Result of AGM

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 14 March 2016, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including ordinary resolution 10 and special resolutions 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 as special business of the Company:

(Res.10)  To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.

(Res.11)  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.

(Res.12)  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Res.13) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum of 20% of the Company’s ordinary shares in issue as at 31 August 2016 by means of a Tender Offer.

(Res.14) To authorise the Directors to purchase up to a maximum of 20% of the Company’s ordinary shares in issue as at 28 February 2017 by means of a Tender Offer.

(Res.15) To adopt new Articles of Association.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.hemscott.com/nsm.do Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1:   99.98%
Resolution 2:   99.62%
Resolution 3:   99.89%
Resolution 4:   99.80%
Resolution 5:   99.87%
Resolution 6:   99.29%
Resolution 7:   99.50%
Resolution 8:   99.41%
Resolution 9:   99.92%
Resolution 10: 99.03%
Resolution 11: 98.90%
Resolution 12: 99.83%
Resolution 13: 99.66%
Resolution 14: 99.58%
Resolution 15: 99.68%

14 March 2016