Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
04 January 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT



                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



                                ISSUE OF SHARES





JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday 4th
January 2006, it issued 50,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 79.00
pence per share representing 0.07% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 325,000.



The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 69,322,001.







4th January 2006









For further information, please contact:





Lucy Sullivan

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

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