Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
31 January 2006



                        LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                      JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                               ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Tuesday 31st January
2006, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 85.5 pence
per share representing 0.14% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,000,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 70,997,001.


31st January 2006


For further information, please contact:


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








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