Result of AGM

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 29 April 2016, we are pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed were passed, including ordinary resolutions 12 and 13 and special resolutions 14, 15 and 16:

(Res. 12)   To resolve that the Company should continue in being as an investment trust company
(Res. 13)   To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 14).  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.
(Res. 15).  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 16).  To adopt new Articles of Association.

In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1	100.00%
Resolution 2	99.05%
Resolution 3	100.00%
Resolution 4	98.01%
Resolution 5	99.19%
Resolution 6	98.15%
Resolution 7	97.83%
Resolution 8	99.37%
Resolution 9	97.99%
Resolution 10	99.70%
Resolution 11	99.79%
Resolution 12	99.49%
Resolution 13	99.90%
Resolution 14	99.84%
Resolution 15	99.93%
Resolution 16	99.83%

29 April 2016