Dividend Declaration

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUARTERLY INTERIM DIVIDEND 6 May 2015 The Board of BlackRock North American Income Trust plc is pleased to announce that the second quarterly interim dividend in respect of the financial year ending 31 October 2015 of 1.10p per ordinary share has been declared by the Directors, payable on 1 July 2015 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 22 May 2015 (ex-dividend date is 21 May 2015). This represents an increase of 10% on the first quarterly dividend and it is the Board's current intention to maintain this quarterly payout. Enquiries: Caroline Driscoll BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary Telephone: 020 7743 2427
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