Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
12 January 2006



                      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                 ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Thursday 12th
January 2006, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 82.00
pence per share representing 0.14% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 975,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 69,972,001.

12th January 2006

For further information, please contact:

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



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