Blocklisting

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust Plc.
Additional Listing
28 January 2014

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 6,325,800 Ordinary shares of 1 pence each under
an Ordinary share Block Listing facility.

The shares may be issued from time to time for cash, in order to satisfy
investor demand, provided that such issues are made at prices above the
prevailing net asset value per share. Any shares will, when issued rank equally
with the existing Ordinary shares of the Company.

It is expected that the block admission will become effective on 30 January 2014.

Enquiries
Kerry Higgins
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: [phone]