Holding(s) in Company

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):

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

16 October 2013

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

17 October 2013 after c.o.b

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

L&G (Above 3%)

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord/GB00B7W0XJ61

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: Below 3%
Number of Voting rights(viii): Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
DIRECT: 4,245,244
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): 4,245,244
Indirect (xi):

% of voting rights:
Direct: 4.24%
Indirect:

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting 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: 4,245,244

% of voting rights: 4.24%

(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  	
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  	
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)	
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G)(4,245,244 - 4.24%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct)(LGIMHD)(3,907,244 – 3.90%= PMC)  	  
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(LGIH) 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)(3,907,244 – 3.90%= PMC)  	
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of  99,988,500.
The holding of 4,245,244 includes 2,349,522 C Shares

(14). Contact name:

A B Powley
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2427


18 October 2013