Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
12 April 2007





                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT


                JPMORGAN FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                 REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION




JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc announces that today in the
market they purchased for cancellation 154,000 ordinary shares at 1349.68 pence
per share representing 0.13% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The current repurchase authority for 19,231,222 shares was approved by
shareholders on 24th May 2006.  To date 6,977,432 shares have been repurchased
under this authority.



The remaining shares in issue following this repurchase total 121,316,244.




12th April 2007




For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, 020 7742 6000

Gavin Tooke
Dresdner Kleinwort, 020 7475 6685








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