Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
19 January 2006



                      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                               ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Thursday 19th
January 2006, it issued 325,000 ordinary shares to four market participants at
83.00 pence per share representing 0.46% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 1,450,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 70,447,001.


19th January 2006



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Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
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