Director/PDMR Shareholding

Merrill Lynch Latin Amer Inv. Trust
10 November 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Merrill Lynch Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of director

Mailson da Nobrega

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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

shareholder named above

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

 Puddledock Nominees Limited

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

n/a

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Default sale of holding on termination of F&C Savings Plan (Latin American
Holders Only)


7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a


8) Percentage of issued class

n/a


9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

4,491 ordinary shares


10) Percentage of issued class

0.009%

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each


12) Price per share

335.33p


13) Date of transaction

24 October 2006


14) Date company informed

9 November 2006


15) Total holding following this notification

Nil


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Nil


17) Any additional information

none


18) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs A B Powley - 020 7743 5610

19) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Mrs A B Powley
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services Limited


Date of Notification
10 November  2006


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