Transaction in Own Shares

JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile IT PLC
17 May 2006


                          STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                JPMORGAN FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                 REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES FOR CANCELLATION


JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc announces that today in the
market they purchased for cancellation 45,000 ordinary shares at 990.28 pence
per share representing 0.03% of the ordinary shares in issue.

The current repurchase authority for 20,296,481 shares was approved by
shareholders on 19th May 2005.  To date 6,276,466 shares have been repurchased
under this authority.

The remaining shares in issue following this repurchase total 129,123,676.


17th May 2006


For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited, 020 7742 6000

Shamus Henderson
JPMorgan Cazenove, 0207 155 8007



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