Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
13 January 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT



                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                              ISSUE OF SHARES





JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Friday 13th January
2006, it issued 50,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 82.00 pence
per share representing 0.07% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 1,025,000.



The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 70,022,001.







13th January 2006









For further information, please contact:





Lucy Sullivan

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

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