Issue of Equity

JP Morgan Flem Chinese Inv Tst PLC
29 July 2005



                        LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                 JPMORGAN FLEMING CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                ISSUE OF SHARES





29th July 2005





JPMorgan Fleming Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that yesterday in the
market, it issued 475,000 new ordinary shares to market participants at 77 pence
per share, representing 0.70% of the ordinary shares in issue.



The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 1,825,000.  A
further 4,783,700 shares are available for issue under the authority granted at
the AGM in 2004.



The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 67,912,001.



For further information, please contact:





Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Secretary
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