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 15 August 2012 were:

890.46c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at par value
907.82c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value
887.28c per share (US cents) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value
904.64c per share (US cents) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value
893.01c per share (US cents) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond
907.71c per share (US cents) - Cum income fully diluted for full conversion of bond
567.31p per share (pence sterling) Capital only with convertible bond at par value
578.37p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at par value
565.29p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only with convertible bond at fair value
576.35p per share (pence sterling) - Cum income with convertible bond at fair value
568.94p per share (pence sterling) - Capital only fully diluted for full conversion of bond
578.30p 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).