SGH LIMITED — M&A Activity 2011

Nov 29, 2011

ACN 076 688 938 ABN 61 076 688 938

12 Hoskins Road Landsdale WA 6065 Phone: (08) 9302 0000 Fax: (08) 9302 0001 Website: www.nationalhire.com.au

ASX Announcement 30 November 2011

NATIONAL HIRE GROUP LIMITED ("NHR") SUPPLEMENTARY TARGET'S STATEMENT

As required by section 647(3) of the Corporations Act, attached is a copy of the Third Supplementary Target's Statement dated 30 November 2011 and served today by National Hire Group Limited (ASX:NHR) on Seven (National) Pty Limited (Seven).

This document supplements NHR's Target's Statement dated 18 October 2011, First Supplementary Target's Statement dated 20 October 2011 and Second Supplementary Target's Statement dated 22 November 2011 in response to Seven's replacement Bidder's Statement and first supplementary Bidder's Statement dated 4 October 2011, second supplementary Bidder's Statement dated 31 October 2011 and notice of variation dated 21 November 2011.

Gayle McGarry Company Secretary

About National Hire

National Hire Group Limited owns an equipment sales and support business which operates under the name Allight and a 46.1% interest in Coates Group Holdings Pty Ltd which owns the Coates Hire business.

Allight manufactures, assembles, sells and supports mobile lighting, power generation and dewatering equipment and distributes Perkins engines, FG Wilson power generation sets, Godwin wetends and Rotair compressors.

Coates Hire is the largest rental business in Australia and is one of the largest rental businesses globally. Coates Hire has been hiring equipment to the mining construction and event management sectors for more than a century, and today has a network of over 200 branches across Australia.

National Hire Group Limited (ABN 61 076 688 938) 12 Hoskins Road Landsdale WA 6065 Phone: (08) 9302 0000 Fax: (08) 9302 0001 Website: www.nationalhire.com.au

SUPPLEMENTARY TARGET'S STATEMENT

This document is a supplementary target's statement dated 30 November 2011 under section 644 of the Corporations Act. It is the Third Supplementary Target's Statement (Supplementary Target's Statement) issued by National Hire Group Limited (ABN 61 076 688 938) (National Hire) in relation to the off-market takeover offer (Offer) by Seven (National) Pty Limited (ACN 153 299 159) (Seven), a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven Group Holdings Limited ABN 46 142 003 469 (SGH), to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares in National Hire (Shares) in which SGH does not already have a relevant interest.

The Third Supplementary Target's Statement supplements, and should be read together with, the Target's Statement dated 18 October 2011 (Target's Statement), the First Supplementary Target's Statement dated 20 October 2011 and the Second Supplementary Target's Statement dated 22 November 2011 in relation to the Offer. Capitalised terms used in this Supplementary Target's Statement have the same meaning as given in section 9 of the Target's Statement, unless the context requires otherwise.

1. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND INTENTION TO ACCEPT OFFER

Mr Andrew Aitken has lodged an option exercise notice with the Company in relation to the 1,000,000 Options granted to him under the Option Plan. Mr Aitken has indicated that following the issue of the Shares relating to the exercise of the Options, he intends to accept the Offer for all of the resulting Shares.

2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Independent Directors encourage you to read this Third Supplementary Target's Statement, together with the Target's Statement, the First Supplementary Target's Statement, the Second Supplementary Target's Statement, the Bidder's Statement and Supplementary Bidder's Statements and the 2011 Annual Report carefully and in full, and to seek independent financial, legal, taxation or other professional advice.

If you have any questions, you can call the National Hire Information Line for further information on 1300 560 339 (within Australia) or +61 2 8011 0354 (outside Australia) which will be open between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (Sydney time) Monday to Friday until the end of the offer period.

A copy of this Third Supplementary Target's Statement has been lodged with ASIC. Neither ASIC nor any of its officers takes any responsibility for the content of this Third Supplementary Target's Statement. A copy of this Third Supplementary Target's Statement has also been provided to the ASX. Neither the ASX nor any of its officers takes any responsibility for the content of this Third Supplementary Target's Statement. A copy of the Third Supplementary Target's Statement will be available on National Hire's website (www.nationalhire.com.au).

3. AUTHORISATION

This Third Supplementary Target's Statement has been approved by a resolution passed by the Directors.

Signed for and on behalf of National Hire Group Limited: Date: 30 November 2011

Stephen Donnelley Chairman, National Hire Independent Board Committee