Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos     
06 April 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

JPMORGAN FLEMING JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS IN 2) ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

CHASE NOMINEES A/C CREST BT01C



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A


6)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

192,654


8)   Percentage of issued class

0.49%

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

30TH MARCH 2006

11)  Date company informed

6TH APRIL 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,027,613


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.68%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

NICOLA WALTERS    020 7742 3453

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification



HILARY LOWE



Date of notification: 6TH APRIL 2006






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