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23 March 2016


Australian Securities Exchange Attention: Companies Department


BY ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT


Dear Sir / Madam


Please find attached the Brickworks Limited Appendix 4D for the half year ended 31 January 2016, incorporating the interim financial report for that period, for immediate release to the market.


Yours faithfully BRICKWORKS LIMITED

Susan Leppinus

Company Secretary


ASX Appendix 4D

Lodged with the ASX in accordance with Listing Rule 4.2A.3


BRICKWORKS LIMITED

A.B.N. 17 000 028 526


Half Year Report Results for announcement to the market


Reporting period: 6 months ended 31 January, 2016

Previous corresponding period: 6 months ended 31 January, 2015


CURRENT PERIOD

PREVIOUS PERIOD

31 JAN 16

31 JAN 15

Revenues from ordinary activities ($000's)

UP 3.0%

TO

359,989

349,616

Net profit after tax before significant items ($000's)


UP 19.4%


TO


75,029


62,826

Profit (loss) from ordinary activities before tax

attributable to members ($000's) UP 69.6% TO 93,910 55,368


Profit (loss) from ordinary activities after tax

members ($000's)

UP 82.2%

TO

76,914

42,204

Basic earnings per share (cents per share)

UP 81.8%

TO

51.8

28.5

Net tangible assets per share (cents per share)

UP 3.3%

TO

1,075.3

1,041.3

Comments on above results

attributable to members ($000's) UP 82.2% TO 76,914 42,204 Net profit (loss) for the period attributable to


HIGHLIGHTS


DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO PRODUCES ANOTHER STRONG RESULT


  • Brickworks statutory NPAT including significant items up 82.2% to $76.9 million


  • Underlying NPAT before significant items up 19.4% to $75.0 million


    • Building Products EBIT up 24.9% to $32.6 million


    • Land and Development EBIT up 17.3% to $45.4 million


    • Investments EBIT down 11.0% to $26.8 million


  • Net debt/capital employed of 12.5%, net debt of $264.3 million


  • Interim dividend of 16.0 cents fully franked, up 6.7%


  • One year total shareholder return of 29.3%


For more detailed information please refer to attached review of operations.


This information should be read in conjunction with the most recent annual report.


This report is based on accounts which have been subject to review. There was no dispute or qualification in relation to these accounts or report.

BRICKWORKS LIMITED

A.B.N. 17 000 028 526


ASX Appendix 4D Half Year Report


DIVIDENDS


Foreign source Cents Franked amount Total amount dividend

per share per security paid / payable per security

ORDINARY SHARES (cents) (cents) ($000's) (cents)


Proposed interim ordinary dividend (payable 3 May 2016) 16.0 16.0 23,798 0.0


Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend 12 April 2016


Previous corresponding period

(paid 5 May 2015) 15.0 15.0 22,261 0.0


There were no dividend reinvestment plans in operation at any time during or since the end of the financial year.



BRICKWORKS LIMITED

A.B.N. 17 000 028 526


INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT HALF YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2016

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