Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
13 February 2006



                        LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that on Friday 10th February
2006, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 84.0 pence
per share representing 0.14% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,725,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 71,722,001.




13th February 2006




For further information, please contact:





Lucy Sullivan

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
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