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| EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | d672155dex51.htm |
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): February 6, 2014
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-05805 | 13-2624428 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY |
10017 | |
| (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 February 6, 2014, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (the “Company”) completed the issuance and sale of an additional 7,500 Shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s 6.70% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series T, par value of $1.00 per share and with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share (the “Series T Preferred Stock”), which Shares were deposited against delivery of depositary receipts evidencing 3,000,000 depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing 1/400th of a Share, issued by Computershare Inc, as depositary, in connection with the exercise of the option of the underwriters to purchase additional Depositary Shares pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated January 23, 2014, among the Company, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and the other several underwriters named therein. The sale of the Depositary Shares was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191692). In connection with this offering, the legal opinion as to the legality of the Depositary Shares and the Series T Preferred Stock is being filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as to the legality of the 6.70% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series T | |
| 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.
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony J. Horan | |
| Name: | Anthony J. Horan | |
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |
Dated: February 6, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP as to the legality of the 6.70% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series T | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |