BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC
    ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUARTERLY INTERIM DIVIDEND


    5 August 2015

    The Board of BlackRock North American Income Trust plc is pleased to announce
    that the third quarterly interim dividend in respect of the financial year
    ending 31 October 2015 of 1.10p per ordinary share has been declared by the
    Directors, payable on 7 October 2015 to holders of ordinary shares on the
    register at the close of business on 14 August 2015 (ex-dividend date is 13
    August 2015).

    Enquiries:

    Caroline Driscoll
    BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
    Telephone: 020 7743 2427