Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming American IT PLC
07 October 2004





                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                 JPMORGAN FLEMING AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                 REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION


JPMorgan Fleming American Investment Trust plc announces that on Wednesday 6th
October 2004 in the market it purchased for cancellation 25,000 ordinary shares
at 542 pence per share representing a total of 0.05% of the ordinary shares in
issue.



The number of shares repurchased under the current authority now totals
2,956,980.



The remaining shares in issue, following the above repurchases, is 48,758,455.







7th October 2004







For further information, please contact:



Andrew Norman
For and on behalf of
J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary
020 7742 6000





Shamus Henderson
Cazenove & Co - Stockbrokers to the Company
020 7155 8007








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