Issue of Equity

JP Morgan Flem Chinese Inv Tst PLC
17 August 2005



                      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT



                 JPMORGAN FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                                ISSUE OF SHARES





17th August 2005





JPMorgan Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today in the
market, it issued 50,000 new ordinary shares to a market participant at 77.5
pence per share, representing 0.07% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,225,000.  A
further 4,383,700 shares are available for issue under the authority granted at
the AGM in 2004.



The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 68,312,001.




For further information, please contact:

Lucy Sullivan

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary

Telephone [phone]





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