JPMorgan Financial prices $3.206M Digital Barrier Notes
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JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced $3,206,000 of Digital Barrier Notes due April 9, 2027, fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The notes pay a contingent digital return of 9.40% at maturity if the Final Value of each of the Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and S&P 500 Indices is at least 65.00% of its Initial Value (the Barrier Amount).
If any Index’s Final Value is below its Barrier Amount, payment at maturity equals $1,000 plus the Least Performing Index Return, exposing investors to losses that can exceed 35.00% of principal and potentially to a total loss. Pricing date was March 6, 2026 with expected settlement on or about March 11, 2026. The original issue price is $1,000 per note, selling commission $6, estimated value $987.90 per $1,000 note; payments are subject to issuer and guarantor credit risk and limited secondary-market liquidity.
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Digital Barrier note offers capped upside (9.40%) with full downside to the least performing index below a 65% barrier.
The notes deliver a binary-like payoff: a fixed 9.40% digital coupon at maturity if each Index's Final Value is ≥ 65.00% of its Initial Value; otherwise the maturity payment equals $1,000 plus the Least Performing Index Return, which can produce losses exceeding 35.00%.
Key drivers of secondary-market value will be the three indices' volatilities, correlations and credit spreads of JPMorgan Financial and JPMorgan Chase & Co.; timing of the Observation Date is April 6, 2027 and Maturity is April 9, 2027.
Issuer intends to treat the notes as an "open transaction" for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but alternative treatments are possible.
Special tax counsel believes open-transaction treatment is reasonable, which would typically produce long-term capital gain or loss if held over one year. The issuer warns the IRS or courts could adopt different characterizations, including contingent payment debt treatment, altering timing and character of income.
Section 871(m) analysis led the issuer to conclude withholding should not apply to Non-U.S. Holders, but the issuer notes the IRS could disagree; investors should consult tax advisers.
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