Block Listing

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos
05 January 2006









        JPMORGAN FLEMING JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT



JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc ('the Company')
announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for a
block listing of 1,800,000 ordinary shares of 10p each. The shares will rank
pari passu with the Company's existing ordinary shares of 10p each and will be
allotted to members of the JPMorgan Share Plan, ISA, Pension Account holders and
to other regular investors. The expected allocation of the 1,800,000 shares in
respect of the block listing is as follows:



150,000 shares for JPMorgan Share Plan



1,650,000 shares to be allocated to other investors.









5th January 2006

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary







For further information, please contact:-

Craig Cleland......................020 7742 3418


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