Director Shareholding

F&C Latin American Inv Trust PLC
18 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1) Name of company

F&C Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of director

Peter Burnell

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the

shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in
the case of

an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age

of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

Beneficial holding in respect of the director named in 2) above.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Giltspur Nominees Ltd a/c BUNS

 5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

It relates to the Director himself

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary / non
discretionary

Market sale

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

a) warrants: 2,000
a) ordinary shares: 7,000

10) Percentage of issued class

a) warrants: 0.02%
b) ordinary shares: 0.01%

11) Class of security

a) warrants
b) ordinary shares of 10 cents each

12) Price per share

a) warrants: 134p
b) ordinary shares: 186p

13) Date of transaction

18 March 2005

14) Date company informed

18 March 2005

15) Total holding following this notification

a) warrants: nil
b) ordinary shares: 3,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

a) warrants: nil
b) ordinary shares: 0.004%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

n/a

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

n/a

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

n/a

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

n/a

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

n/a

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

n/a

23) Any additional information

n/a

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Fallon - 020 7628 8000

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


David Fallon

For and on behalf of F&C Emerging Markets Limited, Secretary


Date of Notification

18 March 2005








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