Holding(s) in Company

F&C Latin American Inv Trust PLC
16 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

F&C Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Advance Developing Markets Trust plc

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

In (2) above

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

Nortrust Nominees Limited a/c ADT01

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a

6) Percentage of issued class

n/a

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

8) Percentage of issued class

n/a

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

10) Date of transaction

n/a

11) Date company informed

16 August 2005

12) Total holding following this notification

10,943,904

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.66%

14) Any additional information

Progressive Developing Markets Limited, the investment manager of Advance
Developing Markets Trust plc, has an interest over 11,308,904 shares (14.11% of
the issued share capital).

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Fallon

Tel: [phone]

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

David Fallon
For and on behalf of F&C Emerging Markets Limited, Secretary


Date of notification: 16 August 2005


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