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Exhibit 99.1
November 21, 2000
Board of Directors
The Chase Manhattan Corporation
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Members of the Board:
We hereby consent to the use of our opinion letter dated November 21, 2000 to
the Board of Directors of The Chase Manhattan Corporation ("Chase"), included as
Annex D to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus which forms a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Chase relating to the proposed merger
involving Chase and J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, and to the references
therein to such opinion and to our prior opinion dated September 12, 2000, in
the section entitled "The Merger--Opinions of Financial Advisors--Opinion of
Chase's Financial Advisor."
In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we are experts with respect
to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term
"experts" as used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
Chase Securities Inc.
/s/ DOUGLAS L. BRAUNSTEIN
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By: Douglas L. Braunstein
Its: Managing Director
