Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
04 January 2008



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                JPMORGAN FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                 REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION



JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc has today purchased 20,000
ordinary shares for cancellation at 1005.00 pence per share.

Following the transaction the remaining shares in issue total 104,686,246.


4th January 2008



For further information, please contact:

Juliet Dearlove
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, 020 7742 6000

Shamus Henderson
Cazenove, 020 7155 8122



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