Net Asset Value(s)

Merrill Lynch Latin Amer Inv. Trust
12 May 2006


NET ASSET VALUE

MERRILL LYNCH LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

The unaudited cum income net asset value, using bid market values, for the
Merrill Lynch Latin American Investment Trust PLC (formerly F&C Latin American
Investment Trust PLC) at close of business on 11 May 2006 was:

695.35c per share (US Cents)  xd
370.00p per share (Pence Sterling)  xd







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