Holding(s) in Company

F&C Latin American Inv Trust PLC
16 March 2006

                              HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

1) Name of company

F&C Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

City of London Investment Management Company Limited

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.

Shares managed by City of London Investment Management
Company Limited held on behalf of:

a) The Emerging Markets Country Fund: 869,986 shares
b) Jap & Co: 324,371 shares
c) Airhorn & Co: 810,928 shares
d) Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund (a sub-fund of the World Emerging
Markets Umbrella Fund PLC):     3,644,669 shares
e) GFM Emerging Markets Country Fund: 40,000 shares
f) The Emerging World Fund: 1,030,035 shares
g) The Emerging (Free) Markets Country Fund: 1,625,719 shares
h) Monetary & Co: 810,985 shares
i) UPEN: 25,000 shares
j) UFND: 100,000 shares

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

a) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD
b) State Street Bank and Trust Company
c) State Street Bank and Trust Company
d) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD
e) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSTDCAD
f) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTOMN
g) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C BSDTUSD
h) State Street Bank and Trust Company
i) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C UPMF5041942
j) Mellon UK Nominees Ltd A/C PMSF8572832

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised

6) Percentage of issued class

Not advised

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8) Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 10 cents each

10) Date of transaction

Not advised

11) Date company informed

16 March 2006

12) Total holding following this notification

9,281,693

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.52%

14) Any additional information

The holding of Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund represents 4.92% of the
issued share capital.

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

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


Date of notification: 16 March 2006


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