Statement re Management Fee

BlackRock World Mining Trust plc

The Board of BlackRock World Mining Trust plc (the ‘Company’) announces that following discussions with its Manager, BlackRock Fund Managers Limited (‘BlackRock’), it has reached an agreement on a revised fee basis.  Accordingly, effective from 1 October 2015, the management fee (which includes all services provided by BlackRock) will be 0.8% of the Company’s gross assets. Where the Company invests in other investment or cash funds managed by BlackRock, any underlying fee is rebated.

Enquiries:

Jonathan Ruck Keene, Head of Closed End Funds Group
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited      - Tel: [phone]

William Simmonds
JPMorgan Cazenove Limited                                   - Tel: [phone]

21 October 2015