Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement Nos. 333-236659 and 333-236659-01
Pricing Supplement to
the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, each dated April 8,
2020,
the Underlying Supplement No. 1-II dated November 4, 2020 and
the Product Supplement No. 2-II dated November 4, 2020
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company
LLC
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
$26,360,000
Capped Buffered Enhanced Participation Notes due 2024
(Linked to the S&P GSCI® Index Excess Return)
Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase &
Co.
The notes do not bear interest. The amount that you will be
paid on your notes on the stated maturity date (April 24, 2024,
subject to adjustment) is based on the performance of the S&P
GSCI® Index Excess
Return (which we refer to as the underlier) as measured from and
including the trade date (March 22, 2023) to and including the
determination date (April 22, 2024, subject to adjustment). If the
final underlier level on the determination date is greater than the
initial underlier level, the return on your notes will be positive,
subject to the maximum settlement amount of $1,290.40 for each
$1,000 principal amount note. If the final underlier level declines
by up to 10.00% from the initial underlier level, you will receive
the principal amount of your notes. If the final underlier level
declines by more than 10.00% from the initial underlier level, the
return on your notes will be negative. You could lose your
entire investment in the notes. Any payment on the notes is subject
to the credit risk of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC
(“JPMorgan Financial”), as issuer of the notes, and the credit risk
of JPMorgan Chase & Co., as guarantor of the notes.
The underlier tracks the
performance of futures contracts on commodities, not physical
commodities. Generally, the return on an investment in commodity
futures contracts is correlated with, but not the same as, the
return on buying and holding the commodities underlying these
contracts.
To
determine your payment at maturity, we will calculate the underlier
return, which is the percentage increase or decrease in the final
underlier level from the initial underlier level. On the stated
maturity date, for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will
receive an amount in cash equal to:
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if the underlier return is positive (the final underlier
level is greater than the initial underlier level), the
sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a)
$1,000 times (b) 1.60 times (c) the underlier return,
subject to the maximum settlement amount; |
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if the underlier return is zero or negative but
not below -10.00% (the final underlier level is equal
to or less than the initial underlier level but not by
more than 10.00%), $1,000; or |
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if the underlier return is negative and is below
-10.00% (the final underlier level is less than the initial
underlier level by more than 10.00%), the sum of (i) $1,000
plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000 times (b)
approximately 1.1111 times (c) the sum of the
underlier return plus 10.00%. You will receive less than
$1,000. |
Your investment in the notes involves certain risks,
including, among other things, our credit risk. See “Risk Factors”
on page S-2 of the accompanying prospectus supplement, “Risk
Factors” on page PS-11 of the accompanying product supplement,
“Risk Factors” on page US-3 of the accompanying underlying
supplement and “Selected Risk Factors” on page PS-12 of this
pricing supplement.
The
foregoing is only a brief summary of the terms of your notes. You
should read the additional disclosure provided herein so that you
may better understand the terms and risks of your investment.
The estimated value of the notes, when the terms of the notes
were set, was $974.70 per $1,000 principal amount note. See
“Summary Information — The Estimated Value of the Notes” on page
PS-7 of this pricing supplement for additional information about
the estimated value of the notes and “Summary Information —
Secondary Market Prices of the Notes” on page PS-7 of this pricing
supplement for information about secondary market prices of the
notes.
Original issue date (settlement date): March 29, 2023
Original issue price: 100.00% of the principal amount
Underwriting commission/discount: 1.23% of the principal
amount *
Net proceeds to the issuer: 98.77% of the principal
amount
See
“Summary Information — Supplemental Use of Proceeds” on page PS-8
of this pricing supplement for information about the components of
the original issue price of the notes.
*J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, which we refer to as JPMS, acting as agent
for JPMorgan Financial, will pay all of the selling commissions of
1.23% of the principal amount it receives from us to an
unaffiliated dealer. See “Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of
Interest)” on page PS-82 of the accompanying product
supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor
any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this pricing
supplement, the accompanying product supplement, the accompanying
underlying supplement, the accompanying prospectus supplement or
the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is
a criminal offense.
The
notes are not bank deposits, are not insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency and are not
obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
Pricing Supplement dated March 22, 2023
The
original issue price, fees and commissions and net proceeds listed
above relate to the notes we sell initially. We may decide to sell
additional notes after the date of this pricing supplement, at
issue prices and with fees and commission and net proceeds that
differ from the amounts set forth above. The return (whether
positive or negative) on your investment in notes will depend in
part on the price you pay for your notes.
We may
use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In
addition, JPMS or any other affiliate of ours may use this pricing
supplement in a market-making transaction in a note after its
initial sale. Unless JPMS or its agents inform the purchaser
otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is
being used in a market-making transaction.
SUMMARY INFORMATION
You
should read this pricing supplement together with the accompanying
prospectus, as supplemented by the accompanying prospectus
supplement relating to our Series A medium-term notes of which
these notes are a part, and the more detailed information contained
in the accompanying product supplement and the accompanying
underlying supplement. This pricing supplement, together with
the documents listed below, contains the terms of the notes and
supersedes all other prior or contemporaneous oral statements as
well as any other written materials including preliminary or
indicative pricing terms, correspondence, trade ideas, structures
for implementation, sample structures, fact sheets, brochures or
other educational materials of ours. You should carefully
consider, among other things, the matters set forth in the “Risk
Factors” sections of the accompanying prospectus supplement, the
accompanying product supplement and the accompanying underlying
supplement, as the notes involve risks not associated with
conventional debt securities. We urge you to consult your
investment, legal, tax, accounting and other advisers before you
invest in the notes.
You may
access these documents on the SEC website at www.sec.gov as follows
(or if such address has changed, by reviewing our filings for the
relevant date on the SEC website):
● Product
supplement no. 2-II dated November 4, 2020:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010320021465/crt_dp139320-424b2.pdf
● Underlying
supplement no. 1-II dated November 4, 2020:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010320021471/crt_dp139381-424b2.pdf
● Prospectus
supplement and prospectus, each dated April 8, 2020:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19617/000095010320007214/crt_dp124361-424b2.pdf
Our
Central Index Key, or CIK, on the SEC website is 1665650, and
JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s CIK is 19617. As used in this pricing
supplement, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to JPMorgan Financial.
Key Terms
Issuer: JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC, an indirect,
wholly owned finance subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Guarantor: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Underlier: the S&P GSCI® Index Excess Return (Bloomberg
symbol, “SPGCCIP Index”), as published by S&P Dow Jones Indices
LLC (“S&P”). The accompanying product supplement refers to the
underlier as the “Index.”
Principal amount: each note will have a principal amount of
$1,000; $26,360,000 in the aggregate for all the offered notes; the
aggregate principal amount of the offered notes may be increased if
the issuer, at its sole option, decides to sell an additional
amount of the offered notes on a date subsequent to the date of
this pricing supplement
Purchase at amount other than principal amount: the amount
we will pay you at the stated maturity date for your notes will not
be adjusted based on the price you pay for your notes, so if you
acquire notes at a premium (or discount) to the principal amount
and hold them to the stated maturity date, it could affect your
investment in a number of ways. The return on your investment in
the notes will be lower (or higher) than it would have been had you
purchased the notes at the principal amount. Also, the stated
buffer level would not offer the same benefit to your investment as
would be the case if you had purchased the notes at the principal
amount. Additionally, the cap level would be triggered at a lower
(or higher) percentage return than indicated below, relative to
your initial investment. See “Selected Risk Factors — Risks
Relating to the Notes Generally — If You Purchase Your Notes at a
Premium to the Principal Amount, the Return on Your Investment Will
Be Lower Than the Return on Notes Purchased at the Principal Amount
and the Impact of Certain Key Terms of the Notes Will Be Negatively
Affected” on page PS-13 of this pricing supplement.
Payment on the stated maturity date: for each $1,000
principal amount note, we will pay you on the stated maturity date
an amount in cash equal to:
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if the final underlier level is greater than or equal
to the cap level, the maximum settlement amount; |
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if the final underlier level is greater than the initial
underlier level but less than the cap level, the sum
of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the product of (a) $1,000
times (b) the upside participation rate times (c) the
underlier return; |
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if the final underlier level is equal to or less
than the initial underlier level but greater than or
equal to the buffer level, $1,000; or |
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if the final underlier level is less than the buffer
level, the sum of (i) $1,000 plus (ii) the
product of (a) $1,000 times (b) the buffer rate
times (c) the sum of the underlier return plus
the buffer amount. You will receive less than $1,000. |
Initial underlier level (the closing level of the underlier on
the trade date): 282.9511. The accompanying product supplement
refers to the initial underlier level as the “Initial Value.”
Final underlier level: the closing level of the underlier on
the determination date. In certain circumstances, the closing level
of the underlier will be based on the alternative calculation of
the underlier described under “General Terms of Notes —
Postponement of a Determination Date — Notes Linked to a Single
Index” on page PS-45 of the accompanying product supplement or “The
Underlyings — Indices — Discontinuation of an Index; Alteration of
Method of Calculation” on page PS-65 of the accompanying product
supplement. The accompanying product supplement refers to the final
underlier level as the “Final Value.”
Underlier return: the quotient of (i) the final
underlier level minus the initial underlier level
divided by (ii) the initial underlier level, expressed as a
percentage
Upside participation rate: 1.60
Cap
level: 118.15% of the initial underlier level
Maximum settlement amount: $1,290.40
Buffer level: 90.00% of the initial underlier level
Buffer amount: 10.00%
Buffer rate: the quotient of the initial underlier
level divided by the buffer level, which equals
approximately 1.1111
Trade date: March 22, 2023
Original issue date (settlement date): March 29, 2023
Determination date: April 22, 2024, subject to postponement
in the event of a market disruption event and as described under
“General Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Determination Date —
Notes Linked to a Single Index” on page PS-45 of the accompanying
product supplement
Stated maturity date: April 24, 2024, subject to
postponement in the event of a market disruption event and as
described under “General Terms of Notes — Postponement of a Payment
Date” on page PS-44 of the accompanying product supplement or early
acceleration in the event of a commodity hedging disruption event
as described under “General Terms of Notes — Consequences of a
Commodity Hedging Disruption Event — Acceleration of the Notes” on
page PS-51 of the accompanying product supplement and in “Risk
Factors — Risks Relating to the Notes Generally — We May Accelerate
Your Notes If a Commodity Hedging Disruption Event Occurs” on page
PS-13 of this pricing supplement. The accompanying product
supplement refers to the stated maturity date as the “maturity
date.”
No
interest: The offered notes do not bear interest.
No
listing: The offered notes will not be listed on any securities
exchange or interdealer quotation system.
No
redemption: The offered notes will not be subject to redemption
right or price dependent redemption right.
Closing level: as described under “The Underlyings — Indices
— Level of an Index” on page PS-64 of the accompanying product
supplement
Business day: as described under “General Terms of Notes —
Postponement of a Payment Date” on page PS-44 of the accompanying
product supplement
Trading day: as described under “General Terms of Notes —
Postponement of a Determination Date — Additional Defined Terms” on
page PS-48 of the accompanying product supplement
Use
of proceeds and hedging: as described under “Use of Proceeds
and Hedging” on page PS-42 of the accompanying product supplement,
as supplemented by “— Supplemental Use of Proceeds” below
Tax
treatment: You should review carefully the section entitled
“Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying
product supplement no. 4-II. The following discussion, when read in
combination with that section, constitutes the full opinion of our
special tax counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, regarding the
material U.S. federal income tax consequences of owning and
disposing of notes.
Based
on current market conditions, in the opinion of our special tax
counsel it is reasonable to treat the notes as “open transactions”
that are not debt instruments for U.S. federal income tax purposes,
as more fully described in “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences — Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders — Notes Treated as
Open Transactions That Are Not Debt Instruments” in the
accompanying product supplement. Assuming this treatment is
respected, the gain or loss on your notes should be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if you hold your notes for more than
a year, whether or not you are an initial purchaser of notes at the
issue price. However, the IRS or a court may not respect this
treatment, in which case the timing and character of any income or
loss on the notes could be materially and adversely affected. In
addition, in 2007 Treasury and the IRS released a notice requesting
comments on the U.S. federal income tax treatment of “prepaid
forward contracts” and similar instruments. The notice focuses in
particular on whether to require investors in these instruments to
accrue income over the term of their investment. It also asks for
comments on a number of related topics, including the character of
income or loss with respect to these instruments; the relevance of
factors such as the nature of the underlying property to which the
instruments are linked; the degree, if any, to which income
(including any mandated accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors
should be subject to withholding tax; and whether these instruments
are or should be subject to the “constructive ownership” regime,
which very generally can operate to recharacterize certain
long-term capital gain as ordinary income and impose a notional
interest charge. While the notice requests comments on appropriate
transition rules and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or
other guidance promulgated after consideration of these issues
could materially and adversely affect the tax consequences of an
investment in the notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You
should consult your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income
tax consequences of an investment in the notes, including possible
alternative treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
ERISA: as described under “Benefit Plan Investor
Considerations” on page PS-84 of the accompanying product
supplement
Supplemental plan of distribution: as described under “Plan
of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” on page PS-82 of the
accompanying product supplement; we estimate that our share of the
total offering expenses, excluding underwriting discounts and
commissions, will be approximately $10,000. We have agreed to sell
to JPMS, and JPMS has agreed to purchase from us, the aggregate
principal amount of the notes specified on the front cover of this
pricing supplement. JPMS proposes initially to offer the notes to
the public at the original issue price set forth on the cover page
of this pricing supplement, and to an
unaffiliated dealer at that price and to pay that dealer a selling
commission of 1.23% of the principal amount.
We will
deliver the notes against payment therefor in New York, New York on
March 29, 2023, which is the fifth scheduled business day following
the date of this pricing supplement and of the pricing of the
notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to
settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade
expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to
trade notes on any date prior to two business days before delivery
will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes will
initially settle in five business days (T + 5), to specify
alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed
settlement.
Conflicts of interest: JPMS has a “conflict of interest”
within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121 in any offering of the notes
in which it participates because JPMorgan Chase & Co. owns,
directly or indirectly, all of the outstanding equity securities of
JPMS, because JPMS and we are under common control by JPMorgan
Chase & Co. and because the net proceeds received from the sale
of the notes will be used, in part, by JPMS or its affiliates in
connection with hedging our obligations under the notes. The
offering of the notes will comply with the requirements of Rule
5121 of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”)
regarding a FINRA member firm’s underwriting of securities of an
affiliate. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5121, neither JPMS nor any
other affiliated agent of ours may make sales in the offering of
the notes to any of its discretionary accounts without the specific
written approval of the customer.
Calculation agent: JPMS
CUSIP no.: 48133U4Y5
ISIN
no.: US48133U4Y57
FDIC: the notes are not bank deposits and are not insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental
agency, nor are they obligations of, or guaranteed by, a bank.
Supplemental Terms of the Notes
For
purposes of the notes offered by this pricing supplement, all
references to each of the following terms used in the accompanying
product supplement will be deemed to refer to the corresponding
term used in this pricing supplement, as set forth in the table
below:
Product Supplement Term |
Pricing Supplement Term |
Index |
underlier |
Initial Value |
initial underlier level |
Final Value |
final underlier level |
pricing date |
trade date |
maturity date |
stated maturity date |
term sheet |
preliminary pricing supplement |
In
addition, the following terms used in this pricing supplement are
not defined in the accompanying product supplement: underlier
return, upside participation rate, maximum settlement amount, cap
level, buffer level, buffer amount and buffer rate. Accordingly,
please refer to “Key Terms” on page PS-3 of this pricing supplement
for the definitions of these terms.
The
notes are not commodity futures contracts or swaps and are not
regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the
“Commodity Exchange Act”). The notes are offered pursuant to an
exemption from regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act,
commonly known as the hybrid instrument exemption, that is
available to securities that have one or more payments indexed to
the value, level or rate of one or more commodities, as set out in
section 2(f) of that statute. Accordingly, you are not afforded any
protection provided by the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulation
promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The Estimated Value of the Notes
The
estimated value of the notes when the terms of the notes are set,
which we refer to as the estimated value of the notes, set forth on
the cover of this pricing supplement is equal to the sum of the
values of the following hypothetical components: (1) a fixed-income
debt component with the same maturity as the notes, valued using
the internal funding rate described below, and (2) the derivative
or derivatives underlying the economic terms of the notes. The
estimated value of the notes does not represent a minimum price at
which JPMS would be willing to buy your notes in any secondary
market (if any exists) at any time. The internal funding rate used
in the determination of the estimated value of the notes may differ
from the market-implied funding rate for vanilla fixed income
instruments of a similar maturity issued by JPMorgan Chase &
Co. or its affiliates. Any difference may be based on, among other
things, our and our affiliates’ view of the funding value of the
notes as well as the higher issuance, operational and ongoing
liability management costs of the notes in comparison to those
costs for the conventional fixed income instruments of JPMorgan
Chase & Co. This internal funding rate is based on certain
market inputs and assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect, and
is intended to approximate the prevailing market replacement
funding rate for the notes. The use of an internal funding rate and
any potential changes to that rate may have an adverse effect on
the terms of the notes and any secondary market prices of the
notes. For additional information, see “Selected Risk Factors —
Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices
of the Notes — The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Derived by
Reference to an Internal Funding Rate” on page PS-15 of this
pricing supplement. The value of the derivative or derivatives
underlying the economic terms of the notes is derived from internal
pricing models of our affiliates. These models are dependent on
inputs such as the traded market prices of comparable derivative
instruments and on various other inputs, some of which are
market-observable, and which can include volatility, interest rates
and other factors, as well as assumptions about future market
events and/or environments. Accordingly, the estimated value of the
notes is determined when the terms of the notes are set based on
market conditions and other relevant factors and assumptions
existing at that time. See “Selected Risk Factors — Risks Relating
to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes —
The Estimated Value of the Notes Does Not Represent Future Values
of the Notes and May Differ from Others’ Estimates” on page PS-14
of this pricing supplement.
The
estimated value of the notes is lower than the original issue price
of the notes because costs associated with selling, structuring and
hedging the notes are included in the original issue price of the
notes. These costs include the selling commissions paid to JPMS and
the unaffiliated dealer, the projected profits, if any, that our
affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging
our obligations under the notes and the estimated cost of hedging
our obligations under the notes. Because hedging our obligations
entails risk and may be influenced by market forces beyond our
control, this hedging may result in a profit that is more or less
than expected, or it may result in a loss. A portion of the profits
realized in hedging our obligations under the notes, if any, may be
allowed to other affiliated or unaffiliated dealers, and we or one
or more of our affiliates will retain any remaining hedging
profits. A fee will also be paid to SIMON Markets LLC, an
electronic platform in which an affiliate of Goldman Sachs &
Co. LLC, who is acting as a dealer in connection with the
distribution of the notes, holds an indirect minority equity
interest. See “Selected Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the
Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes — The
Estimated Value of the Notes Is Lower Than the Original Issue Price
of the Notes” on page PS-14 of this pricing supplement.
Secondary Market Prices of the Notes
For
information about factors that will impact any secondary market
prices of the notes, see “Selected Risk Factors — Risks Relating to
the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes —
Secondary Market Prices of the Notes Will Be Impacted by Many
Economic and Market Factors” on page PS-15 of this pricing
supplement. In addition, we generally expect that some of the costs
included in the original issue price of the notes will be partially
paid back to you in connection with any repurchases of your notes
by JPMS in an amount that will decline to zero over the period from
the trade date through June 22, 2023. The length of any such
initial period reflects the structure of the notes, whether our
affiliates expect to earn a profit in connection with our hedging
activities, the estimated costs of hedging the notes and when these
costs are incurred, as determined by our affiliates. See “Selected
Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary
Market Prices of the Notes — The Value of the Notes as Published by
JPMS (and Which May Be Reflected on Customer Account Statements)
May Be
Higher
Than the Then-Current Estimated Value of the Notes for a Limited
Time Period” on page PS-15 of this pricing supplement.
Supplemental Use of Proceeds
The
notes are offered to meet investor demand for products that reflect
the risk-return profile and market exposure provided by the notes.
See “Hypothetical Examples” on page PS-9 of this pricing supplement
for an illustration of the risk-return profile of the notes and
“The Underlier” on page PS-19 of this pricing supplement for a
description of the market exposure provided by the notes.
The
original issue price of the notes is equal to the estimated value
of the notes plus the selling commissions paid to JPMS and the
unaffiliated dealer, plus (minus) the projected profits (losses)
that our affiliates expect to realize for assuming risks inherent
in hedging our obligations under the notes, plus the estimated cost
of hedging our obligations under the notes.
Supplemental Information About the Form of the Notes
The
notes will initially be represented by a type of global security
that we refer to as a master note. A master note represents
multiple securities that may be issued at different times and that
may have different terms. The trustee and/or paying agent
will, in accordance with instructions from us, make appropriate
entries or notations in its records relating to the master note
representing the notes to indicate that the master note evidences
the notes.
Validity of the Notes and
the Guarantee
In the opinion of Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP, as special products counsel to JPMorgan
Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co., when the notes offered by
this pricing supplement have been issued by JPMorgan Financial
pursuant to the indenture, the trustee and/or paying agent has
made, in accordance with the instructions from JPMorgan Financial,
the appropriate entries or notations in its records relating to the
master global note that represents such notes (the “master note”),
and such notes have been delivered against payment as contemplated
herein, such notes will be valid and binding obligations of
JPMorgan Financial and the related guarantee will constitute a
valid and binding obligation of JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of
general applicability (including, without limitation, concepts of
good faith, fair dealing and the lack of bad faith),
provided that such counsel expresses no opinion as to (i)
the effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar
provision of applicable law on the conclusions expressed above or
(ii) any provision of the indenture that purports to avoid the
effect of fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or similar
provision of applicable law by limiting the amount of JPMorgan
Chase & Co.’s obligation under the related guarantee. This
opinion is given as of the date hereof and is limited to the laws
of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. In
addition, this opinion is subject to customary assumptions about
the trustee’s authorization, execution and delivery of the
indenture and its authentication of the master note and the
validity, binding nature and enforceability of the indenture with
respect to the trustee, all as stated in the letter of such counsel
dated May 6, 2022, which was filed as an exhibit to a Current
Report on Form 8-K by JPMorgan Chase & Co. on May 6,
2022.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES
The
following table and chart are provided for purposes of illustration
only. They should not be taken as an indication or prediction of
future investment results and are intended merely to illustrate the
impact that the various hypothetical underlier levels on the
determination date could have on the payment at maturity assuming
all other variables remain constant.
The
examples below are based on a range of final underlier levels that
are entirely hypothetical; no one can predict what the underlier
level will be on any day throughout the term of your notes, and no
one can predict what the final underlier level will be on the
determination date. The underlier has been highly volatile in the
past — meaning that the underlier level has changed considerably in
relatively short periods — and its performance cannot be predicted
for any future period.
The
information in the following examples reflects hypothetical rates
of return on the offered notes assuming that they are purchased on
the original issue date at the principal amount and held to the
stated maturity date. If you sell your notes in a secondary market
prior to the stated maturity date, your return will depend upon the
market value of your notes at the time of sale, which may be
affected by a number of factors that are not reflected in the table
below, such as interest rates, the volatility of the underlier and
our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s creditworthiness. In addition,
the estimated value of the notes is less than the original issue
price. For more information on the estimated value of the notes,
see “Summary Information — The Estimated Value of the Notes” on
page PS-7 of this pricing supplement. The information in the table
also reflects the key terms and assumptions in the box below.
Key Terms and
Assumptions |
Principal amount |
$1,000 |
Upside participation rate |
1.60 |
Cap level |
118.15% of the initial underlier level |
Maximum settlement amount |
$1,290.40 |
Buffer level |
90.00% of the initial underlier level |
Buffer rate |
approximately 1.1111 |
Buffer amount |
10.00% |
Neither
a market disruption event nor a non-trading day occurs on the
originally scheduled determination date
During
the term of the notes, the underlier is not discontinued, the
method of calculating the underlier does not change in any material
respect, the underlier is not modified so that its level does not,
in the opinion of the calculation agent, fairly represent the level
of the underlier had those modifications not been made and a
commodity hedging disruption event does not occur
Notes
purchased on original issue date at the principal amount and held
to the stated maturity date
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For
these reasons, the actual performance of the underlier over the
term of your notes, as well as the amount payable at maturity, if
any, may bear little relation to the hypothetical examples shown
below or to the historical underlier levels shown elsewhere in this
pricing supplement. For information about the historical levels of
the underlier during recent periods, see “The Underlier —
Historical Closing Levels of the Underlier” below. Before investing
in the offered notes, you should consult publicly available
information to determine the levels of the underlier between the
date of this pricing supplement and the date of your purchase of
the offered notes.
Also,
the hypothetical examples shown below do not take into account the
effects of applicable taxes. Because of the U.S. tax treatment
applicable to your notes, tax liabilities could affect the
after-tax rate of return on your notes to a comparatively greater
extent than the after-tax return on the commodity futures contracts
included in the underlier.
The
levels in the left column of the table below represent hypothetical
final underlier levels and are expressed as percentages of the
initial underlier level. The amounts in the right column represent
the
hypothetical payments at maturity, based on the corresponding
hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a percentage of
the initial underlier level), and are expressed as percentages of
the principal amount of a note (rounded to the nearest
one-thousandth of a percent). Thus, a hypothetical payment at
maturity of 100.000% means that the value of the cash payment that
we would deliver for each $1,000 of the outstanding principal
amount of the offered notes on the stated maturity date would equal
100.000% of the principal amount of a note, based on the
corresponding hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a
percentage of the initial underlier level) and the assumptions
noted above.
Hypothetical Final Underlier Level
(as Percentage of Initial Underlier Level) |
Hypothetical Payment at Maturity
(as Percentage of Principal Amount) |
150.000% |
129.040% |
140.000% |
129.040% |
130.000% |
129.040% |
120.000% |
129.040% |
118.150% |
129.040% |
110.000% |
116.000% |
105.000% |
108.000% |
102.500% |
104.000% |
100.000% |
100.000% |
95.000% |
100.000% |
90.000% |
100.000% |
80.000% |
88.889% |
75.000% |
83.333% |
50.000% |
55.556% |
25.000% |
27.778% |
0.000% |
0.000% |
If, for
example, the final underlier level were determined to be 25.000% of
the initial underlier level, the payment that we would deliver on
your notes at maturity would be approximately 27.778% of the
principal amount of your notes, as shown in the table above. As a
result, if you purchased your notes on the original issue date at
the principal amount and held them to the stated maturity date, you
would lose approximately 72.222% of your investment (if you
purchased your notes at a premium to principal amount you would
lose a correspondingly higher percentage of your investment). In
addition, if the final underlier level were determined to be
150.000% of the initial underlier level, the payment that we would
deliver on your notes at maturity would be capped at the maximum
settlement amount (expressed as a percentage of the principal
amount), or 129.040% of each $1,000 principal amount note, as shown
in the table above. As a result, if you held your notes to the
stated maturity date, you would not benefit from any increase in
the final underlier level over 118.150% of the initial underlier
level.
The
following chart also shows a graphical illustration of the
hypothetical payments at maturity (expressed as a percentage of the
principal amount of your notes) that we would pay on your notes on
the stated maturity date, if the final underlier level (expressed
as a percentage of the initial underlier level) were any of the
hypothetical levels shown on the horizontal axis. The chart shows
that any hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a
percentage of the initial underlier level) of less than 90.000%
(the section left of the 90.000% marker on the horizontal axis)
would result in a hypothetical payment at maturity of less than
100.000% of the principal amount of your notes (the section below
the 100.000% marker on the vertical axis) and, accordingly, in a
loss of principal to the holder of the notes. The chart also shows
that any hypothetical final underlier level (expressed as a
percentage of the initial underlier level) of greater than or equal
to 118.150% (the section right of the 118.150% marker on the
horizontal axis) would result in a capped return on your
investment.

The
payments at maturity shown above are entirely hypothetical; they
are based on closing levels for the underlier that may not be
achieved on the determination date and on assumptions that may
prove to be erroneous. The actual market value of your notes on the
stated maturity date or at any other time, including any time you
may wish to sell your notes, may bear little relation to the
hypothetical payments at maturity shown above, and these amounts
should not be viewed as an indication of the financial return on an
investment in the offered notes. The hypothetical payments at
maturity on notes held to the stated maturity date in the examples
above assume you purchased your notes at their principal amount and
have not been adjusted to reflect the actual price you pay for your
notes. The return on your investment (whether positive or negative)
in your notes will be affected by the amount you pay for your
notes. If you purchase your notes for a price other than the
principal amount, the return on your investment will differ from,
and may be significantly lower than, the hypothetical returns
suggested by the above examples. Please read “Selected Risk Factors
— Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices
of the Notes — Secondary Market Prices of the Notes Will Be
Impacted by Many Economic and Market Factors” on page PS-15 of this
pricing supplement.
The
hypothetical returns on the notes shown above apply only if you
hold the notes for their entire term. These hypotheticals do
not reflect fees or expenses that would be associated with any sale
in the secondary market. If these fees and expenses were included,
the hypothetical returns shown above would likely be lower.
We cannot predict the actual final underlier level or what the
market value of your notes will be on any particular day, nor can
we predict the relationship between the underlier level and the
market value of your notes at any time prior to the stated maturity
date. The actual amount that you will receive, if any, at maturity
and the rate of return on the offered notes will depend on the
actual final underlier level determined by the calculation agent as
described above. Moreover, the assumptions on which the
hypothetical returns are based may turn out to be inaccurate.
Consequently, the amount of cash to be paid in respect of your
notes, if any, on the stated maturity date may be very different
from the information reflected in the table and chart
above.
Selected Risk Factors
An investment in your notes is subject to the risks described
below, as well as the risks described under the “Risk Factors”
sections of the accompanying prospectus supplement, the
accompanying product supplement and the accompanying underlying
supplement. Your notes are a riskier investment than ordinary debt
securities. Also, your notes are not equivalent to investing
directly in the commodity futures contracts included in the
underlier to which your notes are linked. You should carefully
consider whether the offered notes are suited to your particular
circumstances.
Risks Relating to the Notes Generally
You May Lose Some or All of Your Investment in the Notes
The
notes do not guarantee any return of principal. The return on the
notes at maturity is linked to the performance of the underlier and
will depend on whether, and the extent to which, the underlier
return is positive or negative. Your investment will be exposed to
loss on a leveraged basis if the final underlier level is less than
the initial underlier level by more than 10%. For every 1% that the
final underlier level is less than the initial underlier level by
more than 10%, you will lose an amount equal to approximately
1.1111% of the principal amount of your notes. Accordingly, you
could lose some or all of your initial investment at maturity.
Also, the market price of your notes prior to the stated maturity
date may be significantly lower than the purchase price you pay for
your notes. Consequently, if you sell your notes before the stated
maturity date, you may receive far less than the amount of your
investment in the notes.
Your Maximum Gain on the Notes Is Limited to the Maximum
Settlement Amount
If the
final underlier level is greater than the initial underlier level,
for each $1,000 principal amount note, you will receive at maturity
a payment that will not exceed the maximum settlement amount,
regardless of the appreciation in the underlier, which may be
significant. Accordingly, the amount payable on your notes may be
significantly less than it would have been had you invested
directly in the underlier. The maximum settlement amount is
$1,290.40.
The Notes Are Subject to the Credit Risks of JPMorgan Financial and
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The
notes are subject to our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit
risks, and our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s credit ratings and
credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes.
Investors are dependent on our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s
ability to pay all amounts due on the notes. Any actual or
potential change in our or JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s
creditworthiness or credit spreads, as determined by the market for
taking that credit risk, is likely to adversely affect the value of
the notes. If we and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were to default on
our payment obligations, you may not receive any amounts owed to
you under the notes and you could lose your entire investment.
As a Finance Subsidiary, JPMorgan Financial Has No Independent
Operations and Has Limited Assets
As a
finance subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co., we have no
independent operations beyond the issuance and administration of
our securities. Aside from the initial capital contribution from
JPMorgan Chase & Co., substantially all of our assets relate to
obligations of our affiliates to make payments under loans made by
us or other intercompany agreements. As a result, we are dependent
upon payments from our affiliates to meet our obligations under the
notes. If these affiliates do not make payments to us and we fail
to make payments on the notes, you may have to seek payment under
the related guarantee by JPMorgan Chase & Co., and that
guarantee will rank pari passu with all other unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
No Interest Payments
As a
holder of the notes, you will not receive interest payments. As a
result, even if the amount payable for your notes on the stated
maturity date exceeds the principal amount of your notes, the
overall return you earn on your notes may be less than you would
have earned by investing in a non-index-linked debt security of
comparable maturity that bears interest at a prevailing market
rate.
We May Sell an Additional Aggregate Principal Amount of the
Notes at a Different Issue Price
At our
sole option, we may decide to sell an additional aggregate
principal amount of the notes subsequent to the date of this
pricing supplement. The issue price of the notes in the subsequent
sale may differ substantially (higher or lower) from the original
issue price you paid as provided on the cover of this pricing
supplement.
If You Purchase Your Notes at a Premium to the Principal Amount,
the Return on Your Investment Will Be Lower Than the Return on
Notes Purchased at the Principal Amount and the Impact of Certain
Key Terms of the Notes Will Be Negatively Affected
The
amount you will be paid for your notes on the stated maturity date
will not be adjusted based on the price you pay for the notes. If
you purchase notes at a price that differs from the principal
amount of the notes, then the return on your investment in the
notes held to the stated maturity date will differ from, and may be
substantially less than, the return on notes purchased at the
principal amount. If you purchase your notes at a premium to the
principal amount and hold them to the stated maturity date the
return on your investment in the notes will be lower than it would
have been had you purchased the notes at the principal amount or a
discount to the principal amount. In addition, the impact of the
buffer level and the cap level on the return on your investment
will depend upon the price you pay for your notes relative to the
principal amount. For example, if you purchase your notes at a
premium to the principal amount, the cap level will permit only a
lower percentage increase in your investment in the notes than
would have been the case for notes purchased at the principal
amount or a discount to the principal amount. Similarly, the buffer
level, while still providing an increase in the return on the notes
if the final underlier level is greater than or equal to the buffer
level but less than the cap level, will allow a greater percentage
decrease in your investment in the notes than would have been the
case for notes purchased at the principal amount or a discount to
the principal amount.
We May Accelerate Your Notes If a Commodity Hedging Disruption
Event Occurs
If we
or our affiliates are unable to effect transactions necessary to
hedge our obligations under the notes due to a commodity hedging
disruption event, we may, in our sole and absolute discretion,
accelerate the payment on your notes and pay you an amount
determined in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by
the calculation agent. If the payment on your notes is accelerated,
your investment may result in a loss and you may not be able to
reinvest your money in a comparable investment. Please see “General
Terms of Notes — Consequences of a Commodity Hedging Disruption
Event” on page PS-49 the accompanying product supplement for more
information.
Lack of Liquidity
The
notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. JPMS intends
to offer to purchase the notes in the secondary market but is not
required to do so. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not
provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes
easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary
market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade
your notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which JPMS
is willing to buy the notes.
The Tax Consequences of an Investment in the Notes Are
Uncertain
There
is no direct legal authority as to the proper U.S. federal income
tax characterization of the notes, and we do not intend to request
a ruling from the IRS. The IRS might not accept, and a court might
not uphold, the treatment of the notes described in “Key Terms —
Tax treatment” in this pricing supplement and in “Material U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying product
supplement. If the IRS were successful in asserting an alternative
treatment for the notes, the timing and character of any income or
loss on the notes could differ materially and adversely from our
description herein. In addition, in 2007 Treasury and the IRS
released a notice requesting comments on the U.S. federal income
tax treatment of “prepaid forward contracts” and similar
instruments. The notice focuses in particular on whether to require
investors in these instruments to accrue income over the term of
their investment. It also asks for comments on a number of related
topics, including the character of income or loss with respect to
these instruments; the relevance of factors such as the nature of
the underlying property to which the instruments are linked; the
degree, if any, to which income (including any mandated
accruals) realized by non-U.S. investors should be subject to
withholding tax; and whether these instruments are or should be
subject to the “constructive ownership” regime, which very
generally can operate to recharacterize certain long-term capital
gain as ordinary income and impose a notional interest charge.
While the notice requests comments on appropriate transition rules
and effective dates, any Treasury regulations or other guidance
promulgated after consideration of these issues could materially
and adversely affect the tax consequences of an investment in the
notes, possibly with retroactive effect. You should review
carefully the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Consequences” in the accompanying product supplement and consult
your tax adviser regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences
of an investment in the notes, including possible alternative
treatments and the issues presented by this notice.
Risks Relating to Conflicts of Interest
Potential Conflicts of Interest
We and
our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the
issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent and as
an agent of the offering of the notes, hedging our obligations
under the notes and making the assumptions used to determine the
pricing of the notes and the estimated value of the notes. Also,
the distributor from which you purchase the notes may conduct
hedging activities for us in connection with the notes. In
performing these duties, our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s
economic interests, the economic interests of any distributor
performing such duties and the economic interests of the
calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially
adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. In addition,
our and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s business activities, and the
business activities of any distributor from which you purchase the
notes, including hedging and trading activities, could cause our
and JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s economic interests to be adverse to
yours and could adversely affect any payment on the notes and the
value of the notes. It is possible that hedging or trading
activities of ours or our affiliates in connection with the notes
could result in substantial returns for us or our affiliates while
the value of the notes declines. If the distributor from which you
purchase notes is to conduct hedging activities for us in
connection with the notes, that distributor may profit in
connection with such hedging activities and such profit, if any,
will be in addition to the compensation that the distributor
receives for the sale of the notes to you. You should be aware that
the potential to earn fees in connection with hedging activities
may create a further incentive for the distributor to sell the
notes to you in addition to the compensation they would receive for
the sale of the notes. Please refer to “Risk Factors — Risks
Relating to Conflicts of Interest” on page PS-18 of the
accompanying product supplement for additional information about
these risks.
Risks Relating to the Estimated Value and Secondary Market Prices
of the Notes
The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Lower Than the Original
Issue Price of the Notes
The
estimated value of the notes is only an estimate determined by
reference to several factors. The original issue price of the notes
exceeds the estimated value of the notes because costs associated
with selling, structuring and hedging the notes are included in the
original issue price of the notes. These costs include the selling
commissions, the projected profits, if any, that our affiliates
expect to realize for assuming risks inherent in hedging our
obligations under the notes and the estimated cost of hedging our
obligations under the notes. See “Summary Information — The
Estimated Value of the Notes” on page PS-7 of this pricing
supplement.
The Estimated Value of the Notes Does Not Represent Future
Values of the Notes and May Differ from Others’ Estimates
The
estimated value of the notes is determined by reference to internal
pricing models of our affiliates when the terms of the notes are
set. This estimated value of the notes is based on market
conditions and other relevant factors existing at that time and
assumptions about market parameters, which can include volatility,
interest rates and other factors. Different pricing models and
assumptions could provide valuations for the notes that are greater
than or less than the estimated value of the notes. In addition,
market conditions and other relevant factors in the future may
change, and any assumptions may prove to be incorrect. On future
dates, the value of the notes could change significantly based on,
among other
things,
changes in market conditions, our or JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s
creditworthiness, interest rate movements and other relevant
factors, which may impact the price, if any, at which JPMS would be
willing to buy notes from you in secondary market transactions. See
“Summary Information — The Estimated Value of the Notes” on page
PS-7 of this pricing supplement.
The Estimated Value of the Notes Is Derived by Reference to an
Internal Funding Rate
The
internal funding rate used in the determination of the estimated
value of the notes may differ from the market-implied funding rate
for vanilla fixed income instruments of a similar maturity issued
by JPMorgan Chase & Co. or its affiliates. Any difference may
be based on, among other things, our and our affiliates’ view of
the funding value of the notes as well as the higher issuance,
operational and ongoing liability management costs of the notes in
comparison to those costs for the conventional fixed income
instruments of JPMorgan Chase & Co. This internal funding rate
is based on certain market inputs and assumptions, which may prove
to be incorrect, and is intended to approximate the prevailing
market replacement funding rate for the notes. The use of an
internal funding rate and any potential changes to that rate may
have an adverse effect on the terms of the notes and any secondary
market prices of the notes. See “Summary Information — The
Estimated Value of the Notes” on page PS-7 of this pricing
supplement.
The Value of the Notes as Published by JPMS (and Which May Be
Reflected on Customer Account Statements) May Be Higher Than the
Then-Current Estimated Value of the Notes for a Limited Time
Period
We
generally expect that some of the costs included in the original
issue price of the notes will be partially paid back to you in
connection with any repurchases of your notes by JPMS in an amount
that will decline to zero over an initial predetermined period.
These costs can include selling commissions, projected hedging
profits, if any, and, in some circumstances, estimated hedging
costs and our internal secondary market funding rates for
structured debt issuances. See “Summary Information — Secondary
Market Prices of the Notes” on page PS-7 of this pricing supplement
for additional information relating to this initial period.
Accordingly, the estimated value of your notes during this initial
period may be lower than the value of the notes as published by
JPMS (and which may be shown on your customer account
statements).
Secondary Market Prices of the Notes Will Likely Be Lower Than
the Original Issue Price of the Notes
Any
secondary market prices of the notes will likely be lower than the
original issue price of the notes because, among other things,
secondary market prices take into account our internal secondary
market funding rates for structured debt issuances and, also,
because secondary market prices may exclude selling commissions,
projected hedging profits, if any, and estimated hedging costs that
are included in the original issue price of the notes. As a result,
the price, if any, at which JPMS will be willing to buy notes from
you in secondary market transactions, if at all, is likely to be
lower than the original issue price. Any sale by you prior to the
maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you. See the
immediately following risk consideration for information about
additional factors that will impact any secondary market prices of
the notes.
The
notes are not designed to be short-term trading instruments.
Accordingly, you should be able and willing to hold your notes to
maturity. See “— Risks Relating to the Notes Generally — Lack of
Liquidity” on page PS-13 of this pricing supplement.
Secondary Market Prices of the Notes Will Be Impacted by Many
Economic and Market Factors
The secondary market price of
the notes during their term will be impacted by a number of
economic and market factors, which may either offset or magnify
each other, aside from the selling commissions, projected hedging
profits, if any, estimated hedging costs and the level of the
underlier, including:
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any actual or potential
change in our or JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s creditworthiness or
credit spreads; |
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customary bid-ask spreads
for similarly sized trades; |
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our internal secondary
market funding rates for structured debt issuances; |
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the actual and expected
volatility of the underlier; |
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the time to maturity of
the notes; |
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interest and yield rates
in the market generally; |
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supply and demand trends
for the commodities upon which the futures contracts that compose
the underlier are based or the exchange-traded futures contracts on
those commodities; |
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the market prices of the
commodities upon which the futures contracts that compose the
underlier are based or the exchange-traded futures contracts on
those commodities; and |
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a variety of other
economic, financial, political, regulatory, geographical,
agricultural, meteorological and judicial events. |
Additionally, independent
pricing vendors and/or third party broker-dealers may publish a
price for the notes, which may also be reflected on customer
account statements. This price may be different (higher or lower)
than the price of the notes, if any, at which JPMS may be willing
to purchase your notes in the secondary market.
Risks Relating to the Underlier
Commodity Futures Contracts Are Subject to Uncertain Legal and
Regulatory Regimes
The
commodity futures contracts that underlie the underlier are subject
to legal and regulatory regimes that may change in ways that could
adversely affect our ability to hedge our obligations under the
notes and affect the level of the underlier. Any future regulatory
changes may have a substantial adverse effect on the value of your
notes. Additionally, in October 2020, the U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission adopted rules to establish revised or new
position limits on 25 agricultural, metals and energy commodity
derivatives contracts. The limits apply to a person’s combined
position in the specified 25 futures contracts and options on
futures (“core referenced futures contracts”), futures and options
on futures directly or indirectly linked to the core referenced
futures contracts, and economically equivalent swaps. These rules
came into effect on January 1, 2022 for covered futures and options
on futures contracts and on January 1, 2023 for covered swaps. The
rules may reduce liquidity in the exchange-traded market for those
commodity-based futures contracts, which may, in turn, have an
adverse effect on any payments on the notes. Furthermore, we or our
affiliates may be unable as a result of those restrictions to
effect transactions necessary to hedge our obligations under the
notes resulting in a commodity hedging disruption event, in which
case we may, in our sole and absolute discretion, accelerate the
payment on your notes. See “— Risks Relating to the Notes Generally
— We May Accelerate Your Notes If a Commodity Hedging Disruption
Event Occurs” above.
Prices of Commodity Futures Contracts Are Characterized by High
and Unpredictable Volatility, Which Could Lead to High and
Unpredictable Volatility in the Underlier
Market
prices of the commodity futures contracts included in the underlier
tend to be highly volatile and may fluctuate rapidly based on
numerous factors, including changes in supply and demand
relationships, governmental programs and policies, national and
international monetary, trade, political and economic events, wars
and acts of terror, changes in interest and exchange rates,
speculation and trading activities in commodities and related
contracts, weather, and agricultural, trade, fiscal and exchange
control policies. The prices of commodities and commodity futures
contracts are subject to variables that may be less significant to
the values of traditional securities, such as stocks and bonds.
These variables may create additional investment risks that cause
the value of the notes to be more volatile than the values of
traditional securities. As a general matter, the risk of low
liquidity or volatile pricing around the maturity date of a
commodity futures contract is greater than in the case of other
futures contracts because (among other factors) a number of market
participants take physical delivery of the underlying commodities.
Many commodities are also highly cyclical. The high volatility and
cyclical nature of commodity markets may render such an investment
inappropriate as the focus of an investment portfolio.
A Decision by an Exchange on Which the Commodity Futures
Contracts Underlying the Underlier are Traded to Increase Margin
Requirements for Those Futures Contracts may Affect the Level of
the Underlier
If an
exchange on which the commodity futures contracts underlying the
underlier are traded increases the amount of collateral required to
be posted to hold positions in those futures contracts
(i.e., the margin requirements), market participants who are
unwilling or unable to post additional collateral may liquidate
their positions, which may cause the level of the underlier to
decline significantly.
The Notes Do Not Offer Direct Exposure to Commodity Spot
Prices
The
notes are linked to the underlier, which tracks commodity futures
contracts, not physical commodities (or their spot prices). The
price of a futures contract reflects the expected value of the
commodity upon delivery in the future, whereas the spot price of a
commodity reflects the immediate delivery value of the commodity. A
variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the expected
future price of a commodity and the spot price at a given point in
time, such as the cost of storing the commodity for the term of the
futures contract, interest charges incurred to finance the purchase
of the commodity and expectations concerning supply and demand for
the commodity. The price movements of a futures contract are
typically correlated with the movements of the spot price of the
referenced commodity, but the correlation is generally imperfect
and price movements in the spot market may not be reflected in the
futures market (and vice versa). Accordingly, the notes may
underperform a similar investment that is linked to commodity spot
prices.
Owning the Notes is Not the Same as Owning any Commodities or
Commodity Futures Contracts
The
return on your notes will not reflect the return you would realize
if you actually purchased the futures contracts that compose the
underlier, the commodities upon which the futures contracts that
compose the underlier are based, or other exchange-traded or
over-the-counter instruments based on the underlier. You will not
have any rights that holders of those assets or instruments
have.
Higher Futures Prices of the Commodity Futures Contracts
Underlying the Underlier Relative to the Current Prices of those
Contracts may Affect the Level of the Underlier and the Value of
the Notes
The
underlier is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities.
Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing
stake in a corporation, commodity futures contracts normally
specify a certain date for delivery of the underlying physical
commodity. As the exchange-traded futures contracts that compose
the underlier approach expiration, they are replaced by contracts
that have a later expiration. Thus, for example, a contract
purchased and held in August may specify an October expiration. As
time passes, the contract expiring in October is replaced with a
contract for delivery in November. This process is referred to as
“rolling.” If the market for these contracts is (putting aside
other considerations) in “contango,” where the prices are higher in
the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the
purchase of the November contract would take place at a price that
is higher than the price of the October contract, thereby creating
a negative “roll yield.” Contango could adversely affect the
level of the underlier and thus the value of notes linked to the
underlier. The futures contracts underlying the underlier have
historically been in contango.
Suspension or Disruptions of Market Trading in the Commodity
Markets and Related Futures Markets may Adversely Affect the Level
of the Underlier, and Therefore the Value of the Notes
The
commodity markets are subject to temporary distortions or other
disruptions due to various factors, including the lack of liquidity
in the markets, the participation of speculators and government
regulation and intervention. In addition, U.S. futures exchanges
and some foreign exchanges have regulations that limit the amount
of fluctuation in futures contract prices that may occur during a
single day. These limits are generally referred to as “daily price
fluctuation limits” and the maximum or minimum price of a contract
on any given day as a result of these limits is referred to as a
“limit price.” Once the limit price has been reached in a
particular contract, no trades may be made at a different price.
Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading in a particular
contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at
disadvantageous
times
or prices. These circumstances could adversely affect the level of
the underlier and, therefore, the value of your notes.
The Notes are Linked to an Excess Return Index and not a Total
Return Index
The
notes are linked to an excess return index and not a total return
index. An excess return index, such as the underlier,
reflects the returns that are potentially available through an
unleveraged investment in the contracts composing that index. By
contrast, a “total return” index, in addition to reflecting those
returns, also reflects interest that could be earned on funds
committed to the trading of the underlying futures contracts.
THE Underlier
The
S&P GSCI® Index
Excess Return is the excess return version of the S&P
GSCI®, a composite
index of commodity sector returns. The S&P GSCI® is a world production-weighted
index that is designed to reflect the relative significance of
principal non-financial commodities (i.e., physical
commodities) in the world economy. The S&P GSCI® represents the return of a
portfolio of the futures contracts for the underlying commodities.
The S&P GSCI® Index
Excess Return is an excess return index and not a total return
index. An excess return index reflects the returns that are
potentially available through an unleveraged investment in the
contracts composing the underlier. By contrast, a “total return”
index, in addition to reflecting those returns, also reflects
interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of
the underlying futures contracts. See “Commodity Index Descriptions
— The S&P GSCI®
Indices” on page US-136 of the accompanying underlying
supplement.
In
addition, information about the S&P GSCI® Index Excess Return may be
obtained from other sources, including, but not limited to, the
underlier sponsor’s website (including information regarding the
2023 contract production weights). We are not incorporating by
reference into this pricing supplement the website or any material
it includes. Neither we nor any agent or dealer for this offering
makes any representation that this publicly available information
regarding the underlier is accurate or complete.
Questions and Answers
What Does the Underlier Track?
The
underlier for your notes, i.e., the S&P GSCI® Index Excess Return, is a world
production-weighted index that is designed to reflect the relative
significance of principal non-financial commodities (i.e.,
physical commodities) in the world economy. The underlier tracks
the performance of a weighted basket of futures contracts on
certain physical commodities. The level of the underlier goes up or
down depending on the overall performance of this weighted basket
of commodity futures contracts.
Although the underlier tracks the performance of the commodity
markets in a manner generally similar to the way in which an index
of equity securities tracks the performance of the stock market,
there are important differences between a commodity index and an
equity index. First, an equity index typically weights the stocks
in the index based on market capitalization, a concept that has no
applicability to a commodity index. In contrast, the commodities
included in the underlier are weighted based on their world
production levels and the dollar value of those levels. Second,
unlike stocks, commodity futures contracts expire periodically and,
in order to maintain an investment in commodity futures contracts,
it is necessary to liquidate these commodity futures contracts
before they expire and establish positions in longer-dated
commodity futures contracts. This feature of the underlier, which
is discussed above, has important implications for changes in the
value of the underlier.
What Is a Commodity Futures Contract?
A
commodity futures contract is an agreement either to buy or sell a
set amount of a physical commodity at a predetermined price and
delivery period (which is generally referred to as “delivery
month”), or to make and receive a cash payment based on changes in
the price of the commodity. Generally speaking, the return on an
investment in commodity futures contracts is correlated with, but
different from, the return on buying and holding physical
commodities. The underlier currently is composed solely of
commodity futures contracts on physical commodities traded on
regulated futures trading facilities. However, it is possible that
the underlier will in the future include swaps or other derivatives
that are cleared through a centralized clearing house.
Why Does the Underlier Track Commodity Futures Contracts And
Not Physical Commodities?
While
holding an inventory of physical commodities may have certain
economic benefits (for example, a refinery could use a reserve of
crude oil for the continuation of its operations), it also poses
administrative burdens and costs, including those arising from the
need to store or transport physical commodities. These requirements
and costs may prove unattractive to investors who are interested
solely in the price movement of commodities. Commodity futures
contracts permit an investor to obtain exposure to the prices of
commodities without directly incurring these requirements and
costs. However, an investor in
commodity futures contracts, or in an index of commodity futures
contracts, can be indirectly exposed to these costs, which may be
reflected in the prices of the commodity futures contracts and
therefore in the underlier level. In addition, the fact that
commodity futures contracts have publicly available prices allows
calculation of an index based on these prices. The use of commodity
futures contracts, therefore, allows the underlier to separate the
exposure to price changes from the ownership of the underlying
physical commodity, and thus allow participation in the upside and
downside movement of commodity prices independently of the physical
commodity itself.
How Is the Basket of Commodity Futures Contracts
Weighted?
The
basket of commodity futures contracts that the underlier tracks is
production-weighted, which means that the weight of each commodity
futures contract included in the underlier is determined by the
average quantity of global production of the underlying physical
commodity and its dollar value in the last five years of available
data.
Can the Contracts Included in the Underlier and/or Their
Weightings Be Changed over Time?
In
order for a commodity futures contract to be included in the
underlier for the first time or to remain in the underlier, that
contract and its underlying physical commodity must satisfy
predetermined criteria, e.g., denomination, duration until
expiry, availability of futures contracts to be rolled into,
location of the primary trading facility, accessibility to market
participants, trading history, trading volume and minimum weight in
the basket. The underlier sponsor performs monthly and annual
calculations to determine whether the constituent futures contracts
meet these thresholds. If, at the time of an annual review, certain
futures contracts that are included in the underlier fail to
satisfy the criteria and/or certain futures contracts that have not
been included in the underlier satisfy these criteria, the
composition of the underlier will generally be changed. If, at the
time of the monthly review between annual reviews, certain futures
contracts that are included in the underlier cease to satisfy the
specified criteria, certain futures contracts might drop out of the
underlier, which will in turn result in a re-weighting of the
underlier. Any such changes may impact the underlier, and therefore
your notes. See “Commodity Index Descriptions — The S&P
GSCI® Indices” on page
US-136 of the accompanying underlying supplement.
If the Price of the Underlying Physical Commodities Goes Up,
Will the Underlier Level, Therefore, Also Go Up?
Not
necessarily, for two reasons:
First,
your notes are linked to the performance of the underlier, which in
turn tracks the performance of the basket of commodity futures
contracts included in the underlier, rather than individual
physical commodities themselves. Changes in the prices of commodity
futures contracts should generally track changes in the prices of
the underlying physical commodities, but, as described above under
“— Why Does the Underlier Track Commodity Futures Contracts And Not
Physical Commodities?”, the prices of commodity futures contracts
might from time to time move in ways or to an extent that differ
from movements in physical commodity prices. Therefore, you may
observe prices of a particular commodity going up and the underlier
level not changing in the same way.
Second,
because commodity futures contracts have expiration dates –
i.e., dates upon which trading of the commodity futures
contract ceases, there are certain adjustments that need to be made
to the underlier in order to retain an investment position in the
commodity futures contracts. These adjustments, which are described
below and primarily include the mechanic of “rolling,” may have a
positive or negative effect on the level of the underlier. As a
result, these adjustments may, in certain instances, cause a
discrepancy between the performance of the underlier and the
performance of the underlying commodity futures contracts.
What Does “Rolling” a Commodity Futures Contract
Mean?
Since
any commodity futures contract has a predetermined expiration date
on which trading of the commodity futures contract ceases, holding
a commodity futures contract until expiration will result in
delivery of the underlying physical commodity or the requirement to
make or receive a cash settlement. “Rolling” the commodity futures
contracts, i.e., (i) selling near-dated (i.e.,
commodity futures contracts that
are
nearing expiration) commodity futures contracts before they expire
and (ii) buying longer-dated futures contracts (i.e.,
commodity futures contracts that have an expiration date further in
the future), allows an investor to maintain an investment position
in commodities without receiving delivery of physical commodities
or making or receiving a cash settlement.
The
underlier replicates an actual investment in commodity futures
contracts, and therefore takes into account the need to roll the
commodity futures contracts included in the underlier, and reflects
the effects of this rolling. Specifically, as a commodity futures
contract included in the underlier approaches expiration, the
underlier is calculated as if the commodity futures contract in the
lead delivery month is sold and the proceeds of that sale are used
to purchase a commodity futures contract of equivalent value in the
next delivery month designated pursuant to the underlier
methodology. If the price of the designated commodity futures
contract is lower than the price of the commodity futures contract
then included in the underlier, the “rolling” process results in a
greater quantity of the second commodity futures contract being
acquired for the same value.
Conversely, if the price of the designated commodity futures
contract is higher than the price of the contract then included in
the underlier, the “rolling” process results in a smaller quantity
of the designated commodity futures contract being acquired for the
same value.
What Do “Contango” and “Backwardation” Mean?
When
the price of a near-dated commodity futures contract is greater
than that of a longer-dated commodity futures contract, the market
for these futures contracts is referred to as in “backwardation”.
On the other hand, the market is referred to as in “contango” when
the price of a near-dated commodity futures contract is less than
that of a longer-dated commodity futures contract. “Rolling”
commodity futures contracts in a backwardation or contango market
can affect the level of the underlier.
How Does Rolling Affect the Level of the
Underlier?
“Rolling” can affect the underlier in the following two ways:
First,
if, as described under “What Does ‘Rolling’ a Commodity Futures
Contract Mean?” above, the underlier theoretically owns more
commodity futures contracts as a result of the rolling process
(albeit at a lower price), the gain or loss on the new position for
a given movement in the prices of the commodity futures contracts
will be greater than if the underlier had owned the same number of
commodity futures contracts as before the rolling process.
Conversely, if the underlier theoretically owns fewer commodity
futures contracts as a result of the rolling process (albeit at a
higher price), the gain or loss on the new position for a given
movement in the prices of the commodity futures contracts will be
less than if the underlier had owned the same number of commodity
futures contracts as before the rolling process. Therefore, these
differentials in the quantities of futures contracts sold and
purchased may have a positive or negative effect on the level of
the underlier (measured on the basis of its dollar value).
Second,
the underlier theoretically sells a near-dated commodity futures
contract when it gets close to expiry and buys the longer-dated
commodity futures contract. In a contango market, longer-dated
commodity futures contracts are at higher prices than the
near-dated commodity futures contracts. In the absence of
significant market changes, the prices of the longer-dated
commodity futures contracts which the underlier theoretically buys
and holds are expected to (but may not) decrease over time as they
near expiry. This expected decrease in price of these longer-dated
commodity futures contracts as they near expiry can potentially
cause the level of the underlier to decrease. In a backwardation
market, where the prices of near-dated commodity futures contracts
are greater than the prices of longer-dated commodity futures
contracts, the price of longer-dated commodity futures contracts
which the underlier theoretically buys and holds are expected to
(but may not) increase as they near expiry. However, there are a
number of different factors affecting the underlier level (as
described below in “What Factors Affect the Calculation of the
Level of the Underlier Other than Rolling?”).
Does the Underlier Have a Total Return Feature?
No. The
return on your notes is based on the performance of the underlier,
which reflects the price return and roll yield of the futures
contract included in the underlier. It is not, however, linked to a
“total return”
index
or strategy, which, in addition to reflecting those returns, would
also reflect interest that could be earned on funds committed to
the trading of the underlying futures contracts. The underlier does
not include such a total return feature or interest component.
How Else Are the Effects of Rolling Mitigated?
Because
the underlier is diversified across underlying commodity
investments, it is probable that underlying commodities will
present varying market conditions, with some commodities generally
being in contango and others generally being in backwardation. This
diversification may help to offset the risk losses and gains
attributable to rolling. Additionally, any losses or gains
attributable to rolling may be offset by price movements in the
underlying commodity. However, there is no assurance that
diversification will mitigate some or all of the negative effects
of this rolling at any time or at all.
What Factors Affect the Calculation of the Level of the
Underlier Other than Rolling?
The
value of the underlier on any business day for purposes of the
underlier (an “S&P GSCI Business Day”) is determined by making
certain adjustments to the value of the underlier on the
immediately preceding S&P GSCI Business Day, based mainly on
the performance of the commodity futures contracts. The factors
affecting the scale of such adjustment, other than the effect of
the rolling of the commodity futures contracts, are: (i) the price
of the commodity futures contracts included in the underlier and
(ii) the production-weight of each commodity futures contract in
the underlier.
The
price of the commodity futures contracts reported by the relevant
trading facilities expose the underlier to price volatility. The
production weight of each contract in the underlier will be
determined annually based on the global production of the
underlying physical commodity, and adjusted as described above.
Can We Assume Any of These Factors Will Have a Direct Effect
on the Level of the Underlier?
These
factors are interrelated in complex ways and affect the performance
of the commodity futures contracts composing the underlier and,
therefore, may offset each other in calculation of the level of the
underlier. For example, a negative price performance in a contract
with a larger production weight may completely eliminate a positive
price performance in a contract with a smaller production weight.
Therefore, you should not assume any one of these factors, the
effect of rolling or any other factors (e.g., the positive
price movement of any underlying physical commodity) will have a
direct and linear effect on the performance of the commodity
futures contracts and the level of the underlier at any given time.
The level of the underlier, and therefore the amount payable on
your notes, may decline even when one or more of these factors is
favorable for the reasons explained in these questions and
answers.
Where Can Additional Information on the Underlier Be
Obtained?
For
information about recent levels of the underlier, please read the
subsection entitled “— Historical Closing Levels of the Underlier”
below. For further explanation on the underlier methodologies of
the underlier for your notes and the S&P GSCI® Index, please read the section
entitled “The Underlier” above.
Historical Closing Levels of the Underlier
The
closing level of the underlier has fluctuated in the past and may,
in the future, experience significant fluctuations. Any historical
upward or downward trend in the closing level of the underlier
during any period shown below is not an indication that the
underlier is more or less likely to increase or decrease at any
time during the term of your notes.
You
should not take the historical levels of the underlier as an
indication of the future performance of the underlier. We
cannot give you any assurance that the future performance of the
underlier or the commodity futures contracts included in the
underlier will result in a return of any of your initial investment
on the stated maturity date. In light of the increased volatility
currently being experienced by the securities and commodity
markets, and recent market declines, it may be substantially more
likely that you could lose all or a substantial portion of your
investment in the notes.
Neither
we nor any of our affiliates make any representation to you as to
the performance of the underlier. The actual performance of the
underlier over the term of the offered notes, as well as the amount
payable at maturity, may bear little relation to the historical
levels shown below.
The
graph below shows the closing levels of the underlier on each day
from January 2, 2018 through March 22, 2023. The closing level of
the underlier on March 22, 2023 was 282.9511. We obtained the
closing levels shown above and in the graph below from the
Bloomberg Professional®
service (“Bloomberg”), without independent verification.

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information other than that contained or incorporated by reference
in this pricing supplement, the accompanying underlying supplement,
the accompanying product supplement and the accompanying prospectus
supplement and prospectus with respect to the notes offered by this
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responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the
reliability of, any other information that others may give you.
This pricing supplement, together with the accompanying underlying
supplement, the accompanying product supplement and the
accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus, contains the
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underlying supplement, the accompanying product supplement and the
accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus do not constitute
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pricing Supplement
Page
Summary
Information |
PS-3 |
Hypothetical
Examples |
PS-9 |
Selected Risk
Factors |
PS-12 |
The
Underlier |
PS-19 |
Product Supplement No. 2-II dated November 4, 2020
Risk Factor
Summary |
PS-1 |
Description of
Notes |
PS-3 |
Estimated Value
and Secondary Market Prices of the Notes |
PS-9 |
Risk
Factors |
PS-11 |
Use of Proceeds
and Hedging |
PS-42 |
General Terms of
Notes |
PS-44 |
The
Underlyings |
PS-54 |
Commodity
Markets and Exchanges |
PS-67 |
Material U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences |
PS-72 |
Plan of
Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) |
PS-82 |
Benefit Plan
Investor Considerations |
PS-84 |
Underlying Supplement No. 1-II dated November 4, 2020
Risk Factor
Summary |
US-1 |
Risk
Factors |
US-3 |
Equity Index
Descriptions |
US-36 |
The Dow
Jones Industrial Average™ |
US-36 |
The EURO
STOXX® Select Dividend
30 Index |
US-39 |
The
FTSE® 100 Index |
US-44 |
The Hang
Seng Indices |
US-47 |
The MSCI
Indices |
US-56 |
The MSCI
25/50 Indices |
US-64 |
The
NASDAQ-100 Index® |
US-69 |
The
NASDAQ-100® Technology
Sector IndexSM |
US-74 |
The Nikkei
225 Index |
US-77 |
The Russell
Indices |
US-80 |
The
S&P/ASX 200 Index |
US-85 |
The S&P
500® Low Volatility
High Dividend Index |
US-89 |
The S&P
Select Industry Indices |
US-92 |
The S&P
Select Sector Indices |
US-99 |
The S&P
U.S. Indices |
US-103 |
The STOXX
Benchmark Indices |
US-109 |
The Swiss
Market Index |
US-116 |
The
TOPIX® Index |
US-120 |
Commodity Index
Descriptions |
US-124 |
The
Bloomberg Commodity Indices |
US-124 |
The S&P
GSCI® Indices |
US-136 |
Fund
Descriptions |
US-145 |
The Invesco
QQQ TrustSM, Series
1 |
US-145 |
The
iShares® 20+ Year
Treasury Bond ETF |
US-146 |
The
iShares® ETFs |
US-151 |
The Select
Sector SPDR® Funds |
US-158 |
The
SPDR® EURO STOXX
50® ETF |
US-160 |
The
SPDR® Gold Trust |
US-161 |
The
SPDR® S&P
500® ETF Trust |
US-162 |
The
SPDR®
S&P® Industry
ETFs |
US-163 |
The United
States Oil Fund, LP |
US-165 |
The VanEck
Vectors® ETFs |
US-166 |
The
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
US-180 |
Prospectus Supplement dated April 8, 2020
About This
Prospectus Supplement |
S-1 |
Risk
Factors |
S-2 |
Description of
Notes of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
S-5 |
Description of Warrants of
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
S-11 |
Description of
Units of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
S-14 |
Description of
Notes of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC |
S-17 |
Description of
Warrants of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC |
S-23 |
United
States Federal Taxation |
S-28 |
Plan of
Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) |
S-29 |
Notice to
Investors; Selling Restrictions |
S-31 |
Prospectus dated April 8, 2020
Where You Can
Find More Information |
1 |
JPMorgan Chase
& Co. |
2 |
JPMorgan Chase
Financial Company LLC |
2 |
Use of
Proceeds |
2 |
Important
Factors That May Affect Future Results |
3 |
Description of
Debt Securities of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
5 |
Description of
Warrants of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
13 |
Description of
Units of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
16 |
Description of
Purchase Contracts of JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
18 |
Description of
Debt Securities of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC |
20 |
Description of
Warrants of JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC |
28 |
Forms of
Securities |
34 |
Plan of
Distribution (Conflicts of Interest) |
38 |
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm |
41 |
Legal
Matters |
41 |
Benefit Plan
Investor Considerations |
41 |
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