Result of EGM

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This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be
construed as, any offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any
offer to buy or subscribe for, any shares in BlackRock North American Income
Trust plc (the "Company") or securities in any other entity, in any
jurisdiction, including the United States, nor shall it, or any part of it, or
the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection
with, any contract or investment decision whatsoever, in any jurisdiction. This
announcement does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities.


10 October 2013

                   BlackRock North American Income Trust plc                    

                          Results of General Meeting                           

 

Following the General Meeting which was held today, the Company is pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a
show of hands.

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

Resolution 1: 99.63%
Resolution 2: 82.08%

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

Accordingly, the Company is now authorised to issue up to 21,122,125 Ordinary
Shares (representing approximately 25 per cent. of the issued share capital of
the Company) to investors pursuant to the Placing Programme without first
having to offer them, pro rata, to Ordinary Shareholders.

For further information, please contact:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Caroline Driscoll                  020 7743 2427

Cenkos Securities
Sapna Shah                         020 7397 1922

Save for expressions defined in this announcement, words and expressions
defined in the shareholder circular of the Company dated 16 September 2013
shall have the same meaning in this announcement.

Cenkos Securities plc, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom
by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting for the Company and for no-one
else in connection with the contents of this announcement, and will not be
responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to clients of Cenkos Securities plc nor for providing advice in
connection with the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred
to herein. Cenkos Securities plc is not responsible for the contents of this
announcement. This does not exclude or limit any responsibilities which Cenkos
Securities plc may have under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or
the regulatory regime established thereunder.