Dividend Declaration

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUARTERLY INTERIM DIVIDEND


4 May 2016

The Board of BlackRock North American Income Trust plc is pleased to announce that the second quarterly interim dividend in respect of the quarter ended 30 April 2016 of 1.20p per ordinary share has been declared by the Directors, payable on 1 July 2016 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 20 May 2016 (ex-dividend date is 19 May 2016).

Enquiries:

Caroline Driscoll
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: [phone]