Holding(s) in Company

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 North American Income 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 financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (X)

Other (please specify) : ()

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Charles Stanley Group PLC

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            Charles Stanley & Co Ltd

Rock (Nominees) Ltd

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

            13 April 2016

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            14 April 2016

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

          Below 5%

(8). Notified details:  

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  Ord/GB0034365949

Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi):
     Number of Shares: 3,603,410
     Number of Voting rights (viii): 3,603,410

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii):
     Number of shares:  
          DIRECT: 
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):
          Indirect (xi): 3,488,685

% of voting rights:
     Direct: 
     Indirect:  4.9%
 

B. 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: 3,488,685

% of voting rights:  4.9%


(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Rock (Nominees) Ltd

Charles Stanley & Co Ltd

Charles Stanley PLC is the holding company of the above

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

            N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            N/A

(13). Additional information:

            N/A

(14). Contact name:

           A B Powley
            For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
            Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 5610


15 April 2016