JPM WSS Wins Ohio Treasurer Contract for $92 Billion in Assets

New York, December 20, 2006 – JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services announced today that it has been selected by Ohio Treasurer of State’s Office to provide custody and accounting services for $92 billion in assets of Ohio’s public funds.

“JPMorgan will give Ohio the industry’s best technology, global products and services, as well as a local client service team,” said Ed Mollahan, senior vice president and head of Pension Client Management, JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services. “The Ohio taxpayer, the funds and the Treasurer’s office will see benefits from using one firm to provide all these services.”

JPMorgan will now provide global as well as domestic custody and securities services for the public employees’ retirement system and workers compensation insurance fund through its Worldwide Securities Services unit, which is part of JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan Chase has 334 locations and 17,445 employees in Ohio.

JPMorgan offers a wide variety of services for pension funds including custody, securities lending, benefit payments, and trustee services, fund accounting, fund administration, performance measurement and compliance. For more information on JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services go to www.jpmorgan.com/visit/pensions/public.

About JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., is a global industry leader with $12.9 trillion in assets under custody. JPMorgan provides innovative custody, fund accounting and administration and securities services to the world’s largest institutional investors, alternative asset managers and debt and equity issuers. JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services leverages its scale and capabilities in more than 90 markets to help clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue through a broad range of investor services as well as securities clearance, collateral management and alternative investment services.

About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.3 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.

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