Dividend Declaration

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC

ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUARTERLY INTERIM DIVIDEND

3 August 2016

The Board of BlackRock North American Income Trust plc is pleased to announce that the third quarterly interim dividend in respect of the period ended 31 July 2016 of 1.20p per ordinary share has been declared by the Directors, payable on 7 October 2016 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 19 August 2016 (ex-dividend date is 18 August 2016).

Enquiries:

Caroline Driscoll
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: [phone]