Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Japanese Inv. Trust PLC
06 May 2008

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
                                                                  JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                             yes

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):__transfer of assets____________
                                                        1607 Capital Partners, LLC

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:
                                                        Bank of New York                 1,755,225
                                                        BNY Mellon                       3,930,949
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):   Citibank                           417,257
                                                        Northern Trust                   1,242,096
                                                        State Street                     1,550,029
                                                        JP Morgan                          560,059
                                                        May 1, 2008

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached if different):
                                                        May 6, 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                        5%

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of Situation previous to the  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        triggering transaction
              Number of    Number of     Number of    Number of voting rights    Percentage of voting
If possible   shares       voting rights shares                                  rights
use ISIN code

                                                      Direct        Indirect     Direct        Indirect
GB0001740025:  9,455,615 shares = 5.43%


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial   Expiration date    Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument                             period/date           may be acquired (if the   voting rights
                                                             instrument exercised/
                                                             converted)



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:


15. Contact telephone name:





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer


Annex: Notification of major interests in shares




A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name                                            1607 Capital Partners, LLC

(including legal form of legal entities)


Contact address                                      4991 Lake Brook Dr., Suite 125

(registered office for legal entities)               Glen Allen, VA, USA 23060


Phone number & email                                 804-525-1750


Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name                                            Shannon S. Fake


Contact address                                      Same as above


Phone number & email                                 Same as above


Other useful information                             Managing Director of Research



(e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information





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