Tender Offer

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BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Tender offer

6 July 2011

The Directors announce that they have decided not to implement a semi-annual
tender offer in September 2011. In the six month period ending 30 June 2011 the
Company's ordinary shares traded at an average discount to NAV (allowing for
the full conversion of the Bonds) of 1.3 per cent. The discount has widened as
the year has progressed and in June averaged 4.4 per cent.

The Board monitors the share price, trading volume and prevailing 
discount/premium on a regular basis and has resolved, subject to market conditions, 
to take such steps as are necessary from time to time to protect the share rating.


For further information, please contact:

Peter Burnell - 01434 632 292
BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Jonathan Ruck Keene - 020 7743 3000
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Will Rogers - 020 7397 1920
Cenkos Securities plc