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November 2014

 

Pricing Sheet dated November 7, 2014 relating to

Preliminary Terms No. 238 dated November 4, 2014

Registration Statement No. 333-177923

Filed pursuant to Rule 433

STRUCTURED INVESTMENTS

Opportunities in U.S. Equities

Contingent Income Auto-Callable Securities due November 13, 2017, with Step-Up Redemption Threshold Level Feature

Based on the Performance of the Common Stock of Bank of America Corporation

Principal at Risk Securities

 

PRICING TERMS — November 7, 2014

     

Issuer:

   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   

Underlying stock:

   Common stock of Bank of America Corporation   

Aggregate principal amount:

   $4,540,500   

Early redemption:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in product supplement no. MS-4-I, if, on any determination date (other than the final determination date), the closing price of the underlying stock is greater than or equal to the then-applicable redemption threshold level, the securities will be automatically redeemed for an early redemption payment on the first contingent payment date immediately following the related determination date. No further payments will be made on the securities once they have been redeemed.

Redemption threshold levels:

  

Determination dates:

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th

9th, 10th and 11th

  

Applicable redemption threshold level:

$18.228, which is equal to 105% of the initial stock price* $19.096, which is equal to 110% of the initial stock price* $19.964, which is equal to 115% of the initial stock price*

   * Subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate events affecting the underlying stock

Early redemption payment:

   The early redemption payment will be an amount equal to (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the contingent quarterly payment with respect to the related determination date.

Contingent quarterly payment:

  

•    If, on any determination date, the closing price or the final stock price, as applicable, is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level, we will pay a contingent quarterly payment of $0.2438 (2.4375% of the stated principal amount) per security on the related contingent payment date.

•    If, on any determination date, the closing price or the final stock price, as applicable, is less than the downside threshold level, no contingent quarterly payment will be made with respect to that determination date.

Determination dates:

   February 9, 2015, May 7, 2015, August 7, 2015, November 9, 2015, February 8, 2016, May 9, 2016, August 8, 2016, November 7, 2016, February 7, 2017, May 8, 2017, August 7, 2017 and November 7, 2017, subject to postponement for non-trading days and certain market disruption events. We also refer to November 7, 2017 as the final determination date.

Contingent payment dates:

   With respect to each determination date other than the final determination date, the third business day after the related determination date. The payment of the contingent quarterly payment, if any, with respect to the final determination date will be made on the maturity date.

Payment at maturity:

  

•    If the final stock price is greater than or equal to the downside threshold level:

   (i) the stated principal amount plus (ii) the contingent quarterly payment with respect to the final determination date
  

•    If the final stock price is less than the downside threshold level:

   (i) the cash value or (ii) at our option, a number of shares of the underlying stock equal to the exchange ratio as of the final determination date

Cash value:

   The amount in cash equal to the product of (a) $10 divided by the initial stock price and (b) the closing price of one share of the underlying stock on the final determination date, subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate events affecting the underlying stock

Exchange ratio:

   0.57604, which is the stated principal amount divided by the initial stock price, subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate events affecting the underlying stock

Downside threshold level:

   $13.888, which is equal to 80% of the initial stock price, subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate events affecting the underlying stock

Initial stock price:

   $17.36, which was the closing price of the underlying stock on the pricing date divided by the adjustment factor

Final stock price:

   The closing price of the underlying stock on the final determination date

Adjustment factor:

   1.0, subject to adjustment in the event of certain corporate events affecting the underlying stock

Stated principal amount:

   $10 per security

Issue price:

   $10 per security (see “Commissions and issue price” below)

Pricing date:

   November 7, 2014

Original issue date (settlement date):

   November 13, 2014

Maturity date:

   November 13, 2017, subject to postponement in the event of certain market disruption events and as described under “Description of Securities — Payment at Maturity” in the accompanying product supplement no. MS-4-I

CUSIP/ISIN:

   48127P804 / US48127P8041

Listing:

   The securities will not be listed on any securities exchange.

Agent:

   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”)

Commissions and issue price:

 

Price to public(1)

 

Fees and commissions

 

Proceeds to issuer

Per security

          $10.00             $0.20(2)           $9.75
              $0.05(3)  

Total

 

$4,540,500.00

 

$113,512.50

 

$4,426,987.50

  (1) See “Additional Information about the Securities — Use of proceeds and hedging” in the accompanying preliminary terms for information about the components of the price to public of the securities.
  (2) JPMS, acting as agent for JPMorgan Chase & Co., will pay all of the selling commissions of $0.20 per $10 stated principal amount security it receives from us to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley Wealth Management”). See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” beginning on page PS-63 of the accompanying product supplement no. MS-4-I.
  (3) Reflects a structuring fee payable to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management by the agent or its affiliates of $0.05 for each $10 stated principal amount security

The estimated value of the securities on the pricing date as determined by JPMS was $9.643 per $10 stated principal amount security. See “Additional Information about the Securities — JPMS’s estimated value of the securities” in the accompanying preliminary terms for additional information.

The securities 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.

You should read this document together with the preliminary terms describing the offering and the related product supplement no. MS-4-I, prospectus supplement and prospectus, each of which can be accessed via the hyperlinks below. Please also see “Additional Information about the Securities” in the accompanying preliminary terms.

Preliminary terms no. 238 dated November  4, 2014: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000119312514396737/d817450dfwp.htm

Product supplement no. MS-4-I dated December  27, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211008357/e46666_424b2.pdf

Prospectus supplement dated November  14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007578/e46180_424b2.pdf

Prospectus dated November  14, 2011: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000089109211007568/e46179_424b2.pdf

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in this offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free (800) 869-3326.