Updated trading statement for the six month period ended 31 August 2013 BUILDMAX LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration No. 1995/012209/06) Share Code: BDM ISIN Code: ZAE000167318 ("Buildmax" or "the Company") Updated trading statement for the six month period ended 31 August 2013 In compliance with paragraph 3.4 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE Limited, a listed company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that a reasonable degree of certainty exists, that the financial results for the next period to be reported on are likely to vary by more than 20% from the previous corresponding period. Further to the trading statement released by Buildmax on SENS on 28 August 2013, Buildmax is pleased to confirm that earnings are expected to be between 18.0 and 18.5 cents and headline earnings to be between 20.0 and 20.5 cents per share for the interim period ending 31 August 2013. The financial information on which this trading statement is based has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors. Shareholders are advised that the consolidated reviewed interim financial results for the six months ending 31 August 2013 will be released in November 2013. Benoni 21 October 2013 Sponsor QuestCo (Pty) Limited Date: 21/10/2013 03:25:00 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.