Correction : Interim Management Statement

This announcement replaces the original announcement PRNUK-1505090911-446C. The gearing figure has been amended from 1.0% to 2.6%. All other information remains the same. BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Interim Management Statement - 4 months to 30 April 2009 To the members of BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc. This interim management statement has been produced solely to provide additional information to shareholders as a body to meet the relevant requirements of the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure & Transparency Rules. It should not be relied on by any other party for any other reason. This interim management statement relates to the period from 1 January 2009 to 30 April 2009, and contains information that covers this period, and up to the date of publication of this interim management statement. Please note more detailed performance information is available on the Investment Manager's website-www.blackrock.co.uk/its. The Company's objective is to secure long term capital growth primarily through investing in quoted securities in Latin America. The Company is managed by Will Landers of BlackRock Investment Management. Stock Performance Cumulative Performance(%): One Three One Five Month Months Year Years Net Asset Value 22.2% 28.9% -49.5% 123.0% Share Price 23.8% 25.2% -48.7% 158.4% MSCI EM Latin America Index 17.5% 23.5% -44.6% 184.4% All performance figures are in $ on a total return basis. Ten Largest Equity Holdings at 30 April 2009 All America AmBev America Movil Banco Bradesco Banco Itau Credicorp CVRD Grupo Televisa Petrobras Redcard Usinas Financial position and performance as at 30 April 2009 Gross Assets (£m) 175.1 Short term borrowings (£m) 4.5 Net asset value-Capital only 388.86p Net asset value-Total return 391.61p Share Price* 376.00p Ordinary Shares in Issue 43,835,522 Actual Gearing 2.6% Discount to Capital only NAV* 3.3% Average discount to NAV for 4 months to 30 April 2009 6.2% * 1.4818 GBP-USD Exchange Rate Used Material Events & Transactions Following the tender offer on 31 March 2009, 3,554,231 shares were bought back and placed in treasury on 6 April 2009. There were no other material events or transactions during the three months to 30 April 2009 nor was the Company involved in any material transactions during the period other than the purchase and sale of securities undertaken in the normal course of its business. The Board is not aware of any material events or transactions occurring between 30 April 2009 and the date of publication of this interim management statement which would have a material impact on the financial position of the Company. Latest information is available by typing, www.blackrock.co.uk/its on the internet, "BLRKINDEX" on Reuters, "BLRK" on Bloomberg or "8800" on Topic 3 (ICV terminal). Contact details: Barbara Powley Company Secretary Tel: 020 7743 5610 15 May 2009
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