Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
06 April 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                               ISSUE OF SHARES



JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Thursday 6th April
2006, it issued 150,000 ordinary shares to two market participants at 89.00
pence per share representing 0.21% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 3,850,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 72,847,001.




6th April 2006



For further information, please contact:

Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
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