Director/PDMR Shareholding

BlackRock Latin American Trust plc

LEI: UK9OG5Q0CYUDFGRX4151

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details  of  the  person  discharging  managerial  responsibilities  /  person  closely associated
a)	Name	Dr Mahrukh Doctor
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc
b)	LEI	UK9OG5Q0CYUDFGRX4151
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 10c each (shares) GB0005058408
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares (dividend reinvestment)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £4.4600 10
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	n/a (single transaction - see above)
e)	Date of the transaction	2017-05-12
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)