Holding(s) in Company

JPMorgan Fleming Japanese Smllr Cos
02 March 2006

                                  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

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
(NOW CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD AND CREDIT SUISSE INTERNATIONAL)

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

AS ABOVE

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

N/A

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT NOTIFIED

8)   Percentage of issued class

NOT NOTIFIED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

2 MARCH 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

0

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0%


14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

NICOLA WALTERS       020 7742 3453

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

HILARY LOWE 0207742 6000


17) Date of notification

2 MARCH 2006





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