Holding(s) in Company

F&C Latin American Inv Trust PLC
13 August 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

Devon County Council

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

State Street Bank & Trust Company (a/c XB1B)

 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

1,000,000

6) Percentage of issued class

1.37%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

10) Date of transaction

12 August 2004

11) Date company informed

12 August 2004

12) Total holding following this notification

2,825,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.88%

14) Any additional information

n/a

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Fallon
Tel: [phone]

16) 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: 13 August 2004


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