Transaction in Own Shares

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300QNAI4XRPEB4G65

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 12.4.6 and DTR 5.5.1

The Company announces that it has today purchased 179,000 ordinary shares into Treasury at 381.44 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 29,727,323 shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 251,906,587. The Company will only re-issue shares held in treasury at a premium to net asset value.

21 March 2017

For further information, please contact:

Alison Vincent

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000