Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen Latin American Inv Tst PLC
05 June 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Aberdeen Latin American Investment Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Discretionary clients of Aberdeen Asset Managers 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




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




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
1,315,000

8. Percentage of issued class
6.58%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 25p Shares

10. Date of transaction
4 June 2003

11. Date company informed
5 June 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
1,500,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.50%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ruth Humphrey, 020 7463 6305

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC -Secretary

Date of notification
5 June 2003




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