Pricing Supplement No. 71 Dated February 19, 1998
(To Prospectus Supplement dated December 1, 1997
and Prospectus dated November 24, 1997)
Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement No. 333-40447
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
(Floating Rate Notes)
Principal Amount: $100,000,000
CUSIP: 61687Y CD7
Trade Date: February 19, 1998
Settlement Date: February 23, 1998
Maturity Date: February 23, 2000
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): 100.0%
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $99,990,000 (99.99%)
Interest Rate (per annum): Prime as set forth in the H.15
(Telerate page 125) minus 281.5 basis points, with one day "Look
Back" - i.e., the Prime Rate applicable for each Interest Reset
Date shall be the Prime Rate as of the close of business on the
preceding Business Day; and a two day "Cut Off" - i.e., the
Calculation Agent shall apply the Prime Rate for each Interest
Reset Day up to and including the second Business Day immediately
prior to each Interest Payment Date in accordance with the one
day "Look Back" provision. In addition, the Interest Rate
determined on the second Business Day immediately prior to each
Interest Payment Date shall be applicable for all Interest Reset
Dates from such Business Day up to but excluding the immediately
following Interest Payment Date.
Interest Rate Basis:
( ) Commercial Paper Rate ( ) Federal Funds Rate
( ) LIBOR (Reuters) ( ) Treasury Rate Note
( ) LIBOR (Telerate) ( ) Other:
( X ) Prime Rate
Interest Payment Date(s): May 23, August 23, November 23 and
February 23 of each year, commencing May 23, 1998.
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: 5.685%
Interest Payment Period: ( ) Annual ( ) Semi-Annual
( ) Monthly ( X ) Quarterly ( ) Other
Interest Reset Periods:
( X ) Daily ( ) Weekly ( ) Monthly
( ) Quarterly
( ) Semi-annually; the third Wednesday of :
( ) Annually; the third Wednesday of:
Interest Determination Dates: For calculation of each Interest
Payment, three New York Business Days prior to each Interest
Payment Date.
Interest Reset Date if other than stated in the Prospectus
Supplement: Daily, with one day "Look Back" - i.e., the Prime
Rate applicable for each Interest Reset Date shall be the Prime
Rate as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day;
and a two day "Cut Off" - i.e., the Calculation Agent shall apply
the Prime Rate for each Interest Reset Day up to and including
the second Business Day immediately prior to each Interest
Payment Date in accordance with the one day "Look Back"
provision. In addition, the Interest Rate determined on the
second Business Day immediately prior to each Interest Payment
Date shall be applicable for all Interest Reset Dates from such
Business Day up to but excluding the immediately following
Interest Payment Date.
Interest Calculation:
(X) Regular Floating Rate
( ) Inverse Floating Rate (Fixed Interest Rate: ___%)
( ) Other Floating Rate (See attached)
Spread (plus/minus): Minus 281.5 basis points
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Index Maturity: Daily Index Currency: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A Minimum Interest Rate: 0
Calculation Date if other than stated in the Prospectus
Supplement: N/A
Right of Payment:
( ) Subordinated (X) Unsubordinated
Day Count Basis: ( ) 30/360 (Commercial Paper Rate Notes,
Federal Funds Rate Notes, Prime
Rate Notes and LIBOR Notes)
(X) Actual/360
Form: (X) Book-Entry Note (DTC)
( ) Certificated Note
Denomination: $250,000 with $1,000 integral multiples thereafter.
Redemption:
(X) The Notes may not be redeemed prior to stated maturity.
( ) The Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity.
Optional Redemption Date(s): N/A
Initial Redemption Date: N/A
Initial Redemption Percentage: N/A
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.
