06 January 2017

The Manager-Listings

Australian Securities Exchange Limited Exchange Centre

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

via electronic lodgement

Dear Sir/Madam

Brambles Limited

ABN 89 118 896 021

Level 40 Gateway 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

GPO Box 4173 Sydney NSW 2001

Tel +61 2 9256 5222 Fax +61 2 9256 5299

www.brambles.com

ISSUE OF SHARES PURSUANT TO EXERCISE OF OPTIONS/AWARDS

We wish to advise that 9,392 ordinary shares in Brambles Limited have been issued as a consequence of the exercise of share awards under the various Brambles Employee Share Plans. Attached is the Form of Application for Official Quotation of Additional Securities for those shares.

Yours faithfully

BRAMBLES LIMITED Robert Gerrard

Company Secretary

Appendix 3B New issue announcement Appendix 3B

Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 01/07/96 Origin: Appendix 5 Amended 01/07/98, 01/09/99, 01/07/00, 30/09/01, 11/03/02, 01/01/03, 24/10/05, 01/08/12, 04/03/13

Name of entity

BRAMBLES LIMITED

ABN

89 118 896 021

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Part 1 - All issues

You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).

1

+Class of +securities issued or to be issued

Ordinary Fully Paid Shares

2

Number of +securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued

9,392

3

Principal terms of the

+securities (e.g. if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if

+convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)

N/A

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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4

Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the +issue date with an existing +class of quoted +securities?

If the additional +securities do not rank equally, please state:

  • the date from which they do

  • the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment

  • the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment

Yes

5

Issue price or consideration

9,392 @ $0.00 per share

6

Purpose of the issue

(If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets)

Issued pursuant to the terms of the various Brambles Employee Share Plans.

6a

Is the entity an +eligible entity that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A?

If Yes, complete sections 6b - 6h in relation to the +securities the subject of this Appendix 3B, and comply with section 6i

6b

The date the security holder resolution under rule 7.1A was passed

6c

Number of +securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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6d

Number of +securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.1A

6e

Number of +securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting)

6f

Number of +securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2

6g

If +securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the

+issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation.

6h

If +securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements

6i

Calculate the entity's remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A - complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements

7

+Issue dates

Note: The issue date may be prescribed by ASX (refer to the definition of issue date in rule 19.12). For example, the issue date for a pro rata entitlement issue must comply with the applicable timetable in Appendix 7A.

Cross reference: item 33 of Appendix 3B.

06 January 2017

Number

+Class

8

Number and +class of all

+securities quoted on ASX (including the +securities in section 2 if applicable)

1,588,516,115

Fully paid ordinary shares

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+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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