Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
26 April 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                  ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday 26th April
2006, it issued 90,000 ordinary shares to six market participants at 92.50 pence
per share representing 0.12% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 4,640,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 73,637,001.


26th April 2006


For further information, please contact:

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




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