted as an advisory council. Furthermore, Deutsche Börse may also decide to undertake a market consultation.

Actions in case of shortfalls in the DAX

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It may be the case that there is a shortfall in the DAX during the index review. This may occur when a company no longer meets the basic criteria (see “Index Composition — Selection Criteria” above). An example would be a company publicly announcing the discontinuation of the Prime Standard listing. Remaining in the DAX is therefore no longer justified; however, this will only take effect in the next regular review. In this case, the company would be removed during the regular review before the application of the four rules above. Consequently there would be a shortfall in the DAX.

If there is a shortfall during the regular review before the four rules of the DAX are applied, a check is performed to see whether there is a relegation candidate from a superior index. In this case, a review using the Regular Exit rule for the DAX will be performed for the exit candidate, reviewing the eligibility for acceptance into the subordinate index.

a. If the company meets the Regular Exit rule, the relegation candidate is directly accepted into the DAX in which the shortfall occurred.

b. If the Regular Exit rule is not met, the relegation candidate is not accepted directly into the DAX with the shortfall.

c. If there are no other relegation candidates and a shortfall continues to exist in the DAX, this shortfall in the DAX is treated as a Fast Exit. Consequently, the Fast Exit rule of the DAX with the shortfall is applied. In this case, the company which caused the shortfall is considered the Fast Exit candidate. A company that in turn could be accepted into the DAX with the shortfall is found using the Fast Exit rule.

There is still a possibility for a shortfall in the DAX. This may occur when a company that so far had not been included in the DAX as it failed to meet the base criteria (see “Index Composition — Selection Criteria” above) qualifies for the new index composition and replaces a company. An example of this would be if a company has only recently been listed (IPO). If two companies are exchanged and the example above or a similar situation applies, this may lead to a surplus in the subordinate index.

If a company changes from the DAX into a subordinate index without a security from the subordinated index being promoted at the same time, this may lead to a surplus of companies. In this case, a check using the Regular Exit rule for the DAX is performed for the exit candidate, reviewing the eligibility for acceptance into the subordinated index.

a. If the company does not violate the Regular Exit rule, the relegation candidate is directly accepted into the subordinated index.

b. If the Regular Exit rule is not met, the relegation candidate is not accepted directly into the subordinated index with the shortfall.

c. If there are no other relegation candidates and there is still a shortfall in the DAX, this surplus is treated as a Fast Entry. Consequently, the Fast Entry rule of the DAX is applied. In this case, the company that caused the surplus is considered as the Fast Entry candidate. A company that, in turn, could be removed from the DAX with the surplus is found using the Fast Entry rule.

The DAX is restored to the fixed number of companies before the four rules for the DAX are applied (Fast Exit, Fast Entry, Regular Exit and Regular Entry). The aim of this is to ensure that the DAX contains the designated number of companies before the review of the index is performed.

Extraordinary Index Review

Extraordinary adjustments to the index composition have to be performed, regardless of the “fast-exit” or “fast-entry” rules, upon occurrence of specific events, such as insolvency. In addition, a company can be removed immediately if its index weight based on the actual market capitalization exceeds 10% and its annualized 30-day volatility exceeds 250%. The relevant figures are published by Deutsche Börse on a daily basis. The Board, in agreement with the Committee, may decide on the removal and may replace the company two full trading days after the announcement.

Adjustments are also necessary in two scenarios in the mergers and acquisitions context:

·if an absorbing or emerging company meets basis criteria for inclusion in the DAX, as soon as the free float of the absorbed company falls below 10%, the company is removed from the DAX under the ordinary or extraordinary adjustments described above. The absorbed company is replaced by the absorbing or emerging company on the same date; and
·if an absorbing company is already included in the DAX or does not meet the basis criteria for inclusion in the DAX, as soon as the free float of the absorbed company falls below 10%, the company is removed from the DAX under the ordinary or extraordinary adjustments described above. On the same date, the absorbed company is replaced by a new company determined by the Fast Exit Rule.

The weight of the company represented in the DAX is adjusted to the new number of shares on the quarterly date after the merger has taken place.

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Index Calculation

The DAX is weighted by market capitalization; however, only freely available and tradable shares (“free float”) are taken into account. The DAX is a performance (i.e., total return) index, which reinvests all income from dividend and bonus payments in the DAX portfolio.

The DAX Index Formula

The DAX is conceived according to the Laspeyres formula set out below:

Indext = KT ×

∑pit × ffiT × qiT × cit

× Base
∑pi0 × qi0

 

whereby:

cit = Adjustment factor of company i at time t
ffiT = Free float factor of share class i at time T
n = Number of shares in the DAX
pi0 = Closing price of share i on the trading day before the first inclusion in the DAX
piT = Price of share i at time t
qi0 = Number of shares of company i on the trading day before the first inclusion in the DAX
qiT = Number of shares of company i at time T
t = Calculation time of the DAX
KT = DAX chaining factor valid as of chaining date T
T = Date of the last chaining

 

The formula set out below is equivalent in analytic terms, but designed to achieve relative weighting:

 

Index calculation can be reproduced in simplified terms by using the expression Fi:

·multiply the current price by the respective Fi weighting factor;
·take the sum of these products; and
·divide this by the base value (A) which remains constant until a modification in the DAX composition occurs.

The Fi factors provide information on the number of shares required from each company to track the underlying DAX portfolio.

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Calculation Frequency

Index calculation is performed on every exchange trading day in Frankfurt, using prices traded on Deutsche Börse’s electronic trading system Xetra®, whereby the last determined prices are used. The DAX is calculated continuously once a second. The DAX is distributed as soon as current prices are available for all 30 index components included in the DAX (but no later than 9:06 a.m.). As long as opening prices for individual shares are not available, the particular closing prices of the previous day are taken instead for calculating the indices.

In the event of a suspension during trading hours, the last price determined before such a suspension is used for all subsequent computations. If such suspension occurs before the start of trading, the closing price of the previous day is taken instead. The “official” closing index level is calculated using the respective closing prices (or last prices) established on Xetra®.

Adjustments

The DAX is adjusted for exogenous influences (e.g., price-relevant capital changes) by means of certain correction factors, assuming a reinvestment according to the “opération blanche.” If the absolute amount of the accumulated distributions (dividends, bonus and special distributions, spin-offs or subscription rights on other security classes) between two regular chaining dates accounts for more than 10% of the market capitalization of the distributing company on the day before the first distribution, the part of the distribution exceeding the 10% will not be reinvested in a single stock but in the overall index portfolio per unscheduled chaining date.

Licensing Agreement with Deutsche Börse

The DAX® Index is a registered trademark of Deutsche Börse. The notes are neither sponsored nor promoted, distributed or in any other manner supported by Deutsche Börse (the “Licensor”). Neither the publication of the DAX® Index by the Licensor nor the granting of a license regarding the DAX® Index as well as the DAX® trademark for the utilization in connection with the notes or other securities or financial products that are derived from the DAX® Index, represents a recommendation by the Licensor for a capital investment or contains in any manner a warranty or opinion by the Licensor with respect to the attractiveness on an investment in the notes.

JPMS intends to enter into an agreement with the Licensor that provides JPMS and certain of its affiliates a non-exclusive license and, for a fee, with a right to use the DAX® Index in connection with the notes.

 

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Annex B

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index

All information contained in this pricing supplement regarding the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index, including, without limitation, its make-up, method of calculation and changes in its components, has been derived from publicly available information, without independent verification. This information reflects the policies of, and is subject to change by, STOXX Limited. The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is calculated, maintained and published by STOXX Limited. STOXX Limited has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue publication of, the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index.

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is calculated in euros and is reported by Bloomberg L.P. under the ticker symbol “SX7P.”

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index was created by STOXX Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG. Publication of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index began on June 15, 1998, based on an initial STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index value of 100 at December 31, 1991. The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is disseminated on the STOXX Limited website: http://www.stoxx.com, which sets forth, among other things, the country and industrial sector weightings of the securities included in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index. Information contained in the STOXX Limited website is not incorporated by reference in, and should not be considered a part of, this pricing supplement.

Index Composition

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is one of 19 STOXX® Europe 600 Supersector indices that compose the STOXX® Europe 600 Index. The STOXX® Europe 600 Index contains the 600 largest stocks by free float market capitalization traded on the major exchanges of 17 European countries. Not all 17 countries are represented in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index at any given time. Each of the 19 STOXX® Europe 600 Supersector indices contain the companies of the STOXX® Europe 600 Index that fall within the relevant supersector, determined by reference to the Industry Classification Benchmark (“ICB”), an international system for categorizing companies that is maintained by FTSE International Limited.  The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index includes companies in the banks supersector, which tracks companies providing a broad range of financial services, including retail banking, loans and money transmissions.

The composition of each of the STOXX® Europe 600 Supersector indices is reviewed quarterly, based on the closing stock data on the last trading day of the month following the implementation of the last quarterly index review. The component stocks are announced on the fourth Tuesday of the month immediately prior to the review implementation month. Changes to the component stocks are implemented on the third Friday in each of March, June, September and December and are effective the following trading day.

The STOXX® Europe 600 Index is also reviewed on an ongoing basis, and any changes affecting the STOXX® Europe 600 Index are also applied to the relevant STOXX® Europe 600 Supersector index. Corporate actions (including initial public offerings, mergers and takeovers, spin-offs, delistings and bankruptcy) that affect the STOXX® Europe 600 Index composition are immediately reviewed. Any changes are announced, implemented and effective in line with the type of corporate action and the magnitude of the effect.

The free float factors and weighting cap factors for each component stock used to calculate the STOXX® Europe 600 Supersector indices, as described below, are reviewed, calculated and implemented on a quarterly basis and are fixed until the next quarterly review. All components of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index are subject to a 30% cap for the largest company and a 15% cap for the second-largest company.

Index Calculation

The STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is calculated with the “Laspeyres formula,” which measures the aggregate price changes in the component stocks against a fixed base quantity weight. The formula for calculating the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index value at any time can be expressed as follows:

Index = free float market capitalization of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index
Divisor

The “free float market capitalization of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index” is equal to the sum of the products of the price, number of shares, free float factor and weighting cap factor for each component stock as of the time the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is being calculated.

The divisor for the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index is adjusted to maintain the continuity of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index values despite changes due to corporate actions. The following is a summary of the adjustments to any component stock made for corporate actions and the effect of such adjustment on the divisor, where shareholders of the component stock will receive “B” number of shares for every “A” share held (where applicable).

(1) Special cash dividend:

Cash distributions that are outside the scope of the regular dividend policy or that the company defines as an extraordinary distribution

Adjusted price = closing price – dividend announced by the company × (1 – withholding tax if applicable)

Divisor: decreases

(2) Split and reverse split:

Adjusted price = closing price × A / B

 

 

New number of shares = old number of shares × B / A

Divisor: unchanged

(3) Rights offering:

If the subscription price is not available or if the subscription price is equal to or greater than the closing price on the day before the effective date, then no adjustment is made.

In case the share increase is greater than or equal to 100% (B / A ≥ 1), the adjustment of the shares and weight factors are delayed until the new shares are listed.

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × B) / (A + B)

New number of shares = old number of shares × (A + B)/ A

Divisor: increases

(4) Stock dividend:

Adjusted price = closing price × A / (A + B)

New number of shares = old number of shares × (A + B) / A

Divisor: unchanged

(5) Stock dividend (from treasury stock):

Adjusted only if treated as extraordinary dividend.

Adjusted close = close – close × B / (A + B)

Divisor: decreases

(6) Stock dividend of another company:

Adjusted price = (closing price × A – price of other company × B) / A

Divisor: decreases

(7) Return of capital and share consolidation:

Adjusted price = (closing price – capital return announced by company × (1-withholding tax)) × A / B

New number of shares = old number of shares × B / A

Divisor: decreases

(8) Repurchase of shares / self-tender:

Adjusted price = ((price before tender × old number of shares) – (tender price × number of tendered shares)) / (old number of shares – number of tendered shares)

New number of shares = old number of shares – number of tendered shares

Divisor: decreases

(9) Spin-off:

Adjusted price = (closing price × A – price of spun-off shares × B) / A

Divisor: decreases

(10) Combination stock distribution (dividend or split) and rights offering:

For this corporate action, the following additional assumptions apply:

Shareholders receive B new shares from the distribution and C new shares from the rights offering for every A share held.

If A is not equal to one share, all the following “new number of shares” formulae need to be divided by A:

- If rights are applicable after stock distribution (one action applicable to other):

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × C × (1 + B / A)) / ((A + B) × ( 1 + C / A))

New number of shares = old number of shares × ((A + B) × (1 + C / A)) / A

Divisor: increases

- If stock distribution is applicable after rights (one action applicable to other):

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × C) /((A + C) × (1 + B / A))

New number of shares = old number of shares × ((A + C) × (1 + B / A))

Divisor: increases

- Stock distribution and rights (neither action is applicable to the other):

Adjusted price = (closing price × A + subscription price × C) / (A + B + C)

New number of shares = old number of shares × (A + B + C) / A

 

 

Divisor: increases

(11) Addition / deletion of a company:

No price adjustments are made. The net change in market capitalization determines the divisor adjustment.

(12) Free float and shares changes:

No price adjustments are made. The net change in market capitalization determines the divisor adjustment.

 

License Agreement

An affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. has entered into an agreement with STOXX Limited (“STOXX”) providing it and certain of its affiliates or subsidiaries, including JPMorgan Financial, with a non-exclusive license and, for a fee, with the right to use the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index, which is owned and published by STOXX Limited, in connection with certain securities, including the notes.

STOXX and its licensors (the “Licensors”) have no relationship to the Issuer or the Guarantor (if applicable), other than the licensing of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index and the related trademarks for use in connection with the notes.

STOXX and its Licensors do not:

·sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the notes;
·recommend that any person invest in the notes or any other securities;
·have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the notes;
·have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the notes; or
·consider the needs of the notes or the holders of the notes in determining, composing or calculating the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index or have any obligation to do so.

STOXX and its Licensors will not have any liability in connection with the notes. Specifically,

·STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied and disclaim any and all warranty about:
·The results to be obtained by the notes, the holders of the notes or any other person in connection with the use of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index and the data included in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index;
·The accuracy or completeness of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index and its data; or
·The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index and its data;
·STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the STOXX® Europe 600 Banks Index or its data; and
·Under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur.

The licensing agreement with STOXX is solely for the benefit of the parties to that agreement and not for the benefit of the holders of the notes or any other third parties.