Beacon Roofing Supply Rings the NASDAQ Closing Bell

May 10, 2010

PEABODY, Mass., May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Beacon Roofing Supply's senior executives and board members rang the closing bell of the NASDAQ Stock Market at 4:00 p.m. today in New York's Times Square.

At the ceremony Robert Buck, Beacon Roofing Supply's Chairman and CEO said, "Today Beacon joins a select group of well-known companies and celebrities to receive this accolade. This ceremony is well-deserved recognition of the Company's success and the confidence that our shareholders and investors have in our business plan, as well as recognition of the dedication and productivity of our employees."

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ: BECN) had its initial public offering on the NASDAQ Stock Market in September 2004 and a successful follow-on stock offering in December 2005. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,600 listed companies.

Photographs of the ceremony can be viewed at http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm.

About Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 177 branches in 37 states in the United States and in three provinces in Eastern Canada. Website: www.beaconroofingsupply.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Beacon Roofing Supply Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

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SOURCE: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
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dgrace@beaconroofingsupply.com

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