Transaction in Own Shares

19 February 2016

BlackRock North American Income Trust plc (the Company)
Transaction in own shares: purchase of own shares to be held in treasury

The Company announces that it has today purchased 850,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 114.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.

Following this purchase the issued share capital of the Company is 73,249,044 Ordinary shares, excluding 27,112,261 shares which are held in treasury. 

In conformity with the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the “Rules”) provision 5.5.1 the Company announces that shares held in treasury do not carry any voting rights; 27.01% of the Company’s total issued share capital (100,361,305 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) is currently held in treasury.

For reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the figure of 73,249,044 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

All enquiries:
A B Powley
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel: [phone]