Transaction in Own Shares

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the 'Company')

REPURCHASE OF SHARES INTO TREASURY

Legal Entity Identifier: 5493001VPQDYH1SSSR77

Today the Company purchased into Treasury 25,000 Ordinary shares at 1053.60 pence per share.

Following the transaction the Company holds 12,728,285 ordinary shares in Treasury. The shares in issue less the total number of Treasury shares is 119,635,240. The Company will only re-issue shares held in treasury at a premium to net asset value.          

20^th August 2020

For further information, please contact:

Jonathan Latter

JPMorgan Funds Limited

020 7742 4000