AGM Statement

BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all the resolutions put to shareholders were passed including
special resolutions 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14:

(Res. 10). To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.

(Res. 11). To authorise the Directors to disapply re-emption rights in respect
of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury.

(Res. 12). To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's shares for
cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Res. 13). To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's shares in issue as at 30 September 2009 by means of a tender offer.

(Res. 14). To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the
Company's shares in issue as at 31 March 2010 by means of a tender offer.


Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the UK
Listing Authority, and will shortly be made available via the UK Listing
Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

Tel. No. (0)20 7066 1000

The minimum number of proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions was
93.04%.


12 May 2009