TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc
(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify): ( )
(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Lazard Asset Management LLC
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Bank of New York - Global Custody
Bank of New York - Dir Personal
J.P. Morgan Chase - Swift
Mellon Trust
Northern Trust Co
State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC
State Street Bank - Custody Master Trust
(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):
1 December 2016
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
2 December 2016
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Increase from 12% to 13%
(8). Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii) (ix)
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB0005058408
Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares:
Number of Voting rights(viii): 5,106,398
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
Direct:
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x):
Indirect (xi): 5,133,828
% of voting rights(x):
Direct:
Indirect: 13.040%
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):
Type of financial instrument:
Expiration date (xiii):
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted:
% of voting rights:
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments (xv), (xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Exercise Price:
Expiration date (xvii):
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):
Number of voting rights instrument refers to:
% of voting rights (xix) (xx):
Nominal:
Delta:
Total (A + B + C):
Number of voting rights: 5,133,828
% of voting rights: 13.040%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
Proxy Voting:
(10). Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
(13). Additional information:
(14). Contact name:
Sarah Beynsberger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 2639
2 December 2016
