Issue of Equity

SHARE ISSUANCE

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

The Company announces that today it issued 200,000 new ordinary shares of 1p
each for cash, at a price of 115.25 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 16 July 2014.

Following this issue of shares, the number of ordinary shares that the Company
has in issue is 101,458,000. The total number of voting rights of the Company
is 101,458,000 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:

S Beynsberger - BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
11 July 2014
Tel: [phone]