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):
Rathbone Brothers Plc
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
Rathbone Brothers Plc
Rathbone Investment Management Limited
Rathbone Investment Management International Limited
(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
13 June 2012
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
4 July 2012 (received by BlackRock on 19 July 2012)
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
(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: 4,653,708
Number of Voting rights(viii): 4,653,708
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
DIRECT: n/a
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): n/a
Indirect (xi): 4,637,208
% of voting rights:
Direct: n/a
Indirect: 4.96%
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:
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments
(xv), (xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Exercise Price:
Expiration date (xvii):
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):
Number of voting rights instrument refers to:
% of voting rights (xix) (xx):
Nominal:
Delta:
Total (A + B + C):
Number of voting rights: 4,637,208
% of voting rights: 4.96%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Rathbone Brothers Plc*
Rathbone Investment Management Limited - 4.94173%
Rathbone Investment Management International Limited - 0.04408%
*Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.
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:
Kerry Higgins
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 1089
19 July 2012