Director Declaration

BLACKROCK COMMODITIES INCOME INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Director Declaration

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc (the "Company") hereby gives
notification in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14 that Mr Jonathan Ruck
Keene, a non-executive director of the Company has today, 26 April 2012,
resigned as a non-executive director of BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies
Ltd. 

Enquiries

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

26 April 2012