Total Voting Rights

2 January 2015

                   BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN INCOME TRUST PLC                   

                                (the "Company")                                

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the Rules")
provision 5.6.1, the Company would like to notify the market that as at 31
December 2014 its issued share capital consisted of 100,361,305 Ordinary Shares
of 1 pence each carrying one vote per share. As at 31 December 2014, the
Company did not hold any shares in treasury.

Shareholders should use 100,361,305 as the denominator for the calculations by
which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or
a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.

All enquiries:

S Beynsberger
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel: [phone]