AGM Statement

JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Invest Trust
08 November 2007

                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                                 AGM STATEMENT

                 JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                               8TH NOVEMBER 2007



Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the
Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to
shareholders were passed.  In addition, five items of Special Business were
passed which:



i)                    will allow the Company to increase the maximum permitted
aggregate Directors' fees from £150,000 to £175,000 per annum;



ii)                  will allow the Company to allot new ordinary shares with an
aggregated nominal value of up to approximately 5% of the Company's current
issued ordinary share capital;



iii)                will allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on the
allotment of new ordinary shares;



iv)                will allow the Company to disapply pre-emption rights on the
sale of treasury shares;



v)                  will allow the Company to make market purchases of up to
16,534,530 ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's current issued
share capital.





8th November 2007

For further information, please contact:

Philip Jones



For and on behalf of
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
020 7742 6000




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