Tender Offer

Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan 3 September 2007 Merrill Lynch Commodities Income Investment Trust plc Announcement of Tender Price Background The Company offered to repurchase up to 20 per cent of its issued Ordinary Shares (15,120,000). The Tender Offer was under subscribed and 5,989,338 Ordinary Shares (7.92% of the issued Ordinary Shares) were tendered. The Tender will be satisfied in full. All tendered Ordinary Shares will be held in Treasury. There are no Ordinary Shares currently held by the Company in Treasury. Following implementation of the Tender Offer the Company will have 5,989,338 Ordinary Shares held in Treasury. Following the Tender Offer the number of Ordinary Shares that the Company has in issue, less the total number of Ordinary Shares held by the Company in Treasury, is 69,610,662. Tender Price The Tender Price calculated as at close of business on 31 August 2007 (the "Calculation Date") was 128.282 pence per Ordinary Share. Payments to Shareholders by cheque, in the case of certificated holders, will be made in pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as practicable after 7 September 2007. Payments through CREST, in the case of uncertificated holders, will be made in pounds sterling and are expected to be paid on or as soon as practicable after 5 September 2007. Balancing share certificates will be despatched by 7 September 2007 and CREST accounts will be settled on or as soon as practicable after 5 September 2007. Definitions Terms defined in the Circular have the same meaning when used herein unless the context otherwise requires. Enquiries BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Jonathan Ruck Keene 020 7743 3000 UBS Limited Joseph Winkley 020 7567 8000 UBS Limited is acting for the Company in connection with the Tender Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections offered to clients of UBS Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offer.
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