UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2019

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE		001-05805		13-2624428
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York		10179
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 270-6000

 

 

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On April 24, 2019, JPMorgan Chase & Co. closed a public offering of $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due 2048 (the “Notes”). The Notes constitute an additional issuance of the $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due 2048 issued on November 10, 2017 and the $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due 2048 issued on December 12, 2017. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-230098), as amended. In connection with this offering, the legal opinion as to the legality of the Notes is being filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this report.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

5.1		Opinion of Simpson Thacher  & Bartlett LLP as to the legality of the $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Notes due 2048
23.1		Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: April 24, 2019