Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust plc

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Midas Capital Plc

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

See section 9 below

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

25 March 2009

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

27 March 2009

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Was 5.06%, Now 4.70%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ord/GB00B0N8MF98.

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: 3,686,000
Number of Voting rights(viii): 3,686,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares: 3,436,000
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): n/a
Indirect (xi): 3,436,000

% of voting rights:
Direct: n/a
Indirect: 4.70%


B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii): N/A

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

Total (A + B):

Number of voting rights: 3,436,000

% of voting rights: 4.70%


(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

CF Midas Income Fund          Bank of New York Nominees Ltd a/c 392513   2,000,000
Midas Income & Growth Trust   State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XCE3         1,250,000
Segregated Account            Roy Nominees Ltd a/c 570035                  186,000

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

(13). Additional information:

N/A

(14). Contact name:

Caroline Driscoll
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2427


30 March 2009