Issue of Equity

JP Morgan Flem Chinese Inv Tst PLC
09 November 2005


                      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                 JPMORGAN FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                               ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday
9th November 2005, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at
70.50 pence per share representing 0.15% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,735,000.  A
further 3,873,700 shares are available for issue under the authority granted at
the AGM in 2004.

The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 68,822,001.


9th November 2005



For further information, please contact:

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



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