JPMorgan launches callable contingent interest notes
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC is offering callable Contingent Interest Notes fully and unconditionally guaranteed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The notes (per $1,000 principal amount) pay a Contingent Interest Payment when each underlying is >= 50.00% of its Initial Value. The Contingent Interest Rate will be at least 13.65% per annum (at least 1.1375% per month). Pricing is expected on or about May 19, 2026 with settlement on or about May 22, 2026, and maturity on May 24, 2029. The issuer may redeem early beginning August 24, 2026. At maturity, if any Final Value is below its Trigger Value, payment equals $1,000 plus $1,000 times the Least Performing Underlying Return, exposing investors to partial or total loss of principal. The estimated value at issuance is approximately $969.50 per $1,000 note (minimum estimated value stated as $900.00), and selling commissions will not exceed $9.50 per $1,000 note. The notes are unsecured obligations of the issuer and are subject to the issuer and guarantor credit risk.
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Highly conditional yield tied to three separate underlyings with principal-at-risk.
The notes provide a stated minimum contingent coupon of at least 13.65% per annum payable only if each Underlying on a Review Date is >= 50.00% of its Initial Value. The final principal repayment depends on the Least Performing Underlying Return, so downside is linear to the worst-performing component.
Key dependencies include the individual performance of XLY, SMH and the Russell 2000, issuer credit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and the issuer's right to early redeem beginning August 24, 2026. Secondary market liquidity is limited and estimated value at issuance ($969.50) is below the original issue price.
Tax treatment is uncertain; contingent coupons likely ordinary income.
The 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 income tax purposes. This is a position; alternative IRS treatments may apply and could materially affect timing and character of income.
For Non-U.S. Holders, withholding treatment is uncertain and the issuer expects to withhold at applicable rates absent proper documentation; Section 871(m) determinations are described but not binding on the IRS.
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