Result of AGM

BlackRock North American Income Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to
announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a
show of hands, including ordinary resolution 10 and special resolutions 11,
12, and 13 under special business of the Company:


10. To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's ordinary shares for
cancellation or to be held in treasury

11. To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the Company's
ordinary shares in issue as at 31 July 2014 by means of a tender offer

12. To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum 20% of the Company's
ordinary shares in issue as at 31 January 2015 by means of a tender offer

13 To adopt new Articles of Association to the exclusion of the existing
Articles of Association


Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection
at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1:  99.71%
Resolution 2:  100.0%
Resolution 3:  100.0%
Resolution 4:  100.0%
Resolution 5:  100.0%
Resolution 6:  100.0%
Resolution 7:  100.0%
Resolution 8:  100.0%
Resolution 9:  100.0%
Resolution 10: 100.0%
Resolution 11: 99.71%
Resolution 12: 99.71%
Resolution 13: 99.71%

13 February 2014