BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - Issue of Equity

SHARE ISSUANCE

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

The Company announces that today it issued 250,000 new ordinary shares of 1p
each for cash, at a price of 91.25 pence per share, a premium to the Company's
net asset value, under its ordinary share blocklisting facility. The new
ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares and
dealings are expected to commence on 17 February 2015.

Following this issue of shares, the number of ordinary shares that the Company
has in issue is 106,858,000. The total number of voting rights of the Company
is 106,858,000 and this figure may be used by shareholders 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 Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contact name for queries:

K V Higgins - BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

13 February 2015

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