Bondholders General Meeting Statement

NOTICE OF OUTCOME OF MEETING                          

                 BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC                 

    to the holders of the outstanding US$80,000,000 3.5 per cent. unsecured    
                          convertible bonds due 2015                           

We hereby give you notice that at the Meeting of the holders of the outstanding
US$80,000,000 3.5 per cent. unsecured convertible bonds due 2015 of the Company
held at 11.45 a.m. (London time) on Tuesday, 11 May 2010 at the offices of the
Company, 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS, the Extraordinary Resolution
proposed at the Meeting was passed.

Under listing rule LR9.6.1R a copy of the resolution has been submitted to the
UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be made available via the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7066 1000

Enquiries:

Mrs A B Powley
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Tel: [phone]