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: ()

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) :  Transitional Notification of Major Holding ( )


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

            Advance Developing Markets Trust PLC

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

            Nortrust Nominees Limited

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

            N/A

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            6 December 2007(after close of business)

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

            12%

(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:  4,867,065
     Number of Voting rights(viii):  4,867,065

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares:
          DIRECT:  5,950,065
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):  5,950,065
          Indirect (xi):  Nil

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  12.45%
     Indirect:  Nil

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:  5,950,065

% of voting rights:  12.45%


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

N/A

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:

Progressive Developing Markets Ltd is investment manager to Advance Developing
Markets Trust plc

(14). Contact name:

            Ms B Powley
            For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
            Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 5610

7 December 2007