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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Nos. 333-38633 and 333-38633-01
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 27, 1998
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED NOVEMBER 14, 1997)
$[50,000,000]
COMMODITY-INDEXED PREFERRED SECURITIES (COMPS(R)), SERIES [B]
J.P. MORGAN INDEX FUNDING COMPANY I
SERIES [B] PREFERRED SECURITIES AT $[25] PER SHARE
INDEXED TO THE JPMCI SILVER TOTAL RETURN INDEX
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH HEREIN BY
J.P. MORGAN & CO. INCORPORATED
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The Series [B] Preferred Securities (each, a "Series [B] Preferred Security",
and collectively, the "ComPS") offered hereby are being issued by J.P. Morgan
Index Funding Company I, a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the "Trust"). No dividends on the ComPS will be paid. The
ComPS represent undivided beneficial preferred interests in certain assets of
the Trust consisting of the Related Note (as defined below) and the proceeds
thereof. Each Series [B] Preferred Security will have an initial principal
amount of [$25] (the "Face Amount"), and thereafter, the change in value of the
principal amount per Series [B] Preferred Security will be indexed to the change
in value of the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index (the "Applicable Index"), which
is calculated based on the change in value of certain silver futures contracts
included from time to time in the JPM Indices (such contracts, from time to
time, the "Benchmark Silver Contracts") plus a component of collateral yield
computed on such fluctuating index value at the most recent auction rate for
3-month U.S. Treasury Bills or certain successor rates thereto (the "Collateral
Yield Component"), reduced by a factor designed to offset the costs of issuing
and hedging the indexation of the ComPS (the "Factor"). J.P. Morgan & Co.
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("J.P. Morgan"), will own all the common
securities (the "Series [B] Common Securities" and together with the ComPS, the
"Series [B] Securities") representing undivided beneficial interests in certain
assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the proceeds thereof. The
Trust exists for the sole purpose of issuing the Series [B] Securities and
investing the proceeds thereof in a Related Note Due , [2001] (the
"Related Note") of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a trust company
with full banking powers organized under the laws of the State of New York and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan ("Morgan Guaranty"), and issuing similar
preferred securities (the "Preferred Securities") and common securities (the
"Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred Securities, the
"Securities") of separate series and investing the proceeds thereof in similar
notes in the future.
Of the [2,000,000] ComPS offered hereby, [ , , ] ComPS are being offered
initially in the United States by the U.S. Underwriters and [ , ] ComPS
are being offered initially outside the United States in a concurrent offering
by the International Managers. See "Underwriting."
SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE S-10 FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO AN
INVESTMENT IN THE COMPS. THE COMPS ARE NOT FUTURES CONTRACTS AND DO NOT
REPRESENT AN ACTUAL INVESTMENT IN FUTURES CONTRACTS. THE REDEMPTION VALUE (AS
DEFINED BELOW) OF THE COMPS IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE JPMCI
SILVER TOTAL RETURN INDEX, REDUCED BY THE FACTOR. AS A RESULT, THE REDEMPTION
VALUE PER SERIES [B] PREFERRED SECURITY MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THE FACE AMOUNT
AND MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THE RETURN FROM AN ACTUAL INVESTMENT IN THE
BENCHMARK SILVER CONTRACTS. SEE "DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPS".
"ComPS", "JPMCI" and the "J.P. Morgan Commodity Index" are registered service
marks of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated.
The ComPS have been approved for listing on the American Stock Exchange (the
"Amex") under the symbol "JPS", subject to official notice of issuance. Trading
of the ComPS on the Amex is expected to commence within a 30-day period after
the date of this Prospectus Supplement. See "Underwriting".
THE SERIES [B] SECURITIES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND
ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
FEDERAL AGENCY.
THESE SERIES [B] SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS TO
WHICH IT RELATES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Price $[25] per Series [B] Preferred Security.
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(1) The Trust and J.P. Morgan have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. See "Underwriting".
(2) Because the proceeds of the sale of the ComPS will be invested in the
Related Note, Morgan Guaranty has agreed to pay to the Underwriters a
commission of $ per Series [B] Preferred Security (or $ in
the aggregate). See "Underwriting".
(3) Expenses of the offering which are payable by the Trust and J.P. Morgan are
estimated to be $ .
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The ComPS offered hereby are offered by the U.S. Underwriters, as specified
herein, subject to receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to
reject any order in whole or in part. It is expected that delivery of the ComPS
will be made on or about , 1998, through the book-entry facilities of
The Depository Trust Company, against payment therefor in same-day funds.
J.P. MORGAN & CO.
[ ], 1998.
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE
OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD
BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY SUCH STATE.
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CERTAIN PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING MAY ENGAGE IN TRANSACTIONS THAT
STABILIZE, MAINTAIN OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE PRICE OF THE SERIES [B] SECURITIES
OFFERED HEREBY. SPECIFICALLY, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVERALLOT IN CONNECTION WITH
THE OFFERING, AND MAY BID FOR AND PURCHASE THE SERIES [B] SECURITIES ON THE
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE OR IN THE OPEN MARKET. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THESE
ACTIVITIES, SEE "UNDERWRITING".
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STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW
[DIAGRAM DETAILING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
J.P. MORGAN, MORGAN GUARANTY, J.P. MORGAN INDEX FUNDING COMPANY I
AND THE COMPS INVESTORS]
1. THE TRUST. The issuer of the ComPS is a Delaware statutory business trust
formed by J.P. Morgan for the sole purpose of issuing the Series [B] Securities
and other securities of separate series and lending the proceeds thereof to
Morgan Guaranty. J.P. Morgan will own 100% of the Series [B] Common Securities.
The Trust will be disregarded for United States Federal income tax purposes.
J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company, LLC (the "Company"), a Delaware limited
liability company, has been merged into the Trust. As a result of such merger,
the Trust has succeeded to all rights and obligations of the Company, including
any rights and obligations in respect of any securities that were issued by the
Company prior to the merger (including the 2.5% Series A Securities (the "Series
A Securities")) and any related notes and related note guarantees executed and
delivered in connection therewith.
2. THE COMPS. The ComPS issued by the Trust represent undivided beneficial
preferred interests in the assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note
and the proceeds thereof. The ComPS Redemption Price and the ComPS Early
Redemption Price are indexed to the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index, reduced by
the Factor. The ComPS Early Redemption Price or the ComPS Redemption Price may
be more or less than the Face Amount of the ComPS. The Trust intends to issue
more than one series of Securities. No holder of Securities of any series shall
have any claim on, or any right to, any assets allocated to, or associated with,
Securities of any other series (except if, and to the extent that, such holder
is also a holder of Securities of such other series).
3. COMPS PROCEEDS LOANED TO MORGAN GUARANTY. Proceeds of ComPS and related
Series [B] Common Securities will be used by the Trust on behalf of holders of
the Series [B] Securities to purchase from Morgan Guaranty the Related Note with
a maturity of [, 2001] and having the same economic terms as the
ComPS.
4. REPAYMENT OF RELATED NOTE. Morgan Guaranty will repay the Related Note in
whole or part to the extent required to repay Series [B] Securities upon any
Early Redemption Date and in whole at the Stated Maturity (subject to extension
in case of a Market Disruption Event).
5. RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE. J.P. Morgan will guarantee to the Trust, on a
subordinated basis, the payment of any distributions on and principal of the
Related Note as provided pursuant to the terms of the Related Note, at such
times and in such amounts as provided therein.
6. GUARANTEE. J.P. Morgan will guarantee to the holders of ComPS, on a
subordinated basis, the payment of (i) the ComPS Early Redemption Price or the
ComPS Redemption Price, as applicable, but if and only if and to the extent
that, in each case, Morgan Guaranty has made payment of principal on the Related
Note and (ii) upon liquidation, the lesser of (a) the Early Redemption Value and
(b) the amount of assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the
proceeds thereof available for distribution to holders of ComPS.
7. MORGAN GUARANTY. Morgan Guaranty, a trust company with full banking powers
organized under the laws of the State of New York, is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of J.P. Morgan.
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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING
SECURITIES OFFERED......Series [B] Preferred Securities ("ComPS") indexed to the
JPMCI Silver Total Return Index.
ISSUER..................J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I (the "Trust"), a
Delaware statutory business trust and a subsidiary of
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated ("J.P. Morgan").
GUARANTOR...............J.P. Morgan, on a subordinated basis, (i) of payments to
holders of ComPS of amounts received on the Related Note
by the Trust on behalf of holders of Series [B]
Securities and (ii) of payments to the Trust on behalf
of holders of Series [B] Securities on the Related Note
by Morgan Guaranty, a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P.
Morgan.
INITIAL OFFERING PRICE
PER SERIES [B] PREFERRED
SECURITY ("FACE
AMOUNT")................[$25].
AGGREGATE FACE
AMOUNT..................$[50,000,000].
COMPS REDEMPTION
PRICE...................Redemption Value at Stated Maturity.
STATED MATURITY......... , [2001], subject to extension in the case of a
Market Disruption Event.
REDEMPTION VALUE PER
SERIES [B] PREFERRED
SECURITY................Face Amount X ( Applicable Index Settlement
Value - Factor)
Applicable Index Commencement Value
APPLICABLE INDEX........JPMCI Silver Total Return Index.
APPLICABLE INDEX
COMMENCEMENT VALUE......[Set on date of pricing].
APPLICABLE INDEX
SETTLEMENT VALUE........The average (rounded to four digits following the
decimal point) of the Applicable Index over the 10
consecutive Trading Days meeting certain conditions
immediately following the 20th Business Day prior to
redemption (as described herein), unless such value has
been permanently fixed prior to such time as described
under "Description of ComPS -- Early Determination of
Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption Value."
CALCULATION AGENT.......Morgan Guaranty.
DIVIDENDS...............No dividends on the ComPS will be paid.
CASH REDEMPTION PRIOR TO
STATED MATURITY
OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION............At the holders' option, on each prior to the Stated
Maturity, for the ComPS Early Redemption Price.
SPECIAL EVENT
REDEMPTION............Under certain circumstances, upon the occurrence of a
Tax Event or an Investment Company Event, for the ComPS
Early Redemption Price.
EARLY DETERMINATION OF
APPLICABLE INDEX
SETTLEMENT VALUE........Upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the
liquidity or increasing the cost of holding or trading
the Benchmark Silver Contracts and the inability to find
a suitable replacement Benchmark Silver Contract, the
Applicable Index Settlement Value may be fixed, and such
fixed value will be used upon any subsequent Early
Redemption and at Stated Maturity.
COMPS EARLY REDEMPTION
PRICE...................The Early Redemption Value (as defined in the
Prospectus), which represents the payment of the
discounted present value of Principal Amount on the
applicable Early Redemption Date. See "Description of
the ComPS -- Optional Redemption" and "-- Special Event
Redemption".
VOTING RIGHTS...........Holders of ComPS will have limited voting rights but
will not be entitled to vote to appoint, remove or
replace the Trustees of the Trust or to increase or
decrease the number of Trustees (as defined in the
Declaration). See "Description of the ComPS--Voting
Rights".
USE OF PROCEEDS.........The proceeds to the Trust from the sale of ComPS and
related Series [B] Common Securities will be used to
purchase a note of Morgan Guaranty (the "Related Note"),
and Morgan Guaranty will use such proceeds for general
corporate purposes and for hedging its obligations under
the Related Note. See "Use of Proceeds".
FACTOR..................[0.095 (9.5 percent)] [set on date of pricing], which is
designed to offset the costs of issuing and hedging the
indexation of the ComPS.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
TREATMENT...............Morgan Guaranty and the holders of ComPS will agree to
treat the Related Note as a cash settled forward
purchase contract, with the result under current law
that holders should not be required to report original
issue discount ("OID") income and would have capital
gain or loss on the sale or redemption of the ComPS.
However, other tax results, including OID income and
ordinary income on a sale or redemption of the ComPS,
might arise.
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THE OFFERING
The information in this Prospectus Supplement concerning J.P. Morgan, Morgan
Guaranty, the Trust, the ComPS, the Guarantee, the Related Note Guarantee and
the Related Note supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the
information contained in the accompanying Prospectus. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE COMPS IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION CONTAINED ELSEWHERE OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (THIS "PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT") AND THE PROSPECTUS OF WHICH
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT CONSTITUTES A PART (THE "PROSPECTUS"). Prospective
purchasers of ComPS should carefully review such information. Certain
capitalized terms used in this Prospectus Supplement have the meanings ascribed
to them under the "Glossary of Terms" in Annex I hereto.
GENERAL
Subject to the more specific discussion of each item elsewhere in this
Prospectus Supplement or in the Prospectus (including the effect of a Market
Disruption Event, as defined herein), following is a general summary of the
ComPS:
The ComPS do not pay dividends and are principal-at-risk securities linked
directly to the performance of the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index (the
"Applicable Index"), reduced by the Factor. As described herein, the Applicable
Index will change based on the daily percentage change in value of the Benchmark
Silver Contracts plus a component of collateral yield computed on such
fluctuating index value at the most recent auction rate for 3-month U.S.
Treasury Bills or certain successor rates thereto (the "Collateral Yield
Component"). At maturity, an investor will receive a principal amount determined
by the following formula: Face Amount x (the 10-day average of the Applicable
Index/the Applicable Index set on the day of pricing, minus the Factor). In no
circumstances will the Redemption Value of the ComPS be less than zero, but the
Redemption Value could be more or less than the Face Amount. Thus, the
Redemption Value is linked directly to the performance of the Applicable Index,
reduced by the Factor (e.g., if the average ending value of the Applicable Index
is twice the beginning value, the Redemption Value will be twice the Face
Amount, reduced by the Factor). If the Applicable Index decreases over the life
of the ComPS, or if the percentage increase in the Applicable Index is less than
the amount of the Factor, the Redemption Value will be less than the Face
Amount. If the percentage increase in the Applicable Index over the life of the
ComPS is greater than the amount of the Factor, the Redemption Value will be
greater than the Face Amount. The Factor, 9.5%, is designed to offset the costs
of issuing and hedging the ComPS which are charged to the holders of the ComPS
in the Redemption Value.
The Applicable Index (the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index) is a Total Return
Index. A Total Return Index, which is described more fully in the attached
Prospectus under "The JPM Indices -- Total Return Methodology", represents the
cumulative return of holding an unlevered position in the designated nearby
commodity futures contracts underlying such Applicable Index, plus the
Collateral Yield Component. Generally, since the Total Return Index is linked
directly (i.e., on a one-to-one basis) to the underlying futures contracts, a 1%
change on any day in the value of the specific underlying designated futures
contract will create a 1% change in the value of the Applicable Index for such
day (not including any change in value resulting from the Collateral Yield
Component). Because the designated futures contracts underlying the Total Return
Indices have maturities (generally less than three months) which are shorter
than the maturity of the ComPS, the index calculation methodology replaces the
underlying contract used to determine the daily change in the value of the
Applicable Index with the next designated contract of the same commodity on a
periodic basis. This process of replacement is called "rolling", and the 5-day
period during which the replacement occurs is called the "Rollover Period". For
any month during which a roll occurs, the daily change in value of a Total
Return Index solely as a result of the change in value of the designated future
contracts ("Change(t)") for all days prior to the Rollover Period is calculated
as 100% of the daily change of the existing ("old") underlying designated
contract. Beginning with the first day after the beginning of the Rollover
Period, the daily Change(t) in a Total Return Index is calculated based 80% on
the percentage change of the old contract and 20% on the percentage change in
the replacement ("new") designated contract. Similar 20% adjustments are made in
the weights attributable to each contract's change for each of the next four
days of the Rollover Period such that, by the day after the
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Rollover Period ends and for all subsequent days until the next Rollover Period,
100% of the daily Change(t) is attributable to the percentage change of the new
designated contract. Because the change in the Applicable Index is linked
directly to the percentage change in the designated contracts underlying such
index, plus the Collateral Yield Component, any events which affect the
designated contracts underlying the Applicable Index may affect the Early
Redemption Value and Redemption Value of the ComPS.
The Principal Amount of each of the ComPS, which is initially equal to the Face
Amount, will vary over the life of the ComPS in relation to the Applicable
Index, reduced by the Factor. The Principal Amount repayable on any Early
Redemption Date, upon the occurrence of any Special Event Redemption or at
Stated Maturity will be determined, pursuant to the terms described herein
(including, without limitation, the averaging of the Applicable Index over the
Early Determination Period or Determination Period, as applicable, and the
present-valuing of the Principal Amount in connection with early redemptions),
by comparing the level of the Applicable Index set on the date of issuance of
the ComPS with the level determined pursuant to the terms hereof for any such
date of redemption, reduced by the Factor.
The ComPS represent undivided beneficial preferred interests in certain assets
of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the proceeds thereof. The
Related Note, in which the proceeds of the ComPS and the related Series [B]
Common Securities will be invested, matures on , [2001] (which is the
"Stated Maturity"), subject to extension in the case of a Market Disruption
Event, and is redeemable at certain times, from time to time, at the option of
the Trust upon an optional redemption by one or more holders of ComPS in an
amount sufficient to fund such redemption and the redemption of the related
Series [B] Common Securities and at any time by Morgan Guaranty in whole or in
part upon the occurrence of a Special Event. The ComPS will be redeemed at
Stated Maturity at the ComPS Redemption Price, which is equal to the Redemption
Value (as defined below) per Series [B] Preferred Security. In addition, if, as
a result of a Special Event, Morgan Guaranty redeems the Related Note in whole
or in part prior to Stated Maturity, the Trust must redeem ComPS and related
Series [B] Common Securities having an aggregate Principal Amount equal to the
Principal Amount of the Related Note so redeemed at the ComPS Early Redemption
Price. See "Description of the ComPS -- Redemption at Stated
Maturity"; -- Special Event Redemption". For purposes of this Prospectus
Supplement, "Principal Amount" means (i) in the case of any Series [B] Preferred
Security, the Early Redemption Value thereof or the Redemption Value thereof (as
if determined as of such time), as applicable, and (ii) in the case of the
Related Note, the principal amount thereof at such time determined pursuant to
the terms thereof.
DIVIDENDS
The holders of ComPS are not entitled to receive dividends.
REDEMPTION AT STATED MATURITY
Unless previously redeemed pursuant to the optional or special redemption
provisions described below, each of the outstanding ComPS will be redeemed by
the Trust, in cash, on , [2001] which is the Stated Maturity of the
Related Note, subject to extension in the case of a Market Disruption Event (as
defined herein), at the ComPS Redemption Price, which is equal to the Redemption
Value per Series [B] Preferred Security. See "Description of the
ComPS -- Redemption at Stated Maturity"; "Risk Factors -- Extension of
Settlement Date or Stated Maturity".
CALCULATION OF REDEMPTION VALUE
The Principal Amount of each Series [B] Preferred Security is indexed to the
difference of (i) the performance of the Applicable Index, which is calculated
based on the change in value of certain silver futures contracts included from
time to time in the JPM Indices (such contracts, from time to time, the
"Benchmark Silver Contracts") plus the Collateral Yield Component, and (ii) the
Factor. On the date of this Prospectus Supplement, the Benchmark Silver Contract
is the Silver contract traded on the New York Commodity Exchange (the "COMEX"),
a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Any contracts
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for forward delivery on the COMEX shall be referred to herein as "futures
contracts" or "contracts." In summary, and subject to the complete definitions
and formulae contained herein and in the Prospectus, the Principal Amount of
each Series [B] Preferred Security at Stated Maturity, subject to extension in
the case of a Market Disruption Event (the "Redemption Value"), shall be
determined by multiplying the Face Amount of each Series [B] Preferred Security
by the difference between (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Applicable Index Settlement Value and the denominator of which is the Applicable
Index Commencement Value, and (b) the Factor. However, the Redemption Value may
not be less than zero. Subject to the more complete definitions contained herein
and in the accompanying Prospectus, "Applicable Index Settlement Value" means
the arithmetic average of the values of the Applicable Index during the
Determination Period (as defined below), and "Applicable Index Commencement
Value" means [value set on date of issuance]. See "Description of
ComPS--Calculation of Redemption Value" herein and "Description of
ComPS--Determination Period and Settlement Date" in the Prospectus.
The Factor, 9.5%, is designed to offset the costs of issuing and hedging the
ComPS which are charged to the holders of the ComPS in the Redemption Value.
EARLY DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE AND REDEMPTION VALUE
Upon the occurrence of certain events affecting the liquidity or increasing the
cost of holding or trading the Benchmark Silver Contracts and the inability to
find a suitable replacement Benchmark Silver Contract, Morgan Guaranty has the
right to cause the Applicable Index Settlement Value to be fixed. Following such
an event, the Applicable Index Settlement Value will remain fixed and will be
used in calculating the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value for the
computation of any Early Redemption Value and as the Applicable Index Settlement
Value at Stated Maturity. See "Description of the ComPS--Early Determination of
Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption Value".
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
Each holder of ComPS may, by giving notice as specified herein before
[anniversary of Stated Maturity] of each year prior to Stated Maturity (each, an
"Optional Redemption Date"), cause the Trust to redeem some or all of such
holder's ComPS at the ComPS Early Redemption Price, which is equal to the Early
Redemption Value (as defined in the Prospectus) per Series [B] Preferred
Security as determined at such time. See "Description of the ComPS--Optional
Redemption".
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Tax Event or an Investment
Company Event (each as defined herein and each a "Special Event"), Morgan
Guaranty will have the right to redeem the Related Note in whole or, if
redemption of less than all the ComPS will result in the discontinuance of such
Special Event, in part in an amount sufficient to cause such discontinuance, in
each case for cash, with the result that the Trust will redeem a Principal
Amount of ComPS and related Series [B] Common Securities equal to the Principal
Amount of the Related Note so redeemed for cash at the ComPS Early Redemption
Price. However, in the case of a Tax Event, Morgan Guaranty may allow the
Related Note and the Trust may allow the ComPS and related Series [B] Common
Securities to remain outstanding upon the receipt of indemnification by J.P.
Morgan of the Trust for all taxes payable by it as a result of such Tax Event.
See "Description of the ComPS--Special Event Redemption".
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE BY J.P. MORGAN
J.P. Morgan, through its obligations under the Guarantee, the Related Note
Guarantee and the Declaration, taken together, will provide a full and
unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated basis, of payments due on the ComPS.
See "Risk Factors--Limitation on Rights Under the Guarantee, the Related Note
Guarantee and the Related Note", "Description of the Related Note Guarantee" and
"Effect of Obligations Under the Guarantee, the Related Note Guarantee and the
Related Note".
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THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee by J.P. Morgan guarantees to the holders of the ComPS the payment
of (i) the ComPS Early Redemption Price or the ComPS Redemption Price, as
applicable, but if and only if and to the extent that, in each case, Morgan
Guaranty has made payment of principal on the Related Note, and (ii) upon a
Liquidation Event (as defined herein) (other than in connection with the
redemption of all the ComPS upon maturity or redemption in whole of the Related
Note), the lesser of (A) the Early Redemption Value of such ComPS (the
"Liquidation Distribution"), to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor, and (B) the amount of assets of the Trust consisting of the Related
Note and the proceeds thereof remaining available for distribution to holders of
the ComPS upon such Liquidation Event. J.P. Morgan's obligations under the
Guarantee will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to all liabilities
of J.P. Morgan, pari passu with the most senior preferred stock outstanding as
of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan and senior to the common stock of J.P. Morgan.
THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
The Related Note Guarantee by J.P. Morgan guarantees to the Property Trustee on
behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities the payment of principal of the
Related Note as provided pursuant to the terms of the Related Note, at such
times and in such amounts as provided therein. J.P. Morgan's obligations under
the Related Note Guarantee will be subordinated and junior in right of payment
to all liabilities of J.P. Morgan, pari passu with the most senior preferred
stock outstanding as of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan and senior to the common
stock of J.P. Morgan.
RELATED NOTE
The Related Note will be issued as an unsecured obligation of Morgan Guaranty,
limited in initial Principal Amount to approximately $ , such amount being the
aggregate Face Amount of the ComPS and the related Series [B] Common Securities.
The Related Note will mature on the Stated Maturity (subject to extension in the
case of a Market Disruption Event), and will not bear interest. The Principal
Amount of the Related Note at any time will be the aggregate Principal Amount of
the outstanding ComPS and related Series [B] Common Securities at such time. The
amount payable upon maturity of the Related Note will be the Related Note
Redemption Price. The timing and amount of payments on the Related Note mirror
the aggregate financial terms of the ComPS.
The obligations of Morgan Guaranty under the Related Note will be pari passu
with all present and future Senior Indebtedness of Morgan Guaranty. Morgan
Guaranty's obligations under the Related Note are effectively subordinated to
all liabilities (including indebtedness) of its consolidated and unconsolidated
subsidiaries.
VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of ComPS will have certain voting rights but will not be entitled to
vote to appoint, remove or replace the Trustees (as defined below) of the Trust
or to increase or decrease the number of Trustees. See "Description of the
ComPS--Voting Rights".
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Trust, on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities, will invest the
proceeds from the sale of the ComPS offered hereby and the related Series [B]
Common Securities in the Related Note, the proceeds of which will be used by
Morgan Guaranty for general corporate purposes and for hedging its obligations
under the Related Note. See "Use of Proceeds".
LISTING
The ComPS have been approved for listing on the Amex under the symbol "JPS",
subject to official notice of issuance. Trading of the ComPS on the Amex is
expected to commence within a 30-day period after the date of this Prospectus
Supplement. Prior to this offering, there has been no market for the ComPS.
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RISK FACTORS
INDEXATION OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
The Principal Amount of each of the ComPS, which is initially equal to the Face
Amount, will vary until Stated Maturity of the ComPS in relation to the
Applicable Index (the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index), reduced by the Factor.
The Principal Amount repayable on any Optional Redemption Date, upon the
occurrence of any Special Event Redemption or in connection with any Liquidation
Distribution (each such redemption date, an "Early Redemption Date") or at
Stated Maturity will be determined, pursuant to the terms described herein
(including, without limitation, the averaging of the Applicable Index over the
Early Determination Period or Determination Period, as applicable, and the
present-valuing of the Principal Amount in connection with early redemptions),
by comparing the level of the Applicable Index at the date of issuance of the
ComPS with the level determined pursuant to the terms hereof for any such date
of redemption, reduced by the Factor. Accordingly, the Principal Amount to be
received upon any date of redemption will fluctuate based on the Applicable
Index (reduced by the Factor) and may be lower than the Face Amount. If the
Applicable Index decreases over the life of the ComPS, or if the percentage
increase in the Applicable Index is less than the amount of the Factor, the
Redemption Value will be less than the Face Amount. If the percentage increase
in the Applicable Index is greater than the amount of the Factor, the Redemption
Value will be greater than the Face Amount.
LIMITATION ON RIGHTS UNDER THE GUARANTEE, THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE AND THE
RELATED NOTE
The Guarantee will be effective with respect to the ComPS from the time of
issuance of the ComPS but will not apply to any payment of amounts due in
respect of the ComPS to the extent Morgan Guaranty has failed to make a payment
of principal of the Related Note. To the extent Morgan Guaranty were to default
on its obligation to pay amounts payable on the Related Note, the Trust, on
behalf of holders of the Series [B] Securities, would lack available funds for
the payment of distributions of the Principal Amount of or amounts payable on
redemption of the ComPS and, in such event, holders of the ComPS would not be
able to rely on the Guarantee for payment of such amounts. Instead, holders of
the ComPS would rely on the enforcement by the Trust, on behalf of holders of
the Series [B] Securities, of its rights as holder of the Related Note against
Morgan Guaranty and of its rights as holder of the Related Note Guarantee
against J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan, through its obligations under the Guarantee,
the Related Note Guarantee and the Declaration, taken together, will provide a
full and unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated basis, of payments due on
the ComPS. See "Description of the Guarantee" and "Description of the Related
Note Guarantee".
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
Upon the occurrence of a Special Event, unless waived by Morgan Guaranty or
subject to cure as specified herein, Morgan Guaranty shall have the right to
redeem the Related Note, in whole or in part, in which event the Trust will
redeem the ComPS and related Series [B] Common Securities on a pro rata basis to
the same extent as the Principal Amount of the Related Note is redeemed by
Morgan Guaranty.
As described in more detail below, a Special Event is either (i) a Tax Event or
(ii) an Investment Company Event. A Special Event may occur at any time. See
"Description of the ComPS--Special Event Redemption".
It is possible that the occurrence of a Special Event could cause the market
price of the ComPS in any existing secondary market to decline.
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of ComPS will have certain voting rights relating to a payment default
on or an adverse change to the ComPS, but will not be entitled to vote to
appoint, remove or replace the Trustees of the Trust or to increase or decrease
the number of Trustees, which voting rights are vested exclusively in the
holders of
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the Series [B] Common Securities and other Common Securities. See "Description
of the ComPS--Voting Rights".
TRADING PRICE MAY NOT REFLECT ACTUAL ECONOMIC VALUE
The ComPS have been approved for listing on the Amex under the symbol "JPS",
subject to official notice of issuance. Trading of the ComPS on the Amex is
expected to commence within a 30-day period after the date of this Prospectus
Supplement. Prior to this offering there has been no market for the ComPS. It is
not possible to predict whether the necessary number of holders will purchase
and, for the remaining term of the ComPS, continue to hold ComPS in order that
any secondary market which does develop will continue to exist. The Underwriters
(as defined in "Underwriting") are not obligated to make a market for the ComPS,
and although J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. ("JPMSI") as lead Underwriter, intends
to use its reasonable efforts to do so, it is possible that no active secondary
market for the ComPS will develop and remain in existence.
There can be no assurance as to the market prices for the ComPS in any secondary
market which does develop. Accordingly, the ComPS that an investor may purchase,
whether pursuant to the offer made hereby or in the secondary market, may trade
at a discount to the price that the investor paid to purchase such ComPS.
VALUE OF THE COMPS
The value of the ComPS at any time will depend upon the interaction of at least
two key factors: (i) the level of the Applicable Index and (ii) the credit
quality of Morgan Guaranty and J.P. Morgan. As discussed under "Description of
the ComPS", adverse changes in the Applicable Index will directly correlate to
adverse changes in the value of the ComPS. Also, a decline in the credit quality
of Morgan Guaranty and J.P. Morgan could cause the trading price of the ComPS in
any secondary market then existing to decline.
IMPOSITION OF BANK REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
The Trust's ability to make distributions and other payments on the ComPS is
dependent upon Morgan Guaranty's making payments on the Related Note as and when
required or collection by the Trust, on behalf of holders of Series [B]
Securities, under the Related Note Guarantee. As noted in the accompanying
Prospectus under "J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated--Regulation", Morgan Guaranty
is subject to examination and regulation by U.S. federal and state banking
authorities, and although there is no current restriction on Morgan Guaranty's
ability to make payments under the Related Note, certain transactions with
affiliates, including the Trust, are or may in the future become subject to
restrictions imposed by bank regulatory authorities.
EFFECT OF TRADING IN THE BENCHMARK SILVER CONTRACTS AND RELATED COMMODITIES AND
INSTRUMENTS
Morgan Guaranty and other affiliates of J.P. Morgan are and will be actively
involved in the trading of the Benchmark Silver Contracts, U.S. Treasury Bills
and other instruments and derivative products based thereon. Morgan Guaranty, in
particular, is an active participant in various commodity markets including the
physical petroleum, precious and base metals and related derivatives markets.
JPMSI and other affiliates may also issue or underwrite, or authorize
unaffiliated entities to issue or underwrite, other securities or financial
instruments with returns indexed to the Applicable Index, the Benchmark Silver
Contracts, U.S. Treasury Bills, one or more of the JPM Indices or to another
commodity. Morgan Guaranty has licensed, and may in the future license, the
Applicable Index, the JPM Indices, and related indices and sub-indices for use
by affiliated and unaffiliated parties, for publication in newspapers and
periodicals, for distribution by information and data dissemination services and
for other purposes. Morgan Guaranty currently intends to publish individual
commodity sub-indices for each of the commodities included in the JPMCI using
the same calculation methodology as that described below. The Applicable Index
on the date hereof is identical to the sub-index having the same underlying
commodity.
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Trading in the foregoing contracts, U.S. Treasury Bills and commodities by
Morgan Guaranty, its affiliates (including JPMSI) and unaffiliated third parties
could adversely affect the value of the Applicable Index, which would in turn
adversely affect the return on and the value of the ComPS. See "Description of
the ComPS". Furthermore, additional issuances of securities linked or referenced
to the Benchmark Silver Contracts, similar silver futures contracts or silver
could adversely affect the value of the ComPS.
POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE INTERESTS
As noted above, Morgan Guaranty, JPMSI and their affiliates expect to engage in
trading activities related to the Benchmark Silver Contracts and U.S. Treasury
Bills and other instruments or derivative products based on or related to the
Applicable Index, for their accounts where permitted or for other accounts under
their management. Morgan Guaranty, JPMSI and their affiliates, as well as
unaffiliated third parties, may also engage in other activities related to the
Applicable Index, as discussed above. Because Morgan Guaranty will issue the
Related Note issued to the Trust on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities,
all such activities could create interests of Morgan Guaranty adverse to those
of the holders of ComPS. For example, the issuance of other securities indexed
to the Applicable Index, i.e., the introduction of competing products into the
marketplace, could adversely affect the value of the ComPS. To the extent that
J.P. Morgan or one of its affiliates serves as issuer, or JPMSI or one of its
affiliates serves as agent or underwriter, for such securities or other
instruments, their interests with respect to such products may be adverse to
those of the holders of the ComPS. Morgan Guaranty will serve as Calculation
Agent with respect to the ComPS and, accordingly, will in good faith calculate
the Applicable Index, which could also raise certain adverse interests (e.g., in
instances where Morgan Guaranty as the Calculation Agent is required to exercise
discretion).
RISK OF CARRYING AND ROLLING BENCHMARK SILVER CONTRACTS
As discussed below, the Early Redemption Value and the Redemption Value of the
ComPS will be calculated with reference to the Applicable Index, the value of
which is designed to replicate to the extent provided herein the cumulative
return of holding a continuous investment in the Benchmark Silver Contracts,
plus the Collateral Return Component. At any given time, the Applicable Index
will be calculated based on the change in value of certain Benchmark Silver
Contracts for delivery in the near term (the "shorter-dated contracts"), plus
the Collateral Return Component thereon. The Applicable Index will continue to
be calculated based on the change in value of such shorter-dated contracts until
they approach maturity, at which time the Applicable Index will, as described
below, cease to be calculated based on the change in value of such shorter-dated
contracts and begin to be calculated based on the change in value of the
subsequent Benchmark Silver Contracts (the "longer-dated contracts") plus the
Collateral Return Component thereon on a regular periodic basis so as to be
continuously indexed to the change in value of Benchmark Silver Contracts. The
period during which each such replacement of shorter-dated contracts with
longer-dated contracts as the basis for the calculation of the change in value
of the Applicable Index occurs is referred to herein as the "Rollover Period",
as further defined below. If the market for Benchmark Silver Contracts is in
"contango" (i.e., the prices of longer-dated contracts are above the prices of
shorter-dated contracts), the return on the Applicable Index may be adversely
affected. The Applicable Index would decline if (i) the price of the
longer-dated Benchmark Silver Contracts during the Rollover Period were more
than the price of the shorter-dated contracts which they will replace and (ii)
the price of the longer-dated contracts were to decline as such contracts
approach maturity (i.e., the price of the longer-dated contracts were to
converge toward the price of the replaced shorter-dated contracts), in each case
in an amount greater than the Collateral Return Component accruing during such
period. While many of the commodities included in the JPM Indices have
historically exhibited periods of both "backwardation" (i.e., the prices of
longer-dated contracts are below the prices of shorter-dated contracts) and
contango, there can be no assurance that backwardation will exist at any or all
times. The absence of backwardation in the market for Benchmark Silver Contracts
could adversely affect the Applicable Index and, correspondingly, could
adversely affect the value of the ComPS. Additionally, the issuance and/or the
trading of the ComPS could adversely affect the market for Benchmark Silver
Contracts and the extent to which such markets are in backwardation or contango
and, correspondingly,
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could adversely affect the value of the Applicable Index and the value of the
ComPS. See "Description of ComPS--Calculation of Redemption Value".
The following table sets forth the simulated month-end level of the JPMCI Silver
Total Return Index (the Applicable Index) for the months from January, 1984
through January 1996, and the actual level of the JPMCI Silver Total Return
Index thereafter. Because Morgan Guaranty did not commence actual calculation
and publication of the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index using the rules described
herein until February 1, 1996, the levels prior to such date are simulated
levels only, derived by applying the rules of the JPMCI Silver Total Return
Index as described herein to historical silver contract settlement values and
using as a given the level of the previous JPMCI Silver Total Return Index on
January 31, 1996, as the basis for calculation:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Level of the Applicable Index as of the end of:
YEAR JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.
- ------------------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1984 138.87 155.83 158.52 144.43 149.36 135.10 112.98 119.79 120.15 115.86 112.32 100.59
1985 101.43 89.79 106.67 98.35 98.21 97.51 100.36 99.63 95.92 96.99 96.96 92.79
1986 96.05 89.55 81.55 81.39 83.07 80.85 80.66 81.29 87.83 89.09 85.12 85.32
1987 86.73 85.67 97.49 125.83 120.02 115.02 130.25 115.86 117.72 108.72 110.09 104.19
1988 101.21 96.97 104.62 100.68 102.25 103.33 105.12 101.21 94.47 96.95 94.47 92.70
1989 88.90 89.48 88.46 85.66 78.77 78.54 80.13 76.66 79.31 78.47 85.76 78.53
1990 78.41 77.32 74.47 74.28 76.20 73.28 71.69 71.29 71.17 61.98 61.59 62.39
1991 56.89 55.28 56.94 58.71 60.49 65.21 59.73 56.01 60.67 59.99 59.43 56.73
1992 60.82 59.91 60.25 58.14 58.41 58.68 57.09 54.24 54.30 54.43 54.18 53.15
1993 52.85 51.71 56.10 63.40 66.50 65.70 77.66 69.62 58.33 62.55 63.48 72.94
1994 73.39 76.72 82.59 76.49 79.16 76.98 75.92 77.75 80.11 74.84 69.93 69.44
1995 66.20 64.41 75.29 81.44 75.17 71.29 71.44 75.62 77.28 75.88 73.91 73.38
1996 79.11 78.08 78.32 75.13 76.35 70.68 72.61 73.24 68.35 67.67 66.67 67.05
1997 69.17 74.94 72.24 65.52 65.55 64.83 62.90 64.94 72.85 66.24 73.54 83.52
1998 85.80
</TABLE>
Additionally, the level of the Applicable Index as of the close of business on
[the date of pricing] was [ ].
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The following is a graph of such simulated and actual month-end values:
LEVELS OF JPMCI SILVER TOTAL RETURN INDEX, JANUARY, 1984-JANUARY, 1998
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Measurement Period
(Fiscal Year Covered) JPMCI Silver Total Return
<S> <C>
1/31/84 138.8690
155.8340
158.5170
144.4290
149.3650
135.0970
112.9810
119.7860
120.1510
115.8590
112.3210
100.5910
1/31/85 101.4290
89.7870
106.6670
98.3500
98.2110
97.5050
100.3630
99.6300
95.9200
96.9930
96.9630
92.7910
1/31/86 96.0500
89.5510
81.5470
81.3890
83.0710
80.8460
80.6590
81.2890
87.8340
89.0900
85.1210
85.3180
1/30/87 86.7270
85.6750
97.4930
125.8320
120.0150
115.0230
130.2490
115.8570
117.7150
108.7190
110.0930
104.1860
1/29/88 101.2090
96.9690
104.6170
100.6830
102.2460
103.3250
105.1200
101.2070
94.4660
96.9470
94.4750
92.7000
1/31/89 88.9000
89.4760
88.4650
85.6650
78.7720
78.5360
80.1330
76.6550
79.3060
78.4670
85.7640
78.5260
1/31/90 78.4110
77.3160
74.4680
74.2790
76.2000
73.2780
71.6890
71.2860
71.1710
61.9830
61.5890
62.3940
1/31/91 56.8870
55.2810
56.9370
58.7070
60.4850
65.2110
59.7340
56.0100
60.6690
59.9860
59.4270
56.7330
1/31/92 60.8210
59.9130
60.2460
58.1380
58.4110
58.6810
57.0930
54.2370
54.3000
54.4280
54.1750
53.1470
1/29/93 52.8470
51.7090
56.1020
63.4040
66.4990
65.7020
77.6570
69.6240
58.3260
62.5500
63.4820
72.9390
1/31/94 73.3920
76.7180
82.5910
76.4910
79.1560
76.9770
75.9250
77.7530
80.1090
74.8360
69.9290
69.4430
1/31/95 66.1980
64.4110
75.2940
81.4360
75.1710
71.2900
71.4450
75.6230
77.2850
75.8820
73.9090
73.3760
1/31/96 79.1070
78.0770
78.3210
75.1340
76.3510
70.6800
72.6110
73.2430
68.3450
67.6710
66.6670
67.0490
1/31/97 69.1710
74.9390
72.2390
65.5180
65.5480
64.8250
62.9000
64.9410
72.8460
66.2390
73.5450
83.5220
1/31/98 85.7985
</TABLE>
Source: Morgan Guaranty
Using the year-end levels noted above as hypothetical ending values for the
Applicable Index Settlement Values and the three-year prior year-end levels as
hypothetical beginning values for the Applicable Index Commencement Values, the
hypothetical Redemption Value of a Series [B] Preferred Security as if maturing
at the end of each of the past ten years for a Series [B] Preferred Security
priced three years prior, with a hypothetical Face Amount of $25.00 and a
hypothetical Factor of 0.095 would be as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Hypothetical Applicable Index
Commencement Value Hypothetical Applicable Index ComPS Hypothetical
YEAR (3 years prior) Settlement Value Redemption Value
- ---------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- -----------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1987............ 100.59 104.19 $ 23.52
1988............ 92.79 92.70 $ 22.60
1989............ 85.32 78.53 $ 20.64
1990............ 104.19 62.39 $ 12.60
1991............ 92.70 56.73 $ 12.92
1992............ 78.53 53.15 $ 14.55
1993............ 62.39 72.94 $ 26.85
1994............ 56.73 69.44 $ 28.23
1995............ 53.15 73.38 $ 32.14
1996............ 72.94 87.05 $ 20.61
1997............ 69.44 83.52 $ 27.69
</TABLE>
WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING MONTH-END VALUES AND HYPOTHETICAL REDEMPTION
VALUES, PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND VALUES.
The following table illustrates, for a range of hypothetical changes in the
Applicable Index over the life of the ComPS, the (i) hypothetical value of the
ending index over the beginning index, (ii) the ComPS'
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hypothetical redemption value as a percentage of the original face amount, (iii)
the ComPS' hypothetical redemption value in $ per share, (iv) the cumulative
total return on the ComPS and (v) the total pretax annualized rate of return on
the ComPS. The table assumes a hypothetical ComPS with a term of 3 years and a
factor of 9.5%.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hypothetical ComPS Hypothetical
Percentage Change Settlement Redemption Total Pretax
Over the Starting Value Divided ----------------------- Total Cumulative Annualized Rate of
Value of Index by Commencement Value As % of Par As $/sh Return on the ComPS Return on the ComPS
- ----------------- --------------------- ----------- ------- ------------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(60)% 40% 30.5% 7.63 (69.50)% (37.69)%
(50)% 50% 40.5% 10.13 (59.50)% (29.02)%
(40)% 60% 50.5% 12.63 (49.50)% (22.14)%
(30)% 70% 60.5% 15.13 (39.50)% (16.04)%
(20)% 80% 70.5% 17.63 (29.50)% (11.48)%
(10)% 90% 80.5% 20.13 (19.50)% (7.17)%
0 % 100% 90.5% 22.63 (9.50)% (3.31)%
10% 110% 100.5% 25.13 0.50% 0.17%
20% 120% 110.5% 27.63 10.50% 3.34%
30% 130% 120.5% 30.13 20.50% 6.26%
40% 140% 130.5% 32.63 30.50% 8.97%
50% 150% 140.5% 35.13 40.50% 11.50%
60% 160% 150.5% 37.63 50.50% 13.86%
</TABLE>
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(a) Annualized rate of return computed on a quarterly bond equivalent basis.
VOLATILITY OF AND ADVERSE CHANGES TO SILVER AND SILVER FUTURES PRICES
Silver prices can fluctuate widely and may be affected by numerous factors.
These include general economic trends, technical developments, substitution
issues and regulation, as well as specific factors, including industrial and
jewelry demand, expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, the relative
strength of the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of silver is
generally quoted) and of other currencies, interest rates, central bank sales,
forward sales by producers, global or regional political or economic events, and
production costs and disruptions in major silver producing countries such as
Mexico and Peru. The demand for and supply of silver affect silver prices, but
not necessarily in the same manner as supply and demand affect the prices of
other commodities. The supply of silver consists of a combination of new mine
production and existing stocks of bullion and fabricated silver held by
governments, public and private financial institutions, industrial organizations
and private individuals. In addition, the price of silver has on occasion been
subject to very rapid short-term changes due to speculative activities.
From time-to-time, above-ground inventories of silver may influence the market.
Recently, a large institutional investor announced that it has purchased a large
portion of London-based silver inventories. Subsequent to the announcement
silver prices and forward rates have been especially volatile.
The major end uses for silver include industrial, photography, and jewelry and
silverware. Since the early 1990's and the start of the liberalization of the
Indian precious metals market, buyers in India have been significant buyers of
silver for jewelry and investment. However, any spike in silver prices or any
currency crisis or significant devaluation of the Indian Rupee may adversely
affect Indian silver demand and turn current Indian buyers into sellers and thus
adversely affect the price of silver.
Longer-term silver price trends reflect the relationship between demand for
silver and the availability of new mine supply. Market imbalances tend to reduce
over time as supply and demand adjust to either higher or lower prices.
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The following table shows the year-end levels of the Benchmark Silver Contract
from 1984 (rounded to 2 decimals expressed in dollars per ounce):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------
COMEX
Benchmark Nearby Silver
Futures Price at Year End
-------------------------
<S> <C>
1984.................................................................. 6.38
1985.................................................................. 5.91
1986.................................................................. 5.46
1987.................................................................. 6.77
1988.................................................................. 6.13
1989.................................................................. 5.27
1990.................................................................. 4.25
1991.................................................................. 3.91
1992.................................................................. 3.69
1993.................................................................. 5.12
1994.................................................................. 4.92
1995.................................................................. 5.21
1996.................................................................. 4.79
1997.................................................................. 5.99
</TABLE>
The supply of and demand for silver influence the silver price in the
medium-to-longer term. In the event of sudden disruptions in the supplies of
silver, such as those caused by war, accidents, weather or acts of terrorism,
prices of Benchmark Silver Contracts and, consequently, the value of the
Applicable Index, could become extremely volatile and unpredictable. Also,
sudden and dramatic declines in Benchmark Silver Contract prices as may occur,
for example, upon a cessation of hostilities that may exist in countries
producing silver or upon the discovery of significant additional sources or
reserves of silver, the introduction of new or previously withheld supplies into
the market or the introduction of substitute products or commodities, could have
a significant adverse effect on the value of the Applicable Index and on the
value of the ComPS. In addition, the price of silver has on occasion been
subject to very rapid and significant short-term changes due to speculative
activities which, if such activities result in a price decrease, may cause the
value of the ComPS to decrease. In any case, all such volatility in the
Benchmark Silver Contracts will correlate directly to volatility in the
Applicable Index. Such volatility could lead some investors in the Benchmark
Silver Contracts to withdraw from the applicable futures markets, which could
adversely affect the liquidity of such markets and could adversely affect the
value of the Applicable Index and, correspondingly, the value of the ComPS. See
"Description of the ComPS--Calculation of Redemption Value".
As described previously, the daily change in the Applicable Index is based on
the daily percentage change in the Benchmark Silver Contract plus the daily
Collateral Yield Component. Therefore the volatility of the Applicable Index
will be very similar to the Benchmark Silver Contract. The following graph shows
both the Applicable Index and Benchmark Silver Contract month-end indexed
values, both indexed to 100 at the start (12/31/84). The difference between the
two indexed series is the cumulative effect of the collateral yield component
and the average carrying costs implied in the Benchmark Silver Contracts curve
during each roll period. Historically, the silver market has been in contango
which has more than offset the collateral yield component of the index,
although, recently, the Benchmark Silver Contracts have been trading in
backwardation. However, there can be no assurance that backwardation will exist
at any or all times in the future.
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INDEXED LEVELS OF SILVER BENCHMARK CONTRACTS AND JPMCI SILVER TOTAL RETURN
BOTH INDEXED TO 100 AT START (DECEMBER 31, 1984)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Measurement Period
(Fiscal Year Covered) Comex JPMCI Silver TR
<S> <C> <C>
12/31/84 100.00 100.00
100.20 100.80
88.20 89.30
105.40 106.00
96.60 97.80
97.00 97.60
95.70 96.90
99.20 99.80
97.80 99.00
95.50 95.40
96.00 96.40
95.30 96.40
12/31/85 92.60 92.20
95.20 95.50
88.20 89.00
81.00 81.10
80.40 80.90
82.60 82.60
80.00 80.40
80.40 80.20
80.70 80.80
88.20 87.30
89.00 88.60
84.50 84.60
12/31/86 85.60 84.80
86.60 86.20
85.10 85.20
97.50 96.90
125.10 125.10
120.20 119.30
114.60 114.30
130.90 129.50
115.70 115.20
119.30 117.00
109.60 108.10
110.30 109.40
12/31/87 106.10 103.60
102.60 100.60
97.80 96.40
106.30 104.00
101.80 100.10
104.20 101.60
104.70 102.70
107.40 104.50
102.80 100.60
97.60 93.90
99.50 96.40
96.20 93.90
12/31/88 96.10 92.20
91.50 88.40
91.30 88.90
91.30 87.90
87.80 85.20
81.60 78.30
80.80 78.10
83.30 79.70
79.10 76.20
83.20 78.80
81.80 78.00
88.80 85.30
12/31/89 82.60 78.10
81.90 77.90
80.40 76.90
78.10 74.00
77.30 73.80
80.10 75.80
76.60 72.80
75.60 71.30
74.60 70.90
75.70 70.80
65.50 61.60
64.60 61.20
12/31/90 66.60 62.00
60.40 56.60
58.40 55.00
60.60 56.60
62.20 58.40
64.50 60.10
69.30 64.80
63.90 59.40
59.70 55.70
65.40 60.30
64.40 59.60
63.60 59.10
12/31/91 61.30 56.40
65.50 60.50
64.30 59.60
64.90 59.90
62.50 57.80
63.00 58.10
63.10 58.30
61.70 56.80
58.50 53.90
59.00 54.00
59.00 54.10
58.50 53.90
12/31/92 57.80 52.80
57.40 52.50
56.00 51.40
61.00 55.80
68.80 63.00
72.40 66.10
71.40 65.30
84.80 77.20
75.80 69.20
64.00 58.00
68.40 62.20
69.30 63.10
12/31/93 80.20 72.50
80.50 73.00
83.90 76.30
90.70 82.10
83.70 76.00
87.00 78.70
84.30 76.50
83.60 75.50
85.30 77.30
88.70 79.60
82.50 74.40
76.70 69.50
12/31/94 77.10 69.00
73.10 65.80
70.70 64.00
83.20 74.90
89.70 81.00
83.20 74.70
78.60 70.90
79.20 71.00
83.20 75.20
86.00 76.80
84.00 75.40
81.30 73.50
12/31/95 80.90 72.90
87.60 78.60
86.20 77.60
86.80 77.90
82.90 74.70
84.70 75.90
78.00 70.30
80.70 72.20
81.10 72.80
76.40 67.90
75.40 67.30
73.90 66.30
12/31/96 74.30 66.70
77.10 68.80
83.20 74.50
79.50 71.80
72.80 65.10
73.30 65.20
72.10 64.40
70.40 62.50
72.40 64.60
82.00 72.40
74.20 65.80
83.00 73.10
12/31/97 93.90 83.00
1/31/98 96.00 85.30
</TABLE>
Source: Morgan Guaranty
WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING GRAPH OF INDEXED MONTH-END VALUES, PAST
PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND VALUES.
CHANGE OF EXCHANGE METHODOLOGY
Any exchange on which any Benchmark Silver Contract is traded or which provides
information relevant to the calculation of the Applicable Index may from time to
time change any rule or bylaw or take emergency action under its rules, any of
which could affect the settlement prices of the Benchmark Silver Contracts
underlying an Applicable Index. Any such change which causes a decrease in such
settlement prices could adversely affect the value of the Applicable Index.
SUSPENSION OR MATERIAL DISRUPTION OF FUTURES OR COMMODITIES TRADING; TEMPORARY
DISTORTIONS
The futures markets and the markets for silver are subject to temporary
distortions or other disruptions due to conditions of illiquidity in the
markets, the participation of speculators, government regulation and
intervention and the other factors. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges
(including the COMEX) and certain foreign exchanges on which replacement
Benchmark Silver Contracts, if any, may trade (which exchanges must have
information-sharing arrangements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
be regulated exchanges located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Japan, Singapore or a country that at such time is a member of the Organization
of Economic Cooperation and Development) have regulations which may limit the
amount of fluctuation of futures contract prices which may occur during a single
trading day. Such limits are generally referred to as "daily price fluctuation
limits" or, more commonly, "daily limits", and the maximum or minimum price of a
contract on any given day, as a result of the effect of such limits, is referred
to as a "limit price", as discussed below. In a particular futures contract,
once the limit price has been reached in such a contract, no trades may be made
on that day at a price above or below the limit price, as the case may be. Limit
prices may have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract for
all or a portion of a trading day or forcing the liquidation of contracts at
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disadvantageous times or prices. Any such circumstances, particularly if they
occur during the Rollover Period for the Applicable Index or during an Early
Determination Period or the Determination Period for the Applicable Index, could
adversely affect the value of the Applicable Index and/or could constitute a
Market Disruption Event and, therefore, could adversely affect the value of the
ComPS.
Depending on the period of time over which a Market Disruption Event continues,
the correlation between changes in the value of the Applicable Index and changes
in the general level of prices of silver may be adversely affected. Under such
circumstances, the value of the Applicable Index, and the value of the ComPS,
may be adversely affected.
Additionally, because the ComPS will be listed and will trade on a stock
exchange, trading in the ComPS may be subject to interruption or delay due to
extreme volatility in the trading prices of equity securities generally on such
exchange (the so-called "circuit breaker" rules), notwithstanding the specific
price movements of the ComPS.
MARKET DISRUPTION EVENTS
In the event of a Market Disruption Event during any Early Determination Period
or the Determination Period, the Early Redemption Value or Redemption Value, as
applicable, payable in respect of the ComPS will be calculated using the
Applicable Index on the day or days on which open-outcry trading on either the
NYMEX or the London Metals Exchange (the "LME") is scheduled to occur or occurs
(each, a "Trading Day") immediately following the termination of such Market
Disruption Event. However, if such Market Disruption Event remains in effect for
longer than 20 consecutive Trading Days and, in the reasonable judgment of
Morgan Guaranty, such Market Disruption Event is likely to remain in effect,
then the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value or the Applicable Index
Settlement Value, as applicable, for each Trading Day subject to a Market
Disruption Event may be determined in good faith by Morgan Guaranty based on
alternative pricing sources reasonably believed by it to be indicative of
then-prevailing prices for notional transactions in futures contracts or
commodities equal in size to the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value or the
Applicable Index Settlement Value, as applicable, although Morgan Guaranty has
no obligation to do so, and such value will be utilized in the calculation of
the Early Redemption Value or the Redemption Value, as applicable, for such
days. Because Morgan Guaranty's obligations under the Related Note will also be
based on the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value or the Applicable Index
Settlement Value, Morgan Guaranty may have an adverse interest with respect to
such determination.
HISTORICAL CORRELATIONS MAY NOT PREVAIL IN THE FUTURE
Although historically the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index and the 1st nearby
future prices of silver have shown a negative correlation of quarterly returns
with stock and bond returns (in each case in the United States), there can be no
assurance that such correlations will prevail in the future. As a result,
investors who invest in ComPS in reliance on these correlations should
individually assess the likelihood of such correlations continuing.
10-YEAR CORRELATION (R) OF QUARTERLY PERCENTAGE CHANGES, DECEMBER
1987 - DECEMBER 1997
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JPMCI Silver
1st Nearby Silver Total Return
Futures Price Index
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U.S. Equities Total Return................................. (0.23) (0.22)
U.S. Government Bonds Total Return......................... (0.30) (0.31)
</TABLE>
Source: Morgan Guaranty
CHANGES IN LAWS OR REGULATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF
Prices of commodities and commodity futures contracts may be adversely affected
by the promulgation of new laws or regulations or by the reinterpretation of
existing laws or regulations (including, without limitation, those relating to
taxes and duties on commodities or commodity components) by one or more
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governments, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, courts or other
official bodies. Any such event could adversely affect the value of the
Applicable Index and, correspondingly, could adversely affect the value of the
ComPS. Additionally, the occurrence of certain events increasing the cost of
holding or trading the Benchmark Silver Contracts and the inability to find a
suitable replacement Benchmark Silver Contract could lead Morgan Guaranty to
cause the Applicable Index Settlement Value to be fixed, which Applicable Index
Settlement Value would be utilized to determine any Early Redemption Value and
in which event the Redemption Value of the ComPS would not vary through Stated
Maturity. Such an early determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value
may result in the holders of the ComPS receiving an amount that is less than
what indicative commodity and futures prices prevailing on any Early Redemption
Date or at the Stated Maturity would otherwise imply.
EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT DATE OR STATED MATURITY
If any Benchmark Silver Contract were to be affected by a Market Disruption
Event during any Early Determination Period or the Determination Period, the
applicable Settlement Date would be postponed until the later of (i) the
applicable Early Redemption Date or the Stated Maturity and (ii) the fifth
Business Day after the last day of the applicable Early Determination Period or
the Determination Period. Such delay could be of indefinite duration, during
which time a holder of ComPS will not receive the Early Redemption Value or
Redemption Value thereof, as applicable. In the event that payment of the
Redemption Value is postponed beyond the Stated Maturity, no interest or
dividends will accrue or be payable on the Face Amount, as described under the
caption "Description of the ComPS--Calculation of Redemption Value". In the
event payment of the Early Redemption Value is postponed beyond the applicable
Early Redemption Date, no dividends will be payable, and no interest will accrue
and be payable, with respect to ComPS redeemed on such Early Redemption Date.
DISCONTINUANCE OF PUBLISHING OF THE JPMCI SILVER TOTAL RETURN INDEX
In the event that Morgan Guaranty discontinues publication of the JPMCI Silver
Total Return Index, the Calculation Agent will continue to calculate in good
faith the Applicable Index during the remaining term of the ComPS, based on the
methodology described in the Prospectus under "Description of the ComPS".
However, such good-faith calculation may result in a ComPS Redemption Price or
ComPS Early Redemption Price for the ComPS which is less than the ComPS
Redemption Price or ComPS Early Redemption Price, as applicable, for such ComPS
had it been calculated on the basis of the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index.
POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE JPM INDICES AND/OR THE APPLICABLE INDEX
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right at its discretion to make any modifications
to the JPM Indices based on the recommendations of the JPMCI Policy Committee.
As described under "Description of the ComPS--Early Determination of Applicable
Index Settlement Value and Redemption Value", if any Benchmark Silver Contract
becomes less liquid or representative, the JPMCI Policy Committee could
recommend a replacement Benchmark Silver Contract. Such a change from a less
liquid to a more liquid contract may result in a lower Early Redemption Value or
Redemption Value for the ComPS than would have been the case if the less liquid
contract had remained the benchmark.
If at any time no replacement contracts can be found to serve as a Benchmark
Silver Contract, the Applicable Index Settlement Value of the ComPS will be
determined at such time, as described under the caption "Description of the
ComPS--Early Determination of Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption
Value". Such an early determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value may
result in the holders of the ComPS receiving an amount that is less than what
indicative commodity and futures prices prevailing on any Early Redemption Date
or at the Stated Maturity would otherwise imply. Because Morgan Guaranty will be
the Calculation Agent, such early determination may raise adverse interests.
Additionally, if at any time any Benchmark Silver Contract, or the trading
thereof, becomes subject to any increased cost or additional tax, Morgan
Guaranty reserves the right to designate a replacement Benchmark Silver Contract
or, if no such contract is designated, to cause, at its option, the Applicable
Index Settlement Value of the ComPS to be determined at such time as described
under "Description of the
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ComPS--Early Determination of Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption
Value". Because Morgan Guaranty will, at the time any Benchmark Silver Contract
becomes subject to such increased cost or additional tax, in its discretion
decide whether or not to cause an early determination of the Applicable Index
Settlement Value of the ComPS, exercise of such option may raise an adverse
interest. Such a change in contracts due to the imposition of any increased cost
or additional tax may result in a lower Redemption Value for such ComPS than
would have been the case if the contract on which such increased cost or
additional tax were imposed had remained a Benchmark Silver Contract.
Any early determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value may cause the
market price of ComPS in any existing secondary market to decline.
EARLY REDEMPTION
The ComPS may be redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity upon the occurrence of
a Special Event or redeemed at the option of the holders thereof on each
Optional Redemption Date. In the case of a redemption upon the occurrence of a
Special Event, the Early Redemption Value paid by the Trust at such time may be
significantly less than the Redemption Value that would otherwise have been
payable had the ComPS not been redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity and the
occurrence of such Special Event may cause the market price of ComPS in any
existing secondary market to decline. In the case of an optional redemption by
holders, it is likely, under usually-prevailing market conditions, that the
Early Redemption Value paid by the Trust will be less than the amount such
holder could have realized by selling such ComPS in an existing secondary
market, if any, ratably during the Early Determination Period. Delay in payment
of the ComPS Early Redemption Price (as a result of a Market Disruption Event or
a delay in the provision by DTC to the Trust of the Applicable Notice (as
defined below)) will not entitle holders of ComPS to any dividends on the ComPS
or the accrual of any interest on such ComPS Early Redemption Price.
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING HEDGING
Prospective purchasers of the ComPS who intend to hedge against the risks
associated with the market for silver should recognize the complexities of
utilizing the ComPS in this manner. The formula under which the Principal Amount
is calculated is not guaranteed to produce distributions to holders having
readily definable relationships with other silver market instruments and
products. As described below, because the Applicable Index is a Total Return
Index, the value of the ComPS will reflect not only the price of the Benchmark
Silver Contracts but also the state of the futures market for Benchmark Silver
Contracts (i.e., whether such market is in "backwardation" or "contango" over
time, as discussed above) and the Collateral Return Component, reduced by the
Factor. Also, under certain circumstances, amounts payable on the ComPS may be
based on the good faith determination of Morgan Guaranty and not on the
Applicable Index. For these reasons, investors should be cautious in using the
ComPS in a hedging program. The risks associated with utilizing the ComPS in a
hedging program may be magnified in periods of substantial silver price
volatility, since properly correlating the ComPS either as a hedge of other
assets or correlating the ComPS to a hedge thereof may become more difficult.
Also, investing in ComPS should not be considered a complete investment program.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The proper tax characterization of the Related Note is uncertain. Morgan
Guaranty and the holders of ComPS will agree to treat the Related Note as a cash
settled forward purchase contract, with the result under current law that
holders should not be required to report OID income and would have capital gain
or loss on the sale or redemption of the ComPS. However, other tax results,
including OID income and ordinary income on a sale or redemption of the ComPS,
might arise. See "United States Federal Income Taxation".
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J.P. MORGAN & CO. INCORPORATED
J.P. Morgan, whose origins date to a merchant banking firm founded in London in
1838, is the holding company for subsidiaries engaged globally in providing a
wide range of financial services to institutions, corporations, governments and
individuals. J.P. Morgan's activities are summarized in the Prospectus.
J.P. MORGAN INDEX FUNDING COMPANY I
J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I is a statutory business trust formed on
December 12, 1996 under the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Business Trust
Act") pursuant to (i) a declaration of trust among the Trustees and J.P. Morgan
and (ii) the filing of a certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on December 12, 1996, which was restated pursuant to the
filing of a restated certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on September 30, 1997. On October 10, 1997, J.P. Morgan, as
sponsor, and the Trustees entered into an amended and restated declaration of
trust, dated as of October 10, 1997 (the "Declaration"), filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement relating to this Prospectus Supplement and the
Prospectus. J.P. Morgan will acquire all series of Common Securities, including
the Series [B] Common Securities, of the Trust. The Declaration will be
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act"). The Company has been merged into the Trust (the "Merger")
pursuant to (i) an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Trust and the
Company and (ii) a Certificate of Merger merging the Company into the Trust
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. By operation of law,
the Trust has become the owner of all assets of the Company, including any
outstanding related notes corresponding to any series of Securities, and has
succeeded to all the obligations of the Company, including any outstanding
Preferred Securities and Common Securities theretofore issued by the Company,
including the Series A Securities, and all the rights of the Company, including
in respect of any related note guarantee executed in connection with such Series
A Securities. Following the effectiveness of the Merger, the outstanding Series
A Securities represent an undivided beneficial interest in the related note
executed in connection with such Series A Securities.
This description summarizes the material terms of the Declaration and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Declaration, which has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part, and the Trust Indenture Act.
SERIES [B] SECURITIES
Upon issuance of the Series [B] Preferred Securities, the holders thereof will
own all of the issued and outstanding Series [B] Preferred Securities, and J.P.
Morgan will own all of the issued and outstanding Series [B] Common Securities.
The certificates for each Series [B] Security will represent a fractional
undivided beneficial interest in certain assets of the Trust consisting of the
Related Note and the proceeds thereof, all monies due and to become due under
the Related Note, and the right to receive a portion of the payments of
principal of and interest on the Related Note. J.P. Morgan will acquire the
Series [B] Common Securities in a principal amount equal to 0.001% of the total
principal amount of the Series [B] Securities and will own all the issued and
outstanding Common Securities of the Trust which will represent 0.001% of the
total capital of the Trust. The Series [B] Preferred Securities and the Series
[B] Common Securities will rank pari passu with each other and will have
equivalent payment terms; provided that (i) if a Note Event of Default (as
defined herein) under the Related Note occurs and is continuing, the holders of
Series [B] Preferred Securities will have a priority over holders of Series [B]
Common Securities with respect to payments in respect of payments upon
liquidation, redemption and maturity and (ii) holders of Series [B] Common
Securities have the exclusive right (subject to the terms of the Declaration) to
appoint, remove or replace the Trustees and to increase or decrease the number
of Trustees. A Note Event of Default under the Related Note will not prohibit
payments in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and maturity under a related note corresponding to any other series of
Securities or under such Securities. No holder of Securities of any series shall
have any claim on, or right to, any assets allocated to, or associated with, any
other series (except if, and to the extent that, such holder is also
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a holder of Securities of such other series). The Trust exists for the exclusive
purposes of (a) issuing ComPS and Series [B] Common Securities, and from time to
time issuing additional series of Securities, (b) investing the gross proceeds
from the sale of the ComPS and the Series [B] Common Securities in the Related
Note and investing the proceeds of such additional issuances of Securities in
other debt obligations of Morgan Guaranty and (c) engaging in only such other
activities as are necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. The rights of the
holders of the Series [B] Securities, including economic rights, rights to
information and voting rights, are set forth in the Declaration (which term
shall include any Declaration Supplement), the Business Trust Act and the Trust
Indenture Act.
POWERS OF DUTIES OF TRUSTEES
The number of trustees (the "Trustees") of the Trust shall initially be five.
Three of such Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") are individuals who are
employees or officers of J.P. Morgan. The fourth such trustee will be First
Trust of New York, National Association, which is unaffiliated with J.P. Morgan
and which will serve as the property trustee (the "Property Trustee") and act as
the indenture trustee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act. The fifth such
trustee is Wilmington Trust Company, which has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"). Pursuant to the Declaration,
legal title to the Related Note will be held by the Property Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the Series [B] Securities, and the Property Trustee
will have the power to exercise all rights, powers and privileges with respect
to the Related Note. In addition, the Property Trustee will maintain exclusive
control of a separate segregated non-interest-bearing bank account for the
Series [B] Securities (the "Property Account") to hold all payments in respect
of the Related Note for the benefit of the holders of the Series [B] Securities.
The Property Trustee will promptly make distributions to the holders of the
Series [B] Securities out of funds from the Property Account. The Guarantee is
separately qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and will be held by First
Trust of New York, National Association, acting in its capacity as indenture
trustee with respect thereto, for the benefit of the holders of the Series [B]
Preferred Securities and other Preferred Securities. As used in this Prospectus
Supplement, the term "Property Trustee" with respect to the Trust refers to
First Trust of New York, National Association acting either in its capacity as a
Trustee under the Declaration and the holder of legal title to the Related Note
or in its capacity as indenture trustee under, and the holder of, the Guarantee,
as the context may require. J.P. Morgan, as the owner of all of the Common
Securities, will have the exclusive right (subject to the terms of the
Declaration) to appoint, remove or replace Trustees and to increase or decrease
the number of Trustees, provided that the number of Trustees shall be at least
five and the majority of Trustees shall be Regular Trustees. The Regular
Trustees are authorized and directed to take such action as they deem reasonable
in order that the Trust will not be deemed to be an "investment company"
required to be registered under the 1940 Act or that the Trust will not be
classified for United States Federal income tax purposes as an association
taxable as a corporation or a partnership and will be treated as a grantor trust
for United States Federal income tax purposes. In this connection, the Regular
Trustees are authorized to take any action, not inconsistent with applicable
law, the certificate of trust of the Trust or the Declaration, that the Regular
Trustees determine in their discretion to be reasonable and necessary or
desirable for such purposes, as long as such action does not adversely affect
the interests of holders of the Securities. The term of the Trust will be until
November 21, 2105, but the Trust may terminate earlier as provided in the
Declaration.
The duties and obligations of the Trustees of the Trust will be governed by the
Declaration. Under the Declaration, the Trust (on behalf of a series of
Securities or otherwise) shall not, and the Trustees of the Trust shall not
cause the Trust (on behalf of a series of Securities or otherwise) to, engage in
any activity other than in connection with the purposes of the Trust or other
than as required or authorized by the Declaration. In particular, the Trust (on
behalf of a series of Securities or otherwise) shall not, and the Trustees of
the Trust shall cause the Trust (on behalf of a series of Securities or
otherwise) not to, (a) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding
the Related Note, but shall promptly distribute from the Property Account all
such proceeds to holders of the Series [B] Securities pursuant to the terms of
the Declaration and of the Series [B] Securities; (b) acquire any assets other
than as expressly provided in the Declaration; (c) possess Trust Property for
other than a Trust purpose; (d) make any loans, other than loans represented by
the Related Note and other related notes corresponding to other series of
Securities;
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(e) exercise any power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the assets of
the Trust or the terms of the Series [B] Securities or other series of
Securities in any way whatsoever; (f) issue any securities or other evidences of
beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interests in, the Trust other than the
Series [B] Securities or other series of Securities associated with other
related notes; (g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or (h) (i) direct
the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
Property Trustee of the Trust with respect to the Series [B] Securities or other
series of Securities, (ii) waive any past default that is waivable under the
Related Note (or other related notes) or the Declaration, (iii) exercise any
right to rescind or annul any declaration that the principal of all the Related
Note (or other related notes) deposited in the Trust as trust assets shall be
due and payable or (iv) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of
the Related Note (or other related notes) or the Declaration, in each case where
such consent shall be required, unless in the case of this clause (h) the
Property Trustee shall have received (i) an unqualified opinion of nationally
recognized independent tax counsel recognized as expert in such matters to the
effect that such action will not cause the Trust to be classified for United
States Federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or
a partnership and that the Trust will continue to be classified as a grantor
trust for United States Federal income tax purposes and (ii) if required, the
approval of the holders of the Series [B] Securities or other series of
Securities for the taking of any such action. See "J.P. Morgan Index Funding
Company I -- Voting" and "Description of the ComPS -- Voting Rights".
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The books and records of the Trust will be maintained at the principal office of
the Trust and will be open for inspection by a holder of Preferred Securities or
such holder's representative for any purpose reasonably related to such holder's
interest in the related note held by the Trust, on behalf of holders of
Securities of the applicable series, during normal business hours. Separate and
distinct books and records will be maintained by the Trust for each series of
Securities, and the assets associated with, or related to, any such series will
be held and accounted for separately from the assets of the Trust generally or
from the assets associated with, or related to, any other series of Securities.
VOTING
Except as set forth below and under "Events of Default" below and under
"Description of the ComPS -- Voting Rights" and as provided under the Business
Trust Act, the Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act, holders of Series [B]
Preferred Securities will have no voting rights.
If any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the Regular
Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect
the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities, whether by way of
amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution or bankruptcy
of the Trust, then the holders of outstanding Securities will be entitled to
vote on such amendment or proposal as a class and such amendment or proposal
shall not be effective except with the approval of the holders of Securities
representing a majority in principal amount of such Securities; provided,
however, that if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above would
adversely affect only certain series of the Preferred Securities or certain
series of the Common Securities, then only the affected series or class, as
applicable, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such
amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a
majority in principal amount of such series or class, as applicable, of
Securities.
THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
The Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders of the Series [B] Securities,
is authorized under the Declaration to exercise all rights with respect to the
Related Note deposited with the Property Trustee as a trust asset, including its
rights as the holder of the Related Note to enforce the Trust's rights under the
Related Note upon the occurrence of a Note Event of Default. The Property
Trustee is also authorized to enforce the rights of the Trust under the Related
Note Guarantee. Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Series
[B] Preferred Securities will have the right to direct the Property Trustee for
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the Trust with respect to certain matters under the Declaration and the Related
Note Guarantee; provided that (a) such direction would not conflict with any
applicable law or the Declaration and would not result in any personal liability
or expense to the Property Trustee, (b) such direction would not cause the Trust
not to be properly classified as a grantor trust for U.S. Federal income tax
purposes and (c) the Property Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by
the Property Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. The
Declaration will provide that the Sponsor will pay the Property Trustee's fees
and expenses and will indemnify the Property Trustee in respect of certain
matters.
The Property Trustee is a depository for funds and performs other services for,
and transacts other banking business with, J.P. Morgan in the normal course of
business.
DISTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to the Declaration, distributions on the Series [B] Securities must be
paid on the dates payable to the extent that the Property Trustee has cash on
hand in the Property Account to permit such payment. The funds available for
distribution to the holders of the Series [B] Securities will be limited to
payments received by the Property Trustee in respect of the Related Note. The
payment of distributions on the Series [B] Preferred Securities is guaranteed by
J.P. Morgan on a subordinated basis as and to the extent set forth under
"Description of the Guarantee." The Guarantee, when taken together with J.P.
Morgan's obligations under the Related Note Guarantee and its obligations under
the Declaration, provides a full and unconditional guarantee from the time of
issuance of the Series [B] Preferred Securities of amounts due on the Series [B]
Preferred Securities. Such Guarantee itself, however, covers payments on the
Series [B] Preferred Securities only if and to the extent that Morgan Guaranty
has made a payment to the Property Trustee of principal on the Related Note. As
used in this Prospectus Supplement, the term "Pro Rata Basis" shall mean pro
rata to each holder of Series [B] Securities according to the aggregate
principal amount of all Series [B] Securities held by the relevant holder in
relation to the aggregate principal amount of the Series [B] Securities
outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, a Note Event of Default under the
Related Note has occurred and is continuing, in which case any funds available
to make such payment shall be paid first to each holder of the Series [B]
Preferred Securities pro rata according to the aggregate principal amount of the
Series [B] Preferred Securities held by the relevant holder in relation to the
aggregate principal amount of all the Series [B] Preferred Securities
outstanding, and only after satisfaction of all amounts owed to the holders of
the Series [B] Preferred Securities to each holder of Series [B] Common
Securities pro rata according to the aggregate principal amount of the Series
[B] Common Securities held by the relevant holder in relation to the aggregate
principal amount of all Series [B] Common Securities outstanding.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
In the event that the Trust fails to pay distributions on the Series [B]
Securities for 30 days following the date on which such payment was due in
accordance with the terms of such Series [B] Securities or if a Note Event of
Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Related Note (a "Note Event
of Default"), an Event of Default under the Declaration will occur and be
continuing with respect to any outstanding Series [B] Securities. In such event,
the Declaration provides that holders of a majority in principal amount of
Series [B] Preferred Securities, acting as a single class, may cause the Trust,
on behalf of holders of the Series [B] Securities, by written direction to the
Property Trustee, to waive any such Note Event of Default or to enforce the
Trust's rights under the Related Note against Morgan Guaranty or under the
Related Note Guarantee against J.P. Morgan or, in the case of any failure to pay
distributions, to cause the Trust to declare and pay such distributions;
provided, that such payments shall be paid solely from the proceeds of payments
made on the Related Note and received by the Trust on behalf of holders of the
Series [B] Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right of any holder of
Series [B] Securities to receive payments or distributions on such Series [B]
Securities in accordance with the terms of the Declaration or such Series [B]
Securities on or after the respective payment dates therefor, or to institute
suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such payment dates,
shall not be impaired without the consent of such holder.
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RECORD HOLDERS
The Declaration provides that the Trustees of the Trust may treat the person in
whose name a certificate representing Series [B] Preferred Securities is
registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder thereof and
of the Series [B] Preferred Securities represented thereby for purposes of
receiving distributions and for all other purposes and, accordingly, shall not
be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such
certificate or in the Series [B] Preferred Securities represented thereby on the
part of any person, whether or not the Trust shall have actual or other notice
thereof. Series [B] Preferred Securities will be issued in fully registered form
and will be represented by a global certificate registered on the books and
records of the Trust in the name of The Depositary Trust Company ("DTC") or its
nominee. Under the Declaration:
(i) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with DTC (or
any successor) for all purposes, including the payment of distributions and
receiving approvals, votes or consents under the Declaration and, except as
set forth in the Declaration with respect to the Property Trustee, shall
have no obligation to persons owning a beneficial interest in any Series
[B] Preferred Securities ("Series [B] Preferred Security Beneficial
Owners") registered in the name of and held by DTC or its nominee; and
(ii) the rights of Series [B] Preferred Security Beneficial Owners shall
be exercised only through DTC (or any successor) and shall be limited to
those established by law and agreements between such Series [B] Preferred
Security Beneficial Owners and DTC and/or its participants. With respect to
any Series [B] Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held by
DTC or its nominee, all notices and other communications required under the
Declaration shall be given to, and all distributions on such Series [B]
Preferred Securities shall be given or made to, DTC (or its successor).
DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The Declaration provides that any person or entity extending credit to,
contracting with, or having any claim against, the Trust with respect to any
series of Securities may look only to the assets of the Trust associated with
such series to satisfy or enforce any debt, liability, obligation or expense
incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to such series. In
the Declaration, J.P. Morgan has agreed to pay for all debts and obligations
(other than with respect to the Securities) and all costs and expenses of the
Trust, including the fees and expenses of its Trustees and any taxes and all
costs and expenses with respect thereto, to which the Trust may become subject,
except for United States withholding taxes. The foregoing obligations of J.P.
Morgan under the Declaration are for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable
by, any person to whom any such debts, obligations, costs, expenses and taxes
are owed a (a "Creditor"), whether or not such Creditor has received notice
thereof. Any such Creditor may enforce such obligations of J.P. Morgan directly
against J.P. Morgan and J.P. Morgan has irrevocably waived any right or remedy
to require that any such Creditor take any action against the Trust or any other
person before proceeding against J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan has agreed in the
Declaration to execute such additional agreements as may be necessary or
desirable in order to give full effect to the foregoing.
The business address of the Trust is c/o J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, 60 Wall
Street, New York, New York 10260-0060, telephone number (212) 648-2323.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Trust will invest the proceeds from the sale of the ComPS offered hereby and
the related Series [B] Common Securities in the Related Note of Morgan Guaranty,
the proceeds of which will be used by Morgan Guaranty for general corporate
purposes and for hedging its obligations under the Related Note.
At the time of the pricing of the ComPS, Morgan Guaranty hedged its anticipated
exposure under the Related Note and, subject to market conditions, Morgan
Guaranty expects that it will continue to hedge its exposure under the Related
Note from time to time following this offering of ComPS by taking long or
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short positions in the Benchmark Silver Contracts or in listed or
over-the-counter options contracts in, or other derivative or synthetic
instruments related to, several or all of the Benchmark Silver Contracts. There
can be no assurance that Morgan Guaranty's initial hedging did not, and that its
continued hedging will not, affect the price of the Benchmark Silver Contracts
(and, as a result, the economic terms and the subsequent value of the ComPS). In
addition, J.P. Morgan and its affiliates may from time to time purchase or
otherwise acquire a long or short position in the ComPS and may, in their sole
discretion, hold or resell such ComPS. Morgan Guaranty may also take positions
in 3-month Treasury Bills and in other types of appropriate financial
instruments that may become available in the future. To the extent Morgan
Guaranty has a long hedge position in several or all of the Benchmark Silver
Contracts or options contracts in, or other derivative or synthetic instruments
related to, several or all of the Benchmark Silver Contracts, Morgan Guaranty
may liquidate a portion or all of its holdings, as applicable, at or about the
time of any Early Redemption Date or the Stated Maturity of the Related Note
(which correspond to the Early Redemption Dates and the Stated Maturity of the
ComPS). Depending on, among other things, future market conditions, the
aggregate amount and the composition of those positions are likely to vary over
time. Profits or losses from any such position cannot be ascertained until that
position is closed out and any offsetting position or positions are taken into
account. However, none of the contracts or securities acquired in connection
with any hedging activity will be held for the benefit of holders of ComPS.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPS
The ComPS will be issued pursuant to the Declaration. The following summary of
the principal terms and provisions of the ComPS does not purport to be complete
and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Prospectus
and the Declaration, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement relating to this Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus.
GENERAL
The Principal Amount of each of the ComPS, which is initially equal to the Face
Amount, will vary over the life of the ComPS in relation to the Applicable Index
(the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index), reduced by the Factor. As described
herein, the Applicable Index will change based on the daily percentage change in
value of the Benchmark Silver Contracts plus the Collateral Return Component.
The Principal Amount repayable on any Early Redemption Date, upon the occurrence
of any Special Event Redemption or at Stated Maturity will be determined,
pursuant to the terms described herein (including, without limitation, the
averaging of the Applicable Index over the Early Determination Period or the
Determination Period, as applicable, and the present-valuing of the Principal
Amount in connection with redemptions prior to Stated Maturity), by comparing
the level of the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index set on the date of issuance of
the ComPS with the level determined pursuant to the terms hereof for any such
date of redemption, reduced by the Factor.
The Declaration authorizes the Trust to issue Preferred Securities and Common
Securities. All of the Common Securities will be owned by J.P. Morgan. Payments
of redemptions of principal of the ComPS and the related Series [B] Common
Securities will be made on a pro rata basis among the ComPS and the related
Series [B] Common Securities, except that upon the occurrence and during the
continuance of a Note Event of Default or upon the occurrence of a liquidation
of the Trust, the rights of the holders of the Series [B] Common Securities to
receive payments upon liquidation, redemption or otherwise will be subordinated
to the rights of the holders of all Series [B] Preferred Securities. The
Guarantee does not permit the incurrence of any indebtedness by the Trust (other
than any Preferred Securities thereof) while any Preferred Securities are
outstanding. The payment of distributions out of money held by the Trust, and
payments upon liquidation of the Trust, are guaranteed by J.P. Morgan to the
extent described under "Description of the Guarantee". The Guarantee does not
cover payments of principal in respect of the ComPS when Morgan Guaranty has not
made payment of principal on the Related Note. In such event, the remedy of a
holder of ComPS is to direct the Trust to enforce its rights under the Related
Note and the Related Note Guarantee with respect to such Related Note. See
"-- Voting Rights" and "Effect of Obligations Under the Guarantee, the Related
Note Guarantee and the Related Note".
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DIVIDENDS
No dividends on the ComPS will be paid.
REDEMPTION AT STATED MATURITY
Unless previously redeemed pursuant to the optional or special redemption
provisions and subject to extension in the case of a Market Disruption Event (as
defined below), each of the outstanding ComPS will be redeemed by the Trust, in
cash, on the Stated Maturity, at the ComPS Redemption Price. The ComPS
Redemption Price is the Redemption Value per Series [B] Preferred Security.
CALCULATION OF REDEMPTION VALUE
The Principal Amount of each Series [B] Preferred Security is indexed to the
difference of (i) the Applicable Index, which is calculated based on the change
in value of certain silver futures contracts included from time to time in the
JPM Indices (such contracts, from time to time, the "Benchmark Silver
Contracts") plus the Collateral Yield Component, and (ii) the Factor. On the
date of this Prospectus Supplement, the Benchmark Silver Contract is the COMEX
Silver contract. Subject to the more complete definitions and formulae contained
in the accompanying Prospectus, the Principal Amount of each Series [B]
Preferred Security payable at Stated Maturity, subject to extension in the case
of a Market Disruption Event (the "Redemption Value"), shall be determined by
multiplying the Face Amount of each Series [B] Preferred Security by the
difference between (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Applicable
Index Settlement Value and the denominator of which is the Applicable Index
Commencement Value, and (b) the Factor. For purposes of this Prospectus
Supplement, the "Applicable Index Settlement Value" means the arithmetic average
(rounded to four digits following the decimal point) of the daily values of the
Applicable Index for each day of the Determination Period (the period of ten
consecutive Trading Days on which no Market Disruption Event occurs commencing
immediately following the twentieth scheduled Business Day prior to Stated
Maturity), and the "Applicable Index Commencement Value" means [ ]. The
ComPS Redemption Price will first be payable on the later of the Stated Maturity
and the fifth Business Day after the completion of the Determination Period.
For a complete description and definition of a Total Return Index, see
"Description of ComPS -- Calculation of Redemption Value" and "The JPM
Indices -- Total Return Methodology" in the Prospectus. As defined in the
accompanying Prospectus under "Description of ComPS -- Market Disruption
Events", a Market Disruption Event, as determined by Morgan Guaranty, is the
occurrence of one or more of the following on any Trading Day with respect to
any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable Index, or an exchange on
which any Benchmark Silver Contract is traded (a "Relevant Exchange"): (a) a day
on which the fluctuation of the price of any Benchmark Silver Contract
underlying the Applicable Index is materially limited by the rules of a Relevant
Exchange setting the maximum or minimum price for such day (a "Limit Price");
(b) a day on which the official settlement price (the "Settlement Price") on the
Relevant Exchange of a Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable Index
is the Limit Price; (c) the failure of a Relevant Exchange to determine,
announce or publish the Settlement Price with respect to a Benchmark Silver
Contract underlying the Applicable Index; (d) the material suspension of trading
in any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable Index on a Relevant
Exchange; (e) the failure of trading to commence, or the permanent
discontinuation of trading, in any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the
Applicable Index on any Relevant Exchange and (f) the imposition of any material
limitation on trading in any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable
Index on any Relevant Exchange.
EARLY DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE AND REDEMPTION VALUE
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right at its discretion to make any modifications
to the JPM Indices based on the recommendations of the JPMCI Policy Committee.
As discussed in the accompanying Prospectus, the JPMCI Policy Committee advises
Morgan Guaranty with respect to, among other things, the composition of the JPM
Indices, the price sources upon which the JPM Indices are based (i.e., the
underlying futures
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contracts, including the Benchmark Silver Contracts), and the weightings and
calculation methodology of the JPM Indices, with a view toward maintaining the
JPM Indices as appropriate commodity investment benchmarks that serve as a
measure of performance of the commodity markets. The inclusion requirements for
the futures contracts underlying the JPM Indices require that such futures
contracts be sufficiently liquid and representative price sources. It is
possible, however, that any such underlying contract could become less liquid or
representative and, as a result, the JPMCI Policy Committee may recommend a
modification in the calculation methodology or the contracts underlying the JPM
Indices and, therefore, the Applicable Index. Any such replacement contract (i)
will be required to satisfy the JPMCI Inclusion Criteria, as described in the
Prospectus under the caption "The JPMCI Policy Committee", (ii) must be traded
in a market or with a self-regulator which has established either (a) a
comprehensive information sharing agreement with the exchange, if any, on which
the ComPS are then traded or (b) suitable alternative arrangements with the
Commission and (iii) will be with respect to the same general commodity type as
the contract being replaced. Under no circumstances will the general commodity
type underlying the futures contract be changed (e.g., a silver futures contract
could not be replaced by a gold futures contract).
If at any time no contract satisfying both clauses (i) and (ii) of the previous
paragraph can be found to serve as a Benchmark Silver Contract, the Applicable
Index Settlement Value of the ComPS will be determined at such time (in
accordance with the methodology for the Total Return ComPS set forth above under
the caption "Description of the ComPS--Early Redemption Upon the Occurrence of a
Special Event or at the Election of the Holders") as if the last date of the
inclusion of the final Benchmark Silver Contract in the JPM Indices were the
Early Redemption Date. However, the ComPS will not be redeemed at such time;
rather, the ComPS will remain outstanding to Stated Maturity and will be
redeemed at Stated Maturity for a Redemption Value calculated using the
Applicable Index Settlement Value determined at such time as no contract
satisfying clauses (i) and (ii) of the previous paragraph was able to be found.
Such ComPS will also be subject to redemption upon the occurrence of a Special
Event and optional redemption on each Optional Redemption Date (treating the
Applicable Index Settlement Value determined pursuant to the terms of this
paragraph as the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value for any Early
Redemption Date).
Additionally, if at any time any Benchmark Silver Contract, or the trading
thereof, becomes subject to any increased cost or additional tax, whether
imposed by any exchange or otherwise, Morgan Guaranty reserves the right (x) to
designate a replacement Benchmark Silver Contract, satisfying both clauses (i)
and (ii) of the second preceding paragraph, which contract is subject to an
amount of cost or tax less than or equal to such increased amount, or (y) if no
contract satisfying clause (x) of this paragraph is designated by Morgan
Guaranty, to cause, at its option, the Applicable Index Settlement Value of the
ComPS to be determined at such time (in accordance with the methodology set
forth above) as if the date of such increase in cost or tax (or, in Morgan
Guaranty's discretion, the last calendar day of the month in which the
determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value is completed) were the
applicable Early Redemption Date. However, the ComPS will not be redeemed at
such time; rather, the ComPS will remain outstanding to Stated Maturity and will
be redeemed at Stated Maturity for a Redemption Value calculated using the
Applicable Index Settlement Value determined pursuant to the terms of this
paragraph. Such ComPS will also be subject to redemption upon the occurrence of
a Special Event and optional redemption on each Optional Redemption Date
(treating the Applicable Index Settlement Value determined pursuant to the terms
of this paragraph as the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value for any Early
Redemption Date). See "Risk Factors -- Potential Modification to the JPM Indices
and/or the Applicable Index".
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
The ComPS will be subject to redemption prior to their Stated Maturity at the
election of the holders thereof on each [anniversary of Stated Maturity] prior
to the Stated Maturity, beginning [anniversary of Stated Maturity], 1999 (each,
an "Optional Redemption Date"). In order to effect an Optional Redemption, any
such redeeming holder will be required to provide notice of the number of ComPS
to be redeemed on such Optional Redemption Date to a Participant or Direct
Participant in DTC, and such
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Participant or Direct Participant must communicate such notice to DTC no earlier
than 32 scheduled Business Days prior to but no later than 22 scheduled Business
Days prior to the applicable Optional Redemption Date. The DTC will then provide
notice to the Trust (which will promptly notify the Property Trustee) or its
Transfer Agent of the total number of ComPS to be redeemed on the Optional
Redemption Date (the "Applicable Notice"). Each Applicable Notice will be
provided by DTC to the Trust by 12:30 p.m. New York time on the Business Day
next succeeding the last day of the applicable notice period. Each Applicable
Notice will be irrevocable upon receipt by the Trust or its Transfer Agent, and
may not be withdrawn or modified after such receipt. Additionally, the Early
Determination Period will not commence until the Trust has received the
Applicable Notice and the applicable Optional Redemption Date will be subject to
extension in the case of a Market Disruption Event. The redeeming holders will
be entitled to the ComPS Early Redemption Price for each Series [B] Preferred
Security redeemed, which is equal to the Early Redemption Value for such ComPS.
The Early Redemption Value of such ComPS shall be determined in accordance with
the formula specified in the Prospectus; provided that, for the purposes of this
Prospectus Supplement, "Unused Costs" shall equal [0.75% (0.75 percent)]. See
"-- Book Entry Issuance -- The Depository Trust Company" herein and "Description
of ComPS -- Early Redemption Upon the Occurrence of a Special Event or at the
Election of the Holders of the ComPS" in the Prospectus.
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
The ComPS will be subject to redemption by the Trust prior to Stated Maturity,
at its option, upon the occurrence of a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event
(each, a "Special Event"), as discussed herein.
"Tax Event" means that the Trust shall have obtained an opinion of nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such matters (a "Tax Opinion")
to the effect that, as a result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including
any announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any regulations thereunder)
of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, (b) any amendment to, or change in, an interpretation or application of
any such laws or regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental agency
or regulatory authority (including the enactment of any legislation and the
publication of any judicial decision or regulatory determination), (c) any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to
such laws or regulations that differs from the theretofore generally accepted
position or (d) any action taken by any governmental agency or regulatory
authority, which amendment or change is enacted, promulgated, issued or
announced or which interpretation or pronouncement is issued or announced or
which action is taken, in each case on or after the date of this Prospectus
Supplement, there is more than an insubstantial risk that at such time or within
90 days of the date thereof (i) the Trust is or would be subject to United
States Federal income tax with respect to income accrued or received on the
Related Note, (ii) the contingent principal in excess of the Face Amount, if
any, payable on the Related Note is not, or would not be, deductible by Morgan
Guaranty for United States Federal income tax purposes or (iii) the Trust is or
would be subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties,
assessments or other governmental charges.
"Investment Company Event" means that the Trust shall have received an opinion
of a nationally recognized independent counsel experienced in such matters to
the effect that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation,
a written change in interpretation or application of law or regulation by any
legislative body, court, governmental agency or regulatory authority or the
expiration or revocation of any exemption from any provisions of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), obtained by the Trust (a
"Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than an insubstantial risk that the
Trust is or will be considered an "investment company" that is required to be
registered as such under the 1940 Act, which Change in 1940 Act Law becomes
effective on or after the date of this Prospectus Supplement.
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If at any time a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event shall occur and be
continuing, J.P. Morgan shall elect to either:
(a) direct, within 90 days following the occurrence of such Special
Event, Morgan Guaranty to redeem the Related Note in whole or in part, upon
not less than 22 scheduled Business Days' notice to DTC, in which case the
Trust shall redeem in cash on a pro rata basis ComPS and related Series [B]
Common Securities having an aggregate Principal Amount equal to the
Principal Amount of the Related Note so redeemed, at a price per Series [B]
Preferred Security of the Early Redemption Value; provided, that Morgan
Guaranty shall only be entitled to redeem the Related Note in part if such
partial redemption is sufficient to cause such Special Event to cease; or
(b) in the case of a Tax Event, allow the Related Note and the ComPS to
remain outstanding and indemnify the Trust for all taxes payable by it as a
result of such Tax Event (if any);
provided that, if at the time there is available to the Trust the opportunity to
eliminate, within such 90-day period, the Special Event by taking some
ministerial action, such as filing a form or making an election, or pursuing
some other similar reasonable measure, that has no adverse effect on the Trust,
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty or the holders of ComPS, the Trust will pursue such
measure in lieu of redemption; provided further, that Morgan Guaranty shall have
no right to redeem the Related Note while the Trust is pursuing any such
ministerial action or reasonable measure unless the Special Event shall not have
been so eliminated by the 85th day following the occurrence thereof, in which
case J.P. Morgan shall be permitted to direct Morgan Guaranty to provide notice
to the Trust of the redemption of the Related Note.
Under current United States Federal income tax law, a redemption of ComPS upon
the occurrence of a Special Event, whether or not upon dissolution of the Trust,
would be a taxable event to such holders. See "United States Federal Income
Taxation".
REDEMPTION PROCEDURES
In the case of a redemption by a holder of ComPS on an Optional Redemption Date,
any such redeeming holder will be required to provide notice of the number of
ComPS to be redeemed on such Optional Redemption Date to a Participant in DTC,
and such Participant must communicate such notice to DTC no earlier than 32
scheduled Business Days prior to but no later than 22 scheduled Business Days
prior to the applicable Optional Redemption Date.
In the case of a redemption of ComPS upon the occurrence of a Special Event, the
Trust will provide notice of such redemption to the Transfer Agent and to DTC on
a date not less than 22 scheduled Business Days prior to such Early Redemption
Date stating, among other things, the date of such redemption.
The related Series [B] Common Securities will be redeemed on a pro rata basis
with the ComPS except that, in the case of any dissolution or liquidation in
which the assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the proceeds
thereof are insufficient to repay in full the Principal Amount of all Series [B]
Preferred Securities then outstanding, all Series [B] Preferred Securities will
be redeemed prior to the redemption of any Series [B] Common Securities. ComPS
registered in the name of and held by DTC (as defined herein) or its nominee
will be redeemed in accordance with DTC's standard procedures. See "--Book-Entry
Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company".
Payment of the ComPS Redemption Price or the ComPS Early Redemption Price, as
applicable, of the ComPS is conditioned upon delivery or book-entry transfer of
such ComPS (together with necessary endorsements) to the Trust at any time
(whether prior to, on or after the relevant Redemption Date) after the required
notice is given (to the extent such notice is required). See "--Book-Entry Only
Issuance--The Depository Trust Company". Payment of the ComPS Redemption Price
or the ComPS Early Redemption Price, as applicable, for such ComPS will be made
by the delivery of cash no later than the applicable Settlement Date with
respect to such ComPS (subject to delay in the case of a Market Disruption
Event) or, if later, the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such ComPS.
If the Trust, on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities holds money
sufficient to pay the ComPS Redemption Price or the ComPS Early Redemption
Price, as applicable, of the ComPS on the applicable Settlement Date, then
immediately at the
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close of business on such Settlement Date, such ComPS will cease to be
outstanding whether or not such ComPS are delivered to the Trust, and all rights
of the holder of such ComPS shall terminate and lapse, other than the right to
receive the ComPS Redemption Price or the ComPS Early Redemption Price, as
applicable, upon delivery of the ComPS.
Provided that Morgan Guaranty has paid to the Trust, on behalf of holders of
Series [B] Securities the required amount of cash due upon any redemption or at
the maturity of the Related Note, the Trust, on behalf of holders of Series [B]
Securities will irrevocably deposit with DTC no later than the close of business
on the applicable Settlement Date funds sufficient to pay the ComPS Redemption
Price or the ComPS Early Redemption Price, as applicable, payable with respect
to ComPS on such date and will give the Depositary irrevocable instructions and
authority to pay such amount to the holders of ComPS entitled thereto. See
"--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company". In the event that
any Settlement Date is not a Business Day, then payment of the ComPS Redemption
Price or the ComPS Early Redemption Price, as applicable, payable on such date
will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect
as if made on such date and no interest on such distributions will accrue from
and after such date, except that, if such Business Day falls in the next
calendar year such payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business
Day. In the event that payment of the ComPS Redemption Price or the ComPS Early
Redemption Price, as applicable, is improperly withheld or refused and not paid
by the Trust or by J.P. Morgan pursuant to the Guarantee, dividends on such
ComPS will continue to accrue from the original Redemption Date to the actual
date of payment by the Trust to DTC.
If a partial redemption as a result of a Special Event Redemption by Morgan
Guaranty of a part or all of the Related Note would result in the delisting of
the ComPS by any national securities exchange (or automated inter-dealer
quotation system, including The Nasdaq Stock Market ("Nasdaq")) on which the
ComPS are then listed, Morgan Guaranty may only redeem the Related Note in whole
and, as a result, the Trust may only redeem the ComPS in whole.
Subject to the foregoing and to applicable law (including, without limitation,
United States Federal securities laws), J.P. Morgan or its affiliates may, at
any time and from time to time, purchase outstanding ComPS by tender, in the
open market or by private agreement.
LIQUIDATION DISTRIBUTION UPON DISSOLUTION
In the event of any dissolution of the Trust (a "Liquidation Event"), whether
voluntary or involuntary, the holders of ComPS on the date of such Liquidation
Event will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Trust consisting of
the Related Note and the proceeds thereof, and after satisfaction of liabilities
to creditors of the Trust with respect to Series [B] Securities, the Liquidation
Distribution. The "Liquidation Distribution" will be equal to the Early
Redemption Value with respect to such ComPS (treating the date of such
distribution as the Early Redemption Date). To the extent such assets of the
Trust are insufficient to repay all amounts due to holders of all the ComPS,
holders of the ComPS then outstanding will be entitled to a pro rata share of
such assets of the Trust, based upon the relative Principal Amounts of all ComPS
outstanding. In addition, in the event that such assets of the Trust exceed the
amount necessary to pay to all holders of ComPS the full amount of the
Liquidation Distribution, such excess will be paid to the holders of the Series
[B] Common Securities, in an amount sufficient to cover the Liquidation
Distribution in respect of all Series [B] Common Securities, and thereafter pro
rata to the holders of the ComPS and the Series [B] Common Securities.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the legal existence of the Trust shall terminate on
November 21, 2105.
VOTING RIGHTS
Except as described herein and under "--Modification of the Declaration" and
under "J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I -- Voting", and as otherwise required
by law and the Declaration, the holders of the ComPS will have no voting rights.
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Pursuant to the provisions of the Guarantee, certain amendments to or
modifications of the Guarantee may only be effected with the approval of a
majority in aggregate Principal Amount at such time of the ComPS and all other
affected Preferred Securities. See "Description of the Guarantee--Modification
of the Guarantee".
Pursuant to the provisions of the Related Note, the Related Note Guarantee and
the Declaration, certain amendments to or modifications of the Related Note or
the Related Note Guarantee may only be effected with the approval of a majority
in aggregate Principal Amount at such time of the ComPS. See "Description of the
Related Note--Modification of the Related Note".
Notwithstanding that holders of ComPS are entitled to vote or consent under any
of the circumstances described above, any of the ComPS that are owned at such
time by J.P. Morgan or any entity directly or indirectly controlling or
controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, J.P. Morgan,
shall not be entitled to vote or consent and shall, for purposes of such vote or
consent, be treated as if such ComPS were not outstanding.
The procedures by which holders of ComPS may exercise their voting rights are
described below under "--Book-Entry Only Issuance--The Depository Trust Company"
and in the Declaration.
MODIFICATION OF THE DECLARATION
The Declaration may be amended or modified if approved by a written instrument
executed by a majority in interest of the holders of Common Securities; provided
that, if any proposed amendment provides for (i) any action that would adversely
affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the ComPS or (ii) the
dissolution of the Trust other than pursuant to the terms of the Declaration,
then the holders of all affected outstanding Preferred Securities (or, in the
case of an event described in clause (ii), all Preferred Securities, including
the ComPS) of the Trust voting together as a single class will be entitled to
vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be
effective except with the approval of holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate Principal Amount of all affected outstanding Preferred Securities (or,
in the case of an event described in clause (ii), all Preferred Securities) of
the Trust affected thereby.
The Declaration further provides that it may be amended without the consent of
the holders of the ComPS to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement
any provision in the Declaration that may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provision of the Declaration, (iii) add to the covenants, restrictions or
obligations of J.P. Morgan, (iv) conform to changes in, or a change in
interpretation or application of, certain requirements of the 1940 Act by the
Commission and (v) conform to certain requirements of the Code with respect to
the characterization of the Trust for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, so long
as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights, preferences or
privileges of the holders of the ComPS.
LISTING
The ComPS have been approved for listing on the Amex under the symbol "JPS",
subject to official notice of issuance. Trading of the ComPS on the Amex is
expected to commence within a 30-day period after the date of this Prospectus
Supplement. Prior to this offering, there has been no market for the ComPS.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
The financial statements of the Trust will be included in the consolidated
financial statements of J.P. Morgan, with the ComPS included on the balance
sheet as "Long-term debt not qualifying as risk-based capital", with a footnote
disclosing that (1) the Trust is a wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan, (2)
the sole assets of the Trust are the Related Note and other similar notes,
specifying the principal amount, interest rate and maturity of each, and (3)
considered together, the Guarantee and the Related Note Guarantee and J.P.
Morgan's obligations under the Declaration constitute a full and unconditional
guarantee by J.P. Morgan with respect to the ComPS.
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MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS OR AMALGAMATIONS
The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into or be replaced by,
or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an
entirety to, any corporation or other entity.
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY ISSUANCE--THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
DTC will act as securities depositary for the ComPS. The ComPS will be issued
only as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's
nominee). One or more fully-registered global ComPS certificates, representing
the total aggregate number of ComPS, will be issued and will be deposited with
DTC.
DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law,
a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a
member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). DTC holds securities that its
participants ("Participants") deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the
settlement among Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and
pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry
changes in Participants' accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain
other organizations ("Direct Participants"). DTC is owned by a number of its
Direct Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access
to the DTC system is also available to others, such as securities brokers and
dealers, banks and trust companies that clear transactions through or maintain a
direct or indirect custodial relationship with a Direct Participant either
directly or indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The rules applicable to DTC
and its Participants are on file with the Commission.
Purchases of ComPS within the DTC system must be made by or through Direct
Participants, which will receive a credit for the ComPS on DTC's records. The
ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Series [B] Preferred
Security ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and
Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written
confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners are expected to
receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as
periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participants
through which the Beneficial Owners purchased ComPS. Transfers of ownership
interests in the ComPS are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of
Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not
receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the ComPS, except
in the event that use of the book-entry system for the ComPS is discontinued.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all ComPS deposited by Participants with DTC
are registered in the name of DTC's nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of ComPS
with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. effect no change in
beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of
the ComPS. DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to
whose accounts such ComPS are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial
Owners. The Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their
holdings on behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by
Direct Participants to Indirect Participants and by Direct and Indirect
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements that may be in effect from
time to time.
In the case of a Special Event Redemption, redemption notices shall be sent to
Cede & Co. If less than all of the ComPS are being redeemed, DTC will reduce the
amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such ComPS in accordance
with its procedures. In the case of an Optional Redemption, redemption notices
shall be provided by Beneficial Owners and Participants to DTC in accordance
with its procedures. DTC will then provide the Applicable Notice to the Trust or
its Transfer Agent of the number of ComPS to
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be redeemed on the applicable Optional Redemption Date. The Applicable Notice
will be irrevocable upon receipt by the Trust or its Transfer Agent, and may not
be withdrawn or modified after such receipt.
Although voting with respect to the ComPS is limited, in those cases where a
vote is required, neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will itself consent or vote with
respect to ComPS. Under its usual procedures, DTC would mail an Omnibus Proxy to
the Trust as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns
Cede & Co. consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose
accounts the ComPS are credited on the record date (identified in a listing
attached to the Omnibus Proxy). J.P. Morgan and the Trust believe that the
arrangements among DTC, Direct and Indirect Participants and Beneficial Owners
will enable the Beneficial Owners to exercise rights equivalent in substance to
the rights that can be directly exercised by a holder of an interest in the
assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the proceeds thereof.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect
to the ComPS at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust. Under such
circumstances, in the event that a successor securities depositary is not
obtained, ComPS certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
Additionally, the Trust may decide to discontinue use of the system of
book-entry transfers through DTC (or any successor depositary) with respect to
the ComPS. In that event, certificates for the ComPS will be printed and
delivered.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system has
been obtained from sources that J.P. Morgan believes to be reliable, but neither
J.P. Morgan nor the Trust takes responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
REGISTRAR, TRANSFER AGENT AND PAYING AGENT
In the event the ComPS do not remain in book-entry only form, the following
provisions will apply:
Payment of distributions of the Principal Amount of, and payments on redemption
of, the ComPS will be payable, the transfer of the ComPS will be registrable and
ComPS will be exchangeable for ComPS of other denominations of a like aggregate
principal amount at the principal corporate trust office of the Property Trustee
in The City of New York; provided that payment of distributions may be made at
the option of the Regular Trustees on behalf of the Trust by check mailed to the
address of the persons entitled thereto and that the payment on redemption of
ComPS will be made only upon surrender of such ComPS to the Property Trustee.
First Trust of New York, National Association or one of its affiliates will act
as registrar and transfer agent for the ComPS. First Trust of New York, National
Association will also act as paying agent and, with the consent of the Regular
Trustees, may designate additional paying agents.
Registration of transfers of ComPS will be effected without charge by or on
behalf of the Trust, but upon payment (with the giving of such indemnity as the
Trust may require) in respect of any tax or other governmental charges that may
be imposed in relation to it.
The Trust will not be required to register or cause to be registered the
transfer of ComPS after such ComPS have been called for redemption.
GOVERNING LAW
The Declaration and the ComPS will be governed by and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED NOTE
Set forth below is a summary of the terms of the Related Note in which the Trust
will invest the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the ComPS and the related
Series [B] Common Securities. The following description does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to,
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the Prospectus and the Related Note, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement relating to this Prospectus Supplement and the
Prospectus. Certain capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Related
Note.
GENERAL
The Related Note will be issued as an unsecured, unsubordinated obligation of
Morgan Guaranty, limited in initial principal amount to approximately $ ,
such amount being the sum of the aggregate Initial Public Offering Price shown
on the cover page hereof for the ComPS and the related Series [B] Common
Securities issued in connection therewith.
The Related Note is not subject to a sinking fund provision. The entire
Principal Amount of the Related Note will mature and become due and payable on
the Stated Maturity (subject to extension in the case of a Market Disruption
Event), subject to the prior redemption of the Related Note in whole or in part
at the option of the holders of ComPS or in certain circumstances upon the
occurrence of a Special Event. If Morgan Guaranty redeems the Related Note in
whole or in part, the Trust must redeem on a pro rata basis ComPS and related
Series [B] Common Securities having an aggregate Principal Amount equal to the
Principal Amount of the Related Note so redeemed at the ComPS Early Redemption
Price. See "Description of the ComPS--Redemption at Stated Maturity; --Special
Event Redemption".
RELATED NOTE REDEMPTION PRICE
The amount payable under the Related Note by Morgan Guaranty to the Property
Trustee, on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities, at any time shall equal
the Principal Amount of the Related Note at such time (the "Related Note
Redemption Price"). The Principal Amount of the Related Note at any time shall
equal the aggregate Principal Amount of outstanding ComPS and the related Series
[B] Common Securities at such time. The timing and amount of payments on the
Related Note mirror the aggregate financial terms of the ComPS.
SUBORDINATION
Morgan Guaranty's obligations under the Related Note are effectively
subordinated to all liabilities (including indebtedness) of its consolidated and
unconsolidated subsidiaries. Moreover, Morgan Guaranty's subsidiaries may incur
indebtedness and other liabilities and have obligations to third parties.
Generally, the claims of such third parties to the assets of Morgan Guaranty's
subsidiaries will be superior to those of Morgan Guaranty as a stockholder, and,
therefore, the Related Note may be deemed to be effectively subordinated to the
claims of such third parties.
Upon any payment or distribution of all or substantially all of the assets of
Morgan Guaranty or in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership,
liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or other similar proceeding, whether
voluntary or involuntary, relative to Morgan Guaranty or its creditors, the
holders of all Senior Indebtedness of Morgan Guaranty will be entitled to
receive payment pari passu and pro rata with the Trust. However, depositors in
Morgan Guaranty will have a preference over holders of Senior Indebtedness of
Morgan Guaranty upon any such event.
As used in the Related Note, the term "Senior Indebtedness" means the principal
of, premium, if any, and interest on (a) all indebtedness of Morgan Guaranty for
money borrowed, whether outstanding as of the date hereof or hereafter created,
issued or incurred (other than Morgan Guaranty's obligations to its depositors),
except any indebtedness expressly subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness, and
(b) any deferrals, renewals or extensions of any such Senior Indebtedness. The
Related Note does not limit the amount of Senior Indebtedness which Morgan
Guaranty may incur.
INTEREST
The Related Note shall not bear interest.
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OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
The Trust shall have the right to call for redemption prior to each Optional
Redemption Date a Principal Amount of the Related Note sufficient to allow it to
pay the ComPS Early Redemption Price to any holders of ComPS who exercise their
right to redeem any or all of such holders' ComPS and in respect of a pro rata
portion of the related Series [B] Common Securities. See "Description of the
ComPS--Optional Redemption".
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
Upon the occurrence of a Special Event, Morgan Guaranty will have the right to
elect to, under certain circumstances, (a) redeem the Related Note at the
Related Note Redemption Price or (b) in the case of a Tax Event, allow the
Related Note to remain outstanding and indemnify the Trust for any taxes payable
by it as a result of such Tax Event. See "Description of the ComPS--Special
Event Redemption".
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The Note Events of Default are described in "Description of the Related
Notes--Note Events of Default" in the Prospectus of which this Prospectus
Supplement constitutes a part. A default or event of default under any Senior
Indebtedness would not constitute a default or event of default under the
Related Note. A default or event of default under the Related Note would not
constitute a default or event of default under any related note pertaining to
any other series of Securities.
MODIFICATION OF THE RELATED NOTE
The Related Note contains provisions permitting Morgan Guaranty and the Property
Trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in
Principal Amount of the outstanding ComPS, to modify the Related Note, subject
to certain exceptions. See "Description of the Related Notes--Modification of
the Related Notes" in the Prospectus of which this Prospectus Supplement
constitutes a part.
CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE
The Related Note provides that Morgan Guaranty may, without the consent of the
Trust or the holders of the ComPS, consolidate or merge with or into, or sell or
transfer all or substantially all of its property or assets to, any corporation
or association; provided that (i) the corporation (if other than Morgan
Guaranty) or association formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or
merger or which shall have received such property or assets shall have assumed
Morgan Guaranty's obligations under the Related Note and (ii) immediately after
giving effect to such transaction, Morgan Guaranty or such successor corporation
shall not be in default under the terms of the Related Note.
GOVERNING LAW
The Related Note will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York.
MISCELLANEOUS
Morgan Guaranty will have the right at all times to assign any of its rights or
obligations under the Related Note to J.P. Morgan or to a direct or indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Guaranty; provided that, in the event of any
such assignment, Morgan Guaranty will remain jointly and severally liable for
all such obligations. Subject to the foregoing, the Related Note will be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties thereto and their respective
successors and assigns. The Related Note is not a deposit or other obligation of
a bank and is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any
other federal agency. The obligations of Morgan Guaranty under the Related Note
are pari passu with all present and future Senior Indebtedness of Morgan
Guaranty (as defined herein) and are junior to Morgan Guaranty's obligations to
its depositors in the event of a receivership. In addition, J.P. Morgan's
obligations under the Guarantee and the Related Note Guarantee and Morgan
Guaranty's obligations under the Related Note
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are effectively subordinated to all liabilities (including indebtedness) of the
respective consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries of each.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Guarantee that will
be delivered by J.P. Morgan for the benefit of the holders of ComPS and other
Preferred Securities. The terms of the Guarantee will be those set forth in the
Guarantee Agreement. The following summary does not purport to be complete and
is subject in all respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to, the Prospectus and the form of Guarantee Agreement,
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to this
Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. The Guarantee will be separately
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and will be held by the Property
Trustee, acting in its capacity as indenture trustee with respect thereto.
GENERAL
Pursuant to the Guarantee, J.P. Morgan irrevocably and unconditionally agrees,
on a subordinated basis, to pay in full to the holders of the ComPS the
Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) (except to the extent paid by the Trust),
as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim
that the Trust may have or assert. The following payments with respect to ComPS
issued by the Trust (the "Guarantee Payments"), to the extent not paid by the
Trust, will be subject to the Guarantee (without duplication): (i) the ComPS
Early Redemption Price or the ComPS Redemption Price, as applicable, but if and
only if to the extent that, in each case, Morgan Guaranty has made payment of
principal on the Related Note and (ii) upon a Liquidation Event (other than in
connection with the redemption of all of the ComPS at Stated Maturity or
redemption in whole of the Related Note) the lesser of (A) the Liquidation
Distribution to the extent the Trust has funds available therefor and (B) the
amount of assets of the Trust consisting of the Related Note and the proceeds
thereof remaining available for distribution to holders of the ComPS upon such
Liquidation Event. J.P. Morgan's obligation to make a Guarantee Payment may be
satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by J.P. Morgan to the
holders of ComPS or by causing the Trust to pay such amounts to such holders.
The Guarantee will be effective with respect to the ComPS from the time of
issuance of the ComPS to the extent Morgan Guaranty has made payments under the
Related Note. If Morgan Guaranty does not make payments on the Related Note, the
Trust may not pay distributions on the ComPS issued and may not have funds
available therefor. See "Description of the Related Note".
So long as any ComPS or other Preferred Securities remain outstanding, J.P.
Morgan will not declare or pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or
make a distribution or liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common
stock or preferred stock or make any Guarantee Payment with respect thereto if
at such time (i) J.P. Morgan shall be in default with respect to its Guarantee
Payments or other payment obligations under the Guarantee or (ii) there shall
have occurred any event of default under the Declaration; provided, however,
that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to (a) dividends, redemptions,
purchases, acquisitions, distributions or payments made by J.P. Morgan by way of
issuance of shares of its capital stock, (b) payments of accrued dividends by
J.P. Morgan upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of any preferred stock
of J.P. Morgan as may be outstanding from time to time in accordance with the
terms of such preferred stock, (c) cash payments made by J.P. Morgan in lieu of
delivering fractional shares upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of any
preferred stock of J.P. Morgan as may be outstanding from time to time in
accordance with the terms of such preferred stock, (d) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of J.P. Morgan in connection
with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors of consultants, or (e) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the
future, or the redemption or repurchase of such rights pursuant thereto.
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MODIFICATION OF THE GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of
holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no consent will be required), the
Guarantee may be amended by J.P. Morgan and the Property Trustee only with the
prior approval of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Principal
Amount at such time of the holders of each series of affected Preferred
Securities, voting as a single class. All guarantees and agreements contained in
the Guarantee shall bind the successors, assignees, receivers, trustees and
representatives of J.P. Morgan and shall inure to the benefit of the holders of
the ComPS.
REMEDIES OF HOLDERS
The Guarantee will be deposited with First Trust of New York, National
Association, as indenture trustee, to be held for the benefit of holders of the
ComPS and Preferred Securities of other series. First Trust of New York,
National Association shall enforce such Guarantee on behalf of holders of the
ComPS and Preferred Securities of other series. The holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the ComPS and Preferred Securities of
each affected series have the right to direct the time, method and place of
conducing any proceeding for any remedy available in respect of the Guarantee,
including the giving of directions to First Trust of New York, National
Association. If First Trust of New York, National Association fails to enforce
the Guarantee as above provided, any holder of ComPS and Preferred Securities of
other series may institute a legal proceeding directly against J.P. Morgan to
enforce its right under such Guarantee, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Trust or any other person or entity. Subject to the award
by a court of competent jurisdiction of legal fees in connection with any such
legal proceeding, each holder will be required to bear its own costs in
connection with instituting a legal proceeding directly against J.P. Morgan,
which cost may be significant.
TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will terminate with respect to the ComPS upon full payment of the
aggregate ComPS Early Redemption Price or ComPS Redemption Price, as applicable,
or upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with the Declaration
upon liquidation of the Trust. The Guarantee will continue to be effective or
will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of ComPS must
restore payment of any sums paid under such ComPS or the Guarantee (e.g., upon a
subsequent bankruptcy of Morgan Guaranty or J.P. Morgan).
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of J.P. Morgan and will
rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of
J.P. Morgan, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock
outstanding as of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan and with respect to obligations
under other guarantee agreements which J.P. Morgan may enter into from time to
time to the extent that such agreements provide for comparable guarantees by
J.P. Morgan of payment on other preferred securities issued by the predecessor
of the Trust or by other trusts sponsored by J.P. Morgan and (iii) senior to
J.P. Morgan's common stock. The terms of the ComPS provide that each holder of
ComPS by acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination provisions and other
terms of the Guarantee.
The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection (that
is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
guarantor to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without instituting a legal
proceeding against any other person or entity).
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Related Note
Guarantee that will be delivered by J.P. Morgan for the benefit of the Property
Trustee for the benefit of holders of Securities of various series. The terms of
the Related Note Guarantee will be those set forth in the Related Note Guarantee
Agreement. The following summary does not purport to be complete and is subject
in all respects to the provisions of, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the Prospectus and the form of Related Note Guarantee Agreement,
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to this
Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus. The Related Note Guarantee will be
held by the Property Trustee (for the benefit of holders of Series [B]
Securities), as the holder of the Related Note.
GENERAL
Pursuant to the Related Note Guarantee, J.P. Morgan irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees, on a subordinated basis, to pay in full to the Property
Trustee for the benefit of holders of Series [B] Securities the Related Note
Guarantee Payments (as defined herein), as and when due, regardless of any
defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that Morgan Guaranty may have or
assert with respect to its obligation to make such Related Note Guarantee
Payments. The following payments with respect to the Related Note issued by
Morgan Guaranty (the "Related Note Guarantee Payments") will be subject to the
Related Note Guarantee (without duplication): any principal payable by Morgan
Guaranty under the Related Note, as and when payable by Morgan Guaranty. J.P.
Morgan's obligation to make a Related Note Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by
direct payment of the required amounts by J.P. Morgan to the Property Trustee
for the benefit of holders of Series [B] Securities or by causing Morgan
Guaranty to pay such amounts to the Property Trustee for the benefit of holders
of Series [B] Securities. The Related Note Guarantee will be a full and
unconditional guarantee with respect to the Related Note from the time of
issuance of the Related Note.
MODIFICATION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
The Related Note Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Property Trustee; provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect the
holders of the Preferred Securities without the consent of a majority in
aggregate Principal Amount at such time of the holders of Preferred Securities
of each affected series, voting as a single class. All guarantees and agreements
contained in the Related Note Guarantee shall bind the successors, assignees,
receivers, trustees and representatives of J.P. Morgan and shall inure to the
benefit of the Property Trustee (for the benefit of holders of Series [B]
Securities) as the holder of the Related Note.
REMEDIES OF THE TRUST AND HOLDERS OF THE COMPS
The Trust has the sole right to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding for any remedy available to it in respect of the Related Note
Guarantee. Pursuant to the Declaration, the holders of a majority in Principal
Amount of the ComPS in certain circumstances (including a payment default under
the Related Note Guarantee by J.P. Morgan) have the right to direct the Trust,
through the Property Trustee, to exercise certain of its rights as the holder of
the Related Note Guarantee.
TERMINATION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
The Related Note Guarantee will terminate with respect to the Related Note upon
full payment of the Related Note Redemption Price (as defined below) of the
Related Note. The Related Note Guarantee will continue to be effective or will
be reinstated with respect to the Related Note, as the case may be, if at any
time the Property Trustee, on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities, must
restore payment of any sums paid under the Related Note or the Related Note
Guarantee (e.g., upon a subsequent bankruptcy of J.P. Morgan).
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STATUS OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
The Related Note Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of J.P.
Morgan and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of J.P. Morgan, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or
preference stock outstanding as of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan and (iii)
senior to J.P. Morgan's common stock. The terms of the ComPS provide that each
holder of ComPS by acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination provisions and
other terms of the Related Note Guarantee.
The Related Note Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of
collection (that is, the Property Trustee may institute a legal proceeding
directly against J.P. Morgan to enforce its rights under the Related Note
Guarantee without instituting a legal proceeding against Morgan Guaranty).
GOVERNING LAW
The Related Note Guarantee will be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
EFFECT OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GUARANTEE,
THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE AND THE RELATED NOTE
As set forth in the Declaration, the sole purpose of the Trust is to issue the
Series [B] Securities and other Securities of separate series, and to invest the
proceeds from such issuances in the Related Note and other debt obligations of
Morgan Guaranty.
As long as payments are made when due on the Related Note, such payments will be
sufficient to cover payments due on the ComPS because of the following factors:
(i) the Principal Amount of the Related Note will be equal to the sum of the
aggregate Principal Amount of the ComPS and the related Series [B] Common
Securities outstanding at any time; (ii) the payment dates on the Related Note
will match the payment dates for the ComPS and the related Series [B] Common
Securities; (iii) J.P. Morgan shall pay all, and the Trust shall not be
obligated to pay, directly or indirectly, any, costs and expenses of the Trust
other than principal of and dividends on the ComPS and the related Series [B]
Common Securities; and (iv) the Declaration further provides that the J.P.
Morgan shall not cause the Trust (on behalf of a series of Securities or
otherwise) to, among other things, engage in any activity that is not consistent
with the purposes of the Trust.
Payments due on the ComPS (to the extent Morgan Guaranty has made payment of
principal and other amounts on the Related Note) are guaranteed by J.P. Morgan
as and to the extent set forth under "Description of the Guarantee" herein and
in the Prospectus. The Guarantee is a full and unconditional guarantee from the
time of its issuance but does not apply to any payments unless and until Morgan
Guaranty has made payments on the Related Note.
If Morgan Guaranty fails to make payments on the Related Note when due, the
Declaration provides a mechanism whereby the holders of the ComPS, using the
procedures described in the Declaration, may direct the Property Trustee, on
behalf of holders of the Series [B] Securities, to enforce its rights under the
Related Note and the Related Note Guarantee. If J.P. Morgan fails to perform any
of its payment or other obligations with respect to the ComPS under the
Guarantee, any holder of ComPS may institute a legal proceeding directly against
J.P. Morgan to enforce such holder's rights under the Guarantee without first
instituting a legal proceeding against the Trust or any other person or entity.
The Related Note Guarantee by J.P. Morgan guarantees to the Property Trustee the
payment of principal of the Related Note as provided pursuant to the terms of
the Related Note, at such times and in such amounts as provided therein. J.P.
Morgan's obligations under the Related Note Guarantee will be subordinated and
junior in right of payment to all liabilities of J.P. Morgan, pari passu with
the most senior preferred stock outstanding as of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan
and senior to the common stock of J.P. Morgan.
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The Declaration provides that J.P. Morgan will pay, or cause to be paid, all
debts and obligations (other than with respect to the ComPS and other Preferred
Securities to the extent set forth herein and in the Prospectus) and all costs
and expenses of the Trust, including any taxes and all costs and expenses with
respect thereto, to which the Trust may become subject. The Declaration provides
that any person to whom such debts, obligations, costs and expenses are owed
will have the right to enforce J.P. Morgan's obligations in respect of such
debts, obligations, costs and expenses directly against J.P. Morgan without
first proceeding against the Trust.
J.P. Morgan, through its obligations under the Guarantee, the Related Note
Guarantee and the Declaration, taken together, will provide a full and
unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated basis, of payments due on the ComPS.
See "Description of the Guarantee -- General" and "Description of the Related
Note Guarantee -- General" herein and in the accompanying Prospectus.
Upon any voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Trust, the holders of
Series [B] Securities will be entitled to receive, after satisfaction of
liabilities to creditors of the Trust with respect to Series [B] Securities, the
Liquidation Distribution. Holders of ComPS will be entitled to the benefits of
the Guarantee with respect to the Liquidation Distribution. See "Description of
the ComPS -- Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution". Upon any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation or bankruptcy of Morgan Guaranty, the Property Trustee
as holder of the Related Note on behalf of the Trust would rank equally in right
of payment with creditors of Morgan Guaranty (other than any depositors
therein), including all Senior Indebtedness, and would be entitled to receive
payment in full of principal, premium, if any, and interest, before any
stockholders of Morgan Guaranty receive payments of distributions.
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
GENERAL
The following is a summary of the material United States Federal income tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of ComPS by U.S. Holders
(as defined herein). Unless otherwise stated, this summary deals only with ComPS
held as capital assets by holders who purchase the ComPS upon original issuance
("Initial Holders").
This summary does not address tax considerations applicable to investors that
may be subject to special U.S. Federal income tax treatment, such as dealers in
securities or persons that will hold the ComPS as a position in a "straddle"
(within the meaning of Section 1092 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code")), or as part of a "conversion transaction" (within the
meaning of Section 1258 of the Code) or "synthetic security" or other integrated
investment comprised of ComPS and one or more other investments. This summary
also does not address the tax consequences to persons that have a functional
currency other than the U.S. Dollar or the tax consequences to shareholders,
partners or beneficiaries of a holder of ComPS. Further, it does not include any
description of any alternative minimum tax consequences or the tax laws of any
state or local government or of any foreign government that may be applicable to
the ComPS.
This summary is based on the Code, Treasury regulations thereunder and
administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, as of the date hereof, all
of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. In the opinion
of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, special tax counsel to J.P. Morgan and the Trust
("Tax Counsel"), the statements contained in the following summary, to the
extent they constitute conclusions of law, accurately described the material
U.S. Federal income tax consequences to Initial Holders of the acquisition,
ownership and disposition of ComPS. For purposes of this summary, a "U.S.
Holder" shall mean a holder who is (i) a citizen or a resident of the United
States (or any state thereof), (ii) a corporation, or other entity taxable as a
corporation, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or
any political subdivision thereof, (iii) an estate or trust, the income of which
is subject to U.S. Federal income tax regardless of its source, and (iv) any
other person subject to U.S. Federal income tax on net income.
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CLASSIFICATION OF THE TRUST
The Trust will be classified as "grantor trust" for Federal income tax purposes.
As a result, a holder of ComPS will be treated as owning an undivided beneficial
interest in the Related Note. Accordingly, for U.S. Federal income tax purposes,
each holder will be required to report income, gain or loss as if the holder
directly held its pro rata share of the Related Note. No portion of the income
accrued by holders will be eligible for the corporate dividends received
deduction.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE RELATED NOTE
There are no regulations, published rulings, judicial decisions or other
authorities concerning the proper characterization of instruments such as the
Related Note for Federal income tax purposes, and no ruling is being requested
from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). As a result, the proper tax
characterization of the Related Note is uncertain, and Tax Counsel can express
no opinion on this matter. While alternative characterizations are possible, as
discussed below, Morgan Guaranty will take the position for Federal income tax
purposes that the Related Note is a cash settled forward purchase contract on
the Applicable Index. Each holder of a ComPS, by acquiring a ComPS, will agree
to treat the Related Note in this manner.
U.S. HOLDERS OF COMPS
The following discussion of the tax consequences to U.S. Holders assumes that
for U.S. Federal income tax purposes the Trust will be treated as a grantor
trust, and, except as provided otherwise, the Related Note will be treated as a
cash settled forward purchase contract. If these assumptions are not correct,
holders could be subject to different consequences than those discussed below.
The following discussion also assumes that the Initial Holders purchased ComPS
at the Face Amount.
Assuming the Related Note is properly treated as a cash settled forward purchase
contract, (i) a U.S. Holder should not have any income over the period during
which the ComPS are held, (ii) any gain or loss realized by the U.S. Holder on
the sale, exchange or redemption of the ComPS would be capital gain or loss, and
(iii) the ComPS would not be subject to the mark to market rules of Section 1256
of the Code. Any capital gain or loss described in clause (ii) would be long
term capital gain or loss if the ComPS had been held for more than one year, and
in the case of an individual would be eligible for a reduced maximum tax rate of
28% (if the ComPS were held for more than one year and no more than eighteen
months) or 20% (if the ComPS were held for more than eighteen months). No
assurance can be given that future legislation or regulations will not change
these results, on a retroactive basis or otherwise.
Alternatively, the Related Note might properly be treated for Federal income tax
purposes as a contingent payment debt instrument issued by Morgan Guaranty. If
so, (i) a U.S. Holder, whether on the cash or accrual method of accounting,
would be required to accrue original issue discount ("OID") each year that the
ComPS were held at a rate equal to the "comparable yield" on the issue date of
the ComPS, which is a rate equal to the greater of (x) the "Applicable Federal
Rate" (a rate for Treasury obligations of maturities comparable to the ComPS)
and (y) the fixed rate into which Morgan Guaranty could hedge the Related Note
(or if no hedge is available, the fixed rate on a comparable debt instrument
issued by Morgan Guaranty), (ii) the amount of OID accrued under clause (i)
would increase the U.S. Holder's tax basis in the ComPS, (iii) on the sale,
exchange, or retirement of the ComPS, the U.S. Holder would have gain or loss
equal to the difference between the amount realized and the U.S. Holder's tax
basis in the ComPS, (iv) any gain described in clause (iii) would be ordinary
income, while any loss would be ordinary loss to the extent of OID previously
accrued and any additional loss would be a capital loss, and (v) additional
rules would apply to secondary market purchasers of ComPS. No assurance can be
given that these rules would not be applicable to holders of ComPS.
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NON-UNITED STATES HOLDERS
In the case of a holder of ComPS that is not a U.S. Holder, assuming the Related
Note is properly treated as a cash settled forward contract, payments made with
respect to the ComPS would not be subject to U.S. withholding tax. If the
Related Note is properly treated as contingent payment debt, payments made with
respect to the ComPS will likewise not be subject to U.S. withholding tax;
provided that such holder complies with applicable certification requirements
(and does not directly or indirectly own 10% or more of the voting stock of J.P.
Morgan). To avoid risk of withholding tax liability on the Trust, Non-United
States Holders of ComPS will be required to comply with such applicable
certification requirements in order to avoid withholding by the Trust on
payments made on the ComPS. Under either characterization of the Related Note,
any gain realized upon the redemption, sale or other disposition of ComPS by a
holder that is not a U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. Federal
income tax if (i) such gain is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or
business of such holder and (ii) in the case of an individual, such individual
is not present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of
the redemption, sale or other disposition or the gain is not attributable to a
fixed place of business maintained by such individual in the United States.
INFORMATION REPORTING TO HOLDERS
Holders of ComPS that are not exempt from information reporting requirements
will receive annually, on IRS Form 1099, information concerning OID determined
for an Initial Holder and attributable to such holder's ComPS. The information
reported on such form may not be accurate for secondary market purchasers.
BACKUP WITHHOLDING
Payments made on, and proceeds from the sale of, the ComPS may be subject to a
"backup" withholding tax of 31% unless the holder complies with certain
identification requirements. Any withheld amounts will be allowed as a credit
against the holder's U.S. Federal income tax, provided that the required
information is provided to the IRS.
THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE MAY NOT BE
APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER'S PARTICULAR SITUATION. HOLDERS SHOULD
CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE
PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE COMPS, INCLUDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES
UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS AND THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF
CHANGES IN UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR OTHER TAX LAWS.
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
Each fiduciary of a pension, profit-sharing or other employee benefit plan (a
"Plan") subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA in the
context of the Plan's particular circumstances before authorizing an investment
in the ComPS. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider
whether the investment would satisfy the prudence and diversification
requirements of ERISA and would be consistent with the documents and instruments
governing the Plan.
Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibits Plans, as well as
individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans subject to Section 4975 of the
Code (also "Plans"), from engaging in certain transactions involving "plan
assets" with persons who are "parties in interest" under ERISA or "disqualified
persons" under the Code ("Parties in Interest") with respect to such Plan. A
violation of these "prohibited transaction" rules may result in an excise tax or
other liabilities under ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code for such persons,
unless exemptive relief is available under an applicable statutory or
administrative exemption. Employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as
defined in Section 3(32)
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of ERISA), certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA) and
foreign plans (as described in Section 4(b)(5) of ERISA) are not subject to the
requirements of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
Under a regulation (the "Plan Assets Regulation") issued by the U.S. Department
of Labor (the "DOL"), the assets of the Trust would be deemed to be "plan
assets" of a Plan for purposes of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code if "plan
assets" of the Plan were used to acquire an equity interest in the Trust and no
exception were applicable under the Plan Assets Regulation. An "equity interest"
is defined under the Plan Assets Regulation as any interest in an entity other
than an instrument which is treated as indebtedness under applicable local law
and which has no substantial equity features.
Pursuant to an exception contained in the Plan Assets Regulation, the assets of
the Trust would not be deemed to be "plan assets" of investing Plans if the
ComPS are (i) freely transferable, (ii) part of a class of securities that is
owned by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and of one another at
the conclusion of the offering and (iii) either (a) part of a class of
securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or (b)
sold to a Plan as part of an offering of securities to the public pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act and the class of
securities of which such security is a part is registered under the Exchange Act
within 120 days (or such later time as may be allowed by the Commission) after
the end of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the offering of such
securities to the public occurred. There are no restrictions imposed on the
transfer of ComPS and the ComPS will be sold as part of an offering registered
under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. The Representative (as defined in
"Underwriting") will notify the Trust as to whether or not the ComPS will be
held by at least 100 separately named persons at the conclusion of the offering.
The Trust will not determine whether the 100-investor requirement of the
exception for publicly offered securities is satisfied as to the ComPS.
Prospective purchasers may obtain a copy of the notification described in the
second preceding sentence from the Trust at 60 Wall Street, New York, NY
10260-0060.
In the event assets of the Trust were determined to constitute "plan assets",
certain transactions involving the Trust could be deemed to constitute direct or
indirect prohibited transactions under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code with
respect to a Plan. For example, if J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty and/or any
affiliates of either is a Party in Interest with respect to an investing Plan
(either directly or by reason of its status as the sponsor of the Trust or of
any of J.P. Morgan's or Morgan Guaranty's other subsidiaries), the extension of
credit between the J.P. Morgan or Morgan Guaranty and/or any affiliates of
either and the Trust (as represented by the Related Note, the Related Note
Guarantee and the Guarantee) would likely be prohibited by Section 406(a)(1)(B)
of ERISA and Section 4975(c)(1)(B) of the Code, unless exemptive relief were
available under an applicable administrative exemption (see below).
The DOL has issued five prohibited transaction class exemptions ("PTCEs") that
may provide exemptive relief for direct or indirect prohibited transactions
resulting from the purchase or holding of the ComPS. Those class exemptions are
PTCE 96-23 (for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers),
PTCE 95-60 (for certain transactions involving insurance company general
accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for certain transactions involving bank collective
investment funds), PTCE 90-1 (for certain transactions involving insurance
company pooled separate accounts) and PTCE 84-14 (for certain transactions
determined by independent qualified professional asset managers).
If the Representative does not notify the Trust, as described above, that the
ComPS will be expected to be held by at least 100 separately named persons, the
ComPS may not be purchased or held by any Plan, any entity whose underlying
assets include "plan assets" by reason of any Plan's investment in the entity (a
"Plan Asset Entity") or any person investing "plan assets" of any Plan, unless
such purchaser or holder is eligible for the exemptive relief available under
PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14. In such event, any purchaser,
transferee or holder of the ComPS or any interest therein will be deemed to have
represented by its purchase, acquisition or holding thereof that (a) it is not a
Plan or a Plan Asset Entity and is not purchasing such securities on behalf of
or with "plan assets" of any Plan, (b) it is eligible for the exemptive relief
available under PTCE 96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 or 84-14 with respect to such
purchase or holding or (c) such purchase, acquisition or holding will not
otherwise give rise to a prohibited
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transaction under ERISA or the Code for which a prohibited transaction is
unavailable. See "Notice to Investors."
In any case, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty and/or any affiliates of either may be
considered a "party in interest" (within the meaning of ERISA) or a
"disqualified person" (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) with
respect to certain Plans. The acquisition and ownership of ComPS by a Plan (or
by an individual retirement arrangement or other plans described in Section
4975(e)(i) of the Code) with respect to which J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty or
any of its affiliates of either is considered a party in interest or a
disqualified person may constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, unless such ComPS are acquired pursuant to
and in accordance with an applicable exemption. As a result, Plans with respect
to which J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty or any affiliates of either is a party in
interest or a disqualified person should not acquire ComPS unless a statutory or
administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or
the Code applies.
Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon
persons involved in nonexempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly
important that fiduciaries or other persons considering purchasing the ComPS on
behalf of or with "plan assets" of any Plan consult with their counsel regarding
the potential consequences if the assets of the Trust were deemed to be "plan
assets" and the availability of exemptive relief from the prohibited transaction
provisions of ERISA and the Code.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement dated
the date hereof (the "U.S. Underwriting Agreement"), the Trust has agreed to
sell to the U.S. Underwriters named below (the "U.S. Underwriters") and the U.S.
Underwriters have severally agreed to purchase, the respective number of ComPS
set forth opposite their names below. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in an underwriting agreement dated the date hereof (the "International
Underwriting Agreement" and, together with the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, the
"Underwriting Agreements"), the Trust has agreed to sell to the International
Managers named below (the "International Managers") and the International
Managers have severally agreed to purchase, the respective number of ComPS set
forth opposite their names below. The closing of the offering made hereby is a
condition to the closing of the offering made by the International Managers, and
vice versa. In the Underwriting Agreements, the Underwriters have agreed,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to purchase all the ComPS
offered hereby if any of the ComPS are purchased. Under certain circumstances,
the commitments of nondefaulting Underwriters may be increased as set forth in
the Underwriting Agreements.
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The U.S. Underwriters and the International Managers have entered into an
agreement between syndicates (the "Agreement Between Syndicates") which provides
for the coordination of their activities. Pursuant to the Agreement Between
Syndicates, sales may be made between the U.S. Underwriters and the
International Managers of such number of ComPS as they may mutually agree. The
price of any ComPS so sold shall be the offering price, less such amount as may
be mutually agreed upon, but not exceeding the selling concession to dealers
applicable to such ComPS. To the extent there are sales between the U.S.
Underwriters and the International Managers pursuant to the Agreement Between
Syndicates, the number of ComPS initially available for sale by the U.S.
Underwriters or by the International Managers may be more or less than the
amount appearing on the cover page of this Prospectus with respect to the
Offerings. Neither the U.S. Underwriters nor the International Managers are
obligated to purchase from the other any unsold ComPS.
Pursuant to the Agreement Between Syndicates, each U.S. Underwriter has
represented and agreed that (i) it is not purchasing any ComPS for the account
of anyone other than a United States Person and (ii) it has not offered or sold,
and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly any ComPS or distribute any
prospectus relating to the Offerings outside the United States or to anyone
other than a United States Person. Pursuant to the Agreement Between Syndicates,
each International Manager has represented and agreed that (i) it is not
purchasing any ComPS for the account of any United States Person and (ii) it has
not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any
ComPS or distribute any prospectus relating to the Offerings within the United
States or to any United States Person. The foregoing limitations do not apply to
certain transactions specified in the Agreement Between Syndicates, including
stabilization transactions and transactions between the U.S. Underwriters and
the International Managers pursuant to the Agreement Between Syndicates. As used
herein, "United States Person" means any
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individual who is a national or a resident of the United States or any
corporation, pension, profit-sharing or other trust or other entity organized
under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof (other
than a branch located outside the United States) and includes any United States
branch of a person who is otherwise not a United States Person.
Pursuant to the Agreement Between Syndicates, each International Manager has
also represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered or sold and prior to the
expiration of the period six months from the closing date for the issuance of
the ComPS will not offer or sell any ComPS to persons in the United Kingdom,
except to those persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring,
holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for
purpose of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances that have not resulted
and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the
meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, (ii) it has
complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial
Services Act 1986 with respect to anything done by it in relation to the ComPS
in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom and (iii) it has only issued
and passed on and will only issue and pass on in the United Kingdom any document
received by it in connection with the issue of the ComPS to a person who is of a
kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment
Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 or is a person to whom the document may
otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on.
The Underwriters initially propose to offer the ComPS, in part, directly to the
public at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
Prospectus Supplement, and, in part, to certain securities dealers at such price
less a concession of $ per Series [B] Preferred Security. [The Underwriters
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $ per
Series [B] Preferred Security to certain brokers and dealers.] After the initial
offering, the public offering price and such concessions may be changed.
In connection with the offering, the Underwriters may engage in transactions
that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the Series [B]
Preferred Securities. Specifically, the Underwriters may overallot the offering,
creating a syndicate short position. In addition, the Underwriters may bid for,
and purchase, in the open market to cover syndicate shorts or to stabilize the
price of the Series [B] Preferred Securities. Finally, the underwriting
syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed for distributing the Series
[B] Preferred Securities in the offering, if the syndicate repurchases
previously distributed Series [B] Preferred Securities in syndicate covering
transactions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. Any of these
activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Series [B]
Preferred Securities above independent market levels. The Underwriters are not
required to engage in these activities, and may end any of these activities at
any time.
In view of the fact that the proceeds of the sale of the ComPS will ultimately
be used to purchase the Related Note of Morgan Guaranty, the Underwriting
Agreement provides that Morgan Guaranty will pay as compensation ("Underwriters'
Compensation") to the Underwriters $ per Series [B] Preferred Security (or
$ in the aggregate) for the account of the Underwriters.
The ComPS have been approved for listing on the Amex under the symbol "JPS",
subject to official notice of issuance. Trading of the ComPS on the Amex is
expected to commence within a 30-day period after the date of this Prospectus
Supplement. Prior to this offering, there has been no market for the ComPS.
The Trust and J.P. Morgan have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
This Prospectus Supplement and related the Prospectus may be used by direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of J.P. Morgan in connection with offers and
sales related to secondary market transactions in the ComPS. Such subsidiaries
may act as principal or agent in such transactions. Such sales will be made at
prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of a sale.
The Underwriters, certain agents and their associates may be customers of,
engage in transactions with, and perform services for, J.P. Morgan in the
ordinary course of business.
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The Representative is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan. The
participation of the Representative in the offer and sale of the ComPS complies
with the requirements of Rule 2720 of the Rules of Conduct of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD") regarding underwriting of
securities of an affiliate and complies with any restrictions imposed on such
Representative by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Because the NASD is expected to view the Preferred Securities offered hereby as
interests in a direct participation program, the offering is being made in
compliance with Rule 2810 of the NASD's Rules of Conduct. Offers and sales of
Preferred Securities will be made only to (i) "qualified institutional buyers",
as defined in Rule 144A under the Act; (ii) institutional "accredited
investors", as defined in Rule 501(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation D under the Act or
(iii) investors for whom an investment in non-convertible investment grade
commodity-indexed preferred securities is appropriate. The Underwriters may not
confirm sales to any accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority
without the prior written approval of the transaction by the customer.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Series [B]
Securities will be passed upon by Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington,
Delaware, special Delaware counsel to the Trust. The validity of the Series [B]
Securities offered hereby will be passed upon by Gene A. Capello, Vice President
and Assistant General Counsel of J.P. Morgan, and by Cravath, Swaine & Moore,
New York, New York, counsel for the Representative.
EXPERTS
The audited financial statements contained in J.P. Morgan's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (included in J.P. Morgan's Annual
Report to Stockholders), are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
Supplement in reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.
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ANNEX I
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following are abbreviated definitions of certain capitalized terms used in
the Prospectus Supplement. The Declaration, the Guarantee, the Related Note
Guarantee and the Related Note may contain more complete definitions of certain
of the terms defined herein, as well as definitions of certain other terms not
defined herein, and reference should be made to the Declaration, the Guarantee,
the Related Note Guarantee and the Related Note, as applicable, for complete
definitions of such terms.
AMEX....................the American Stock Exchange.
APPLICABLE INDEX........the JPMCI Silver Total Return Index.
APPLICABLE INDEX
COMMENCEMENT
VALUE...................[ ]
APPLICABLE INDEX
SETTLEMENT VALUE........the arithmetic average of the values of the Applicable
Index during the Determination Period; provided,
however, that if the Applicable Index Settlement Value
has been permanently determined prior to such time, the
Applicable Index Settlement Value shall equal the value
so determined.
APPLICABLE INDEX EARLY
SETTLEMENT VALUE........for each day of the Early Determination Period, the
value of the Applicable Index for such day of the Early
Determination Period; provided, however, that if the
Applicable Index Settlement Value has been permanently
determined prior to such time, the Applicable Index
Early Settlement Value shall equal the value so
determined.
BACKWARDATION...........describes a period during which the prices of
longer-dated Benchmark Silver Contracts are below the
prices of shorter-dated contracts.
BENCHMARK SILVER
CONTRACTS...............the silver futures contracts included from time to time
in the JPM Indices, which shall initially be the COMEX
Silver contract.
BUSINESS DAY............any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day
on which banking institutions in The City of New York,
New York, are permitted or required by any applicable
law to close.
CODE....................the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
COLLATERAL YIELD
COMPONENT...............a component of the value of the Applicable Index,
computed on the fluctuating index value of the
Applicable Index at the most recent auction rate for
3-month U.S. Treasury Bills or any successor rate
thereto with a maturity of 3 months or less or, if no
such rate has been determined in the 13 days prior to
the date of determination, as Morgan Guaranty may
determine in its reasonable discretion.
COMEX...................the New York Commodity Exchange, a division of the New
York Mercantile Exchange.
COMMISSION..............the Securities and Exchange Commission.
COMMON SECURITIES.......the Series [B] Common Securities and any other common
securities issued by the Trust (or its predecessor).
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COMPS EARLY REDEMPTION
PRICE...................On any Early Redemption Date, an amount equal to the
Early Redemption Value per Series [B] Preferred
Security.
COMPS REDEMPTION
PRICE...................at Stated Maturity, an amount equal to the Redemption
Value per Series [B] Preferred Security.
CONTANGO................describes a period during which the prices of
longer-dated Benchmark Silver Contracts are above the
prices of shorter-dated contracts.
DECLARATION.............the amended and restated declaration of trust among J.P.
Morgan & Co. Incorporated, as sponsor, and the trustees
named therein dated as of October 10, 1997.
DETERMINATION PERIOD....the 10 consecutive Trading Days on which no Market
Disruption Event occurs immediately following the 20th
Business Day prior to Stated Maturity.
DIVIDENDS...............no dividends on the ComPS will be paid.
DTC.....................the Depository Trust Company.
EARLY DETERMINATION
PERIOD..................the 10 consecutive Trading Days which are Business Days
on which U.S. Treasury Bond markets are open and on
which no Market Disruption Event occurs immediately
following the 20th Business Day prior to the applicable
Early Redemption Date.
EARLY REDEMPTION
VALUE...................the average for the 10 days of the Early Determination
Period of the discounted present value of the indexed
Principal Amount of the ComPS, as set forth in the
accompanying Prospectus under "Description of
ComPS--Early Redemption Upon the Occurrence of a Special
Event or at the Election of the Holders of the ComPS".
EARLY REDEMPTION
DATE....................each Optional Redemption Date and the date of any
Special Event Redemption or Liquidation Distribution.
ERISA...................the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
EXCHANGE ACT............the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FACE AMOUNT.............[$25].
FACTOR..................[0.095 (9.5 percent)], which is designed to offset the
costs of issuing and hedging the indexation of the
ComPS.
GUARANTEE...............the Guarantee Agreement executed by J.P. Morgan on
behalf of the holders of each series of Preferred
Securities.
GUARANTEE PAYMENTS......without duplication, (i) the ComPS Early Redemption
Price or the ComPS Redemption Price, as applicable, but
if and only to the extent that, in each of case, Morgan
Guaranty has made a payment of principal on the Related
Note and (ii) upon a Liquidation Event (other than in
connection with the redemption of all the ComPS upon the
maturity or redemption of the Related Note), the lesser
of (A) the Liquidation Distribution to the extent the
Trust, on behalf of holders of Series [B] Securities,
has funds available therefor, and (B) the amount of
assets of the Trust consisting of the
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Related Note and the proceeds thereof remaining
available for distribution to holders of all Series [B]
Preferred Securities upon such Liquidation Event.
INITIAL HOLDERS.........holders who purchase any ComPS upon original issuance.
INVESTMENT COMPANY
EVENT...................the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of a nationally
recognized independent counsel experienced in such
matters to the effect that, as a result of the
occurrence of a change in law or regulation, a written
change in interpretation or application of law or
regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority or the expiration or
revocation of any applicable exemption obtained by the
Trust (a "Change in 1940 Act Law"), there is more than
an insubstantial risk that the Trust is or will be
considered an "investment company" that is required to
be registered under the 1940 Act, which Change in 1940
Act Law becomes effective on or after the date of this
Prospectus.
IRS.....................Internal Revenue Service.
ISSUE DATE.............. , 1998.
JPMCI...................The J.P. Morgan Commodity Index.
LIQUIDATION
DISTRIBUTION............in respect of any Liquidation Event, the Early
Redemption Value (treating the date of such distribution
as the Early Redemption Date).
LIQUIDATION EVENT.......any dissolution of the Trust, whether voluntary or
involuntary.
LME.....................the London Metals Exchange.
MARKET DISRUPTION
EVENT...................the occurrence of one or more of the following on any
Trading Day with respect to any Benchmark Silver
Contract underlying the Applicable Index, or an exchange
on which any Benchmark Silver Contract is traded (a
"Relevant Exchange"): (a) a day on which the fluctuation
of the price of any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying
the Applicable Index is materially limited by the rules
of a Relevant Exchange setting the maximum or minimum
price for such day (a "Limit Price"); (b) a day on which
the official settlement price (the "Settlement Price")
on the Relevant Exchange of a Benchmark Silver Contract
underlying the Applicable Index is the Limit Price; (c)
the failure of a Relevant Exchange to determine,
announce or publish the Settlement Price with respect to
a Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable
Index; (d) the material suspension of trading in any
Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable
Index on a Relevant Exchange; (e) the failure of trading
to commence, or the permanent discontinuation of
trading, in any Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the
Applicable Index on any Relevant Exchange; and (f) the
imposition of any material limitation on trading in any
Benchmark Silver Contract underlying the Applicable
Index on any Relevant Exchange.
NASDAQ..................The Nasdaq Stock Market.
1940 ACT................the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
NOTE EVENT OF DEFAULT...(i) default in payment of principal amount at the Stated
Maturity or any amount payable upon any redemption of
the Related Note; (ii) failure by Morgan Guaranty for 90
days after receipt of notice to it to comply with any
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of its covenants or agreements contained in the Related
Note; and (iii) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or reorganization involving
Morgan Guaranty or certain affiliates.
NYMEX...................the New York Mercantile Exchange.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.....the redemption of ComPS by the holders thereof on any
Optional Redemption Date for the ComPS Early Redemption
Price.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION
DATE....................each prior to Stated Maturity, subject to
extension in the case of (i) delay in the provision by
DTC of the Applicable Notice or (ii) the occurrence and
continuance of a Market Disruption Event.
PREFERRED SECURITIES....the ComPS and any other preferred securities issued by
the Trust.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT........at any time, (i) in the case of ComPS, the Redemption
Value or Early Redemption Value, as applicable, as if
determined as of such time, and (ii) in the case of the
Related Note, the principal amount thereof at such time
determined pursuant to the terms thereof.
REDEMPTION DATE.........either the Stated Maturity or an Early Redemption Date,
as applicable.
REDEMPTION VALUE........at Stated Maturity, the Face Amount per Series [B]
Preferred Security multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Applicable Index Settlement
Value and the denominator of which is the Applicable
Index Commencement Value.
RELATED NOTE............the unsecured, unsubordinated debt obligation of Morgan
Guaranty due 2001.
ROLLOVER PERIOD.........the period during which each replacement of
shorter-dated Benchmark Silver Contracts with
longer-dated Benchmark Silver Contracts as the basis for
the change in value of the Applicable Index occurs.
SECURITIES..............the Series [B] Securities and any other securities
issued by the Trust.
SECURITIES ACT..........the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
SENIOR INDEBTEDNESS.....with respect to Morgan Guaranty, the principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on (a) all indebtedness of
Morgan Guaranty for money borrowed, whether outstanding
as of the date hereof or hereafter created, issued or
incurred (other than Morgan Guaranty's obligations to
its depositors), except any indebtedness expressly
subordinated to such Senior Indebtedness, and (b) any
deferrals, renewals or extensions of any such Senior
Indebtedness.
SERIES [B] COMMON
SECURITIES..............the common securities of the Trust representing an
undivided beneficial interest in the Related Note (and
the proceeds thereof), to be owned by J.P. Morgan.
SERIES [B] SECURITIES...the ComPS and the Series [B] Common Securities.
SPECIAL EVENT...........either a Tax Event or an Investment Company Event.
SPECIAL REDEMPTION......upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a
Special Event, Morgan Guaranty will have the right to
redeem the Related Note in whole or in part for cash at
the Related Note Redemption Price, with the result that
the Trust will redeem on a pro rata basis ComPS and
related Series [B] Common
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Securities in an equal Principal Amount for cash at the
ComPS Early Redemption Price.
SPECIAL REDEMPTION
DATE....................any date in respect of which upon the occurrence and
continuation of a Tax Event or an Investment Company
Event Morgan Guaranty shall have called for redemption
in whole or in part the Related Note, and the Trust
shall have called for redemption on a pro rata basis an
equal Principal Amount of the ComPS and related Series
[B] Common Securities.
STATED MATURITY......... , [2001].
TAX COUNSEL.............Cravath, Swaine & Moore, special tax counsel to J.P.
Morgan and the Trust.
TAX EVENT...............the receipt by the Trust of an opinion of nationally
recognized independent tax counsel experienced in such
matters (a "Tax Opinion") to the effect that, as a
result of (a) any amendment to, or change (including any
announced prospective change) in, the laws (or any
regulations thereunder) of the United States or any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or
therein, (b) any amendment to, or change in, an
interpretation or application of such laws or
regulations by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority (including the enactment
of any legislation and the publication of any judicial
decision or regulatory determination), (c) any
interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a
position with respect to such laws or regulations that
differs from the theretofore generally accepted position
or (d) any action taken by any governmental agency or
regulatory authority, which amendment or change is
enacted, promulgated, issued or announced or which
interpretation or pronouncement is issued or announced
or which action is taken, in each case on or after the
date of this Prospectus Supplement, that there is more
than an insubstantial risk that at such time or within
90 days of the date thereof (i) the Trust is or would be
subject to United States Federal income tax with respect
to income accrued or received on any Related Note, (ii)
the contingent principal in excess of the Face Amount of
any series of Preferred Securities (if any) payable on
any Related Note is not or would not be deductible by
Morgan Guaranty for United States Federal income tax
purposes or (iii) the Trust is or would be subject to
more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or
other governmental charges.
TRADING DAY.............any day on which open-outcry trading on either the NYMEX
or the LME is scheduled to occur or occurs.
TRUST INDENTURE ACT.....the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
UNUSED COSTS............[0.75]% ([0.75] percent).
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PROSPECTUS
$650,000,000
J.P. MORGAN INDEX FUNDING COMPANY I
Preferred Securities guaranteed to the extent set forth herein by
J.P. MORGAN & CO. INCORPORATED
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J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory business
trust, may offer, from time to time, preferred securities of separate series
representing undivided beneficial interests in certain assets of the Trust
("Preferred Securities"). The payment of periodic cash distributions
("distributions") with respect to Preferred Securities out of moneys held by the
Trust and payments on liquidation, redemption or otherwise with respect to such
Preferred Securities will be guaranteed on a subordinated basis by J.P. Morgan &
Co. Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("J.P. Morgan"), to the extent
described herein (the "Guarantee"). See "Description of the Guarantee". The
Trust, on behalf of holders of Securities (as defined below) of each series,
will invest the proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Securities and related
common securities (the "Common Securities" and, together with the Preferred
Securities, the "Securities") in unsecured notes associated with each such
series (each, a "Related Note") of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
("Morgan Guaranty"), a trust company with full banking powers organized under
the laws of the State of New York, and payments to the Trust on liquidation,
redemption or otherwise with respect to the Related Notes will be guaranteed on
a subordinated basis by J.P. Morgan to the extent described herein (the "Related
Note Guarantee"). See "Description of the Related Note Guarantee". J.P. Morgan's
obligations under the Guarantee and Related Note Guarantee are subordinate and
junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of J.P. Morgan and rank pari
passu with the most senior preferred stock outstanding as of the date hereof of
J.P. Morgan. Related Notes associated with a series of Securities may be issued
and sold from time to time by Morgan Guaranty to the Trust in connection with
the investment of the proceeds from the offering of Preferred Securities and
Common Securities of such series of the Trust. J.P. Morgan, through its
obligations under the Guarantee, the Related Note Guarantee and the Amended and
Restated Declaration of Trust, taken together, will provide a full and
unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated basis, of payments due on the
Preferred Securities.
Specific terms of the Preferred Securities in respect of which this Prospectus
is being delivered (the "Offered Securities") will be set forth in an
accompanying Prospectus Supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement") with respect to
such Offered Securities, which will describe, without limitation and where
applicable, the following: (i) in the case of Preferred Securities, the
designation, number of securities, liquidation preference per security
(including, without limitation, a description of any indexation thereof),
initial public offering price, any listing on a securities exchange,
distribution rate (or method of calculation thereof), dates on which
distributions shall be payable and dates from which distributions shall accrue,
any voting rights, terms for any conversion or exchange into other securities,
any redemption, exchange or sinking fund provisions, any other rights,
preferences, privileges, limitations or restrictions relating to the Preferred
Securities and the terms upon which the proceeds of the sale of the Preferred
Securities shall be used to purchase a specific Related Note of Morgan Guaranty;
(ii) in the case of the applicable Related Note, the specific designation,
aggregate principal amount (including, without limitation, a description of any
indexation thereof), denomination, maturity, premium, if any, any exchange,
conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions, if any, interest rate (which
may be fixed or variable), if any, the time and method of calculating interest
payments, if any, dates on which premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be
payable, the right of Morgan Guaranty, if any, to defer payment of interest on
the Related Note and the maximum length of such deferral period, and (iii) the
initial public offering price, subordination terms, and other specific terms of
the offering.
The Offered Securities may be offered in amounts, at prices and on terms to be
determined at the time of offering; provided, however, that the aggregate
initial public offering price of all Offered Securities shall not exceed
$650,000,000. Any Prospectus Supplement relating to any series of Offered
Securities will contain information concerning certain United States Federal
income tax considerations, if applicable, for purchasers and holders of the
Offered Securities.
SEE "RISK FACTORS WITH RESPECT TO ALL PREFERRED SECURITIES" ON PAGE 23 AND "RISK
FACTORS WITH RESPECT TO COMPS" ON PAGE 24 FOR CERTAIN INFORMATION RELEVANT TO AN
INVESTMENT IN ANY PREFERRED SECURITIES OR COMPS, AS APPLICABLE. AN INVESTOR IN
COMPS COULD LOSE ITS ENTIRE INVESTMENT.
The Trust may sell the Offered Securities directly, through agents designated
from time to time or through underwriters or dealers. See "Plan of
Distribution". If any agents of the Trust or any underwriters or dealers are
involved in the sale of the Offered Securities, the names of such agents,
underwriters or dealers and any applicable commissions and discounts will be set
forth in any related Prospectus Supplement.
No dealer, salesperson or any other individual has been authorized by the Trust
or J.P. Morgan to give any information or to make any representation other than
those contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any
accompanying Prospectus Supplement and, if given or made, such information or
representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. This
Prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any of the securities offered hereby in any jurisdiction to any person to
whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.
Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the
affairs of J.P. Morgan, Morgan Guaranty or the Trust since the date hereof.
THE SECURITIES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT
INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCY.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE SALES OF
SECURITIES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(together with all amendments and exhibits thereto, the "Registration
Statement") filed by J.P. Morgan and the Trust with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), with respect to the Offered Securities. This Prospectus does
not contain all of the information set forth in such Registration Statement,
certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations
of the Commission. Reference is made to such Registration Statement and to the
exhibits relating thereto for further information with respect to J.P. Morgan,
the Trust and the Offered Securities. Any statements contained herein concerning
the provisions of any document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement
or otherwise filed with the Commission or incorporated by reference herein are
not necessarily complete, and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy
of such document so filed for a more complete description of the matter
involved. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
J.P. Morgan is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Commission. Reports, proxy statements and other information concerning J.P.
Morgan can be inspected and copied at prescribed rates at the Commission's
Public Reference Room, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, Northwest, Washington,
D.C. 20549, as well as the following Regional Offices of the Commission: Seven
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048; and Northwestern Atrium Center,
500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511. Such reports, proxy
statements and other information may also be inspected at the offices of the New
York Stock Exchange, on which J.P. Morgan common stock is traded, at 20 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10005.
No separate financial statements of the Trust have been included herein. J.P.
Morgan does not consider that such financial statements would be material to
holders of the Preferred Securities because (i) all of the voting securities of
the Trust will be owned by J.P. Morgan, a reporting company under the Exchange
Act, (ii) the Trust has no independent operations and exists for the sole
purpose of issuing securities and investing the proceeds thereof in Related
Notes to be issued by Morgan Guaranty, and (iii) the obligations of the Trust
under the Preferred Securities that may be issued from time to time are fully
and unconditionally guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, by J.P. Morgan to the
extent that the Trust has funds available to meet such obligations. See
"Description of the Related Notes", "Description of the Guarantee" and
"Description of the Related Note Guarantee".
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
J.P. Morgan hereby incorporates by reference in this Prospectus J.P. Morgan's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (included in its
Annual Report to Stockholders), the Quarterly Reports of J.P. Morgan on Form
10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997, and J.P. Morgan's
Reports on Form 8-K dated January 13, 1997, January 30, 1997, April 10, 1997,
July 10, 1997, July 30, 1997, September 11, 1997 and October 13, 1997 heretofore
filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
In addition, all reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed
pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to
the date of this Prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of the
Securities shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein or in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
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modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
J.P. MORGAN WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON, INCLUDING ANY BENEFICIAL
OWNER, TO WHOM THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, ON THE WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST OF
ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF ANY OR ALL OF THE FOREGOING DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE (OTHER THAN EXHIBITS TO SUCH DOCUMENTS). WRITTEN REQUESTS
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, J.P. MORGAN & CO.
INCORPORATED, 60 WALL STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10260-0060. TELEPHONE REQUESTS
MAY BE DIRECTED TO (212) 648-3380.
J.P. MORGAN & CO. INCORPORATED
J.P. Morgan, whose origins date to a merchant banking firm founded in London in
1838, is the holding company for subsidiaries engaged globally in providing a
wide range of financial services to institutions, corporations, governments, and
individuals. J.P. Morgan's activities are summarized below.
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
J.P. Morgan conducts its business in a global environment that is inherently
unpredictable. Numerous variables may have a material effect on the firm's
results or operations. These variables include, but are not limited to: economic
and market conditions, including the liquidity of secondary markets, the
volatility of market prices, rates and indices, the timing and volume of market
activity, the availability of capital, and inflation; political events,
including legislative, regulatory, and other developments, such as the
anticipated formation of the European Monetary Union; competitive forces,
including the ability to attract and retain highly skilled individuals, and the
ability to cost-effectively develop and support technology and information
systems critical to its businesses; and investor sentiment. As a result,
revenues and net income in any particular period may not be indicative of
full-year results; may vary from year to year; and may impact the firm's ability
to achieve its strategic objectives.
BUSINESS SECTORS
The activities of J.P.Morgan are described using five business sectors, as
discussed below. Three of these sectors -- Finance and Advisory, Market Making,
and Asset Management and Servicing -- focus on services J.P. Morgan provides for
clients, including positions taken to facilitate client transactions. Two
sectors comprise proprietary activities that J.P. Morgan conducts exclusively
for its own account; Equity Investments and Proprietary Investing and Trading.
While presenting results in sector format helps simplify the complexity of J.P.
Morgan's business, it is also important to understand the shared benefits of its
strategy: focus on building long-term client relationships; the synergy J.P.
Morgan creates by acting as one firm with singular dedication to clients, rather
than as a collection of separate businesses; the global diversification of
activities across a range of products and locations; and the integration of
global capabilities to capitalize on opportunities.
Finance and Advisory
Finance and Advisory encompasses the sophisticated advisory, capital raising,
and financing work that J.P. Morgan does for its broad base of clients around
the world. These clients include financial institutions, corporations,
governments, and municipalities. The expertise J.P. Morgan offers them is based
on in-depth knowledge of their needs and the industries and financial markets in
which they operate. J.P. Morgan's global network of senior client relationship
managers markets the full spectrum of its capabilities and provides the link
between a corporate client's need and J.P. Morgan's financing, advisory, asset
management, and risk management products and services.
In partnership with clients, J.P. Morgan's advisory professionals explore the
risks and rewards of such strategic alternatives as mergers and acquisitions,
divestitures, privatizations, and recapitalizations.
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J.P. Morgan also advises clients on their capital structures, looking for ways
to unlock value and capture opportunities.
J.P. Morgan's debt and equities underwriting and credit businesses provide
clients with the capabilities to raise the necessary capital and execute
strategies. High-quality research is an integral part of this business. J.P.
Morgan's credit capabilities include meeting clients' financing needs by
underwriting, arranging and syndicating loans and other credit facilities.
Market Making
Market Making provides clients with around-the-clock access to global markets.
J.P. Morgan makes markets in fixed income, equity, foreign exchange, and
commodity instruments in both developed and emerging markets; serves as a
counterparty to help clients manage risks; and provides research to help clients
assess opportunities and track performance. J.P. Morgan takes positions to
facilitate client transactions, to enable it to function effectively, and to
benefit from its role as a market maker. J.P. Morgan's clients include
corporations, central banks, governments and their agencies, financial
institutions, pension funds, mutual funds, and leveraged funds.
J.P. Morgan's fixed income activities encompass acting as a primary dealer in
U.S. and foreign government securities; making markets in money market
instruments, U.S. government agency securities, corporate debt securities, and
options; and helping clients manage their exposure to fluctuating interest and
foreign exchange rates by structuring, executing, and making markets in risk
management products.
J.P. Morgan's equities activities include providing clients with liquidity in
the cash and derivatives secondary markets through its global sales and trading
network. J.P. Morgan utilizes its expertise in the equities markets to structure
equity derivatives for its clients.
J.P. Morgan's foreign exchange capabilities include making markets in spot,
options, and short-term interest rate products, including forwards and forward
rate agreements in multiple currencies, to help clients manage their foreign
currency exposures. In commodities, J.P. Morgan makes markets in metals and
energy products and advises clients on developing hedging, investment, and
commodity-linked financing strategies. J.P. Morgan also provides physical
commodity services such as settlement of physical trades in the various metal
and oil markets and metal borrowing and lending services.
J.P. Morgan's emerging markets activities, while principally related to fixed
income activities, cross all markets, and its worldwide network enables it to
fulfill its role as a market maker and provide clients with a steady flow of
market information.
Asset Management and Servicing
Asset Management and Servicing activities encompass designing and executing
investment strategies and providing administrative and brokerage services. J.P.
Morgan's clients include corporations, financial and governmental institutions,
and high-net-worth individuals.
J.P. Morgan tailors its asset management capabilities for both institutional and
private clients. For institutional clients, J.P. Morgan offers a range of
investment strategies and products worldwide to service the investment
management needs of private and public sector retirement plans, governments,
corporations, endowments, foundations, and trusts.
J.P. Morgan's private client group helps high-net-worth individuals plan and
execute their investment strategies with a broad range of capabilities, which
include managed investment and trust portfolios, J.P. Morgan-advised mutual
funds, and a full-service brokerage unit. Credit, deposit, trust, and estate
services are also provided to private clients.
J.P. Morgan's futures and options brokerage group provides institutional clients
with worldwide access to major exchanges by acting as futures and options
brokers in executing and clearing contracts.
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J.P. Morgan operates under contract the Euroclear System, the world's largest
clearance and settlement system for internationally traded securities and
provides credit and deposit services to Euroclear participants.
In addition, J.P. Morgan provides such operational services as the
administration of depositary receipt programs and global trust and agency
services, primarily in Europe.
Equity Investments
J.P. Morgan invests globally in privately held growth companies, management
buyouts, privatizations, and recapitalizations. These investments are made and
managed with the objective of maximizing total return, which is a measure of
both long-term appreciation and net recognized gains. In addition, a number of
J.P. Morgan's Equity Investment companies become clients of the firm. J.P.
Morgan's broad global presence and expertise is an important advantage in
sourcing, evaluating and managing investments. These activities are managed by a
small group of professionals.
J.P. Morgan's equity investment portfolio is diversified by industry, geographic
area, and stage of investment. J.P. Morgan's goal is to maintain a diversified
portfolio capable of generating significant returns over time. This is a
high-risk, high-reward business, and J.P. Morgan operates under a variety of
legal and regulatory restrictions in managing the portfolio.
Investments are generally held for three to seven years, depending on J.P.
Morgan's view of when a sale will produce optimal returns. Typically,
investments are harvested through a public offering of securities or the sale of
the investment. The process of assessing and managing the risks and rewards of
new opportunities and existing investments continues throughout market cycles.
Proprietary Investing and Trading
J.P. Morgan actively takes market risk positions for its own account. These
activities are managed by a small group of experienced market professionals who
employ directional and relative value risk-taking strategies diversified across
markets and instruments.
Directional strategies anticipate changes in absolute rate and price levels,
while relative value strategies anticipate changes in relationships between
markets and classes of instruments. These strategies are conducted across many
currencies and types of instruments, both on- and off-balance-sheet, where J.P.
Morgan perceives opportunities exist to generate value for the firm. Instruments
typically used in these positioning activities include fixed income securities,
foreign exchange, equity securities, commodity products, and related derivative
instruments. Positions may be held for short or long periods of time, depending
on the strategy and actual market performance. Certain longer-term strategies
are considered to be investment activities, and primarily utilize government and
mortgage-backed fixed income securities and interest rate swaps. The securities
and interest rate swaps used in these investment activities are classified as
"available-for-sale" and "risk-adjusting" respectively.
In addition to these risk-taking activities are the firm's capital and liquidity
management activities. Liquidity management is the management of the firm's
liquidity risk profile to ensure that J.P. Morgan has access to funding at a
reasonable cost, even under adverse circumstances, to support all the business
activities of the firm. A strong capital position is therefore an integral part
of J.P. Morgan's liquidity management because it enables J.P. Morgan to raise
funds as inexpensively as possible in a variety of international markets.
REGULATION
J.P. Morgan is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(the "Act"). Under the Act, J.P. Morgan is required to file certain reports with
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") and is
subject to examination by the Board. The Act generally precludes J.P. Morgan and
its subsidiaries from engaging in nonbanking activities, or from acquiring more
than 5% of any class of voting securities of any company engaging in such
activities, unless the Board has determined, by order
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or regulation, that such proposed activities are closely related to banking.
Federal law and Board interpretations limit the extent to which J.P. Morgan and
its subsidiaries can engage in certain aspects of the securities business.
The Glass-Steagall Act prohibits affiliates of banks that are members of the
Federal Reserve System, including J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. ("JPMSI"), a
Section 20 subsidiary, from being "engaged principally" in bank-ineligible
underwriting and dealing activities (mainly corporate debt and equity
securities). As interpreted by the Board, this prohibition has restricted
JPMSI's gross revenues from such activities to a maximum of 10% of its total
gross revenues. Effective March 6, 1997, the restriction was changed from 10% to
25% of total gross revenue. J.P. Morgan continues to seek ways to expand the
limits on its securities activities, including the continued reform of the
Glass-Steagall Act, necessary to achieve its strategic objectives.
Morgan Guaranty, J.P. Morgan's largest subsidiary, is a member of the Federal
Reserve System and a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
("FDIC"). Its business is subject to both U.S. federal and state law and to
examination and regulation by U.S. federal and state banking authorities. J.P.
Morgan and its nonbank subsidiaries are affiliates of Morgan Guaranty within the
meaning of the applicable federal statutes. Morgan Guaranty is subject to
restrictions on loans and extensions of credit to J.P. Morgan and certain other
affiliates and on certain other types of transactions with them or involving
their securities.
Among other wholly owned subsidiaries:
JPMSI is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is a member of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange, and other exchanges.
J.P. Morgan Futures Inc. is subject to regulation by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, the National Futures Association, and the
commodity exchanges and clearinghouses of which it is a member.
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. is registered with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
J.P. Morgan subsidiaries conducting business in other countries are also
subject to regulations and restrictions imposed by those jurisdictions,
including capital requirements.
The principal executive office of J.P. Morgan is located at 60 Wall Street, New
York, New York 10260-0060, and its telephone number is (212) 483-2323.
As used in this Prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the term
"J.P. Morgan" refers to J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated and its consolidated and
unconsolidated subsidiaries.
J.P. MORGAN INDEX FUNDING COMPANY I
J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I, is a statutory business trust formed on
December 12, 1996 under the Delaware Business Trust Act (the "Business Trust
Act") pursuant to (i) a declaration of trust among the Trustees and J.P. Morgan
and (ii) the filing of a certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on December 12, 1996, which was restated pursuant to the
filing of a restated certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware on September 30, 1997. On October 10, 1997, J.P. Morgan, as
sponsor, and the Trustees entered into an amended and restated declaration of
trust, dated October 10, 1997 (the "Declaration"), filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus form a part. The Declaration
will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act"). J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Company") has been merged into the Trust (the "Merger")
pursuant to (i) an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Trust and the
Company and (ii) a Certificate of Merger merging the Company into the Trust
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
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Delaware. By operation of law, the Trust has become the owner of all assets of
the Company, including any outstanding Related Notes, and has succeeded to all
the obligations of the Company, including any outstanding Preferred Securities,
and Common Securities theretofore issued by the Company, including the 2.5%
Series A Securities, and all the rights of the Company, including in respect of
any related note guarantee executed in connection with such Securities.
Following the effectiveness of the Merger, any such outstanding Preferred
Securities and Common Securities represent an undivided beneficial interest in
the corresponding Related Note.
This description summarizes the material terms of the Declaration and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of Declaration, which has
been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part, and the Trust Indenture Act.
SECURITIES
Upon issuance of any Preferred Securities of any series, the holders thereof
will own all of the issued and outstanding Preferred Securities of such series,
and J.P. Morgan will own all of the issued and outstanding Common Securities of
such series. The certificates for each series will represent a fractional
undivided beneficial interest in certain assets of the Trust consisting of the
corresponding Related Note of Morgan Guaranty and the proceeds thereof, all
monies due and to become due under such Related Note, and the right to receive a
portion of the payments of principal of and interest on such Related Note. J.P.
Morgan will acquire the Common Securities of each series in a principal amount
equal to 0.001% of the total principal amount of such series and will own all
the issued and outstanding Common Securities of the Trust which will represent
0.001% of the total capital of the Trust. The Preferred Securities of any series
and the Common Securities of such series will rank pari passu with each other
and will have equivalent payment terms; provided that (i) if a Note Event of
Default (as defined herein) under the Related Note of such series occurs and is
continuing, the holders of Preferred Securities of such series will have a
priority over holders of Common Securities of such series with respect to
payments in respect of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption
and maturity and (ii) holders of Common Securities have the exclusive right
(subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint, remove or replace the
Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees. A Note Event of
Default under a Related Note of one series will not prohibit payments in respect
of distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and maturity under a
Related Note corresponding to any other series of Securities or under such
Securities. No holder of Securities of any series shall have any claim on, or
right to, any assets allocated to, or associated with, any other series (except
if, and to the extent that, such holder is also a holder of Securities of such
other series). The Trust exists for the exclusive purposes of (a) issuing its
series of Securities, (b) investing the gross proceeds from the sale of the
Securities in Related Notes of Morgan Guaranty and (c) engaging in only such
other activities as are necessary, convenient or incidental thereto. The rights
of the holders of any series of the Securities, including economic rights,
rights to information and voting rights, are set forth in the Declaration (which
term shall include any Declaration Supplement), the Business Trust Act and the
Trust Indenture Act.
POWERS OF DUTIES OF TRUSTEES
The number of trustees (the "Trustees") of the Trust shall initially be five.
Three of such Trustees (the "Regular Trustees") are individuals who are
employees or officers of J.P. Morgan. The fourth such trustee will be First
Trust of New York, National Association, which is unaffiliated with J.P. Morgan
and which will serve as the property trustee (the "Property Trustee") and act as
the indenture trustee for purposes of the Trust Indenture Act. The fifth such
trustee is Wilmington Trust Company, which has its principal place of business
in the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Trustee"). Pursuant to the Declaration,
legal title to each Related Note will be held by the Property Trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the corresponding series of the Securities, and the
Property Trustee will have the power to exercise all rights, powers and
privileges with respect to such Related Notes. In addition, the Property Trustee
will maintain exclusive control of a separate segregated non-interest-bearing
bank account for each series of Securities (the "Property Account") to hold all
payments in respect of the corresponding Related Note for the benefit of the
holders of each such series of Securities. The Property Trustee will promptly
make distributions to
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the holders of a series of Securities of the Trust out of funds from the
corresponding Property Account. The Guarantee is separately qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act and will be held by First Trust of New York, National
Association, acting in its capacity as indenture trustee with respect thereto,
for the benefit of the holders of the Preferred Securities. As used in this
Prospectus and any accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the term "Property
Trustee" with respect to the Trust refers to First Trust of New York, National
Association acting either in its capacity as a Trustee under the Declaration and
the holder of legal title to the Related Notes or in its capacity as indenture
trustee under, and the holder of, the Guarantee, as the context may require.
J.P. Morgan, as the owner of all the series of Common Securities, will have the
exclusive right (subject to the terms of the Declaration) to appoint, remove or
replace Trustees and to increase or decrease the number of Trustees, provided
that the number of Trustees shall be at least five and the majority of Trustees
shall be Regular Trustees. The Regular Trustees are authorized and directed to
take such action as they deem reasonable in order that the Trust will not be
deemed to be an "investment company" required to be registered under the 1940
Act or that the Trust will not be classified for United States Federal income
tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or a partnership and
will be treated as a grantor trust for United States Federal income tax
purposes. In this connection, the Regular Trustees are authorized to take any
action, not inconsistent with applicable law, the certificate of trust of the
Trust or the Declaration, that the Regular Trustees determine in their
discretion to be reasonable and necessary or desirable for such purposes, as
long as such action does not adversely affect the interests of holders of the
Securities. The term of the Trust will be until November 21, 2105, but the Trust
may terminate earlier as provided in the Declaration.
The duties and obligations of the Trustees of the Trust will be governed by the
Declaration. Under the Declaration, the Trust (on behalf of a series of
Securities or otherwise) shall not, and the Trustees of the Trust shall not
cause the Trust (on behalf of a series of Securities or otherwise) to, engage in
any activity other than in connection with the purposes of the Trust or other
than as required or authorized by the Declaration. In particular, the Trust (on
behalf of a series of Securities or otherwise) shall not, and the Trustees of
the Trust shall cause the Trust (on behalf of a series of Securities or
otherwise) not to, (a) invest any proceeds received by the Trust from holding
the Related Notes, but shall promptly distribute from the applicable Property
Account all such proceeds to holders of the corresponding series of its
Securities pursuant to the terms of the Declaration and of such series of
Securities; (b) acquire any assets other than as expressly provided in the
Declaration; (c) possess Trust Property for other than a Trust purpose; (d) make
any loans, other than loans represented by such Related Notes; (e) exercise any
power or otherwise act in such a way as to vary the assets of the Trust or the
terms of its Securities in any way whatsoever; (f) issue any securities or other
evidences of beneficial ownership of, or beneficial interests in, the Trust
other than its Securities; (g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or (h)
(i) direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust or power conferred
upon the Property Trustee of the Trust with respect to any series of its
Securities, (ii) waive any past default that is waivable under the applicable
Related Note or the Declaration, (iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul
any declaration that the principal of all the Related Note associated with any
series deposited in the Trust as trust assets shall be due and payable or (iv)
consent to any amendment, modification or termination of any such Related Note
or the Declaration, in each case where such consent shall be required, unless in
the case of this clause (h) the Property Trustee shall have received (i) an
unqualified opinion of nationally recognized independent tax counsel recognized
as expert in such matters to the effect that such action will not cause the
Trust to be classified for United States Federal income tax purposes as an
association taxable as a corporation or a partnership and that the Trust will
continue to be classified as a grantor trust for United States Federal income
tax purposes and (ii) if required, the approval of the holders of the Securities
for the taking of any action. See "J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company
I -- Voting" and "Description of the ComPS -- Voting Rights".
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The books and records of the Trust will be maintained at the principal office of
the Trust and will be open for inspection by a holder of Preferred Securities or
such holder's representative for any purpose reasonably related to such holder's
interest in the applicable Related Note held by the Trust during normal
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business hours. Separate and distinct books and records will be maintained by
the Trust for each series of Securities, and the assets associated with, or
related to, any such series will be held and accounted for separately from the
assets of the Trust generally or from the assets associated with, or related to,
any other series of Securities.
VOTING
Except as set forth below and under "Description of the ComPS -- Voting Rights"
and under "Events of Default" below and as provided under the Business Trust
Act, the Declaration and the Trust Indenture Act, holders of Preferred
Securities will have no voting rights.
If any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or the Regular
Trustees otherwise propose to effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect
the powers, preferences or special rights of the Securities, whether by way of
amendment to the Declaration or otherwise, or (ii) the dissolution or bankruptcy
of the Trust, then the holders of outstanding Securities will be entitled to
vote on such amendment or proposal as a class and such amendment or proposal
shall not be effective except with the approval of the holders of Securities
representing a majority in principal amount of such Securities; provided,
however, that if any amendment or proposal referred to in clause (i) above would
adversely affect only certain series of the Preferred Securities or certain
series of the Common Securities, then only the affected series or class, as
applicable, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such
amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the approval of a
majority in principal amount of such series or class, as applicable, of
Securities.
THE PROPERTY TRUSTEE
The Property Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the Securities, is
authorized under the Declaration to exercise all rights with respect to each
Related Note deposited in the Trust as trust assets, including its rights as the
holder of any such Related Note to enforce the Trust's rights under such Related
Note upon the occurrence of a Note Event of Default. The Property Trustee is
also authorized to enforce the rights of the Trust under the Related Note
Guarantee. Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Preferred
Securities of all series or of the affected series, as applicable, of the Trust
will have the right to direct the Property Trustee for the Trust with respect to
certain matters under the Declaration and the Related Note Guarantee; provided
that (a) such direction would not conflict with any applicable law or the
Declaration and would not result in any personal liability or expense to the
Property Trustee, (b) such direction would not cause the Trust not to be
properly classified as a grantor trust for U.S. Federal income tax purposes and
(c) the Property Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Property
Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction. The Declaration will
provide that the Sponsor will pay the Property Trustee's fees and expenses and
will indemnify the Property Trustee in respect of certain matters.
The Property Trustee is a depository for funds and performs other services for,
and transacts other banking business with, J.P. Morgan in the normal course of
business.
DISTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to the Declaration, distributions on any series of Securities must be
paid on the dates payable to the extent that the Property Trustee has cash on
hand in the Property Account relating to such series to permit such payment. The
funds available for distribution to the holders of any series of Securities will
be limited to payments received by the Property Trustee in respect of the
Related Note of such series. If Morgan Guaranty does not make interest payments
on the Related Note of any series, the Property Trustee will not make
distributions on the corresponding series of Securities. Under the Declaration,
except as set forth below, if and to the extent Morgan Guaranty does make
interest payments on the Related Note of any series, the Property Trustee is
obligated to make distributions on the corresponding series of Securities on a
Pro Rata Basis (as defined below). The payment of distributions on each series
of the Preferred Securities is guaranteed by J.P. Morgan on a subordinated basis
as and to the extent set forth under
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"Description of the Guarantee." The Guarantee, when taken together with J.P.
Morgan's obligations under the Related Note Guarantee and its obligations under
the Declaration, provides a full and unconditional guarantee from the time of
issuance of each series of the Preferred Securities of amounts due on such
Preferred Securities. Such Guarantee itself, however, covers distributions and
other payments on such series of Preferred Securities only if and to the extent
that Morgan Guaranty has made a payment to the Property Trustee of interest or
principal on the Related Note of such series. As used in this Prospectus, the
term "Pro Rata Basis" shall mean pro rata to each holder of any series of
Securities according to the aggregate principal amount of all Securities of such
series held by the relevant holder in relation to the aggregate principal amount
of the Securities of such series outstanding unless, in relation to a payment, a
Note Event of Default under the Related Note of such series has occurred and is
continuing, in which case any funds available to make such payment shall be paid
first to each holder of the Preferred Securities of such series pro rata
according to the aggregate principal amount of the Preferred Securities of such
series held by the relevant holder in relation to the aggregate principal amount
of all the Preferred Securities of such series outstanding, and only after
satisfaction of all amounts owed to the holders of such Preferred Securities of
such series to each holder of Common Securities of such series pro rata
according to the aggregate principal amount of such Common Securities of such
series held by the relevant holder in relation to the aggregate principal amount
of all Common Securities of such series outstanding.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
In the event that the Trust fails to pay dividends or other distributions on the
Securities of any series for 30 days following the date on which such payment
was due in accordance with the terms of such Securities or if a Note Event of
Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the Related Note of any series
(a "Note Event of Default"), an Event of Default under the Declaration will
occur and be continuing with respect to any outstanding Securities of such
series. In such event, the Declaration provides that holders of a majority in
principal amount of Preferred Securities of such series, acting as a single
class, may cause the Trust, on behalf of holders of Securities of such series,
by written direction to the Property Trustee, to waive any such Note Event of
Default or to enforce the Trust's rights, on behalf of holders of Securities of
such series, under the applicable Related Note against Morgan Guaranty or under
the Related Note Guarantee against J.P. Morgan or, in the case of any failure to
pay dividends or other distributions, to cause the Trust to declare and pay such
dividends or distributions; provided, that such payments shall be paid solely
from the proceeds of interest or other payments made on the applicable Related
Note and received by the Trust on behalf of such holders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the right of any holder of Securities of any series to receive
payments or distributions on such series of Securities in accordance with the
terms of the Declaration or such Securities on or after the respective payment
dates therefor, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on
or after such payment dates, shall not be impaired without the consent of such
holder.
RECORD HOLDERS
The Declaration provides that the Trustees of the Trust may treat the person in
whose name a certificate representing Preferred Securities is registered on the
books and records of the Trust as the sole holder thereof and of the Preferred
Securities represented thereby for purposes of receiving distributions and for
all other purposes and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim to or interest in such certificate or in the Preferred
Securities represented thereby on the part of any person, whether or not the
Trust shall have actual or other notice thereof. Preferred Securities will be
issued in fully registered form and will be represented by a global certificate
registered on the books and records of the Trust in the name of The Depositary
Trust Company ("DTC") or its nominee. Under the Declaration:
(i) the Trust and the Trustees shall be entitled to deal with DTC (or
any successor) for all purposes, including the payment of distributions and
receiving approvals, votes or consents under the Declaration and, except as
set forth in the Declaration with respect to the Property Trustee, shall
have no obligation to persons owning a beneficial interest in any Preferred
Securities ("Preferred Security Beneficial Owners") registered in the name
of and held by DTC or its nominee; and
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(ii) the rights of Preferred Security Beneficial Owners shall be
exercised only through DTC (or any successor) and shall be limited to those
established by law and agreements between such Preferred Security
Beneficial Owners and DTC and/or its participants. With respect to any
Preferred Securities registered in the name of and held by DTC or its
nominee, all notices and other communications required under the
Declaration shall be given to, and all distributions on such Preferred
Securities shall be given or made to, DTC (or its successor).
The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to the Preferred
Securities of the Trust will be disclosed in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS
The Declaration provides that any person or entity extending credit to,
contracting with, or having any claim against, the Trust with respect to any
series of Securities may look only to the assets of the Trust associated with
such series to satisfy or enforce any debt, liability, obligation or expense
incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to such series. In
the Declaration, J.P. Morgan has agreed to pay for all debts and obligations
(other than with respect to the Securities) and all costs and expenses of the
Trust, including the fees and expenses of its Trustees and any taxes and all
costs and expenses with respect thereto, to which the Trust may become subject,
except for United States withholding taxes. The foregoing obligations of J.P.
Morgan under the Declaration are for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable
by, any person to whom any such debts, obligations, costs, expenses and taxes
are owed a (a "Creditor"), whether or not such Creditor has received notice
thereof. Any such Creditor may enforce such obligations of J.P. Morgan directly
against J.P. Morgan and J.P. Morgan has irrevocably waived any right or remedy
to require that any such Creditor take any action against the Trust or any other
person before proceeding against J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan has agreed in the
Declaration to execute such additional agreements as may be necessary or
desirable in order to give full effect to the foregoing.
The business address of the Trust is c/o J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, 60 Wall
Street, New York, New York 10260-0060, telephone number (212) 648-2323.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Preferred Securities offered from
time to time hereby and related Common Securities will be invested in one or
more Related Notes of Morgan Guaranty, the proceeds of which will be used by
Morgan Guaranty for general corporate purposes and for hedging its obligation
under the relevant Related Note, except as may otherwise be set forth in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
CONSOLIDATED RATIOS OF J.P. MORGAN
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Excluding Interest on Deposits..... 1.31 1.35 1.35 1.40 1.70(a) 1.53(b)
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(a) For the year ended December 31, 1993, the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges, including the cumulative effect of a change in the method of accounting
for postretirement benefits other than pensions, was 1.64 excluding interest on
deposits and 1.43 including interest on deposits.
(b) For the year ended December 31, 1992, the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges, including the cumulative effect of a change in the method of accounting
for income taxes, was 1.67 excluding interest on deposits and 1.39 including
interest on deposits.
CONSOLIDATED RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK
DIVIDENDS
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Excluding Interest on Deposits..... 1.30 1.34 1.34 1.39 1.69(a) 1.52(b)
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(a) For the year ended December 31, 1993, the ratio of earnings to combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, including the cumulative effect of
a change in the method of accounting for postretirement benefits other than
pensions, was 1.63 excluding interest on deposits and 1.42 including interest on
deposits.
(b) For the year ended December 31, 1992, the ratio of earnings to combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, including the cumulative effect of
a change in the method of accounting for income taxes, was 1.65 excluding
interest on deposits and 1.39 including interest on deposits.
DESCRIPTION OF ALL SECURITIES
The Trust is authorized by the Declaration to issue, from time to time, one or
more series of Securities having terms described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating to each. Each series of Securities will have such terms, including
distributions, redemption, voting, liquidation rights and such other preferred
or other special rights or such restrictions, as shall be set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such Securities, including (i) the distinctive
designation of such Securities, (ii) the number of Securities issued in such
series, (iii) the annual distribution rate (or method of determining such rate)
for such Securities and
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the date or dates upon which such distributions shall be payable, (iv) whether
distributions on such Securities shall be cumulative, and, in the case of
Securities having such cumulative distribution rights, the date or dates or
method of determining the date or dates from which distributions on such
Securities shall be cumulative, (v) the amount or amounts (or the method for
determining such amount or amounts) which shall be paid out of the assets of the
Trust associated with such series of Securities to the holders of such
Securities upon voluntary or involuntary dissolution of the Trust, (vi) the
obligation, if any, of the Trust to purchase or redeem, and the option of the
holders of Securities, if any, to redeem Securities issued by the Trust and the
price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and
conditions upon which such Securities shall be purchased or redeemed, in whole
or in part, pursuant to such obligation, (vii) the voting rights, if any, of
such Securities in addition to those required by law, including the number of
votes per Security and any requirement for the approval by the holders of
Securities as a condition to specified action or amendments to the Declaration,
and (viii) any other relevant rights, preferences, privileges, limitations or
restrictions of Securities consistent with the Declaration and with applicable
law.
All Preferred Securities offered hereby will be guaranteed, on a subordinated
basis, by J.P. Morgan to the extent set forth below under "Description of the
Guarantee".
Certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to any
offering of Preferred Securities will be described in the Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto.
In connection with the issuance from time to time of Preferred Securities of any
series, the Trust will issue related Common Securities. Upon an event of
liquidation of the Trust, the rights of the holders of the Common Securities of
such series to payments in respect of distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise will be subordinated to the rights of the
holders of the Preferred Securities of such series. All of the Common Securities
will be owned by J.P. Morgan, the sponsor of the Trust.
Each series of Securities will be subject to redemption prior to the Stated
Maturity thereof upon the occurrence of a Tax Event or an Investment Company
Event (each, a "Special Event") upon the terms set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPS
Among the types of Preferred Securities currently contemplated for issuance by
the Trust are one or more series of Preferred Securities sharing the
characteristics described below (each such series, "ComPS"). The following
description is a general description of all series of ComPS, and prospective
purchasers of any series of ComPS should consult the applicable Prospectus
Supplement for such series and other documents referred to or incorporated by
reference therein (including, without limitation, any public documents filed
after the date hereof and any amendments to any document referred to herein).
GENERAL
The Principal Amount of each series of ComPS to be paid upon any amortization of
principal and at the Stated Maturity of such series (the "Redemption Value")
will be determined with reference to, and will fluctuate based on, the level of
a commodity index (referred to herein as the "Applicable Index" or collectively
as the "Applicable Indices"), as specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
The Applicable Index will be one of the following types: (i) an "excess return"
index, the change in value of which will be calculated with reference to the
changes in value of certain futures contracts on the relevant commodity (the
"Benchmark Contracts"), which contracts are replaced regularly as the
determinant of change in value of the Applicable Index according to the
methodology used in calculating the JPM Indices as described herein (such index
referred to herein as an "Excess Return Index"), (ii) a "total return" index,
calculated in the same manner as an Excess Return Index but including an
additional component of return (the "Collateral Return") arising from interest
accrued on the fluctuating value of the Applicable Index (such index referred to
herein as a "Total Return Index") or (iii) the price of the relevant commodity
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as reported in the pricing source identified in the Prospectus Supplement, which
may be the settlement prices for futures contracts on the underlying commodity
or prices of the underlying commodity determined by the relevant market
participants, reporting services or associations at the official price
determination, in each case during the applicable distribution period, Early
Determination Period or Determination Period (such index referred to herein as a
"Price Reference Index"). ComPS for which the Applicable Index is a Price
Reference Index in which all distributions and the Principal Amount are indexed
to the value at any time in U.S. dollars (the "Dollar Equivalent Value") of
bullion (i.e., gold, silver, platinum or palladium) will be referred to as
"Bullion ComPS". For the purposes of this Prospectus, "Principal Amount" shall
mean (a) in the case of Bullion ComPS, the applicable portion of the applicable
fixing price of the applicable amount of the applicable bullion commodity at any
time (the "Bullion ComPS Principal Amount"), (b) in the case of all other
Preferred Securities, the Redemption Value, Early Redemption Value or stated
liquidation preference thereof, as applicable, as if determined as of such time,
and (c) in the case of any Related Note, the principal amount thereof at such
time determined pursuant to the terms thereof.
Each commodity underlying the Applicable Index will be one of the commodities
included in the J.P. Morgan Commodity Index (the "JPMCI") (i.e., aluminum,
copper, nickel, zinc, heating oil, natural gas, unleaded gasoline, crude oil,
gold, silver and platinum), one of the JPMCI sub-indices, palladium or such
other commodity as may be specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. As
described herein, the JPMCI is computed on an excess return and a total return
basis. The variations of the JPMCI, including the permutations of the JPMCI in
the form of sub-indices, which may be based on one or more commodities (whether
computed on an excess return or total return basis) and which have been or may
be originated and calculated by Morgan Guaranty, are collectively referred to
herein as the "JPM Indices". JPM Indices which are based upon only one
underlying commodity (whether computed on an excess return or total return
basis) are referred to as "JPM Individual Indices".
ComPS are principal-at-risk securities linked directly to the performance of an
Applicable Index. For Bullion ComPS, if the index rises from the starting value
(which is set on the day of pricing), the Redemption Value of such ComPS will be
greater than the original issue price. If the Applicable Index declines from the
starting value, the Redemption Value of such ComPS will be less than the
original issue price. For Excess Return or Total Return ComPS, if the Applicable
Index decreases over the life of the ComPS, or if the percentage increase in the
Applicable Index is less than the amount of the Factor, the Redemption Value of
such ComPS will be less than the Issue Price. If the percentage increase in the
Applicable Index is greater than the amount of the Factor, the Redemption Value
will be greater than the Issue Price. In no circumstances will the Redemption
Value of the ComPS be less than zero, but the Redemption Value could be more or
less than the issue price. Because an investor's principal redemption is linked
to the performance of an Applicable Index calculation, it is important to
understand on what the Applicable Index calculation is based. Subject to the
more specific discussion of each item elsewhere in this Prospectus and in the
relevant Prospectus Supplement, following is a general summary of Bullion ComPS,
Excess Return ComPS and Total Return ComPS:
BULLION COMPS
Bullion ComPS, which are linked to the cash price of bullion (i.e., gold,
silver, platinum or palladium), pay both dividends and principal based on the
price of the applicable bullion. The Principal Amount of a Bullion ComPS is the
Dollar Equivalent Value of a certain number or fraction of ounces of the
applicable bullion. Each dividend is calculated as a percentage rate of the
Principal Amount (which will fluctuate) Each full dividend will be equal to the
applicable fraction of the annual dividend rate times the Dollar Equivalent
Value of the spot price of the applicable bullion at such time in the London
bullion market multiplied by the fractional number of ounces to which each
Bullion ComPS is linked. Thus, the amount of each dividend will vary. Upon
redemption, the Redemption Value will be equal to the Dollar Equivalent Value of
the 10-day average of the spot price of the applicable bullion in the London
bullion market multiplied by the number or fraction of ounces of the applicable
bullion to which each Bullion ComPS is linked. Therefore, both the dividend
payments and the Redemption Value will fluctuate based on the spot price of the
applicable bullion determined in the London bullion markets. Any events which
adversely
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affect the spot price of the applicable bullion will adversely affect both the
dividend payments on and the Redemption Value of such Bullion ComPS.
EXCESS RETURN COMPS
ComPS which are linked to an Excess Return Index pay a fixed or floating
dividend rate on the Face Amount of such ComPS (which will equal the initial
price) and the Redemption Value of such ComPS is linked to the performance of
the applicable Excess Return Index, reduced by the applicable Factor. At
maturity, an investor will receive a principal amount determined by the
following formula: Face Amount X (the 10-day average of the Applicable Index/the
Applicable Index set on the day of pricing, minus the Factor). Thus, the
Redemption Value is linked directly to the performance of the applicable Excess
Return Index, reduced by the applicable Factor (e.g., if the ending average
ending value of the Applicable Index is twice the beginning value, the
Redemption Value will be twice the initial price, reduced by the applicable
Factor). The Factor is a percentage which reduces the principal amount to
account for the planned expenses to be incurred by the issuer in replicating the
Applicable Index and issuing the ComPS.
An Excess Return Index, which is described more fully herein under "The JPM
Indices--Excess Return Methodology", represents the cumulative return of holding
an unlevered position in the designated nearby commodity futures contracts
underlying such Applicable Index. Generally, since each Excess Return Index is
linked directly (i.e., on a one-to-one basis) to the underlying futures
contracts, a 1% change on any day in the value of the specific underlying
designated futures contract will create a 1% change in the value of the
Applicable Index for such day. Because the designated futures contracts
underlying the Excess Return indices have maturities (generally less than three
months) which are shorter than the maturity of the ComPS, the index calculation
methodology replaces the underlying contract used to determined the daily change
in the value of the Applicable Index with the next designated contract of the
same commodity on a periodic basis. This process of replacement is called
"rolling", and the 5-day period during which the replacement occurs is called
the "Rollover Period". For any month during which a roll occurs, the daily
change in value of an Excess Return Index for all days prior to the Rollover
Period is calculated as 100% of the daily change of the existing ("old")
underlying designated contract. Beginning with the first day after the beginning
of the Rollover Period, the daily change in an Excess Return Index is calculated
based 80% on the percentage change of the old contract and 20% on the percentage
change in the replacement ("new") designated contract. Similar 20% adjustments
are made in the weights attributable to each contract's change such that, by the
day after the Rollover Period ends and for all subsequent days until the next
Rollover Period, 100% of the daily index change is attributable to the
percentage change of the newly-designated contract.
Therefore, ComPS linked to an Excess Return Index pay dividends which are a
fixed or floating percentage of the Face Amount, and pay a principal amount upon
redemption or at maturity which varies directly with the performance of an
Excess Return Index, reduced by the applicable Factor. The change in an Excess
Return Index is linked directly to the percentage change in the designated
contracts underlying such index. Thus, any events which affect the designated
contracts underlying such Excess Return Index may affect the Redemption Value of
such ComPS.
TOTAL RETURN COMPS
ComPS which are linked to a Total Return Index will pay a fixed or floating
dividend based on the Face Amount (i.e., the initial price) of such ComPS and
the principal receivable upon redemption or at maturity is directly linked to
the performance of a Total Return Index, reduced by the applicable Factor. At
maturity, an investor in Total Return ComPS will receive a principal amount
determined by the following formula: Face Amount X (the 10-day average of the
Applicable Index/the Applicable Index set on the day of pricing, minus the
Factor). The Factor is a percentage which reduces the principal amount to
account for the planned expenses to be incurred by the issuer in replicating the
Applicable Index and issuing the ComPS. Thus, the Redemption Value is linked
directly to the performance of the applicable Total Return Index (e.g., if the
average ending value of the Applicable Index is twice the beginning value, the
Redemp-
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tion Value will be twice the initial price reduced by the Factor). However, the
Redemption Value may never be less than zero.
A Total Return Index, which is described more fully herein under "The JPM
Indices--Total Return Methodology", represents the cumulative return of holding
an unlevered position in the designated nearby commodity futures contracts
underlying such Total Return Index, plus a collateral yield on such fluctuating
index value using the most recently auctioned 3-month rate for U.S. Treasury
bills. Generally, since a Total Return Index is linked directly to the
underlying futures contracts, a 1% change on any day in the specific underlying
designated futures contract will result in a 1% change in the applicable Total
Return Index for such day (not including any change in value resulting from the
Collateral Yield). The designated futures contracts underlying Total Return
Indices must also be "rolled" as described above under "Excess Return ComPS".
Therefore, ComPS linked to a Total Return Index will bear dividends which are a
fixed or floating percentage of the Face Amount, and the principal payable upon
redemption or at maturity is linked directly to the performance of a Total
Return Index (less the Factor). The change in each Total Return Index is linked
directly to the percentage change in the designated contracts underlying such
index, plus the collateral yield on the most recently auctioned 3-month U.S.
Treasury bill rate. Thus, any events which affect the designated contracts
underlying any Total Return Index may affect the Redemption Value of such ComPS.
CALCULATION OF REDEMPTION VALUE
The Redemption Value of any particular series of ComPS will be determined in
accordance with one of the following methodologies (however, such Redemption
Value will never be less than zero):
Excess Return Index. In the case of ComPS for which the Applicable
Index is an Excess Return Index, the Redemption Value payable in respect of
the ComPS on the Settlement Date will be determined by the Calculation
Agent based on the following formula:
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C> <S> <C>
Applicable Index Settlement Value
Redemption Value = FA X ( -------------------------------------- - Factor )
Applicable Index Commencement Value
</TABLE>
where "FA" refers to the Face Amount of the ComPS, "Applicable Index
Settlement Value" refers to the arithmetic average of the values of the
Applicable Index for the 10 consecutive days on which open-outcry
trading on either the New York Mercantile Exchange ("NYMEX") or the
London Metal Exchange (the "LME") is scheduled to occur or occurs (each,
a "Trading Day") and on which no Market Disruption Event occurs
immediately following the 20th scheduled Business Day prior to Stated
Maturity (such 10 days, the "Determination Period") (calculated in
accordance with the methodology described below under the caption "The
JPM Indices--Excess Return Index"); provided, that if a Market
Disruption Event remains in effect for longer than 20 consecutive
Trading Days (or such period as may be specified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement) falling within such Determination Period and in
the reasonable judgment of Morgan Guaranty such Market Disruption Event
is likely to remain in effect, then the Applicable Index Settlement
Value for such days may be determined by Morgan Guaranty in good faith
based on alternative pricing sources reasonably believed by it to be
indicative of then-prevailing prices for transactions with a notional
principal amount equal to the Principal Amount of the outstanding ComPS,
although it will have no obligation to do so, and such value will be
utilized in the calculation of the Redemption Value for such days;
"Applicable Index Commencement Value" means the value of the Applicable
Index determined on the date of issuance of such ComPS, as specified in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement; and Factor shall be the amount
provided in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement. In the case of any
Prospectus Supplement providing for an early determination of Applicable
Index Settlement Value, upon the occurrence of such an event, the
Applicable Index Settlement Value shall have the value so determined.
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Total Return Index. In the case of ComPS for which the Applicable Index
is a Total Return Index, the Redemption Value payable in respect of such
ComPS on the Settlement Date will be determined by the Calculation Agent
based on the following formula:
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C> <S> <C>
Applicable Index Settlement Value
Redemption Value = FA X ( -------------------------------------- - Factor )
Applicable Index Commencement Value
</TABLE>
where each of "FA", "Applicable Index Settlement Value" and "Applicable
Index Commencement Value" refer to the respective definitions set forth
above under Excess Return Index, except that in the case of the
Applicable Index Settlement Value, such value shall be determined in
accordance with the methodology described below under the caption "The
JPM Indices--Total Return Index", and "Factor" shall be the amount
provided in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. In the case of any
Prospectus Supplement providing for an early determination of Applicable
Index Settlement Value upon the occurrence of certain events, upon the
occurrence of such an event, the Applicable Index Settlement Value shall
have the value so determined.
Price Reference Index. In the case of ComPS for which the Applicable
Index is a Price Reference Index, the Redemption Value payable in respect
of such ComPS on the Settlement Date will be determined by the Calculation
Agent (i) in the case of Bullion ComPS, by taking the arithmetic average of
the Dollar Equivalent Value of the applicable portion of the applicable
fixing price for the applicable amount of the applicable bullion commodity
during the Determination Period, and (ii) in the case of all other Price
Reference Index ComPS, by multiplying (a) the Face Amount of such ComPS by
(b) the quotient of (I) the arithmetic average of the closing prices of the
underlying commodity as reported in the pricing source identified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement for each day of the Determination Period
(i.e., the Applicable Index Settlement Value), divided by (II) the
Applicable Index Commencement Value (as defined above). The Redemption
Value calculations for Price Reference Index ComPS will also be subject to
Market Disruption Events similar to those described above, as specified in
the applicable Prospectus Supplements.
The Calculation Agent in its sole discretion will be responsible for determining
if a Market Disruption Event has occurred. In no event shall the Redemption
Value payable in respect of any series of ComPS be less than zero, although the
Redemption Value of any series of ComPS may be more or less than the Face Amount
of such series.
EARLY DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE INDEX SETTLEMENT VALUE AND REDEMPTION VALUE
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right at its discretion to make any modifications
to the JPM Indices based on the recommendations of the JPMCI Policy Committee.
The JPMCI Policy Committee advises Morgan Guaranty with respect to, among other
things, the composition of the JPM Indices, the price sources upon which the JPM
Indices are based (i.e., the Benchmark Contracts), and the weightings and
calculation methodology of the JPM Indices, with a view toward maintaining the
JPM Indices as appropriate commodity investment benchmarks that serve as a
measure of performance of the commodity markets. Currently, the inclusion
requirements for the futures contracts underlying the JPM Indices require that
such contracts be sufficiently liquid and representative price sources. It is
possible, however, that any such underlying contract could become less liquid or
representative and, as a result, the JPMCI Policy Committee may recommend a
modification in the calculation methodology or the contracts underlying the JPM
Indices and, therefore, the Applicable Index. Any such replacement contract (i)
will be required to satisfy the JPMCI Inclusion Criteria, as described below and
under the caption "The JPMCI Policy Committee", (ii) must be traded in a market
or with a self-regulator which has established either (a) a comprehensive
information sharing agreement with the exchange, if any, on which the ComPS are
then traded or (b) suitable alternative arrangements with the Commission and
(iii) will be with respect to the same general commodity type as the contract
being replaced (e.g., assuming the JPMCI Policy Committee recommends a
modification and assuming the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) are
satisfied, a NYMEX crude oil futures contract may be replaced by an
International Petroleum Exchange crude oil futures
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contract). Under no circumstances will the general commodity type underlying the
futures contract be changed (e.g., a crude oil futures contract may not be
replaced by a gold futures contract).
If at any time no contracts satisfying both clauses (i) and (ii) of the previous
paragraph can be found to serve as a Benchmark Contract for any series of ComPS
the Applicable Index for which is an Excess Return Index or a Total Return
Index, the Applicable Index Settlement Value of such ComPS will be determined at
such time (in accordance with the methodology set forth in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement) as if the last date of the inclusion of the final
Benchmark Contract with respect to such Applicable Index in the JPM Indices were
the Stated Maturity. However, such ComPS will not be redeemed on such date;
rather, such ComPS will remain outstanding to Stated Maturity thereof, will
continue to be entitled to dividends and will be redeemed at Stated Maturity for
a Redemption Value calculated using the Applicable Index Settlement Value
determined at such time as no contract satisfying clauses (i) and (ii) of the
previous paragraph was able to be found. Such ComPS will also be subject to
redemption upon the occurrence of a Special Event and optional redemption on
each Early Redemption Date if specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
(treating the Applicable Index Settlement Value determined pursuant to the terms
of this paragraph as the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value for any such
Early Redemption Date).
Additionally, if at any time the Benchmark Contracts then serving as the basis
for calculating the Applicable Index with respect to any series of ComPS the
Applicable Index for which is an Excess Return Index or a Total Return Index, or
the trading thereof, become subject to any increased cost or additional tax,
whether imposed by any exchange or otherwise, Morgan Guaranty reserves the right
to (x) designate a replacement Benchmark Contract, satisfying both clauses (i)
and (ii) of the second preceding paragraph, which contract is subject to an
amount of cost or tax less than or equal to such increased amount or (y) if no
contract satisfying clause (x) of this paragraph is designated by J.P. Morgan,
to cause, at its option, the Applicable Index Settlement Value of such ComPS to
be determined at such time (in accordance with the methodology set forth in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement) as if the date of such increase in cost or tax
(or, in Morgan Guaranty's discretion, the last calendar day of the month in
which the determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value is completed)
were the Stated Maturity. However, such ComPS will not be redeemed on such date;
rather, such ComPS will remain outstanding to Stated Maturity thereof, will
continue to be entitled to dividends and will be redeemed at Stated Maturity for
a Redemption Value calculated using the Applicable Index Settlement Value
determined pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. Such ComPS will also be
subject to redemption upon the occurrence of a Special Event and optional
redemption on each Early Redemption Date if specified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement (treating the Applicable Index Settlement Value determined
pursuant to the terms of this paragraph as the Applicable Index Early Settlement
Value for any such Early Redemption Date). See "Risk Factors With Respect to
ComPS--Potential Modifications to the JPM Indices and/or the Applicable Index."
As discussed below, in order to satisfy the JPMCI Inclusion Criteria, a futures
contract must (i) be priced in U.S. dollars, or if priced in a foreign currency,
the exchange on which the contract is traded must publish an official exchange
rate for conversion of the futures contract price into U.S. dollars and such
currency must be freely convertible into U.S. dollars; (ii) be traded on a
regulated futures exchange located in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Japan, Singapore or any country which at such time is a member of the
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (an "O.E.C.D. country") and
(iii) have a minimum annual trading volume of 300,000 contracts or $500,000,000
for all contract months.
EARLY REDEMPTION UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF A SPECIAL EVENT
OR AT THE ELECTION OF THE HOLDERS OF THE COMPS
The ComPS will be subject to redemption prior to their Stated Maturity upon the
occurrence of a Special Event (a "Special Event Redemption") or, if so indicated
in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, at the election of the holders of such
series of ComPS (an "Optional Redemption") on any one of the dates set forth in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement (each such date, an "Optional Redemption
Date"; each such date and each date on which a Special Event Redemption or a
Liquidation Distribution shall occur
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being referred to herein as an "Early Redemption Date"). In order to effect an
Optional Redemption, the holder of such ComPS will be required to provide notice
to DTC (or, in the case of Preferred Securities which are not solely book-entry
securities, the Trust's transfer agent) as specified in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement. In the case of notice provided through DTC, the notice
provided by DTC to the Trust or its transfer agent (the "Applicable Notice")
shall be final and irrevocable upon receipt. The redemption value of ComPS
redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity (the "Early Redemption Value") shall be
determined during the 10 consecutive Trading Days which are Business Days on
which U.S. Treasury bond markets are open and on which no Market Disruption
Event occurs immediately following the 20th scheduled Business Day prior to the
applicable Early Redemption Date (such ten days, the "Early Determination
Period"), provided, however, that the Early Redemption Period will not begin
until the day after the Trust has received the Applicable Notice. The Early
Redemption Value shall be equal to the average for the 10 days of the Early
Determination Period of the sum for each such day of the results of the
following (to be calculated with respect to each portion of the Face Amount of
such ComPS which must be redeemed on the same date):
<TABLE>
<C> <C> <C> <S> <C> <C>
IESV )
FA X [(Dividend + Unused costs) X AF + ( ----- - Factor X PVF]
ICV
</TABLE>
Where "FA" means (i) in the case of Bullion ComPS, each portion of the
Bullion ComPS Principal Amount thereof which must be redeemed on the
same date and (ii) in the case of all other ComPS, each portion of the
Face Amount of the ComPS which must be redeemed on the same date.
In the case of ComPS for which the entire Face Amount matures on the same date,
the average for each day of the Early Determination Period of such equation
shall equal the Early Redemption Value. In the case of ComPS for which portions
of the Face Amount must be redeemed on different dates, the Early Redemption
Value shall equal the average over the Early Redemption Period of the sum of the
results for each day of such equation for each such portion of the Face Amount.
The Trust shall pay the Early Redemption Value, together with all accrued but
unpaid dividends from quarterly periods prior to the Early Redemption Date, on
the Early Redemption Date. The Early Redemption Value shall never be less than
zero. Other terms used in the formula above shall have the meanings set forth
below (with each Factor, yield, lease rate, rate and percentage rate expressed
in decimal form (e.g., 3% equals 0.03)):
For all ComPS
"Dividend" means the per annum rate of dividends on the Face Amount (or,
in the case of Bullion ComPS, the Principal Amount), as specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
"AF" means the Annuity Factor for the term remaining from the applicable
Early Redemption Date until the mandatory redemption of such portion of
the Face Amount (such remaining term being referred to herein as the
"Remaining Maturity"), which shall be determined in accordance with the
following formula:
(1-V(N))/y
where "V" is equal to (1/(1 + y/4)) and "y" is the yield which shall
be equal to the Base Yield (as defined below) plus the Applicable
Spread (as defined below), converted to an annualized quarterly
compounded rate calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months. The "Base Yield" will equal (i) in the case of Bullion
ComPS, the single lowest lease rate obtained by polling three dealers
in such loans for a loan to Morgan Guaranty (or, in the case of a
Liquidation Distribution, to a notional counterparty rated A or
higher) of such bullion in the same notional Bullion ComPS Principal
Amount, terms, amortization and maturity as such ComPS (which may be
the same rate for all days and/or for each Remaining Maturity) or, if
there is no such rate, as calculated by the Calculation Agent in good
faith, and (ii) in the case of any other ComPS, the Constant Maturity
Treasury Rate for the Remaining Maturity among the applicable
Constant Maturity Treasury Rates set
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forth in Statistical Release H.15(519) as such appears on Telerate
Page 7051 under the heading "Daily Treasury Constant Maturities from
the Economic Bulletin Board" (or its successor or such other pricing
source as the Calculation Agent may reasonably select) for each date
of the Early Determination Period. If the applicable rate for the
Remaining Maturity is not published on such page, the applicable rate
will be determined by calendar month weighted linear interpolation
between one Constant Maturity Treasury rate with respect to a
maturity up to or equal to the Remaining Maturity and the other
Constant Maturity Treasury rate with respect to a maturity greater
than the Remaining Maturity. If such information ceases to be
provided or is not available for any day of the Early Determination
Period by the end of the Business Day next succeeding the last day of
the Early Determination Period, the Base Yield for such day will be
calculated by the Calculation Agent by calendar month weighted linear
interpolation among the rates it shall have obtained for such
applicable date by polling three dealers of such instruments in New
York, New York for the bid side yield to maturity of the most
recently issued on-the-run direct non-callable fixed rate obligations
of the United States Treasury ("U.S. Government Securities") with a
maturity equal to the Remaining Maturity or, if no such maturity
exists, by calendar month weighted linear interpolation among rates
so obtained with a maturity up to or equal to the Remaining Maturity
and a maturity greater than the Remaining Maturity.
The "Applicable Spread" will equal (i) for all ComPS other than
Bullion ComPS, (a) in the case of a Liquidation Distribution, the
offer side U.S. dollar swap spread for the maturity closest to the
Remaining Maturity as published by International Financing Review
("IFR") Corporate Eye on Telerate Page 42276 (or such successor as
the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine) for each day of the
Early Determination Period (except that, in the case of a
determination for which the Remaining Maturity is one year or less,
"Applicable Spread" will equal the difference between then-current
yields on U.S. dollar LIBOR-based deposits and yields on Treasury
Bills with maturities approximately equal to the Remaining Maturity
as determined by the Calculation Agent) (the "Swap Spread") or (b) in
the case of all other redemptions, the greater of the Swap Spread and
the yield spread between (I) the average of quotations from three
dealers in such instruments chosen in the discretion of the
Calculation Agent for notional issuances of debt securities of Morgan
Guaranty in a notional amount equal to the Face Amount of the ComPS
being redeemed at such time (or, if such notional amount is smaller
than commercially practicable, the smallest commercially practicable
amount) and having a similar maturity and similar subordination
provisions as those contained in the applicable Related Note and (II)
U.S. Government Securities of approximately similar maturities, as
such yield spread may be reasonably determined by the Calculation
Agent (such yield spread, the "Funding Spread") or (ii) for Bullion
ComPS, (x) in the case of a Liquidation Distribution, zero, and (y)
in all other cases, the difference between the Funding Spread and the
Swap Spread, but never less than zero. If the Telerate Page (or any
successor) referred to in clause (a) of the preceding sentence is
unavailable or ceases to report such swap spread, the Calculation
Agent shall calculate such spread based on (i) a source supplying the
equivalent information or (ii) if no such source is available, the
average quotations from three dealers in U.S. dollar swaps chosen by
the Calculation Agent in its reasonable discretion. As of the date of
this Prospectus, J.P. Morgan is among the six dealers of such
instruments currently polled for the purpose of calculating the swap
spread published by IFR on Telerate Page 42276.
"PVF" means the Present Value Factor for Remaining Maturity, which shall
be determined as follows:
(1/(1+y/4)(N))
where "y" has the meaning set forth above in the definition of
Annuity Factor.
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"ICV" means the Applicable Index Commencement Value, or the value of the
Applicable Index determined on the date of issuance of the applicable
series of ComPS, as specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
"N" means the number of full quarterly periods in the Remaining Maturity
(e.g., one year = N = 4).
For ComPS calculated based on a Price Reference Index:
"Unused costs" means zero.
"IESV" means the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value, which shall be
equal to (i) in the case of Bullion ComPS, the ICV, and (ii) in the case
of all other Price Reference Index ComPS, the Applicable Index for such
day of the Early Determination Period.
For ComPS calculated based on an Excess Return Index:
"Unused costs" means the number specified as such in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
"IESV" means the Applicable Index Early Settlement Value, which shall be
equal to the Applicable Index for such day of the Early Determination
Period (which, if an Applicable Index Settlement Value has been
permanently determined for such ComPS prior to such time, shall equal
the value so determined).
"Factor" means the number specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
For ComPS calculated based on a Total Return Index:
"Unused costs" means the number specified as such in the applicable
Prospectus Supplement.
"IESV" means the product of Applicable Index for such day multiplied by
(ii) the Future Value Factor (which, if an Applicable Index Settlement
Value has been permanently determined for such ComPS prior to such time,
shall equal the value so determined).
"Future Value Factor" shall be determined with reference to the
following formula:
(1 + BY/4)(N)
where BY is the Base Yield (as determined for such day), computed on an
annualized, quarterly compounded basis, expressed in decimal form.
"Factor" means the number specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
DETERMINATION PERIOD AND SETTLEMENT DATE
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the term
"Determination Period" with respect to Excess Return, Total Return and Price
Reference Indices shall mean the period of ten consecutive Trading Days on which
no Market Disruption Event occurs commencing immediately following the twentieth
scheduled Business Day prior to the Stated Maturity of such ComPS.
The date on which the Early Redemption Value or Redemption Value, as applicable,
will first be payable (the "Settlement Date") in respect of any series of ComPS
will be the later of the date on which such ComPS are eligible for redemption
(the "Redemption Date") or the fifth Business Day after the completion of the
Early Determination Period or the Determination Period, as applicable.
MARKET DISRUPTION EVENTS
As determined by Morgan Guaranty, the occurrence of one or more of the following
events on any Trading Day shall constitute a "Market Disruption Event" with
respect to a relevant commodity (a "Relevant Commodity"), any benchmark contract
underlying the Applicable Index (a "Relevant Contract"), the
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market participants or association responsible for determining the price of a
commodity (the "Fixing Association") which determines the price of a Relevant
Commodity (a "Relevant Fixing Association") or an exchange on which a Relevant
Contract is traded (a "Relevant Exchange"): (a) a day on which the fluctuation
of the price of the applicable commodity or commodity futures contract is
materially limited by the rules of the Relevant Exchange or Relevant Fixing
Association setting the maximum or minimum price for such day (a "Limit Price");
(b) a day on which the Settlement Price is the Limit Price; (c) the failure of
the Relevant Exchange or Relevant Fixing Association to determine, announce or
publish the Settlement or Fixing price with respect to the Relevant Contract or
commodity (as the case may be); (d) the material suspension of trading in the
Relevant Commodity by members of the Relevant Fixing Association or otherwise or
any Relevant Contract with respect to such commodity or in any other futures
contract affecting the Relevant Contract with respect to such commodity on the
Relevant Exchange; (e) the failure of trading to commence, or the permanent
discontinuation of trading, in the Relevant Commodity by the members of the
Relevant Fixing Association or otherwise or any Relevant Contract on the
Relevant Exchange and (f) the imposition of any material limitation on trading
in the Relevant Commodity by the members of the Relevant Fixing Association or
otherwise or any Relevant Contract on the Relevant Exchange.
If a Market Disruption Event occurs and is continuing during the Determination
Period or any Early Determination Period with respect to any series of ComPS,
the Determination Period or such Early Determination Period will be extended,
with the result that the calculation of the Applicable Index Settlement Value
and the settlement of such ComPS may be delayed for an indefinite period of time
including, in the case of an extension of the Determination Period, an
indefinite period of time after the Stated Maturity. With respect to ComPS for
which the Applicable Index is either a Price Reference Index or an Excess Return
Index, in the event that the payment of the Redemption Value is postponed beyond
the Stated Maturity, no distributions or dividends will accrue or be payable
with respect to such ComPS, but interest will accrue on the Face Amount from and
including the Stated Maturity to but excluding the last day of the Determination
Period at a rate equal to the day-weighted average of the Fed Effective Rate
until the end of the Determination Period, as reported on Telerate Page 118 (or
its successor or such other pricing source as the Calculation Agent may
reasonably select), less in each case 0.25%, calculated on the basis of a year
of 360 days and payable for the actual number of days elapsed. Payment of such
interest amount and the Redemption Value will be made on the fifth Business Day
following the last day of the Determination Period. With respect to ComPS for
which the Applicable Index is a Total Return Index, in the event that the
payment of the Redemption Value is postponed beyond the Stated Maturity, no
distributions will be payable, and no interest or dividend in respect of such
ComPS will accrue or be payable, after the Stated Maturity. With respect to all
ComPS, in the event that the payment of the Early Redemption Value is postponed
beyond the applicable Early Redemption Date, no distributions will be payable,
and no interest or dividends in respect of such ComPS will accrue or be payable,
after such Early Redemption Date.
CALCULATIONS
As discussed above, the Trust will appoint Morgan Guaranty as Calculation Agent
for the purpose of determining the Applicable Index Settlement Value, as
described herein, and calculating the Early Redemption Value and Redemption
Value and, if applicable, the dividends payable in respect of any ComPS. The
Calculation Agent will determine the Applicable Index Settlement Value and the
Early Redemption Value and Redemption Value of any ComPS and, if applicable,
dividends payable in good faith, which determination shall be final and binding
on the Trust and the holders of such ComPS. Morgan Guaranty as Calculation Agent
will also (i) determine when a Market Disruption Event on any Early
Determination Day or Determination Day is sufficiently material to not use such
day in the applicable calculation and (ii) be responsible for the choice of an
alternative price source (if any) upon a Market Disruption Event of sufficient
length, as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Also, Morgan
Guaranty and its affiliates may from time to time engage in transactions with
and perform services for the Trust in the ordinary course of business.
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LICENSE OF APPLICABLE INDEX
Morgan Guaranty will enter into a license agreement (the "License Agreement")
granting the Trust a non-exclusive license to use the Applicable Index in
connection with each series of ComPS the Applicable Index for which is an Excess
Return Index or a Total Return Index. The License Agreement will provide that,
in the event that Morgan Guaranty fails to provide the Applicable Index to the
Trust on a regular basis with the result that the Trust is unable to determine
the Applicable Index Settlement Value and the Early Redemption Value and
Redemption Value payable in respect of such ComPS, the Trust, its Calculation
Agent or its authorized designee (which shall be a major accounting firm
appointed by the Trust) shall be authorized to calculate the Applicable Index.
In such event, Morgan Guaranty will provide the Trust, its Calculation Agent or
such accounting firm with any and all information which may be necessary in
order to enable the Trust, its Calculation Agent or such accounting firm to
perform such calculations pursuant to the same methodology to be applied by
Morgan Guaranty.
Morgan Guaranty may also enter into license agreements with any or all of the
exchanges on which any Benchmark Contract or commodity is traded with respect to
the information provided by such exchanges. However, no such license agreement
will contain any obligation or liability provisions with respect to provision of
such information by the relevant exchange. Furthermore, no exchange on which any
Benchmark Contract or commodity is traded is or will be an issuer, underwriter
or guarantor of any Preferred Security, nor has any such exchange approved the
Preferred Securities or any terms thereof, nor is any such exchange responsible
for the calculation of any Applicable Index. However, any such exchange may from
time to time change any rule or bylaw or take emergency action under its rules
which could affect settlement prices of the futures contracts or commodities
underlying an Applicable Index. Any such change which causes a decrease in such
settlement prices could adversely effect the value of such Applicable Index.
RISK FACTORS WITH RESPECT TO ALL PREFERRED SECURITIES
LIMITATIONS ON RIGHTS UNDER THE GUARANTEE, THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE AND THE
RELATED NOTE
The Guarantee will be effective with respect to each series of Preferred
Securities from the time of issuance of such Preferred Securities but will not
apply to any payment of distributions or other amounts due in respect of such
Preferred Securities to the extent Morgan Guaranty has failed to make a payment
of principal or interest on the applicable Related Note. To the extent Morgan
Guaranty were to default on its obligation to pay amounts payable on the
applicable Related Note, the Trust, on behalf of holders of the Securities of
the applicable series, would lack available funds for the payment of
distributions on or amounts payable on redemption of such Preferred Securities
and, in such event, holders of such Preferred Securities would not be able to
rely on the Guarantee for payment of such amounts. Instead, holders of such
Preferred Securities would rely on the enforcement by the Trust, on behalf of
holders of the Securities of the applicable series, of its rights as holder of
the applicable Related Note against Morgan Guaranty and of its rights under the
Related Note Guarantee against J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan, through its obligations
under the Guarantee, the Related Note Guarantee and the Declaration, taken
together, will provide a full and unconditional guarantee, on a subordinated
basis, of payments due on the Preferred Securities. See "Description of the
Guarantee" and "Description of the Related Note Guarantee".
SPECIAL EVENT REDEMPTION
Upon the occurrence of a Special Event, unless waived by Morgan Guaranty or
subject to cure as specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, Morgan
Guaranty shall have the right to redeem any or all Related Notes, in whole or in
part, in which event the Trust will redeem the related Preferred Securities and
Common Securities on a pro rata basis to the same extent as the Principal Amount
of the Related Notes is redeemed by Morgan Guaranty.
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A Special Event is either (i) a Tax Event or (ii) an Investment Company Event. A
Special Event may occur at any time.
In the case of any series of ComPS, upon the occurrence of a Special Event it is
possible that the market price of such ComPS in any existing secondary market
will decline.
LIMITED VOTING RIGHTS
Holders of Preferred Securities will have certain voting rights relating to a
payment default on or adverse change to the Preferred Securities, but will not
be entitled to vote to appoint, remove or replace the Trustees of the Trust or
to increase or decrease the number of Trustees, which voting rights are vested
exclusively in the holders of the Common Securities.
TRADING PRICE MAY NOT REFLECT ACTUAL ECONOMIC VALUE
Preferred Securities are expected to trade at a price that takes into account
the value, if any, of accrued and unpaid distributions; thus, purchasers will
not pay and sellers will not receive any accrued and unpaid interest with
respect to their pro rata interests in the applicable Related Note owned through
the applicable Preferred Securities that is not already included in the trading
price of the applicable Preferred Securities.
POSSIBLE ILLIQUIDITY OF PREFERRED SECURITIES
It is possible that no secondary market will develop and continue to exist with
respect to any series of Preferred Securities. If no such market develops, the
liquidity of such Preferred Securities may be adversely affected. Furthermore,
there can be no assurance as to the market prices for any Preferred Securities
in any secondary market which does develop. Accordingly, any Preferred
Securities that an investor may purchase, whether pursuant to the offer made
hereby or in any such secondary market, may trade at a discount to the price
that the investor paid to purchase the Preferred Securities offered hereby.
RIGHT TO INTEREST ON RELATED NOTE
Because holders of Preferred Securities are essentially investing in a pro rata
share of a Related Note, prospective purchasers of Preferred Securities are also
making an investment decision with regard to such Related Note and should
carefully review all the information regarding the Related Note contained herein
and in the relevant Prospectus Supplement. Investors in Preferred Securities
have a direct right to direct interest distributions on the applicable Related
Note.
IMPOSITION OF BANK REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS
The Trust's ability on behalf of holders of Securities of any series to make
distributions and other payments on the Preferred Securities is dependent upon
Morgan Guaranty's making interest and other payments on each Related Note as and
when required or collection with respect to such Related Note under the Related
Note Guarantee. As noted herein, Morgan Guaranty is subject to examination and
regulation by U.S. federal and state banking authorities, and although there is
no current restriction on Morgan Guaranty's ability to make payments under any
Related Note, certain other transactions with affiliates, including the Trust,
are or may in the future become subject to restrictions imposed by bank
regulatory authorities.
RISK FACTORS WITH RESPECT TO COMPS
INDEXATION OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
The Principal Amount of each series of ComPS, which is initially equal to the
Face Amount of such series, will vary until Stated Maturity of such ComPS in
relation to an Applicable Index, reduced by the Factor. The Principal Amount
repayable on any Optional Redemption Date, upon the occurrence of any Special
Event Redemption or in connection with any Liquidation Distribution or at Stated
Maturity of such ComPS will be determined, pursuant to the terms described in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement, by
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comparing the level of the Applicable Index at the date of issuance of such
ComPS with the level determined pursuant to the terms thereof for any such date
of redemption, reduced by the Factor. Accordingly, the Principal Amount of a
series of ComPS to be received upon any date of redemption will fluctuate based
on the Applicable Index for such series (reduced by the Factor) and may be lower
than the Face Amount for such series. Thus, if the Applicable Index for a series
of ComPS decreases over the life of such ComPS, or if the percentage increase in
the Applicable Index for such series is less than the amount of the Factor for
such series, the Redemption Value for such series will be less than the Face
Amount for such series. If the percentage increase in the Applicable Index for
such series is greater than the amount of the Factor for such series, the
Redemption Value for such series will be greater than the Face Amount for such
series.
EFFECT OF TRADING IN THE FUTURES CONTRACTS AND RELATED COMMODITIES AND
INSTRUMENTS
Morgan Guaranty and other affiliates of J.P. Morgan are and will be actively
involved in the trading of the futures contracts or the commodities underlying
the Applicable Index and other instruments and derivative products based
thereon. Morgan Guaranty, in particular, is an active participant in various
commodity markets including the physical petroleum, precious and base metals and
related derivatives markets. JPMSI and other affiliates may also issue or
underwrite, or authorize unaffiliated entities to issue or underwrite, other
securities or financial instruments with returns indexed to the Applicable Index
or one or more of the JPM Indices. Morgan Guaranty has licensed, and may in the
future license, the Applicable Index, the JPM Indices, and related indices and
sub-indices for use by affiliated and unaffiliated parties, for publication in
newspapers and periodicals, for distribution by information and data
dissemination services and for other purposes. Morgan Guaranty currently intends
to publish individual commodity sub-indices for each of the commodities included
in the JPMCI using the same calculation methodology as that described below. The
Applicable Index may be similar or identical to the sub-index having the same
underlying commodity.
Trading in the foregoing contracts and commodities by Morgan Guaranty, its
affiliates (including JPMSI) and unaffiliated third parties could adversely
affect the value of the Applicable Index, which could in turn adversely affect
the return on and the value of the ComPS. See "The Applicable Index".
Furthermore, additional issuances of securities linked or referenced to similar
futures contracts or commodities could adversely affect the value of similar
outstanding ComPS.
POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE INTERESTS
As noted above, Morgan Guaranty, JPMSI and their affiliates expect to engage in
trading activities related to the futures contracts or the commodities
underlying the Applicable Index and other instruments or derivatives products on
or related to the Applicable Index, for their accounts where permitted or for
other accounts under their management. Morgan Guaranty, JPMSI and their
affiliates, as well as unaffiliated third parties, may also engage in other
activities related to the Applicable Index, as discussed above. Because Morgan
Guaranty will issue the Related Notes to the Trust on behalf of holders of the
Securities, all such activities could create interests of Morgan Guaranty
adverse to those of the holders of ComPS. For example, the issuance of other
securities indexed to the Applicable Index, i.e., the introduction of competing
products into the marketplace, could adversely affect the value of the ComPS. To
the extent that J.P. Morgan or its affiliates serve as issuer, or JPMSI or one
of its affiliates serves as agent or underwriter, for such securities or other
instruments, their interests with respect to such products may be adverse to
those of the holders of the ComPS. Morgan Guaranty will serve as Calculation
Agent with respect to the ComPS and, accordingly, will in good faith calculate
the Applicable Index, which could present certain conflicts of interest (for
example, in instances where the Calculation Agent is required to exercise
discretion).
RISK OF CARRYING AND ROLLING COMMODITY FUTURES
As discussed above, if the Applicable Index is an Excess Return Index or a Total
Return Index, the Redemption Value of the ComPS will be calculated with
reference to the Applicable Index (less the
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applicable Factor), the value of which is designed to replicate to the extent
provided herein the cumulative return of holding a continuous investment in the
futures contracts on the relevant commodity underlying the Applicable Index. At
any given time, the Applicable Index will be calculated based on the change in
value of certain futures contracts on the relevant commodity for delivery in the
near term (the "shorter-dated contracts"). The Applicable Index will continue to
be calculated based on the change in value of such shorter-dated contracts until
they approach maturity, at which time the Applicable Index will, as described
below, cease to be calculated based on the change in value of such shorter-dated
contracts and begin to be calculated based on the change in value of the
subsequent futures contract (the "longer-dated contracts") on a regular periodic
basis so as to be continuously indexed to the change in value of the futures
contracts on the relevant commodity. The period during which each such
replacement of shorter-dated contracts with longer-dated contracts as the basis
for the calculation of the change in value of the Applicable Index occurs is
referred to herein as the "Rollover Period", as further defined below. If the
market for the commodity futures contract underlying the Applicable Index is in
"contango" (i.e., the prices of longer-dated contracts are above the prices of
shorter-dated contracts), the return on the Applicable Index may be adversely
affected. The Applicable Index would decline if (i) the price of the
longer-dated contracts underlying the Applicable Index during the Rollover
Period were more than the price of the shorter-dated contracts which they will
replace and (ii) the price of the longer-dated contracts were to decline as such
contracts approach maturity (i.e., the price of the longer-dated contracts were
to converge toward the price of the replaced shorter-dated contracts) (only, in
the case of a Total Return Index, if each declines by more than the amount of
the Collateral Return Component). While many of the commodities included in the
JPM Indices have historically exhibited periods of both "backwardation" (i.e.,
the prices of longer-dated contracts are below the prices of shorter-dated
contracts) and contango, there can be no assurance that backwardation will exist
at any or all times. If the Applicable Index is an Excess Return Index or a
Total Return Index, the absence of backwardation in the market for the commodity
underlying the Applicable Index could adversely affect the Applicable Index and,
correspondingly, could adversely affect the value of the ComPS. Additionally,
the issuance and/or the trading of the ComPS could adversely affect the market
for the benchmark contracts underlying such Applicable Index and, accordingly,
could adversely affect the value of such ComPS and could result in a substantial
loss to the holders thereof. See "Description of the ComPS--Calculation of
Redemption Value".
VOLATILITY OF COMMODITY AND COMMODITY FUTURES PRICES
Prices of commodities and commodity futures contracts are extremely volatile and
can be affected by a variety of factors, including weather, governmental
programs and policies, national and international political and economic events,
changes in interest and exchange rates and trading activity in such commodities
and commodity futures contracts. Volatility in the benchmark contracts
underlying any Applicable Index will correlate directly to volatility in such
Applicable Index. Such volatility could lead some investors in the futures
market to withdraw from the applicable futures markets, which could adversely
affect the liquidity of such markets and could adversely affect the value of
such Applicable Index and, correspondingly, the value of the ComPS.
EFFECT OF ADVERSE CHANGES IN COMMODITY PRICES
The Applicable Index is designed to replicate, to the extent provided herein,
the performance of investing in the markets for the underlying commodity or
futures contracts on the underlying commodity over time. In the event of sudden
disruptions in the supplies of the relevant constituent commodity for the
Applicable Index, such as those caused by war, accidents, weather, or acts of
terrorism, prices of the relevant constituent commodity, and, consequently, the
value of the Applicable Index, could become extremely volatile and
unpredictable. Also, sudden and dramatic declines in commodity and commodity
futures contract prices as may occur, for example, upon a cessation of
hostilities that may exist in countries producing the relevant commodity or upon
the discovery of significant additional sources or reserves of the relevant
commodity or the introduction of new or previously withheld supplies into the
market or the introduction of substitute products or commodities, could have a
significant adverse effect on the value of
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the Applicable Index and on the value of any ComPS. In addition, the prices of
certain commodities have on occasion been subject to very rapid short-term
changes due to speculative activities which, if such activities result in a
price decrease, may cause the value of ComPS referenced to such commodities or
the related futures contracts to decrease. See "Calculation of Redemption
Value".
CHANGE OF EXCHANGE METHODOLOGY
Any exchange on which any Benchmark Contract or commodity is traded or which
provides information relevant to the calculation of an Applicable Index may from
time to time change any rule or bylaw, or take emergency action under its rules,
which could affect the settlement prices of the futures contracts or commodities
underlying an Applicable Index. Any such change which causes a decrease in such
settlement prices could adversely affect the value of such Applicable Index.
SUSPENSION OR MATERIAL DISRUPTION OF COMPS, FUTURES OR
COMMODITIES TRADING; TEMPORARY DISTORTIONS
The futures markets and the markets for the commodities underlying the
Applicable Index are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due
to conditions of illiquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators,
government regulation and intervention and the other factors referred to in the
preceding paragraph. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges have regulations, and
the LME and certain foreign exchanges on which replacement Benchmark Contracts,
if any, may trade (which exchanges must have information-sharing arrangements
with the Securities and Exchange Commission and be regulated exchanges located
in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore or an
O.E.C.D. country) may have regulations, which limit the amount of fluctuation of
futures contracts prices which may occur during a single trading day or the
settlement spread between adjoining contracts. Such price limits are generally
referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" or, more commonly, "daily
limits", and such limitations on settlement spreads are generally referred to as
"spread limits", and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given
day, as a result of the effect of such limits, is referred to as a "limit
price", as discussed below. In a particular futures contract, once the limit
price has been reached in such a contract, no trades may be made on that day at
a price above or below the limit price, as the case may be. Limit prices may
have the effect of precluding trading in a particular contract for all or a
portion of a trading day or forcing the liquidation of contracts at
disadvantageous times or prices. Such circumstances, particularly if they occur
during the Rollover Period for the Applicable Index (which is an Excess Return
Index or a Total Return Index) or during the Early Determination Period or the
Determination Period (as defined herein) for such ComPS, could adversely affect
the value of the Applicable Index and/or could constitute a Market Disruption
Event (as defined herein) and, therefore, could adversely affect the value of
such ComPS.
Additionally, because it is intended that each series of ComPS will be listed on
a stock exchange, and because ComPS will likely trade as equity securities in
any such secondary market, trading in ComPS may be subject to interruption or
delay due to extreme volatility in the trading prices of equity securities
generally in any such secondary market, notwithstanding the specific price
movements of the ComPS.
MARKET DISRUPTION EVENTS
Depending on the period of time over which a Market Disruption Event continues,
the correlation between changes in the value of the Applicable Index and changes
in the general level of prices of the relevant commodities may be adversely
affected. Under such circumstances, the value of the Applicable Index (if the
Applicable Index is an Excess Return Index, a Total Return Index or a Price
Reference Index the pricing source for which is one or more futures contract
Settlement Prices), and the value of the ComPS, may be adversely affected.
In the event of a Market Disruption Event during the Early Determination Period
or the Determination Period, the Early Redemption Value or Redemption Value, as
applicable, payable in respect of the ComPS will be calculated using the
Applicable Index on the Trading Day or Days immediately following the
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termination of such Market Disruption Event. However, if such Market Disruption
Event remains in effect for longer than 20 consecutive Trading Days and, in the
reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent such Market Disruption Event is
likely to remain in effect, then the Applicable Index Settlement Value for each
day subject to a Market Disruption Event may be determined in good faith by the
Calculation Agent based on alternative pricing sources reasonably believed by it
to be indicative of then-prevailing prices for notional transactions in futures
contracts or commodities equal in size to the Applicable Index Settlement Value.
Because Morgan Guaranty's obligations under the related Related Note will also
be based on the Applicable Index Settlement Value, Morgan Guaranty may have an
adverse interest with respect to such determination.
HISTORICAL CORRELATIONS MAY NOT PREVAIL IN THE FUTURE
Although historically the JPMCI and many of the commodities underlying it have
shown a positive correlation with inflation, some positive correlation with
industrial growth and negative correlations with stock and bond returns (in each
case for the United States), there can be no assurance that such correlations
will prevail in the future. As a result, investors who invest in ComPS in
reliance on these correlations should individually assess the likelihood of such
correlations continuing.
CHANGES IN LAWS OR REGULATIONS OR INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF
Prices of commodities and commodity futures contracts may be adversely affected
by the promulgation of new laws or regulations or by the reinterpretation of
existing laws or regulations (including, without limitation, those relating to
taxes and duties on commodities or commodity components) by one or more
governments, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, courts or other
official bodies. Any such event could adversely affect the value of the
Applicable Index and, correspondingly, could adversely affect the value of the
ComPS.
EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT DATE OR STATED MATURITY
If any futures contract or constituent commodity included in the Applicable
Index were to be affected by a Market Disruption Event during any Early
Determination Period or the Determination Period, the applicable Settlement Date
would be postponed until the fifth Business Day after the last day of the
applicable Early Determination Period or the Determination Period. Such delay
could be of indefinite duration, during which time a holder of ComPS will not
receive the Early Redemption Value or Redemption Value thereof, as applicable.
With respect to ComPS for which the Applicable Index is either a Price Reference
Index or an Excess Return Index, in the event that payment of the Redemption
Value is postponed beyond the Stated Maturity, interest will accrue on the Face
Amount in the manner described herein, but no distributions will be payable on
such ComPS after the Stated Maturity thereof. With respect to ComPS for which
the Applicable Index is a Total Return Index, in the event that the payment of
the Redemption Value is postponed beyond the Stated Maturity, no interest,
dividends or distributions in respect of such ComPS will accrue or be payable
after the Stated Maturity. With respect to all ComPS, no distributions will be
payable, and no interest will accrue or be payable, if payment of the ComPS
Early Redemption Price is postponed beyond any applicable Early Redemption Date.
See "Market Disruption Event" above.
DISCONTINUANCE OF PUBLISHING OF THE RELEVANT JPM INDEX
In the event that Morgan Guaranty discontinues publication of the JPM Indices or
the relevant sub-index, the Calculation Agent will continue to calculate in good
faith the Applicable Index for each series of ComPS during the remaining term of
such ComPS, based on the methodology described herein under "Description of the
ComPS". However, such change of calculation methodology may result in a ComPS
Redemption Price for such ComPS which is less than the ComPS Redemption Price
for such ComPS had it been calculated on the basis of the JPM Indices or the
relevant sub-index.
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POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE JPM INDICES AND/OR THE APPLICABLE INDEX
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right at its discretion to make any modifications
to the JPM Indices based on the recommendations of the JPMCI Policy Committee.
As described above under "Description of the ComPS--Early Determination of
Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption Value", if the Benchmark
Contract for any series of ComPS becomes less liquid or representative, the
JPMCI Policy Committee could recommend a replacement Benchmark Contract. Such a
change from a less liquid to a more liquid contract may result in a lower
Redemption Value for such ComPS than would have been the case if the less liquid
contract had remained the benchmark.
If at any time no replacement contracts can be found to serve as a Benchmark
Contract with respect to the Applicable Index for any series of ComPS the
Applicable Index for which is an Excess Return Index or a Total Return Index,
the Applicable Index Settlement Value of such ComPS will be determined at such
time as described above under "Description of the ComPS--Early Determination of
Applicable Index Settlement Value and Redemption Value". Such an early
determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value with respect to any
series of ComPS may result in the holders of such ComPS receiving an amount that
is less than what indicative commodity and futures prices prevailing at any
Early Redemption Date or at the Stated Maturity thereof would otherwise imply.
Because Morgan Guaranty will be the Calculation Agent, such early determination
may raise adverse interests.
Additionally, if at any time the Benchmark Contracts then serving as the basis
for calculating the Applicable Index with respect to any series of ComPS, or the
trading thereof, become subject to any increased cost or additional tax, Morgan
Guaranty reserves the right to designate a replacement Benchmark Contract or, if
no such contract is designated, to cause, at its option, the Applicable Index
Settlement Value of such ComPS to be determined at such time as described above
under "Description of the ComPS-- Early Determination of Applicable Index
Settlement Value and Redemption Value". Because Morgan Guaranty will, at the
time any Benchmark Contract then serving as the basis for calculating any
Applicable Index becomes subject to such increased cost or tax, in its
discretion decide whether or not to cause an early determination of the
Applicable Settlement Value of any such ComPS, exercise of such option may raise
an adverse interest. Such a change in contracts due to the imposition of any
increased cost or additional tax may result in a lower Redemption Value for such
ComPS than would have been the case if the contract on which such increased cost
or additional tax were imposed had remained the benchmark.
Any early determination of the Applicable Index Settlement Value may cause the
trading price of ComPS in any secondary market which then exists to decline.
EARLY REDEMPTION
All ComPS may be redeemed by the Trust prior to their Stated Maturity upon the
occurrence of a Special Event or, if so specified in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, redeemed at the option of the holders thereof at certain times. In
the case of a redemption upon the occurrence of a Special Event, the Early
Redemption Value paid by the Trust at such time may be significantly less than
the Redemption Value that would otherwise have been payable had such ComPS not
been redeemed prior to their Stated Maturity and the occurrence of such Special
Event may cause the market price of such ComPS in any existing secondary market
to decline. In the case of an optional redemption by holders of any ComPS
subject to such provisions, it is likely, under prevailing market conditions,
that the Early Redemption Value paid by the Trust will be less than the amount
such holder could have realized by selling such ComPS in an existing secondary
market, if any. Delay in payment of the ComPS Early Redemption Price due to the
occurrence of a Market Disruption Event will not entitle holders of such ComPS
to additional distributions on such ComPS or the accrual of any interest on such
ComPS Early Redemption Price.
SECONDARY TRADING IN THE COMPS; POSSIBLE ILLIQUIDITY OF THE COMPS
It is intended that each series of ComPS be listed on a stock exchange; however,
it is not possible to predict whether the necessary number of holders will
purchase and, for the remaining term of each series of ComPS, continue to hold
such ComPS in order that a secondary market for each series of ComPS will
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develop and remain in existence, or how any ComPS will trade in any such market
which does develop. The Underwriters of any issuance of ComPS will not obligated
to make a market for such ComPS; therefore, it is possible that no active
secondary market for any ComPS will develop.
VALUE OF THE COMPS
The value of any series of ComPS at any time will depend upon the interaction of
at least two key factors: (i) the value of the Applicable Index and (ii) the
credit quality of Morgan Guaranty and J.P. Morgan. As discussed above under
"Description of the ComPS", adverse changes in the Applicable Index will
directly correlate to adverse changes in the value of the ComPS. A decline in
the credit quality of Morgan Guaranty and J.P. Morgan could cause the trading
price of any ComPS in any secondary market then existing to decline. Also, an
increase in the prevailing interest rates could cause the trading price of
Excess Return ComPS which pay a fixed rate dividend in any secondary market then
existing to decline.
CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING HEDGING
Prospective purchasers of ComPS who intend to hedge against the risks associated
with the market for commodity futures or commodities should recognize the
complexities of utilizing ComPS in this manner. The formula under which the
Principal Amount is calculated is not guaranteed to produce distributions to
holders having readily definable relationships with other commodity futures and
commodity instruments and products. As described above, in the case of ComPS for
which the Applicable Index is an Excess Return Index or a Total Return Index,
the value of such ComPS will reflect not only the price of the benchmark
contracts or the relevant commodity but also, in the case of an Applicable Index
based on futures contracts, the state of the market in which such futures
contracts are traded (i.e., whether such market is in "backwardation" or
"contango" over time), all reduced by the Factor. Also, under certain
circumstances, amounts payable on the ComPS may be based on the good faith
determination of Morgan Guaranty and not on the Applicable Index. For these
reasons, investors should be cautious in using ComPS in a hedging program. The
risks associated with utilizing the ComPS in a hedging program may be magnified
in periods of substantial futures or commodities price volatility, since
properly correlating such ComPS either as a hedge of other assets or correlating
such ComPS to the hedge thereof may become more difficult.
THE UNDERLYING MARKETS
FUTURES MARKETS
An exchange-traded futures contract is a bilateral agreement providing for the
purchase and sale of a specified type and quantity of a commodity or financial
instrument during a stated delivery month for a fixed price or, in the case of a
futures contract on an index, providing for the payment and receipt of a cash
settlement. By its terms, a futures contract provides for a specified settlement
month in which the commodity or financial instrument is to be delivered by the
seller (whose position is therefore described as "short") and acquired by the
purchaser (whose position is therefore described as "long") or in which the cash
settlement amount is required to be paid. Prior to the date on which delivery is
to be made under a futures contract, the exchange clearing house will require
the holders of short positions to state their intentions with respect to
delivery and, to the extent that such holders elect to make delivery (as opposed
to cash settlement), the clearing house will match them with holders of long
positions, who will then be required to accept delivery.
No purchase price is paid or received on the purchase or sale of a futures
contract. Instead, an amount of cash or cash equivalents, which varies based on
the requirements imposed by the exchange clearing houses, but which may be as
low as 5% or less of the value of the contract, must be deposited with a broker
as "initial margin". This margin deposit collateralizes the obligations of the
parties to the futures contract to perform their obligations under such
contract. Subsequent payments to and from the broker, referred to as "variation
margin", are then normally made on a daily basis as the price of the futures
contract fluctuates, thereby making existing positions in the futures contract
more or less valuable, a process known
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as "marking to the market". By depositing and/or receiving margin in the most
advantageous form (which may vary depending on the exchange, clearing house or
broker involved), a market participant may be able to earn interest on its
margin funds, thereby increasing the potential total return which may be
realized from an investment in futures contracts.
Futures contracts are traded on organized exchanges, known as "contract markets"
in the U.S., through the facilities of a centralized clearing house and a
brokerage firm which is a member of the clearing house (a "clearing member").
The clearing house guarantees the performance of each clearing member which is a
party to a futures contract by, in effect, taking the opposite side of the
transaction. At any time prior to the expiration of a futures contract, subject
to the availability of a liquid secondary market, a trader may elect to close
out its position by taking an opposite position on the exchange on which the
position entered into, which operates to terminate the position and fix the
trader's profit or loss. U.S. contract markets, as well as brokers and market
participants, are subject to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission. Futures markets outside the U.S. are generally subject to regulation
by comparable regulatory authorities.
The principal non-U.S. futures market on which the futures contracts which may
underlie the Applicable Index are traded is the London Metal Exchange (the
"LME"). The LME, which is subject to the regulation of the Securities and
Investments Board and the Securities and Futures Authority (a self-regulatory
organization), is a primary international exchange for futures contracts on
aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc (which are included in the JPMCI) and for lead
and tin. Unlike most other futures exchanges (including those in the U.S.), the
LME is a "principal's market". This means that when a clearing member of the LME
enters into a trade with a client or non-clearing member, there will not
necessarily be an offsetting contract on the exchange. Rather, such clearing
member remains liable on such trade, though it may then enter into an offsetting
contract with another member having substantially similar, if not necessarily
identical, terms. In addition, official LME trading is conducted by open outcry
during two daily trading sessions of short duration rather than by means of
continuous trading, as used on most exchanges. In addition to such open outcry
trading, trading takes place during the rest of the day directly between members
by means of a telephone trading system. Settlement prices for contracts with
specified settlement dates are determined by a committee selected by the
directors of the LME (the "Quotations Committee") promptly following the morning
trading session, based on the last bid and offer prices for the relevant
commodity at such trading session or, if the Quotations Committee determines
there were no such prices, at such other level as the Quotations Committee may
in its discretion determine at the end of each LME trading day. The Quotations
Committee is similarly responsible for determining LME closing prices. If the
Quotations Committee fails to determine such closing prices on any LME trading
day, such closing prices shall be determined by the London Clearing House, which
is the clearinghouse for the LME.
United States commodity futures exchanges typically have similar procedures for
determining end-of-day settlement prices, although each exchange or type of
commodity may have slightly different procedures. All exchanges have quotations
or settlement price committees which determine the settlement prices using
prescribed formulaic methodologies. However, such committees may, if they
believe the application of the formulaic methodology would yield a settlement
price which is inappropriate, in their own discretion determine a settlement
price which is appropriate.
For precious metals futures contracts, exchanges typically determine the
settlement price for the most active month contract as the average of the
highest and lowest prices of trades reported in the closing period. All other
contracts settlement prices are determined as a spread from this active contract
using spreads determined in the closing range. For energy contracts, exchanges
typically determine the settlement prices for the "more active contracts" (i.e.,
contracts which meet certain open interest percentage thresholds) as the average
price of all outright transactions during the closing range for such contract.
In all other contracts, the settlement prices are usually determined as spread
relationships to the more active contracts.
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PRECIOUS METALS SPOT MARKETS
In the case of Bullion ComPS, it may be the case that the value of the Bullion
ComPS Principal Amount and the Applicable Index (and thus the Redemption Value
of and distributions on such ComPS) will be determined with reference to the
Fixing Price of the relevant Fixing Association. The relevant Fixing Association
for gold and silver is the London Bullion Market Association (the "LBMA"); in
the case of platinum and palladium, the relevant Fixing Association is the
London Platinum and Palladium Market (the "LPPM"). The Fixing Price represents
the spot price for the relevant underlying commodity as determined in accordance
with the procedures of the relevant Fixing Association. The fixing procedures
for the LBMA and the LPPM are similar. Fixings occur twice each trading day for
gold, platinum and palladium and once each trading day for silver. At the
commencement of the fixing, an opening price is announced by the presiding
official. This price is relayed to the dealing rooms of the members of the
relevant Fixing Association. The price is in turn relayed to the customers of
such members and on the basis of orders received, such members declare as a
buyer or a seller. Provided that both buying and selling interests are declared,
members are then asked to state the amount they wish to trade. If the amounts of
buying and selling do not balance, the same procedure is followed again at
higher or lower prices until a balance is achieved. The chairperson of the
relevant Fixing Association may exercise some discretion in determining the
final Fixing Price. Because members of the LBMA must submit fixed orders for
silver (i.e., no additional attempts at buying or selling occur as described in
the second preceding sentence), trade imbalances may arise from time to time in
the determination of the Fixing Price for silver.
The LBMA is regulated by the Bank of England in accordance with the provisions
of the London Code of Conduct. The London Code of Conduct is issued by the Bank
of England and sets out the standards that firms are expected to meet when
trading in the London wholesale bullion and money markets. In addition, all
market marking members of the LBMA, in common with all U.K.-based banks, are
subject to capital adequacy and liquidity requirements and regular supervisory
meetings to consider the adequacy of their management, systems and controls. The
Bank of England takes an active role in the LBMA gold market, including holding
certain gold for delivery in its vaults and holding gold in accounts.
INVESTING IN THE COMMODITIES AND COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETS
Investments in commodities and commodity futures markets offer potential returns
from several sources and strategies, two of which are as follows: (i) the change
in price of the underlying commodity or commodity futures contract ("Price
Return") and (ii) the cumulative return created by a continuous investment in
the same type of futures contract by buying, holding and then selling such
contracts as they approach expiration and reinvesting the notional proceeds of
such sale in the same type of contract with a more distant expiration date (such
cumulative return, "Excess Return", is the sum of the price returns for all such
contracts held during their holding period, and such Excess Return is often
described or accounted for as the sum of Spot Return plus Roll Return).
Price Return. Price Return is the return that arises from changes over
time in prices of futures contracts or in the prices of the commodities
themselves, as applicable. Thus, if on the first day of a given month the
price of the futures contract is $15.00, and on the 30th day of such month
the price of the futures contract is $15.50, the investor in such contract
has earned a price return of 3.33% on the initial notional amount of
$15.00.
Excess Return. Excess Return is the cumulative return of holding a
continuous investment in commodity futures contracts. Excess Return is just
the cumulative return of the individual Price Returns of the contracts held
during their holding period. Thus, Excess Return is calculated as the
return of holding a certain contract and, as it nears expiration, selling
such contract and reinvesting the notional proceeds of the sale into
another contract with a more distant expiration date. Commodity market
participants often describe Excess Return as the sum of Spot Return plus
Roll Return. Describing Excess Return as Spot Return plus Roll Return helps
describe the cumulative price returns of the contracts held in terms of (a)
overall trends in the spot or nearby futures prices (Spot
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Return) and (b) the average shape of the forward curve during the roll days
over the holding period (Roll Return).
"Spot Return" is defined as the change in the price of the nearest to expiration
contract underlying the Excess Return calculation from the beginning of the
calculation period to the end of the calculation period (without regard to the
actual underlying contract referenced).
"Roll Return" is the number that, when added to the Spot Return, gives the true
Excess Return. Roll Return represents the portion of return on a continuous
investment in nearby futures that one might attribute to the average shape over
the holding period of the forward curve during the roll days (i.e., whether the
forward contracts that were rolled into were so rolled at a premium or a
discount to the nearer to expiration contracts).
EXAMPLE
The following table illustrates the calculation of the Excess Return of a
continuous investment in nearby futures over a 2 period holding period and shows
how Spot Return plus Roll Return are defined and calculated so that the sum
thereof equals the actual Excess Return calculation.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
END OF END OF
DAY 1 PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2 TOTAL
------ -------- -------- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Futures #1......................................... $15.00 $ 15.00
Futures #2......................................... $14.75 $ 14.50 $ 15.00
Return on Futures #1............................... 0.00%
Return on Futures #2............................... NA 3.45%
Return on Excess Return............................ 0.00%(a) 3.45%(b) 3.45%
</TABLE>
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(a) return on Futures #1 for first month holding period, rounded to two
decimal places
(b) return on Futures #2 for second month holding period, rounded to two
decimal places
In the preceding example, if the change in value of an index had been calculated
entirely based on Futures #1 beginning on day 1, had ceased to be based on such
contract at the end of Period 1 and had begun to be calculated entirely based on
Futures #2 on such day, and had continued to be based entirely on such contract
to expiration at the end of Period 2, the index would have appreciated by 3.45%,
despite the fact that the price of Futures #1 on day 1 and the price of Futures
#2 at the end of Period 2 were equal (i.e. Spot Return was 0.00%). Thus, while
Futures #1 yielded no price return, Futures #2 yielded a price return of 3.45%
during its holding period. Such a continuous investment in nearby futures
contracts produced a return of 3.45% over the two period holding period, which
can be accounted for as a Spot Return of 0.00% plus a Roll Return of 3.45%. Spot
Return is (($15.00/$15.00) -1) or 0.00%, since the beginning price of Futures #1
is $15.00 and the ending price of Futures #2 is $15.00 over the total holding
period. Because Roll Return is the number that, when added to the Spot Return
calculation, gives the true Excess Return, and because Excess Return is 3.45% in
the above example, Roll Return must be Excess Return minus Spot Return
(3.45%-0.00%), or 3.45%. However, this is only one example of a possible futures
market alignment; in any market, Excess Return, or the sum of Spot Return plus
Roll Return, could be positive or negative over any given holding period.
The price of the longer-dated position may be higher or lower than the price of
the shorter-dated position based on a variety of factors, including the cost of
borrowing, transportation, storage and insurance of commodities, the
expectations of market participants with respect to future price trends and
general inventory, supply and demand trends.
Investors may also calculate the "total return" from an unlevered, continuous
investment in nearby commodity futures contracts by adding to the futures return
a component of return calculated based on the notional amount of their
investment in commodity futures, as it changes from time to time, would earn if
invested as cash. Such return (the "Collateral Return Component") can be added
to (and thus reinvested in) the futures return component to calculate the "total
return" from such an unlevered, continuous investment.
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The following table illustrates a simplified calculation of the total return of
a continuous investment in nearby commodity futures contracts over a 2 period
holding period. The example uses the futures return from the table above and
assumed Collateral Return Components:
Total Return Example
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2 TOTAL
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Return attributable to change in value of futures contracts...... 0.00% 3.45%
Return attributable to Collateral Yield Component................ 0.50% 0.55%
Total Return..................................................... 0.50% 4.00% 4.52%*
</TABLE>
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* 4.52% equals the total return from compounding: (1 + 0.005) X (1 + 0.04) - 1
In the above example, if the futures return had been as calculated in the Excess
Return Example and the Collateral Yield Component was as specified, the total
return over the two period holding period would be 4.52%.
THE JPM INDICES
The JPM Indices have been developed and are calculated by Morgan Guaranty as
indices proprietary to J.P. Morgan. The JPMCI, the primary commodities index
calculated by Morgan Guaranty, is the arithmetic weighted average of the
cumulative returns afforded by notional investments in exchange-traded futures
contracts on certain non-financial "hard" (i.e., industrial non-edible)
commodities (including base metals, energy products and precious metals). Each
of the JPM Indices is designed as a measure of the performance over time of the
markets for the applicable commodities.
Morgan Guaranty calculates two investable versions of the JPM Indices, the
Excess Return Indices and the Total Return Indices. Subject to the specific
terms of each methodology set forth below, each methodology represents a method
for determining the cumulative change in value of notional positions in certain
commodities or commodity futures contracts, and does not represent an actual
investment in commodities or commodity futures contracts. Calculations for the
JPM Indices are based on end-of-day futures settlement prices for energy and
precious metal indices and on LME end-of-day closing prices for third Wednesday
dates for base metal indices. JPM Indices which are based upon only one
underlying commodity (whether computed on an excess return or total return
basis) are referred to as "JPM Individual Indices".
As long as any series of ComPS is outstanding, Morgan Guaranty will cause the
Applicable Index relating to such series of ComPS to be published by one or more
public reporting entities as a JPM Individual Index. At the date of this
Prospectus, such information is available on both Reuters and Bloomberg.
EXCESS RETURN METHODOLOGY
The actual methodology applied by Morgan Guaranty in calculating Excess Return
JPM Individual Indices is set forth below. If the Applicable Index of any series
of ComPS is an Excess Return Index, the following methodology will be applied by
the Calculation Agent in calculating the Applicable Index:
The value of the relevant Excess Return Index on any Trading Day not subject to
a Market Disruption Event will be determined with reference to the following
formula:
I(t) = I(t-1) + Change(t)
Where "I(t)" is the value of the relevant Excess Return Index on the
date of determination (such date being referred to as "(t)"); "I(t-1)"
is the value of the relevant Excess Return Index on the Trading Day not
subject to a Market Disruption Event immediately preceding the date of
determination (such date being referred to as "(t-1)"); and "Change(t)"
is equal to the product of (i) I(t-1) and (ii) the sum of the weighted
percentage changes on the date of determination of the U.S. dollar
prices of the futures contracts underlying the Applicable Index. Each
such weighted percentage change shall be equal to the product of (a) the
U.S. dollar percentage gain or
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loss on such underlying contracts to the date of determination from the
immediately preceding Trading Day that is not subject to a Market
Disruption Event multiplied by (b) the applicable futures contract's
weight in the Applicable Index for such date of determination. The
methodology behind the weighting of the futures contracts is set forth
under the caption "Rebalance of JPM Indices".
For example, to calculate the value of an Excess Return Index (I(t)) on a
Trading Day not subject to a Market Disruption Event for which I(t-1) equals 100
and on which the only Benchmark Contract moves in value from $14.50 to $15.00
(resulting in an Index change of 3.4482759%),
I(t) = 100 + (100 X 0.034482759)
I(t) = 100 + 3.4482759
I(t) = 103.4482759
TOTAL RETURN METHODOLOGY
The methodology applied by Morgan Guaranty in calculating Total Return JPM
Individual Indices is set forth below. If the Applicable Index of any series of
ComPS is a Total Return Index, the following methodology will be applied by the
Calculation Agent in calculating the Applicable Index:
The value of the relevant Total Return Index for any Trading Day not subject to
a Market Disruption Event will be determined with reference to the following
formula:
I(t) = I(t-1) + Change(t) + R(t)
Where "I(t)" is the value of the relevant Total Return Index on the date
of determination (such date being referred to as "(t)"); "I(t-1)" is the
value of the relevant Total Return Index on the Trading Day not subject
to a Market Disruption Event immediately preceding the date of
determination (such date being referred to as "(t-1)"); and "Change(t)"
is equal to the product of (i) I(t-1) and (ii) the sum of the weighted
percentage changes on the date of determination of the U.S. dollar
prices of the futures contracts underlying the Applicable Index. Each
such weighted percentage change shall be equal to the product of (a) the
U.S. dollar percentage gain or loss on such underlying contracts to the
date of determination from the immediately preceding Trading Day that is
not subject to a Market Disruption Event multiplied by (b) the
applicable futures contract's weight in the Applicable Index for such
date of determination. Also, "R(t)" is the return arising for the period
from (t-1) to (t) from interest payable on the nominal value of the
Applicable Index, which shall be based on the rate determined with
reference to the following formula:
R(t) = I(t-1) X Y(t)
Where "I(t-1)" has the meaning set forth in the preceding paragraph and
Y(t) = [1/(1-Q)](Days/91) - 1
Where "Q" equals the most recently available noncompetitive discount
rate on 13-week U.S. Treasury Bills (updated on weekly auction), as
found in the H.15(519) report published by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or, if unavailable, a successor rate with a
maturity equal to or less than three months, as Morgan Guaranty may
determine in its reasonable discretion), multiplied by the quotient of
91/360, and "Days" equals the number of calendar days from Trading Day
(t-1) to (t).
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For example, to calculate the value of a Total Return Index for any Trading Day
not subject to a Market Disruption Event for which I(t-1) equals 100, on which
the only Benchmark Contract moves from $14.50 to $15.00, on which the Q (the
applicable discount rate (5.00%) multiplied by 91/360) equals 1.26388889% and
for which "Days" equals 1,
I(t) = 100 + (100 X 0.0344827586) + 100 X [(1/(1-0.0126388889)](1/91) - 1)
I(t) = 100 + 3.44827586 + (100 X 0.0001397838)
I(t) = 100 + 3.44827586 + .01397838
I(t) = 103.46225424
REBALANCE OF JPM INDICES
Because the JPM Indices are measures of a continuous investment in commodity
futures contracts, and because most futures contracts have maturities (generally
from one to three months) which are shorter than the life of any ComPS, the
futures contracts serving as bases from which to calculate the change in value
of the JPM Indices must be replaced on a periodic basis during the applicable
Rollover Period (as defined below) for each. If the Applicable Index for any
series of ComPS is an Excess Return Index or Total Return Index, the futures
contracts on the commodity underlying the Applicable Index will similarly be
replaced during the Rollover Period. The "Rollover Period" is the period of five
consecutive Trading Days commencing on the fifth Trading Day of the month in
which such replacement occurs. During each day of the Rollover Period, a portion
of change in value of the Applicable Index ceases as of the end of such day to
be based on the change in value of existing contracts (the "Old Contracts") and
begins as of the beginning of the next day to be based on the change in value of
the New Contracts. The "New Contracts" are those contracts which are the nearest
designated futures contract which (i) have a termination of trading at least ten
Trading Days into the month following the Rollover Period and (ii) have a first
"notice day" at least ten Trading Days into the month following the Rollover
Period. The "notice day" is the first day on which persons holding a short
position on such futures contract must inform the exchange on which such
contract is traded that they will deliver under such contract.
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In the case of energy products for which there exist designated futures
contracts for delivery in each month of the year, the New Contracts will be
different from the Old Contracts. As indicated in the table below, which lists
each of the designated contracts, the rebalancing procedure will occur on a less
frequent basis for precious metals and base metals, and as a result the New
Contracts and Old Contracts for any Rollover Period may be the same.
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Table: Benchmark Contracts Underlying Excess Return and Total Return Indices
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Applicable
No. Commodity Name/Units Delivery Exchange Units per Contract Designated Contract
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<C> <S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1 Aluminum $/MT (Metric Tonne) LME Warehouses LME 25 tonnes Third Wednesday of every March,
(High Grade Primary Aluminum) Worldwide June, September, December(1)
2 Copper $/MT LME Warehouses LME 25 tonnes Third Wednesday of every March,
(Copper Grade A) Worldwide June, September, December
3 Nickel $/MT LME Warehouses LME 6 tonnes Third Wednesday of every March,
(Primary Nickel) Worldwide June, September, December
4 Zinc $/MT LME Warehouses LME 25 tonnes Third Wednesday of every March,
(Special High Grade Zinc) Worldwide June, September, December
5 Heating Oil #2, c/gal New York Harbor NYMEX 42,000 gallons Every month
6 Natural Gas $/MM BTU Henry Hub, NYMEX 10,000 MM BTU Every month
Louisiana
7 Unleaded Gasoline, c/gal New York Harbor NYMEX 42,000 gallons Every month
8 Light "Sweet" Crude Oil $/BBL Cushing, NYMEX 1,000 bbl Every month
Oklahoma
9 Gold $/troy oz COMEX- approved COMEX 100 troy oz February, April, June, August,
(.995 fineness) vaults December
10 Silver c/troy oz COMEX- approved COMEX 5,000 troy oz March, May, July, September,
(.999 fineness) vaults December
11 Platinum $/troy oz NYMEX-approved NYMEX 50 troy oz January, April, July, October
vaults
</TABLE>
Additional underlying futures contracts may from time to time be added to the
JPM Indices and may thereafter serve as Applicable Indices. Information
substantially similar to that disclosed in the preceding table will be disclosed
in any Prospectus Supplement relating to such additional Applicable Indices.
As discussed above, for JPM Individual Indices and for the Applicable Indices,
the replacement of the contracts serving as the basis for the calculation of
index change will be effected on a proportionate basis over the five day
Rollover Period in order to avoid the risks of effecting such replacement
entirely on a single day (e.g., a day on which the applicable market displays
unusual volatility).
As a result of such process of replacement, the weighting of contracts in the
Applicable Indices shall be such that for the Trading Days in any month up to
and including the first day of the Rollover Period for such month, the Change(t)
(as described above) will be calculated as 100% of the daily change of the
underlying Old Contracts. The Change(t) for the second Trading Day of the
Rollover Period (assuming no Market Disruption Event) shall be calculated based
80% on the change attributable to the Old Contracts plus 20% on the change for
the New Contacts, with similar adjustments made for each day of the Rollover
Period.
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(1) The LME trades contracts on every business day for three months and monthly
contracts maturing on the third Wednesday of each of the next 12 or more
months. The most actively traded contracts are the 3-month forward, the
cash, and the contract maturing the third Wednesday of each month.
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Accordingly, the relative weights of the Old Contracts and the New Contacts
during any given day of a calendar month for calculation of the Change(t) on
such day will be as follows:
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Standard Rollover Period
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Trading Day Old Contract New Contract
of Month Weight % Weight %
---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Roll-over Period
1-4........................................................ 100 0
5.......................................................... 100 0
6.......................................................... 80 20
7.......................................................... 60 40
8.......................................................... 40 60
9.......................................................... 20 80
10........................................................... 0 100
11-month end................................................. 0 100
</TABLE>
The occurrence of a Rollover Period does not, by itself, create a change in the
value of the Applicable Index. The occurrence of a Rollover Period merely causes
the index change calculation, over the course of the Rollover Period, to be
calculated using a new underlying futures contract. For example, assuming a
constant Old Contract value of $15.00 and a constant New Contract value of
$14.00 throughout the Rollover Period (and thus a daily percentage change for
each day of 0%) and a starting Applicable Index value of 100, the following
indicates the change in the futures-related portion of the value of the
Applicable Index (I(t)) during such Rollover Period:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Old Contract New Contract
--------------------- --------------------- Index
Trading Day Weight % % Change Weight % % Change Change(t)*
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5................................. 100 0 0 0 0
6................................. 80 0 20 0 0
7................................. 60 0 40 0 0
8................................. 40 0 60 0 0
9................................. 20 0 80 0 0
10................................. 0 0 100 0 0
</TABLE>
* Index change(t) is zero for each day because the percentage price change
of the underlying futures contracts is zero for each day
However, if a Market Disruption Event occurs during a Rollover Period (i.e., on
any day on which a replacement is otherwise scheduled to take place), such
replacement will be postponed until the next Trading Day of the Rollover Period
on which the Market Disruption Event ceases to be in effect. On the Trading Day
such Market Disruption Event ceases to be in effect, the replacement for that
day and for all preceding days during which such Market Disruption Event was
continuing will be effected. The Change(t) for all Trading Days from the day
first subject to a Market Disruption Event to the first Trading Day not subject
to a Market Disruption Event shall use the contract weights for the Trading Day
on which the Market Disruption Event began. If the Market Disruption Event
remains in effect for the remainder of the Rollover Period, the Old Contract
will be replaced by the New Contract to the full extent not previously replaced
at the end of the next succeeding Trading Day on which such Market Disruption
Event ceases to be in effect. The following chart illustrates the replacement
process for a Rollover Period including the occurrence of a Market Disruption
Event (indicated as an "MDE") on the seventh Trading Day of the month:
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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Example of Rollover Period with Market Disruption Event
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Trading Day Old Contract New Contract
of Month Weight % Weight %
------------ ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
1-4......................................................... 100 0
5........................................................... 100 0
6........................................................... 80 20
7 (MDE)..................................................... 60 40
8........................................................... 60 40
9........................................................... 20 80
10........................................................... 0 100
11-month end................................................. 0 100
</TABLE>
For an Applicable Index which is an Excess Return Index or a Total Return Index,
because of the occurrence of the Market Disruption Event on Trading Day 7, the
Index would not be officially calculated and no roll would occur. Since no
Market Disruption Event occurs on Trading Day 8, an index value is determined
for Trading Day 8, and the Change(t) is calculated using the relative contract
weights applicable to the Trading Day first subject to the Market Disruption
Event (in this example, Trading Day 7) using the index level on Trading Day 6
(the immediately preceding Trading Day not subject to a Market Disruption Event)
as I(t-1).
THE JPMCI POLICY COMMITTEE
Morgan Guaranty has established the JPMCI Policy Committee to advise and make
recommendations with respect to the determination of the JPM Indices and, to the
extent appropriate, the Applicable Indices. The JPMCI Policy Committee meets on
an ad hoc basis at the request of Morgan Guaranty in order to discuss policy
matters relating to the operation of the JPM Indices and, to the extent
appropriate, the Applicable Indices. The JPMCI Policy Committee will advise
Morgan Guaranty with respect to, among other things, the effectiveness of the
JPMCI as an appropriate commodity investment benchmark; the effectiveness of the
JPMCI as a measure of commodity market performance; the need for changes in the
weights, composition, price sources or calculation methodology of the JPMCI or
the Applicable Indices; the need for creation or elimination of sub-indices of
the JPMCI or other commodity indices, drawing either from the existing
components of the JPMCI or new commodity components and the treatment of issues
relating to market disruptions issues. Morgan Guaranty may at any time act at
its discretion to make any modifications to the JPMCI based on recommendations
of the JPMCI Policy Committee. Membership of the JPMCI Policy Committee will be
subject to change from time to time, and no member will be permitted to purchase
or hold any ComPS during his or her term on the Committee. At the time of this
Prospectus, the JPMCI Policy Committee consists of the following members:
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JPMCI POLICY COMMITTEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME TITLE FUNCTION
- ------------------------------ -------------------------- --------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Stephen Sinacore (Chairman)... Managing Director, J.P. Head of Global Commodities
Morgan
Victor S. Filatov............. President, Smith Barney Chief Investment Officer
Global Capital Management
Inc.
Martin B. Greenberg........... Chairman of the Board and Former Chairman of the
President of Sterling Commodities Exchange, Inc
Commodities
Philip K. Verleger, Jr........ Vice President, Charles Economic Consultant and
River Associates former Visiting Fellow,
Institute of International
Economics
Jeanne Feldhusen.............. Managing Director, J.P. Head of Fixed Income
Morgan Research
</TABLE>
Each of the futures contracts included in the JPM Indices must satisfy each of
the following JPMCI Inclusion Criteria: the futures contracts must (i) be priced
in U.S. dollars, or if priced in a foreign currency, the exchange on which the
contract is traded must publish an official exchange rate for conversion of the
futures price into U.S. dollars and such currency must be freely convertible
into U.S. dollars; (ii) be traded on a regulated futures exchange located in the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore or an O.E.C.D.
country and (iii) have a minimum annual trading volume of 300,000 contracts or
$500,000,000 for all contract months. If a contract included in the JPM Indices
ceases to satisfy the JPMCI Inclusion Criteria, the JPMCI Policy Committee shall
meet to consider the substitution of a replacement futures contract for such
contract. If no appropriate replacement contract can be found, the JPMCI Policy
Committee may recommend the removal of such contract from the JPM Indices.
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right to act at its discretion to make any
modifications to the JPM Indices based on the recommendations of the JPMCI
Policy Committee.
CHANGES IN JPM INDICES DESIGNATED CONTRACTS
Before implementing a change in definition or price sources for a designated
contract in the JPM Indices, the JPMCI Policy Committee shall consider the
following: (i) the effectiveness of the JPMCI and JPM Indices as appropriate
commodity investment benchmarks, (ii) the effectiveness of the JPMCI and JPM
Indices as a measure of commodity market performance and (iii) the respective
contract volumes, U.S. dollar volumes, open interest, liquidity and transaction
costs of the proposed replacement and existing benchmark contracts.
The JPMCI Policy Committee may recommend a change in one or more of the
benchmark contracts underlying the JPM Indices if, in the majority opinion of
the committee members, the proposed replacement benchmark contract better meets
the objectives set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above and has higher annual
contract volumes or U.S. dollar volumes. However, as noted above, Morgan
Guaranty may cause a change in one or more of such contracts if any increased
cost or tax is imposed on holding or trading such contracts if such contract
meets the applicable inclusion rules even though such contract does not have
higher annual contract volumes or U.S. dollar volumes.
After consideration of the above (and other) issues the JPMCI Policy Committee
may recommend to Morgan Guaranty a change in the composition of the JPM Indices.
Morgan Guaranty reserves the right to act at its discretion to make any
modifications to the JPMCI based on recommendations of the policy committee.
Such changes, including the implementation date and details, shall be published
and disseminated by Morgan Guaranty through its usual research distribution
network.
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THE APPLICABLE INDEX
The Prospectus Supplement for any series of ComPS will specify and provide
details with respect to the Applicable Index and the commodity underlying the
Applicable Index. As discussed above, the Applicable Index will be an Excess
Return Index calculated in the same manner as those of the Excess Return JPM
Indices, a Total Return Index calculated in the same manner as those of the
Total Return JPM Indices or a Price Reference Index. Each such Prospectus
Supplement will also contain information with regard to the historical
performance of the Applicable Index.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED NOTES
The Related Notes may be issued from time to time in respect of one or more
series of Securities. The following description sets forth certain general terms
and provisions of each Related Note to which any series of Securities may
relate. The particular terms of the Related Note included in any Prospectus
Supplement and the extent, if any, to which such general provisions may apply to
such Related Note will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the
Securities of such series. The following description does not purport to be
complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to,
any Prospectus Supplement relating to any Related Note and the other documents
incorporated by reference herein. Certain capitalized terms are used herein as
defined in the relevant Related Note.
GENERAL
Each Related Note will be an unsecured, unsubordinated obligation of Morgan
Guaranty. No Related Note will limit the principal amount of Related Notes that
may be issued by Morgan Guaranty. The financial terms of the Related Notes,
including, among other things, the maturity and principal of and interest and
any premium on any Related Note (or the method of calculating any of the
foregoing), will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement related thereto and
will mirror the aggregate financial terms of the related series of Securities,
including as to timing and amount of payments. References made herein to the
Related Note refer to each Related Note that may be issued from time to time.
No Related Note will contain any provisions that would limit the ability of
Morgan Guaranty to incur indebtedness. Reference is made to any Prospectus
Supplement relating to the Related Note offered thereby for information with
respect to any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the events of
default or covenants of Morgan Guaranty applicable to the Related Note that is
referred to therein.
Under terms of each Related Note, Morgan Guaranty will have the ability to issue
Related Notes with terms different from those of Related Notes previously issued
without the consent of the holders of previously issued Related Notes, in an
aggregate principal amount determined by Morgan Guaranty.
SUBORDINATION
The Related Notes will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to certain
other indebtedness of subsidiaries of Morgan Guaranty to the extent set forth in
each Prospectus Supplement that will accompany this Prospectus.
NOTE EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any Note Event of Default shall occur with respect to any Related Note and be
continuing, the Property Trustee on behalf of holders of Securities of the
applicable series will have the right to declare the principal of and the
interest on such Related Note and any other amounts payable under the applicable
Related Note to be forthwith due and payable and to enforce its other rights as
a creditor with respect to such Related Note as applicable. A "Note Event of
Default" with respect to any Related Note is defined as: (i) default for 30 days
in the payment of interest on such Related Note; (ii) default in payment of the
principal amount at Stated Maturity or any amount payable upon any redemption of
such Related Note; (iii) failure by Morgan Guaranty for 90 days after receipt of
notice to it by the Trust to comply with any of its covenants or agreements
contained in the relevant Related Note; and (iv) certain events of bankruptcy,
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insolvency, receivership or reorganization involving Morgan Guaranty or certain
affiliates. If any Note Event of Default described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
above occurs and is continuing, the Property Trustee, on behalf of holders of
Securities of the applicable series, may declare the relevant Related Note to be
due and payable and, upon any such declaration, the relevant Related Note shall
become immediately due and payable along with any accrued and unpaid interest.
If any Note Event of Default described in clause (iv) above occurs and is
continuing, all Related Notes shall become immediately due and payable along
with any accrued and unpaid interest. Under certain conditions the Property
Trustee, on behalf of holders of Securities of the applicable series, may waive
certain past defaults and their consequences with respect to such Related Note.
Pursuant to the Declaration, the holders of Preferred Securities in certain
circumstances have the right to direct the Property Trustee to exercise on their
behalf certain of its rights as the holder of the relevant Related Note. A
default or event of default under a Related Note corresponding to one series of
Securities will not constitute a default or event of default under a Related
Note corresponding to any other series of Securities.
MODIFICATION OF ANY RELATED NOTE
Morgan Guaranty and the Property Trustee may, without the consent of the holders
of any Securities, enter into senior notes supplemental to any Related Note for,
among others, one or more of the following purposes: (i) to evidence the
succession of another person to, and the assumption by such successor of, Morgan
Guaranty's obligations under such Related Note; (ii) to add covenants of Morgan
Guaranty, or surrender any rights of Morgan Guaranty, for the benefit of the
Property Trustee; and (iii) to cure any ambiguity, or correct any inconsistency
in, such Related Note.
Each Related Note will contain provisions permitting Morgan Guaranty and the
Property Trustee, with the consent of the holders of the not less than a
majority in Principal Amount of the outstanding Preferred Securities relating to
such Related Note, to modify such Related Note; provided that no such
modification may, without the consent of the holders of all outstanding
Preferred Securities affected thereby, (i) reduce the amount of Preferred
Securities of such series the holders of which must consent to any amendment,
supplement or waiver of such Related Note; (ii) reduce the rate of or extend the
time for the payment of interest on the Related Note; (iii) alter the method of
calculation of, or reduce, the amount paid at Stated Maturity or extend the
Stated Maturity of such Related Note (other than pursuant to the terms of such
Related Note) or (iv) make any Related Note payable in money or property other
than that stated in the Related Note.
GOVERNING LAW
Each Related Note will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
MISCELLANEOUS
Related Notes will not be deposits or other obligations of a bank and will not
be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other federal
agency.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Guarantee that will
be executed and delivered by J.P. Morgan for the benefit of the holders, from
time to time, of Preferred Securities. The terms of the Guarantee will be those
set forth in the Guarantee. The summary set forth herein does not purport to be
complete and is subject in all respects to the provisions of, and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to, the form of Guarantee, which is filed as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part. The
Guarantee will be separately qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and will be
held by First Trust of New York, National Association, acting in its capacity as
indenture trustee with respect thereto.
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GENERAL
Pursuant to the Guarantee, J.P. Morgan will irrevocably and unconditionally
agree, on a subordinated basis to the extent set forth therein, to pay in full
to the holders of the applicable Preferred Securities the Guarantee Payments (as
defined herein), without duplication of amounts paid by the Trust, as and when
due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or counterclaim that the Trust
may have or assert. The following payments with respect to each series of
Preferred Securities (the "Guarantee Payments"), to the extent not paid by the
Trust, will be subject to the Guarantee (without duplication): (i)(A) any
accrued and unpaid distributions that are required to be paid on such Preferred
Securities and (B) in the case of ComPS, the ComPS Early Redemption Price or the
ComPS Redemption Price, as applicable, and in the case of all other Preferred
Securities, the Preferred Redemption Price, in each case including all accrued
and unpaid distributions, but if and only if to the extent that, in each case,
Morgan Guaranty has made payment to the Trust, on behalf of holders of
Securities of such series, of interest or principal on the Related Note
associated with such Preferred Securities, and (ii) upon a voluntary or
involuntary dissolution of the Trust (other than in connection with the
redemption of all of the Preferred Securities upon maturity or redemption of the
applicable Related Note) the lesser of (A) the Liquidation Distribution with
respect to such Preferred Securities to the extent the Trust has funds available
therefor and (B) the amount of assets of the Trust consisting of the Related
Note associated with such Preferred Securities and the proceeds thereof
remaining available for distribution to holders of such Preferred Securities
upon such dissolution of the Trust. J.P. Morgan's obligation to make a Guarantee
Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by J.P.
Morgan to the holders of Preferred Securities or by causing the Trust to pay
such amounts to such holders.
The Guarantee will be a guarantee with respect to the Preferred Securities of
each series issued by the Trust from the time of issuance of such Preferred
Securities, but will not apply to any payment of distributions except to the
extent Morgan Guaranty has made the related payment on the Related Note
underlying such Preferred Securities. If Morgan Guaranty does not make interest
payments on the applicable Related Note, the Trust will not pay distributions on
the related Preferred Securities and will not have funds available therefor. See
"Description of the Related Notes".
So long as any Preferred Securities remain outstanding, J.P. Morgan will not
declare or pay dividends on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a distribution
or liquidation payment with respect to, any of its common stock or preferred
stock or make any Guarantee Payment with respect thereto if at such time (i)
J.P. Morgan shall be in default with respect to its Guarantee Payments or other
payment obligations under the Guarantee or (ii) there shall have occurred any
event of default under the Declaration; provided, however, that the foregoing
restrictions shall not apply to (a) dividends, redemptions, purchases,
acquisitions, distributions or payments made by J.P. Morgan by way of issuance
of shares of its capital stock, (b) payments of accrued dividends by J.P. Morgan
upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of any preferred stock of J.P.
Morgan as may be outstanding from time to time in accordance with the terms of
such preferred stock, (c) cash payments made by J.P. Morgan in lieu of
delivering fractional shares upon the redemption, exchange or conversion of any
preferred stock of J.P. Morgan as may be outstanding from time to time in
accordance with the terms of such preferred stock, (d) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of J.P. Morgan in connection
with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of employees, officers, directors of consultants, or (e) any
declaration of a dividend in connection with the implementation of a
stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of stock under any such plan in the
future, or the redemption or repurchase of such rights pursuant thereto.
MODIFICATION OF THE GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely affect the rights of
holders of Preferred Securities (in which case no consent will be required), the
Guarantee may be amended by J.P. Morgan and the Property Trustee only with the
prior approval of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate Principal
Amount at such time of the holders of each series of affected Preferred
Securities, voting as a single class. The manner of obtaining any such approval
of holders of such Preferred Securities will be set
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forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement. All guarantees and agreements
contained in the Guarantee shall bind the successors, assignees, receivers,
trustees and representatives of J.P. Morgan and shall inure to the benefit of
the holders of the applicable Preferred Securities then outstanding.
REMEDIES OF HOLDERS
The Guarantee will be deposited with First Trust of New York, National
Association, as indenture trustee, to be held for the benefit of holders of the
Preferred Securities. First Trust of New York, National Association shall
enforce such Guarantee on behalf of the holders of the Preferred Securities. The
holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Preferred Securities of each affected series have the right to direct the time,
method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available in
respect of the Guarantee, including the giving of directions to First Trust of
New York, National Association. If First Trust of New York, National Association
fails to enforce the Guarantee as above provided, any holder of Preferred
Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly against J.P. Morgan to
enforce its rights under such Guarantee, without first instituting a legal
proceeding against the Trust or any other person or entity. Subject to the award
by a court of competent jurisdiction of legal fees in connection with any such
legal proceeding, each holder will be required to bear its own costs in
connection with instituting a legal proceeding directly against J.P. Morgan,
which cost may be significant.
TERMINATION OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will terminate as to the applicable Preferred Securities upon full
payment of the ComPS Early Redemption Price, the ComPS Redemption Price, the
Preferred Redemption Price of all such Preferred Securities or upon full payment
of the amounts payable upon liquidation of the Trust, as applicable. The
Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be reinstated as to any
Preferred Securities, as the case may be, if at any time any holder of the
applicable Preferred Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under such
Preferred Securities or the Guarantee (e.g., upon a subsequent bankruptcy of
Morgan Guaranty or J.P. Morgan).
STATUS OF THE GUARANTEE
The Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of J.P. Morgan and will
rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other liabilities of
J.P. Morgan, (ii) pari passu with the most senior preferred or preference stock
outstanding as of the date hereof of J.P. Morgan and with respect to obligations
under other guarantee agreements which J.P. Morgan may enter into from time to
time to the extent that such agreements provide for comparable guarantees by
J.P. Morgan of payment on other preferred securities issued by the predecessor
of the Trust or by other trusts sponsored by J.P. Morgan and (iii) senior to
J.P. Morgan's common stock. The terms of the Preferred Securities provide that
each holder of Preferred Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to the
subordination provisions and other terms of the applicable Guarantee.
The Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of collection (that
is, the guaranteed party may institute a legal proceeding directly against the
guarantor to enforce its rights under the Guarantee without instituting a legal
proceeding against any other person or entity).
GOVERNING LAW
The Guarantee will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
Set forth below is a summary of information concerning the Related Note
Guarantee that will be executed and delivered by J.P. Morgan in respect of each
Related Note for the benefit of the Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders
of Securities of various series. The terms of the Related Note Guarantee will be
those set
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forth in the Related Note Guarantee. The summary set forth herein does not
purport to be complete and is subject in all respects to the provisions of, and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the form of the Related Note
Guarantee, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part. The Related Note Guarantee will be held by the
Property Trustee for the benefit of holders of the Securities.
GENERAL
Pursuant to the Related Note Guarantee, J.P. Morgan will irrevocably and
unconditionally agree, on a subordinated basis to the extent set forth therein,
to pay in full to the Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders of
Securities, as the holder of each Related Note, the Related Note Guarantee
Payments (as defined herein), without duplication of amounts paid by Morgan
Guaranty, as and when due, regardless of any defense, right of set-off or
counterclaim that Morgan Guaranty may have or assert with respect to the
obligation to make such Related Note Guarantee Payments. The following payments
with respect to the applicable Related Note (the "Related Note Guarantee
Payments"), to the extent not paid by Morgan Guaranty, will be subject to the
Related Note Guarantee (without duplication): (i) any accrued and unpaid
distributions that are required to be paid on such Related Note and (ii) any
principal payable by Morgan Guaranty, as and when payable by Morgan Guaranty.
J.P. Morgan's obligation to make a Related Note Guarantee Payment may be
satisfied by direct payment of the required amounts by J.P. Morgan to the
Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders of Securities, or by causing Morgan
Guaranty to pay such amounts to the Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders
of Securities.
The Related Note Guarantee will be a full and unconditional guarantee with
respect to each Related Note issued by Morgan Guaranty from the time of issuance
of such Related Note.
MODIFICATION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE; ASSIGNMENT
The Related Note Guarantee may be amended only with the prior approval of the
Property Trustee; provided that no such amendment shall adversely affect the
holders of the Preferred Securities without the consent of a majority in
aggregate Principal Amount at such time of the holders of Preferred Securities
of each affected series, voting as a single class. All guarantees and agreements
contained in the Related Note Guarantee shall bind the successors, assignees,
receivers, trustees and representatives of J.P. Morgan and shall inure to the
benefit of the Property Trustee, for the benefit of holders of Securities of
each series, as the holder of each Related Note then outstanding.
REMEDIES OF THE TRUST AND HOLDERS OF COMPS
The Trust has the sole right to direct the time, method and place of conducting
any proceeding providing for any remedy available to it in respect of the
Related Note Guarantee. Pursuant to the Declaration, the holders of Preferred
Securities in certain circumstances (including a payment default under the
Related Note Guarantee by J.P. Morgan) have the right to direct the Trust,
through the Property Trustee, to exercise certain of its rights as the holder of
the Related Note Guarantee.
TERMINATION OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
The Related Note Guarantee will terminate as to any Related Note upon full
payment of the Related Note Redemption Price (as defined below) of such Related
Note. The Related Note Guarantee will continue to be effective or will be
reinstated with respect to any Related Note, as the case may be, if at any time
the Property Trustee, on behalf of holders of Securities of each applicable
series, must restore payment of any sums paid under the Related Note or under
the Related Note Guarantee with respect to such Related Note (e.g., upon a
subsequent bankruptcy of J.P. Morgan).
STATUS OF THE RELATED NOTE GUARANTEE
The Related Note Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of J.P.
Morgan and will rank (i) subordinate and junior in right of payment to all other
liabilities of J.P. Morgan, (ii) pari passu with the
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most senior preferred or preference stock outstanding as of the date hereof of
J.P. Morgan, and (iii) senior to J.P. Morgan's common stock. The terms of the
Preferred Securities provide that each holder of Preferred Securities by
acceptance thereof agrees to the subordination provisions and other terms of the
Related Note Guarantee.
The Related Note Guarantee will constitute a guarantee of payment and not of
collection (that is, the Property Trustee may institute a legal proceeding
directly against J.P. Morgan to enforce its rights under the Related Note
Guarantee without instituting a legal proceeding against Morgan Guaranty).
GOVERNING LAW
The Related Note Guarantee will be governed by and construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Trust may sell the Preferred Securities in one or more of the following ways
from time to time: (i) to or through underwriters or dealers, (ii) directly to
purchasers or (iii) through agents. The Prospectus Supplement with respect to
any Offered Securities will set forth (a) the terms of the offering of the
Offered Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents, (b) the purchase price of the Offered Securities and the proceeds to the
Trust from such sale, (c) any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency
fees and other items constituting underwriters' or agents' compensation, (d) any
initial public offering prices, (e) any discounts or concessions allowed or paid
to dealers and (f) any securities exchange on which such Offered Securities may
be listed. Any initial public offering price, discounts or concessions allowed
or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the Offered Securities will be acquired by
the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in
one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public
offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The Offered
Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates
represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more
firms acting as underwriters. The underwriter or underwriters with respect to a
particular underwritten offering of Offered Securities will be named in the
Prospectus Supplement relating to such offering and, if an underwriting
syndicate is used, the managing underwriter or underwriters will be set forth on
the cover of such Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement relating thereto, the obligations of the underwriters to
purchase the Offered Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent,
and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Offered Securities if
any are purchased.
If dealers are utilized in the sale of Offered Securities, the Trust will sell
such Offered Securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then
resell such Offered Securities to the public at varying prices to be determined
by such dealers at the time of resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of
the transaction will be set forth in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
Any series of Preferred Securities may be sold from time to time either directly
by the Trust or by agents of the Trust designated by the Trust. Any agent
involved in the offer or sale of the Offered Securities with respect to which
this Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the
Trust to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable Prospectus Supplement
relating thereto. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period
of its appointment.
The Preferred Securities may be sold directly by the Trust to institutional
investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of
the Securities Act with respect to any resale thereof. The terms of any such
sales will be described in the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto.
If so indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, the Trust will authorize agents,
underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to
purchase Offered Securities from the Trust at the public
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offering price set forth in the Prospectus Supplement pursuant to delayed
delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the
future. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the
Prospectus Supplement, and the Prospectus Supplement will set forth the
commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.
Agents, dealers and underwriters may be entitled under agreements with J.P.
Morgan or the Trust to indemnification by J.P. Morgan or the Trust against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribution with respect to payments that such agents, dealers or underwriters
may be required to make in respect thereof. Agents, dealers and underwriters may
be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for J.P.
Morgan or the Trust in the ordinary course of business.
Each series of Offered Securities will be a new issue of securities and will
have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom Offered Securities
are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such Offered
Securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may
discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The Offered Securities
may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be
given that there will be a market for the Offered Securities.
This Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement may be used by direct or
indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of J.P. Morgan in connection with offers and
sales related to secondary market transactions in the ComPS. Such subsidiaries
may act as principal or agent in such transactions. Such sales will be made at
prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of a sale.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain matters of Delaware law relating to the validity of the Securities will
be passed upon by Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Delaware,
special Delaware counsel to the Trust. The validity of the Securities offered
hereby will be passed upon by Gene A. Capello, Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel of J.P. Morgan, and by Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York, New
York, counsel for any underwriters, selling agents and certain other purchasers.
EXPERTS
The audited financial statements contained in J.P. Morgan's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (included in J.P. Morgan's Annual
Report to Stockholders), are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus in
reliance on the report of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given
on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED OR
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT OR THE PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER MADE BY THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS
AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED
UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY J.P. MORGAN, THE TRUST OR THE UNDERWRITERS.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS NOR ANY
SALE MADE HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CREATE AN
IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF J.P. MORGAN, OR THE
TRUST SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION BY ANYONE IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH
OFFER OR SOLICITATION IS NOT AUTHORIZED OR IN WHICH THE PERSON MAKING SUCH OFFER
OR SOLICITATION IS NOT QUALIFIED TO DO SO OR TO ANYONE TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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Summary of the Offering........................ S-4
The Offering................................... S-5
Risk Factors................................... S-9
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated................. S-20
J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I............ S-20
Use of Proceeds................................ S-24
Description of the ComPS....................... S-25
Description of the Related Note................ S-33
Description of the Guarantee................... S-36
Description of the Related Note Guarantee...... S-38
Effect of Obligations Under the Guarantee, the
Related Note Guarantee and the Related
Note......................................... S-39
United States Federal Income Taxation.......... S-40
ERISA Considerations........................... S-42
Underwriting................................... S-45
Legal Matters.................................. S-47
Experts........................................ S-47
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ANNEX I
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Glossary of Terms.............................. A-1
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PROSPECTUS
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Available Information.......................... 2
Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.................................... 2
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated................. 3
J.P. Morgan Index Funding Company I............ 6
Use of Proceeds................................ 12
Consolidated Ratios of J.P. Morgan............. 12
Description of All Securities.................. 12
Description of the ComPS....................... 13
Risk Factors with Respect to All Preferred
Securities................................... 23
Risk Factors with Respect to ComPS............. 24
The Underlying Markets......................... 30
The JPM Indices................................ 34
Description of the Related Notes............... 41
Description of the Guarantee................... 42
Description of the Related Note Guarantee...... 44
Plan of Distribution........................... 46
Legal Matters.................................. 47
Experts........................................ 47
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ANNEX I
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Glossary of Terms.............................. A-1
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SERIES [B]
COMMODITY-INDEXED
PREFERRED SECURITIES
INDEXED TO THE
JPMCI SILVER
TOTAL RETURN INDEX
J.P. MORGAN INDEX
FUNDING COMPANY I
GUARANTEED TO THE EXTENT
SET FORTH HEREIN BY
J.P. MORGAN & CO.
INCORPORATED
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
[$50,000,000]
, 1998
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