BlackRock North American Income Trust Plc announced that Melanie Roberts will be appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2019. Mrs. Roberts is a partner at Sarasin & Partners LLP. She has over 20 years of investment experience and joined Sarasin & Partners in 2011 where she is primarily responsible for the management of charity and pension fund portfolios. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Mrs. Roberts spent 16 years at Newton Investment Management as a fund manager of charity, private client and pension fund portfolios. Mrs. Roberts will also serve as a member of the Company’s Audit and Management Engagement Committee.