Transaction in Own Shares

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

TREASURY STOCK

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493001VPQDYH1SSSR77

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 12.4.6 and DTR 5.5.1

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc ('the Company') purchased into Treasury 250,000 Ordinary shares at 742.12 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 7,752,879 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 124,610,646. The Company will only re-issue shares held in treasury at a premium to net asset value.

7 March 2017

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000