Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
19 April 2006

                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                  ISSUE OF SHARES

JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday 19th April
2006, it issued 400,000 ordinary shares to three market participants at 90.50
pence per share representing 0.55% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 4,500,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 73,497,001.

19th April 2006


For further information, please contact:

Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone [phone]




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