Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Asian Investment Tst PLC
07 March 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing    JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)    

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights               Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification     JPMorgan Chase & Co
obligation:                               

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):        05 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:                     07 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:       12%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of     Situation previous to the  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            triggering transaction
                  Number of     Number of    Number of shares Number of voting       Percentage of voting
If possible use   shares        voting                        rights                 rights
ISIN code                       rights

                                                              Direct    Indirect     Direct     Indirect
GB0001320778      20,683,056    20,683,056   18,842,456                 18,842,456              11.78%

B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial   Expiration date    Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that   Percentage of
instrument                             period/date          may be acquired (if the     voting rights
                                                            instrument exercised/
                                                            converted)
N/A


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights
18,842,456                                         11.78%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co. : 18,842,456 (11.78%)

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 18,842,456 (11.78%)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:                          N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      N/A
cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold  N/A
voting rights:


13. Additional information:                        Please note the group has other holdings which are
                                                   covered by exemptions.


14 Contact name:                                   Michael Kirwan


15. Contact telephone name:                        020 7325 4513





Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name                                            JPMorgan Chase & Co

(including legal form of legal entities)


Contact address                                      270 Park Avenue, New York, NY10017

(registered office for legal entities)


Phone number & email                                 001 212 270 6000


Other useful information                             N/A

(at least legal representative for legal persons)


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            Michael Kirwan


Contact address                                      JPMorgan Chase, N.A., 13th Floor, 125 London Wall,
                                                     London, EC2Y 5AJ

Phone number & email                                 020 7325 1413

                                                     [e-mail]
Other useful information                             N/A



(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
N/A




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