Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos
1 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

JPMORGAN  FLEMING JAPANESE SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

J.P. MORGAN  SECURITIES LIMITED

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

J.P.MORGAN FLEMING ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED: 4,000,000

JARDINE FLEMING ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD: 6

J.P.MORGAN SECURITIES LTD: 310,671


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

NOT STATED

6)   Percentage of issued class

 NOT STATED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT STATED

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT STATED


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 10p SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED

11)  Date company informed

27th AUGUST 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,310,677

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.87%



14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

HILARY LOWE 0207-742-3274

16)  Name of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification

HELEN WALKER 0207-742-3453



17)  Date of notification



1st SEPTEMBER    2003







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