Issue of Equity

JP Morgan Flem Chinese Inv Tst PLC
26 July 2005



                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                  JPMORGAN FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                  ISSUE OF SHARES



26th July 2005


JPMorgan Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that yesterday in the
market, it issued 100,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 76 pence
per share, representing 0.15% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 1,250,000.  A
further 5,358,700 shares are available for issue under the authority granted at
the AGM in 2004.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 67,337,001.



For further information, please contact:





Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary
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