Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
01 February 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday 1st
February 2006, it issued 150,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 85.0
pence per share representing 0.21% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,150,000.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 71,147,001.


1st February 2006


For further information, please contact:

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



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