SHARE ISSUE

    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 89.5 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 28 May 2015.

    Following this issue of shares, the number of ordinary shares that the Company
    has in issue is 108,258,000.  The total number of voting rights of the Company
    is 108,258,000 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:

    A B Powley - BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
    26 May 2015
    Tel: 020 7743 5610