Director/PDMR Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

2) Name of director

Mahrukh Doctor

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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)

Nutraco 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.

Sale of shares (ISA plan charge) and purchase of shares (dividend reinvestment)

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

15 ordinary shares (dividend reinvestment on 20 April 2012)

8) Percentage of issued class

0.00004%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

2 ordinary shares (ISA plan charge on 15 March 2012)

10) Percentage of issued class

0.000005%

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

12) Price per share

615.00p - 15 March 2012
578.50p - 20 April 2012

13) Date company informed

23 April 2012

14) Total holding following this notification

587 Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

15) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0001% - ordinary shares of 10 cents each

16) Any additional information

None

17) Contact name for queries

Mrs A B Powley

18) Contact telephone number

020 7743 5610

19) Name of authorised company official responsible for making notification

Mrs A B Powley, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

Date of notification: 23 April 2012