Total Voting Rights

4 January 2016

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC
(the “Company”)

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the Rules") provision 5.6.1, the Company would like to notify the market that as at 31 December 2015 its issued share capital consisted of 76,989,044 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each carrying one vote per share. As at 31 December 2015, the Company held 23,372,261 shares in treasury.

Shareholders should use 76,989,044 as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.

All enquiries:

C Driscoll
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel: [phone]