FINALISATION DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: SHARE CONSOLIDATION BUILDMAX LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration number 1995/012209/06) Share Code BDM ISIN Code ZAE000011250 (Buildmax or the Company) FINALISATION DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: SHARE CONSOLIDATION Shareholders of Buildmax (Shareholders) are referred to the announcements dated 2 May, 22 August, 25 September, 17 October and 9 November 2012 pertaining to the restructuring of the authorised and issued share capital of the Company through a share consolidation of every 19 ordinary shares ("Shares") in the share capital of Buildmax with a par value of 1 (one) cent each into 1 (one) Share with a par value of 19 (nineteen) cents each ("the Share Consolidation"). Shareholders are advised that the special resolution, as approved at the Shareholders meeting held on 16 October 2012 to amend the Company's Memorandum of Incorporation to allow for the Share Consolidation, has now been registered by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. The new salient dates and times pertaining to the Share Consolidation are set out below: Finalisation announcement in respect of the Share Consolidation released on SENS Thursday, 13 December 2012 Last date to trade in Shares before the Share Consolidation Thursday, 27 December 2012 Consolidated Shares trade under new ISIN Code ZAE000167318 Friday, 28 December 2012 Record date to determine those Shareholders whose Shares will be subject to the Share Consolidations (refer note 2 below) Friday, 4 January 2013 Dematerialised Shareholders accounts at CDSPs or brokers updated in respect of the Share Consolidations Monday, 7 January 2013 Replacement share certificates posted to certificated Shareholders provided their existing share certificates are surrendered by 12:00 on Friday, 4 January 2013 (otherwise within five business days after receipt of such existing share certificates) on or about Monday, 7 January 2013 Notes: 1. All times given are South African local times. 2. Shareholders may not dematerialise or rematerialise their pre-consolidated Shares after Thursday, 27 December 2012. Benoni 13 December 2012 Sponsor QuestCo (Pty) Limited Date: 13/12/2012 03:15:00 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.