JPMorgan prices $2.49M auto-call tech-linked notes
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC priced $2,494,000 of Auto Callable Contingent Interest Notes due June 1, 2029, fully guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The notes carry a 9.00% contingent interest rate (0.75% monthly) payable only when each underlying meets an Interest Barrier equal to 70.00% of its Initial Value. The Underlyings are the Russell 2000, the Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV). The notes are callable if each Underlying is at or above its Initial Value on certain Review Dates (earliest automatic call possible on November 30, 2026). If not called, repayment at maturity depends on the Least Performing Underlying relative to a 60.00% Trigger Value and can result in substantial principal loss. Minimum denomination is $1,000; pricing date was May 29, 2026 and expected settlement on or about June 3, 2026.
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Complex, yield-enhanced auto-call note withissuer credit and downside exposure.
The notes pay a contingent coupon of 9.00% annually (0.75% monthly) only if all three Underlyings meet an 70.00% Interest Barrier on Review Dates; unpaid coupons may be paid later if future Review Dates qualify. The instrument is structured to accelerate (auto-call) after the fifth Review Date if all Underlyings meet their Initial Values, with the earliest call possibility on November 30, 2026.
Primary risks include issuer/guarantor credit risk, the product’s single-Underlying worst-case payout mechanic (payment at maturity tied to the Least Performing Underlying relative to a 60.00% Trigger Value) and limited liquidity. Secondary-market prices are expected to be below the original issue price; the estimated value at pricing was $944.90 per $1,000 note.
Tax treatment is uncertain; contingent coupons treated as ordinary income per issuer counsel.
Issuer intends to treat the notes as prepaid forward contracts with associated contingent coupons and to treat Contingent Interest Payments as ordinary income for U.S. federal tax purposes, based on advice from special tax counsel. The filing notes alternative reasonable treatments may exist and future Treasury or IRS guidance could materially affect timing and character of income.
For Non-U.S. Holders, withholding risks are highlighted, including potential 30.00% withholding; Section 871(m) considerations are discussed and the issuer takes a position that it should not apply to these notes, but the IRS could disagree.
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