JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust Regulatory News (JMG)

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493001VPQDYH1SSSR77

Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11(1)

The Board of JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Aidan Lisser as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st December 2018.

Mr Lisser is Head of Strategy at Investec Wealth & Investment Limited, where he was previously Chief Marketing Officer until June 2017. He has broad senior level brand and marketing experience across consumer products, banking, asset management and wealth, having been Chief Marketing Officer at Allianz Global Investors and Head of Group Brand at Standard Chartered Bank plc. From 1983 until 2005 he held various positions at Unilever, including four years based in China and three years in Thailand. Latterly he was Senior Vice President of the Global Household Products category. Mr Lisser is also a Non-Executive Director of Henderson International Income Trust plc and was previously a Non-Executive Director of Henderson Global Trust plc.

Mr Lisser does not own any shares in the Company.

No further information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13(2) - (6) of the UKLA Listing Rules for Mr Lisser.

1st November 2018

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary

Telephone 0207 742 4000