Trading Statement BUILDMAX LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa (Registration No. 1995/012209/06) Share Code: BDM ISIN Code: ZAE000167318 (“Buildmax” or “the Company”) TRADING STATEMENT In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, a company is required to publish a trading statement as soon as it becomes aware that the financial results for the next period to be reported on will differ by at least 20% or more from those of the previous corresponding period. For the financial year ended 28 February 2017, shareholders are advised that: - basic loss per share is expected to be between (27.50) cents and (23.00) cents, being an improvement of between 78.11% and 81.69%, compared to (125.60) cents in the corresponding prior period; and - headline loss per share is expected to be between (23.35) cents and (19.50) cents, being an improvement of between 72.20% and 76.79% compared to (84.00) cents in the corresponding prior period. The information in this trading statement has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The Company’s financial results for the financial year ended 28 February 2017 are expected to be published on or about 31 May 2017. Johannesburg 5 May 2017 Sponsor Sasfin Capital (a division of Sasfin Bank Limited) Date: 05/05/2017 07:57:00 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.