Net Asset Value(s)

BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust
plc at close of business 3 January 2012 was:

906.71c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at par value
937.65c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value
896.15c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value
927.09c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value
905.78c per share (US cents) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion
of bond
931.68c per share (US cents) - Cum income fully diluted for full conversion of
bond
579.93p per share (pence sterling) Capital only with convertible bond at par
value
599.72p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at par
value
573.18p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair
value
592.97p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair
value
579.34p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only fully diluted for full
conversion of bond
595.90p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income fully diluted for full
conversion of bond

Notes:

1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis.

2. The conversion price of the bonds is $8.98 until (but excluding) 15
September 2012 and $9.83 thereafter.

3. Revenue items included in net asset value, with dividends payable deducted
on the ex-dividend date.

4. The number of shares in issue is 43,841,312. There are no shares remaining
in treasury.

5. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performance
statistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managed
Investment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3).