Holding(s) in Company

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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London, February 23

BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC (LEI: 549300WWOCXSC241W468)

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): BlackRock North American Income Trust plc(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ()An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ()Other (please specify): ()(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Charles Stanley Group PLC(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Charles Stanley & Co Ltd

Rock (Nominees) Ltd(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 22 February 2017

(6). Date on which issuer notified: 23 February 2017

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5%(8). Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord/GB00B7W0XJ61Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi): Number of Shares: 3,445,572 Number of Voting rights (viii): 3,445,572

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii): Number of shares: DIRECT: Number of voting rights (ix): Direct (x): Indirect (xi): 3,502,172

% of voting rights: Direct: Indirect: 5.079% 

B. Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):Type of financial instrument:Expiration date (xiii): Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted:% of voting rights:C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments (xv), (xvi)Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:Type of financial instrument: Exercise Price: Expiration date (xvii): Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii): Number of voting rights instrument refers to:% of voting rights (xix) (xx): 

Nominal: Delta:Total (A + B + C):Number of voting rights: 3,502,172% of voting rights: 5.079%(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):Rock (Nominees) Ltd

Charles Stanley & Co Ltd

Charles Stanley PLC is the holding company of the above

Proxy Voting:(10). Name of the proxy holder: N/A(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A(13). Additional information: N/A(14). Contact name: A B Powley For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Secretary(15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 561024 February 2017