Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
22 January 2007





                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of listed company

JPMORGAN FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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

IN RESPECT OF 2 ABOVE AND NON- BENEFICIAL


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


BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD                    36,322
BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69                          24,350
BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99                             1,643
BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69                           612,748
DURLACHER NOMINEES LTD                            7,003
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (601753)                  1,000
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (602394)                  1,250
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (603216)                    800
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (635860)                  1,000
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (637739)                  1,000
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (642367)                  5,175
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (647291)                  1,250
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (650668)                  3,500
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (651989)                    800
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (653035)                  5,000
GERARD NOMINEES LIMITED (658729)                  1,750
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (GM1)          236,858
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (GM3)           90,000
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED                     1,806,154
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1                   158,773
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1                   135,438
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c AK1               387,796
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c BL1               139,116
RC GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED a/c CM1               103,172
REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED                           1,300
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                            1,160


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A


6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NOT DISCLOSED


8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

NOT DISCLOSED


9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25 PENCE


10. Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED


11. Date listed company informed

19TH JANUARY 2007


12. Total holding following this notification

3,764,358


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

3.00%


14. Any additional information

N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ALEX PARRY - 0207 742 6000


16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

JONATHAN LATTER


Date of notification

22ND JANUARY 2006



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