Holding(s) in Company

F&C Latin American Inv Trust PLC
11 February 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1) Name of company

F&C Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Alliance Trust PLC and The Second Alliance Trust PLC

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

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

Allsec Nominees Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

n/a

6) Percentage of issued class

n/a

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

900,000

8) Percentage of issued class

1.22%

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

10) Date of transaction

4 February 2004

11) Date company informed

11 February 2004

12) Total holding following this notification

1,800,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.44%

14) Any additional information

The Alliance Trust PLC and The Second Alliance Trust PLC are parties to an
agreement to which S.204 of the Companies Act 1985 applies

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sally Cox

Tel: [phone]

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

Sally Cox

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



Date of notification: 11 February 2004




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