Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming Overseas IT PLC
04 April 2006


                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                 JPMORGAN FLEMING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

   REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION IN RELATION TO TENDER OFFER


JPMorgan Fleming Overseas Investment Trust plc announces that today in the
market they purchased for cancellation 32,574,617 ordinary shares at 636.6871
pence per share representing 46.7% of the ordinary shares in issue in accordance
with the terms of the Circular dated 3rd March 2006.  The remaining shares in
issue following this repurchase total 37,167,448.


Expected timetable of events:

Cheques despatched and CREST payments made in    7th April 2006 or as soon as 
respect of Tender Offer                          practicable thereafter

Balancing Share certificates despatched and      Week commencing 10th April 2006
CREST accounts settled in respect of 
Tender Offer


7th April 2006


For further information, please contact:

Philip Jones
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
020 7742 6000

Nathan Brown
Winterflood Investment Trusts- Stockbrokers to the Company
020 7621 5572



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