JPMorgan Financial prices uncapped barrier notes
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JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering structured, uncapped accelerated barrier notes fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The notes link payments to the lesser performing of the Nasdaq-100 Index and the S&P 500 Index with an Upside Leverage Factor of at least 1.2375, a Barrier Amount of 80.00 of each Index's Initial Value, a Pricing Date on or about March 31, 2026 and an Original Issue Date (Settlement Date) on or about April 3, 2026.
Per $1,000 principal amount, the issuer estimates an indicative value of approximately $945.00 and states the estimated value will not be less than $900.00. Minimum denominations are $1,000. The notes pay no interest, are unsecured obligations of the issuer, and are subject to the credit risk of both the issuer and guarantor. Payments at maturity depend on the Lesser Performing Index Return and may result in loss of principal, including total loss if the Barrier is breached.
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Risk-reward centers on leveraged upside to the weaker index and a hard barrier at 80.00.
The structure offers enhanced upside exposure via an Upside Leverage Factor of at least 1.2375 to the Lesser Performing Index Return, payable only at maturity. If either Index falls below the Barrier Amount on the Observation Date, investors bear linear downside tied to the Lesser Performing Index.
Key dependencies include closing levels on the Pricing Date and Observation Date, the precise Upside Leverage Factor at pricing, and the issuer/guarantor creditworthiness. The terms are subject to postponement for market disruption events as described in the product supplement.
Tax characterization is uncertain and contingent on special tax counsel confirmation at pricing.
The issuer expects to treat the notes as "open transactions" that are not debt instruments, which, if respected, would generally result in long-term capital treatment for gains after one year. The pricing supplement states this treatment "remains subject to confirmation" by special tax counsel.
Section 871(m) exposure is addressed by the issuer's determinations; the issuer expects Section 871(m) will not apply, but notes that the IRS may disagree. Consult a tax adviser for personal tax treatment.
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