Transaction in Own Shares

22 April 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 250,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 124.00 pence per share to be held in treasury.

Following settlement of this purchase on 26 April 2016 the issued share capital of the Company will be 69,549,044 Ordinary Shares, excluding 30,812,261 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; 30.70% of the Company’s total issued share capital (100,361,305 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) will be 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 69,549,044 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

All enquiries:
K V Higgins
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel: [phone]