Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Nutraco Nominees Limited 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 non-beneficial 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Nutraco Nominees Limited 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not notified 6) Percentage of issued class Not notified 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not notified 8) Percentage of issued class Not notified 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 cents each 10) Date of transaction n/a 11) Date company became aware of holding n/a 12) Total holding following this notification 2,280,097 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.20% 14) Any additional information These shares are held on behalf of participants in the BlackRock Investment Trust savings products. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited has a notifiable interest in these shares because, in certain circumstances and subject to certain limitations agreed with the Takeover Panel to ensure compliance with the Takeover Code, with effect from 14 March 2007 BlackRock is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to these shares if the relevant plan participants do not do so. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Barbara Powley Tel: 020 7743 5610 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Barbara Powley Company Secretary BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Date of notification: 2 September 2009
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