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EXHIBIT 99.2
We hereby consent to (i) the use of our opinion letter to the Board of Directors
of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated (the "Company") included as Appendix E to the
Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement
on Form S-4 relating to the proposed merger of the Company and The Chase
Manhattan Corporation and (ii) the references to such opinion and to our prior
opinion dated September 12, 2000, in such Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus. 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 hereby admit that we are "experts" with respect to any
part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of that term as used in
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
By: /s/ EDWARD J. KELLY III
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Dated: November 21, 2000
