Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan American IT PLC
06 July 2007

                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT


                     JPMORGAN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC


                 REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION


JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc has today purchased 200,000 ordinary
shares for cancellation at 685.0 pence per share.

Following the transaction the remaining shares in issue total 42,870,949.




6th July 2007


For further information, please contact:

Andrew Norman
For and on behalf of
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary
020 7742 6000

Gavin Tooke
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein - Stockbrokers to the Company
0207 623 8000


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