Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1634F

North American Income Trust (The)

15 May 2017

THE NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 5493007GCUW7G2BKY360

Board Appointment

The Board of The North American Income Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Park as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 13 June 2017. Mr Park will be subject to election at the 2018 AGM.

Charles Park has over 25 years of investment management experience. He is a co-founder of Findlay Park Investment Management, a US boutique asset management house which was established in 1997. Prior to his retirement from the firm in 2016, he was deputy chief investment officer with joint responsibility for managing Findlay Park American Fund.

Prior to co-founding Findlay Park, Charles was an investment manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management and an analyst at Framlington Investment Management.

Charles Park currently has no beneficial interests in the shares of the Company.

There are no disclosures required under Section 9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.

For The North American Income Trust plc

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, SECRETARY

15 May 2017