Transaction in Own Shares

17 December 2015

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 80,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 112.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.

Following this purchase the issued share capital of the Company is 76,989,044 Ordinary shares, excluding 23,372,261 which are 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 76,989,044 when determining if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company.

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