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 14 August 2012 were:

885.80c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at par value
903.04c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value
882.63c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value
899.87c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value
889.16c per share (US cents) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond
903.76c per share (US cents) - Cum income fully diluted for full conversion of bond
564.70p per share (pence sterling) Capital only with convertible bond at par value
575.69p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value
562.68p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value
573.67p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value
566.84p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond
576.15p 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. Following the implementation of the Tender Offer (the results of which were
announced on 2 April 2012 and which became effective on 5 April 2012) and
following the buyback of 75,000 shares on 2 May 2012 to be held in treasury,
the Company has in issue 43,841,312 shares, of which 2,267,065 were held 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).