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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-02-003282
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020401
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020401

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			J P MORGAN CHASE & CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000019617
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				132624428
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05805
		FILM NUMBER:		02597638

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		270 PARK AVE
		STREET 2:		39TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122706000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		270 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEMICAL BANKING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHEMICAL NEW YORK CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880508

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHASE MANHATTAN CORP /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960402
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 8-K

              CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



    Date of Report:                                   Commission File Number
    ---------------                                   ----------------------
    April 1, 2002                                            1-5805

                           J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO.
                           -----------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                    Delaware                                    13-2624428
                    --------                                    ----------
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)              (I.R.S. 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 5.  OTHER EVENTS
- ---------------------

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) announced on April 1, 2002 that it had
reached agreement on March 30, 2002 with Sumitomo Corporation to settle
litigation arising from a series of copper transactions in the mid-1990s.
Under the agreement, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will pay Sumitomo $125 million,
and Sumitomo will release J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and all of its
predecessors, affiliates, and current and former employees from any and all
claims stemming from the trading losses and will dismiss its lawsuits against
these institutions.  A portion of the $125 million settlement had been
previously reserved by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

A copy of JPMorgan Chase's press release is attached as an exhibit hereto. That
press release may contain statements that are forward-looking within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are
based upon the current beliefs and expectations of JPMorgan Chase's management
and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Results may differ from
those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties
are described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2001 of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and available at the Securities and Exchange Commission's internet
site www.sec.gov, to which reference is hereby made.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro forma Financial Information and Exhibits

EXHIBIT NUMBER                                DESCRIPTION
- --------------                                -----------
99.1                                          Press Release dated April 1, 2002




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                                  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.


                                             J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO.
                                             -----------------------
                                                  (Registrant)

                                             BY /s/ MARC J. SHAPIRO
                                             ----------------------
                                                 Marc J. Shapiro
                                          Vice Chairman, Finance, Risk
                                          Management and Administration



Dated:  April 1, 2002



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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                  DESCRIPTION                            PAGE
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99.1                         Press Release                           5








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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1



J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.                                   [JPMORGANCHASE LOGO]
270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-2070
NYSE symbol: JPM
www.jpmorganchase.com



    News Release: IMMEDIATE RELEASE




          J.P. Morgan Chase and Sumitomo Corporation settle litigation


NEW YORK, APRIL 1, 2002 - J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced today
that it had reached agreement on March 30, 2002, with Sumitomo Corporation to
settle litigation arising from a series of copper transactions in the
mid-1990s.  Sumitomo had in 1999 separately sued both The Chase Manhattan Bank
and J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated for a combined total of more than $2 billion
in connection with the alleged losses.

Under the agreement announced today, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will pay Sumitomo
$125 million, and Sumitomo will release J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and all of
its predecessors, affiliates, and current and former employees from any and all
claims stemming from the trading losses and will dismiss its lawsuits against
these institutions.  A portion of the $125 million settlement had been
previously reserved by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.



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