Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
03 January 2006


                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT


                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                               ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Tuesday 3rd January
2006, it issued 75,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 78.50 pence
per share representing 0.1% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 275,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 69,272,001.


3rd January 2006



For further information, please contact:

Philip Jones
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone [phone]



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