Change of dates pertaining to share consolidation BUILDMAX LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration No. 1995/012209/06) Share Code: BDM ISIN Code: ZAE000011250 ("Buildmax" or the Company) CHANGE OF DATES PERTAINING TO SHARE CONSOLIDATION Shareholders of Buildmax (Shareholders) are referred to the announcements dated 2 May , 22 August , 25 September and 17 October 2012 respectively. Shareholders are herewith advised that the special resolution, as approved at the Shareholders meeting held on 16 October 2012 to amend the Memorandum of Incorporation to allow for the consolidation of the ordinary shares in the share capital of Buildmax on a 1 for 19 basis (Share Consolidation), has been submitted by the Company, however has not yet been registered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). As a result of this delay, all conditions have not been met for the Share Consolidation to proceed in terms of the timetable as set out in the announcement dated 25 September 2012 and in the circular to Shareholders, dated 25 September 2012. The duration of the registration process by CIPC is completely out of the Companys control and, as a result, Shareholders will be advised of the new timetable pertaining to the Share Consolidation as soon as CIPC register the special resolution. Benoni 9 November 2012 Sponsor QuestCo (Pty) Limited Date: 09/11/2012 09:24:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.