BlueLinx Contacts:
| Doug Goforth, CFO & Treasurer | Investor Relations: |
| BlueLinx Holdings Inc. | Maryon Davis, Director Finance & IR |
| (770) 953-7505 | (770) 221-2666 |
BLUELINX ANNOUNCES $8.2 MILLION PROPERTY SALE
ATLANTA – September 16, 2013 – BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC), a leading distributor of building products in North America, announced today the sale of its office building located in Denver, Colorado. The approximately 68,000-square-foot office building sold for $8.2 million. The Company will use the proceeds from the sale to pay down debt. The Company expects to record a gain of approximately $4.0 million related to this transaction in the third quarter of 2013 as a reduction of operating expense.
“Our Western Sales Center relocated to a new office in Denver during the second quarter of 2013, which allowed us to take advantage of the opportunity to sell this property. This sale further demonstrates the Company’s ability to leverage real estate holdings to generate the highest possible return on assets while continuing to support its customers throughout the country,” said BlueLinx CFO Doug Goforth.
About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary BlueLinx Corporation, is a leading distributor of building products in North America. Employing approximately 1,900 people, BlueLinx offers greater than 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service approximately 11,500 customers nationwide, including dealers, industrial manufacturers, manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. The Company operates its distribution business from sales centers in Atlanta and Denver, and its current network of 55 distribution centers. BlueLinx is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BXC. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its Web site atwww.BlueLinxCo.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to our ability to return to profitability and our outlook on the housing industry. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by BlueLinx to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of BlueLinx’ control that may cause its business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, among other
things: changes in the supply and/or demand for products that it distributes, especially as a result of conditions in the residential housing market; general economic and business conditions in the United States; the activities of competitors; changes in significant operating expenses; changes in the availability of capital, including the availability of residential mortgages; the ability to identify acquisition opportunities and effectively and cost efficiently integrate acquisitions; adverse weather patterns or conditions; acts of war or terrorist activities; variations in the performance of the financial markets; and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012 and in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. BlueLinx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectation or otherwise, except as required by law.
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