Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

            Merrill Lynch Latin American Investment Trust PLC

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) :  ( )


(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

           

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

            23 October 2007

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            25 October 2007

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            Gone below 9%

(8). Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  Ord 10 cents/
GB0005058408

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
     Number of Shares:  4,720,000
     Number of Voting rights(viii):  4,720,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares:
          DIRECT:  4,233,000
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):  4,233,000
          Indirect (xi):  N/A

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  8.85%
     Indirect:  N/A

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument: 

Expiration date (xiii): 

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

Total (A + B):

Number of voting rights:  4,233,000

% of voting rights:  8.85%


(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):



Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

           

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

           

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

           


(13). Additional information:

Annex Notification of Major Interests in Shares:

 

A:  Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation

 

Full Name (including legal form for legal entities):

Merrill Lynch International Investment Funds

 

Contact Address (registered office for legal entities):

33 King William Street

London

EC4R 9AS         

 

Phone number:

020 7743 2098

 

Other Useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

Thomas Hone

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

 

Full name:

BlackRock, Inc.

 

Contact Address:

33 King William Street

London

EC4R 9AS

 

Phone number:

020 7743 2098

 

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

Thomas Hone

 

C: Additional information



(14). Contact name:

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

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 5610


26 October 2007