Holding in Company

Deutsche Latin American Cos Tst PLC
29 November 2000


TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

We  wish  to  inform you that we were yesterday notified by  the  Co-operative
Insurance  Society Limited that, as a result of a return of a stock  loan,  it
now  holds 2,050,000 ordinary shares in the Company representing 4.11% of  the
issued share capital..

FROM:  M Pope
       Joint Company Secretary