Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos
16 February 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

LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

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

N/A



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

N/A


8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A



9)           Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction


NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

16 February 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,890,970

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

 17.49%


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 0207742 6000


17) Date of notification



16 February 2006










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