Transaction in Own Shares

8 March 2016

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 325,000 of its Ordinary Shares at a price of 116.75 pence per share to be held in treasury.

Following this purchase the issued share capital of the Company is 72,474,044 Ordinary shares, excluding 27,887,261 shares which are held in treasury. 

In conformity with the FCA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules (the “Rules”) provision 5.5.1 the Company announces that shares held in treasury do not carry any voting rights; 27.78% of the Company’s total issued share capital (100,361,305 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) is currently 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 72,474,044 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]