Result of AGM

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 6 May 2011, we are
pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed were passed, including
ordinary resolution 11 and special resolutions 12, 13, 14 and 15:

(Res. 11) To grant the Diretors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 12). To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect
of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury
(Res. 13) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's ordinary shares
for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 14) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum of 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 30 September 2011 by means of a tender
offer.
(Res. 15) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum of 20% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue as at 31 March 2012 by means of a tender
offer.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

The minimum number of proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions was
93.88%.

6 May 2011