Result of EGM

BlackRock North American Income Trust plc

Results of GM

Following the General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce
that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a show of
hands, including ordinary resolution 1 and special resolution 2:

(Res. 2) THAT the directors of the Company be authorised to allot ordinary
shares of the Company on a non-pre-emptive basis.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1: 100.0%
Resolution 2: 99.99%

8 February 2013