Request for Trading Halt

Request for Trading Halt Auckland, 17 April 2018: Fletcher Building Limited has today requested a trading halt of its ordinary shares on the NZX Main Board and the ASX. The Company has sought this trading halt while it undertakes an accelerated entitlement offer of ordinary shares to institutional shareholders and an institutional bookbuild. The outcome of this institutional entitlement offer and bookbuild is expected to be released prior to market open on Friday 20 April 2018. The Company expects the trading halt to continue until the commencement of trading on Friday 20 April 2018. #Ends For further information please contact: MEDIA Leela Gantman Head of Communications +64 27 541 6338 Leela.gantman@fbu.com INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS Rodney Deacon Head of Investor Relations +64 21 631 074 Rodney.deacon@fbu.com End CA:00316847 For:FBU Type:GENERAL Time:2018-04-17 08:36:39