Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
17 March 2006



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                      JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                ISSUE OF SHARES


JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Friday 17th March
2006, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 84.00 pence
per share representing 0.14% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 3,600,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 72,597,001.


17th March 2006



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Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
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