Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
19 May 2006



                          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 91,000 ordinary shares at 969.425 pence
per share representing 0.07% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The current repurchase authority for 20,296,481 shares was approved by
shareholders on 19th May 2005.  To date 6,537,466 shares have been repurchased
under this authority.



The remaining shares in issue following this repurchase total 128,862,676.








19th May 2006





For further information, please contact:



Jonathan Latter

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, 020 7742 6000





Shamus Henderson

JPMorgan Cazenove, 0207 155 8007








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