Board Meeting Notification

Deutsche Latin American Cos Tst PLC
30 March 2001


Deutsche Latin American Companies Trust


To Company Announcements Office

We  wish  to  inform you that, at a Board Meeting to be held on Wednesday,  18
April  2001,  the declaration of a final dividend will be considered  and  the
preliminary announcement of results for the year to 28 February 2001  will  be
approved.


From M Pope
Company Secretary