LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN BRAZIL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

ISSUE OF SHARES

JPMorgan Brazil Investment Trust plc announces that 200,000 new Ordinary shares of 1p each were issued for cash at 101.25 pence per share under its Ordinary share block listing facility. 

The number of shares issued under the current authority totals 2,150,000

The Company's issued share capital consists of 49,291,352 Ordinary shares (and 9,348,270 Subscription shares). 

24^th June 2010

For further information, please contact:

Divya Amin

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

Telephone 0207 742 6000