Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
23 December 2005



                     LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT



                   JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                               ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Friday 23rd
December 2005, it issued 200,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at
77.50 pence per share representing 0.29% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 200,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 69,197,001.




23rd December 2005




For further information, please contact:




Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone [phone]





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