Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos
09 December 2005

                                  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

THE BANK OF ENGLAND PENSION FUND

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 ABOVE

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

THE SECURITIES MANAGEMENT TRUST LIMITED



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT NOTIFIED


6)   Percentage of issued class

NOT NOTIFIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

100,000


8)   Percentage of issued class

0.25%

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 10P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

8 DECEMBER 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,100,000

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.79%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CHRIS LEGG  020 7742 3477

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



PHILIP JONES


Date of notification: 9TH DECEMBER 2005






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