Holding(s) in Company

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

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London, March 17

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): Investec Wealth & Investment Limited(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 16 March 2017(6). Date on which issuer notified: 17 March 2017(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 17% to 18%(8). Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary/GB00B7W0XJ61Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi): Number of Shares: 12,399,816 Number of Voting rights (viii): 12,399,816Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii): Number of shares: DIRECT: 12,410,816 Number of voting rights (ix): Direct (x): 12,410,816 Indirect (xi):% of voting rights: Direct: 18.00% Indirect: 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: 12,410,816% of voting rights: 18.00%(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.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: S Beynserger For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Secretary(15). Contact telephone number: 020 7743 263917 March 2017