Pricing Supplement No. 8 Dated May 8, 1996
(To Prospectus Supplement dated February 20, 1996
and Prospectus dated January 31, 1996)
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 33-64193
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
Medium Term Notes, Series A
(Floating Rate Notes)
Principal Amount: $5,000,000
CUSIP: 61687Y AG2
Trade Date: May 8, 1996
Settlement Date: June 5, 1996
Maturity Date: June 5, 2006
If principal amount is other than
U.S. dollars, equivalent in U.S. dollars: N/A
Exchange Agent: N/A
Price to Public (Issue Price): 100%
Net Proceeds to Issuer: 99.90%
Interest Rate (per annum): 3-month LIBOR + 0.50%, subject to a
Maximum Interest Rate of 9.25%. Intermediation calculations
rounded to five decimal places; Coupon rounded to three decimal
places.
Interest Rate Basis:
( ) Commercial Paper Rate ( ) Federal Funds Rate
( ) LIBOR (Reuters) ( ) Treasury Rate Note
(X) LIBOR (Telerate) ( ) Other:
( ) Prime Rate
Interest Payment Date(s): September 5, December 5, March 5, and
June 5 of each year; commencing on September 5, 1996.
Record Date(s): (X) The fifteenth day (whether or not a Business
Day) next preceding each Interest Payment Date.
( ) Other
Initial Interest Rate Per Annum: Rate on the second Business Day
preceding the Settlement Date.
Interest Payment Period: ( ) Annual ( ) Semi-Annual ( ) Monthly
( X ) Quarterly (30/360 with no adjustment to period
end date for calculation purposes.)
Interest Reset Periods:
( ) Daily
( ) Weekly
( ) Monthly
(X) Quarterly (30/360 with no adjustment to period end date
for calculation purposes.)
( ) Semi-annually; the third Wednesday of :
( ) Annually; the third Wednesday of:
Interest Determination Dates, if other than stated in the
Prospectus Supplement: Second Business Day preceding the
Interest Reset Date.
Interest Reset Date if other than stated in the Prospectus
Supplement: 5th of each September, December, March and June
(whether or not a Business Day) beginning June 5, 1996.
Interest Calculation:
(X) Regular Floating Rate
( ) Inverse Floating Rate (Fixed Interest Rate: ___%)
( ) Other Floating Rate (See attached)
Spread (plus/minus): +.50% Spread Multiplier: N/A
Index Maturity: 3 months Index Currency: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate: 9.25% Minimum Interest Rate: 0.00%
Calculation Date if other than stated in the Prospectus
Supplement: N/A
Right of Payment:
( ) Subordinated (X) Unsubordinated
Day Count Basis: (X) 30/360 with no adjustment to period
end date for calculation purposes
(Commercial Paper Rate Notes,
Federal Funds Rate Notes, Prime
Rate Notes and LIBOR Notes)
( ) Actual (Treasury Rate Notes)
Form: (X) Book-Entry Note (DTC)
( ) Certificated Note
Denomination: $250,000 with $5,000 integral multiples thereafter.
Redemption:
( ) The Notes may not be redeemed prior to stated maturity.
(X) The Notes may not be redeemed prior to June 5, 1999. The
notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company upon at least
15 calendar days notice, in whole but not in part, on June 5,
1999, (subject to Business Day convention described in the
Prospectus Supplement) at 100% of the principal amount thereof
together with accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption;
thereafter, the notes may not be redeemed.
Optional Redemption Date(s): June 5, 1999 only (subject to
Business Day convention described in the Prospectus Supplement)
Initial Redemption Date: June 5, 1999 (subject to Business Day
convention described in the Prospectus Supplement)
Initial Redemption Percentage: See above
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: N/A
Modified Payment Upon Acceleration: N/A
Repayment Date Prices: N/A
Sinking Fund: None
Extendible Note: ( ) Yes (X) No
Amortization Schedule: N/A
Original Issue Discount: N/A
Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Interest Accrual Date:
Initial Accrual Period OID:
Indexed Note: ( ) Yes (X) No
Calculation Agent(s): (X) First Trust of New York, National Association
( ) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Plan of Distribution:
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. has acted as Agent on behalf of
the Company.
The Company has agreed to indemnify the Agent against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Additional Terms:
CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT WHICH ARE
DEFINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS SHALL HAVE
THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE
PROSPECTUS.
