Issue of Equity

JPMorgan Chinese Inv Tst PLC
11 January 2006



                      LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                     JPMORGAN CHINESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                              ISSUE OF SHARES



JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust plc announces that today, Wednesday 11th
January 2006, it issued 150,000 ordinary shares to a market participant at 81.00
pence per share representing 0.22% of the ordinary shares in issue.


The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 875,000.


The outstanding shares in issue following this notification are 69,872,001.


11th January 2006



For further information, please contact:



Lucy Sullivan
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone [phone]








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