Builders FirstSource Inc.

Effective February 26, 2008, Mr. Sherman was elected President of the company. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and a director since 2001, when he joined the company. From 2001 until October 2006, he also served as President of the company. Prior to joining the company, he spent 28 years at Triangle Pacific/Armstrong Flooring, the last nine of which he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sherman has over 40 years of experience in the building products industry. A native of Kerhonkson, New York, and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Sherman is a graduate of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. He also holds an M.B.A. degree from Georgia State University.

Mr. Horn joined the company in May 1999 as Vice President — Finance and Controller. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in May 2000. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Horn served in a variety of positions at Pier One Imports, most recently as Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to Pier One, he served as Vice President Finance/Chief Financial Officer of Conquest Industries. Mr. Horn also has seven years of public accounting experience with PriceWaterhouse. Mr. Horn is a C.P.A. and received his B.B.A. degree from Abilene Christian University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mr. McAleenan is a co-founder of the company and serves as General Counsel. Prior to co-founding the company, Mr. McAleenan served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Fibreboard Corporation from 1992 to 1997. Mr. McAleenan was also Assistant General Counsel of AT&E Corporation and spent nine years as a securities lawyer at two New York City law firms. Mr. McAleenan has a B.S. from Georgetown University and a J.D. from New York University Law School.

Mr. Tolly was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations of the company on January 25, 2007. Mr. Tolly has been with Builders FirstSource since 1998 when the company acquired Pelican Companies, Inc. (“Pelican”) and has over 40 years of experience in the building products industry. He served in a myriad of roles at Pelican, including sales, Sales Manager and General Manager. Mr. Tolly was an Area Vice President responsible for 12 locations at the time of Pelican’s acquisition. In 2000, he was promoted to President — Southeast Group with responsibility for 48 locations.

Mr. Schenkel joined the company in 1998 when the company acquired Builders Supply and Lumber from Pulte Home Corporation. He became Vice President of the Corporation in 1999 and was promoted to Vice President, Manufacturing in 2002. Mr. Schenkel has more than 30 years of experience managing manufacturing facilities in the industry and, before joining BSL, held such positions as manufacturing manager for The Ryland Group, Inc., Vice President of Manufacturing for Diversified Homes Corporation of Maryland, and plant manager for Regional Building Systems, Inc. Mr. Schenkel holds a B.A. in accounting from Saint Bonaventure University.

The terms of three directors, Michael A. Graff, Robert C. Griffin, and Brett N. Milgrim, will expire at the annual meeting in 2009. The Board of Directors has nominated Messrs. Graff, Griffin, and Milgrim for election to a term that will expire at the annual meeting in 2012. Unless otherwise indicated, all proxies that authorize the proxy holders to vote for the election of directors will be voted FOR the election of the nominees listed below. If a nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of unforeseen circumstances, it is the intention of the proxy holders to vote for the election of such substitute nominee, if any, as the Board of Directors may propose. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, each of the nominees has consented to serve and the Board is not aware of any circumstances that would cause a nominee to be unable to serve as a director.

Ramsey A. Frank, Director, age 46. Mr. Frank became a director in 2001 and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Frank is a Senior Managing Director of JLL Partners, Inc., which he joined in 1999. From January 1993 to July 1999, Mr. Frank was a Managing Director at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc., where he headed the restructuring group and was a senior member of the leveraged finance group. Mr. Frank serves as a director of several companies, including Motor Coach Industries International, Inc., C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., Education Affiliates, Inc., PGT, Inc., and Medical Card System, Inc.