Purchase of Own Securities

Deutsche Latin American Cos Tst PLC
14 September 2001




The Secretary

Company Announcements Office

London Stock Exchange Tower

Courier Delivery Entrance

Old Broad Street

London

EC2N 1HP



14 September, 2001


Dear Sirs


The Board of the Deutsche Latin American Companies Trust PLC announces that
the Company has today purchased for cancellation 200,000 ordinary shares in
the Company at a price of 53.0p per share.


Following this purchase there are now 47,811,050 ordinary shares in issue.

Yours faithfully


M Pope

Company Secretary