Statement re Dividend Exchange Rate Set

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc (LEI: UK9OG5Q0CYUDFGRX4151)

Dividend Exchange Rate Set

Please note that the exchange rate for the final dividend previously announced on 9 March 2017 has been set at 1.281960, which will make the GBP equivalent dividend payable 7.020499 pence per share (USD dividend 9.00 cents per share) which is payable to shareholders on 12 May 2017 (to shareholders on the register on 24 March 2017).

25 April 2017

Kevin Mayger
for and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary

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