Annual Information Update

Merrill Lynch Latin Amer Inv. Trust
11 May 2006

               Merrill Lynch Latin American Investment Trust PLC

               (Formerly F&C Latin American Investment Trust PLC)

                           Annual Information Update





Pursuant to the requirements of the Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following
summarises the information that has been published or made available to the
public by Merrill Lynch Latin American Investment Trust PLC (formerly F&C Latin
American Investment Trust PLC ("the Company") over the 12 months to 12 April
2006

The Company uses the London Stock Exchange RNS service to make announcements to
the market.   Copies of announcements can be obtained from the RNS service using
the following link http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/
marketnews/.

Report and accounts are also available on the Merrill Lynch Website at
www.mlim.co.uk/its or from the Company Secretary, Merrill Lynch Latin American
Investment Trust PLC, 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS

Copies of documents filed with Companies House can be obtained by contacting the
Companies House Contact Centre on 0870 33 33 636.

NOTES:



•         Notifications of the Company's Net Asset Value are released daily on
the RNS service and are not detailed individually in the list below.

•         Notifications of the Company's ten largest holdings are released each
quarter on the RNS service, under the heading "portfolio update", and are not
detailed individually in the list below.  Monthly Portfolio Information is also
released providing details on sector allocation and the Company's top ten
Holdings.

•         Some of the information stated may be out of date as at the submission
of this Annual Information Update.


Information published on RNS                                 Date of Publication/Filing
Net asset value                                              daily
Portfolio update                                             quarterly
Month end portfolio information                              monthly
Holding(s) in Company - Progressive Developing Markets       12 April 2005
Limited
Director Shareholding - D O'Conor                            6 May 2005
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 11 May 2005
Company Limited
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 18 May 2005
Company Limited
Holding(s) In Company - ING Bank N.V. London Branch          2 June 2005
Exercise of Warrants                                         8 July 2005
Issue of Equity                                              20 July 2005
Exercise of Warrants                                         5 August 2005
Exercise of Warrants                                         10 August 2005
Holding(s) In Company - Advance Developing Markets Trust plc 16 August 2005
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 6 September 2005
Company Limited
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 16 September 2005
Company Limited
Interim Results - Unaudited Statement of Results for the     22 September 2005
half-year ended 30 June 2005
Holding(s) In Company - Friends Provident group              23 September 2005
Discount Control Mechanism                                   4 October 2005
Interim Results - Report and Accounts for the half year to   12 October 2005
30 June 2005 - available at UKLA document viewing facility
Tender Offer - Circular, Forms and Forms of Direction -      26 October 2005
available at UKLA document viewing facility
EGM Statement                                                31 October 2005
Tender Offer                                                 4 November 2005
Director/PDMR Shareholding - D O'Conor                       9 November 2005
Tender Offer                                                 11 November 2005
Director/PDMR Shareholding - D O'Conor                       16 November 2005
Director/PDMR Shareholding - L Whitehead                     16 November 2005
Holding(s) In Company - Societe Generale London Branch       22 November 2005
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 9 January 2006
Company Limited
Portfolio Manager Change                                     13 January 2006
Holding(s) In Company - Friends Provident group              13 January 2006
Holding(s) In Company - Friends Provident group              1 March 2006
SAR 5 - Disclosure of Disposals                              7 March 2006
Management Arrangements                                      10 March 2006
Final Results - Unaudited Preliminary Statement of Results   16 March 2006
for the year ended 31 December 2005
Holding(s) In Company - City of London Investment Management 16 March 2006
Company Limited
Tender Offer - discount control mechanism                    17 March 2006
Change in Manager, Company Secretary and Registered office   31 March 2006
Discount Control Mechanism                                   3 April 2006
Tender Offer                                                 12 April 2006
Documents filed with the Registrar of Companies
Annual Report and Accounts 2004                              28 April 2005
Form 88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares                     12 July 2005
Form 88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares                     15 August 2005
Form 88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares                     15 August 2005
Form 88(2) Return of Allotment of Shares                     15 August 2005
288cChange of Particulars for director or secretary          28 September 2005
Section 272 Interim Accounts period 1 January to 30 June     3 November 2005
2005
Annual Return made up to 28 February 2006                    28 March 2006
288a Appointment of Secretary                                31 March 2006
288b Resignation of Secretary                                31 March 2006
287 Change in registered office                              31 March 2006
Printed Publications submitted to the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility
Report and Accounts for the half year to 30 June 2005        12 October 2005
Tender Offer - Circular, Forms and Forms of Direction        26 October 2005
Annual report and accounts and form of proxy for the year to 12 April 2006
31 December 2005
Tender offer, change of name and share buyback authorities   12 April 2006




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