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Recent media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Securities Exchange are listed below. Older media releases can be found in the Archived media releases section.
| Release Date | Description | Group Company | Classification | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Offshore | ||||
| 22 Dec 2011 |
Leighton Offshore establishes new engineering business in Malaysia Leighton Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, has established a new engineering business, Leighton Engineering in Malaysia. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LO | Engineering and infrastructure | Malaysia |
| 14 Oct 2011 |
Leighton awarded US$518 Million Iraq Crude Oil Project Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that its subsidiary Leighton Offshore had been awarded a major contract by Iraq’s South Oil Company. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LO | Mining and resources | Iraq |
| 14 Oct 2011 |
Leighton Offshore awarded US$79m SPM contract in Iraq Leighton Offshore today announced the award of an additional Single Point Mooring (SPM) contract by Iraq’s South Oil Company (SOC). view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LO | Mining and resources | Iraq |
| Leighton Holdings | ||||
| 09 Feb 2012 |
Leighton finalises contract with CEO, Hamish Tyrwhitt The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it had finalised the terms of a new employment contract with its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Hamish Tyrwhitt, who was appointed to that role on 24 August 2011. Key terms and conditions of the contract are summarised in the Appendix. view pdf (0.2Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 03 Feb 2012 |
Leighton appoints Chief Human Resources Officer Leighton Holdings Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dharma Chandran as Chief Human Resources Officer of Leighton Holdings Limited. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 16 Jan 2012 |
Leighton expects to report stronger operational performance for the 6-month period to 31 Dec 2011 Leighton Holdings Limited said today that, after the completion of a preliminary review of its profit results, it expects to exceed previous market guidance for underlying profit after tax (net profit after tax adjusted for capital gains and impairments) for the transitional 6-month financial year to 31 December 2011. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 07 Dec 2011 |
Leighton appoints new Non-executive Director Leighton Holdings Limited today announced the appointment of Ms Paula Dwyer as a Non-executive Director of the Company and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Both of these appointments will be effective from 1 January 2012. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 11 Nov 2011 |
Leighton upbeat about outlook at AGM At Leighton Holdings’ 50th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr Stephen Johns, reported that the Leighton Group was poised to rebound strongly after facing serious challenges in the 2011 financial year. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 27 Oct 2011 |
Leighton confirms guidance, expects operating profit of $250m for 6 months to December 2011 Leighton Holdings Limited today confirmed the previously provided guidance for the 12 months to 30 June 2012 for an after tax profit of between $600-650 million. This guidance does not include the estimated pre-tax capital gain of $225 million ($163 million after tax) from the sale of the HWE Iron Ore entities and assets in Western Australia. The capital gain is subject to final reconciliation. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 20 Oct 2011 |
Leighton establishes new US$600 million Lease Facility to support future growth in Indonesia Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it had successfully closed a US$600 million syndicated Master Lease Facility. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Indonesia |
| 20 Oct 2011 |
Leighton disputes credit downgrade Leighton Holdings Limited today disputed Standard & Poor’s Rating Service’s (S&P) decision to downgrade Leighton’s credit rating from ‘BBB/A-2’ to ‘BBB-/A/3’. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 30 Sep 2011 |
Leighton finalises sale of Pilbara iron ore business to BHP Billiton Leighton Holdings Limited today confirmed that the sale of its HWE Iron Ore entities and assets in Western Australia to BHP Billiton for $705 million, announced on 9 August 2011, had been finalised. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Mining and resources | Western Australia |
| 25 Aug 2011 |
Appointment of new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) is pleased to announce that Mr Stephen Johns has been elected by the Board to succeed Mr David Mortimer as Chairman. As announced yesterday, Mr Mortimer has resigned from the Board. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 24 Aug 2011 |
Leighton Chairman resigns from the Board Leighton Holdings Limited advises that Mr David Mortimer AO has resigned from the Board of the Company with immediate effect from today. An Independent Non-executive Director since 1997, Mr Mortimer was elected Chairman of Leighton in June 2007. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 15 Aug 2011 |
Leighton looks to the future with $46.2bn of work in hand Leighton Holdings Limited today announced an after tax loss of $409m for the 2010/11 financial year - confirming our most recent guidance - and improving on the guidance provided to the market in April 2011 (a loss of $427m). No final dividend will be paid as previously advised. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 09 Aug 2011 |
Leighton flags potential sale of Pilbara iron ore business to BHP Billiton Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it has signed a Heads of Agreement for the sale of the HWE Iron Ore entities and assets that provide iron ore contract mining services to BHP Billiton in Western Australia. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Mining and resources | Western Australia |
| 04 Aug 2011 |
Leighton updates earnings guidance for both 2010/11 and 2011/12 Leighton Holdings Limited today stated that it expected to report an after tax loss of around $408 million for the 2010/11 financial year which improves the earnings guidance provided to the market in April 2011 (a loss of $427 million). The Company also confirmed its guidance for the 2011/12 financial year of an after tax profit of between $600-650 million. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 29 Jun 2011 |
Leighton moves to over 50% ownership of Devine Limited Leighton Holdings Limited advises that it has increased its stake in Devine Limited, moving from 49.66% to 50.06%. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 20 Jun 2011 |
Leighton appoints new Chief Risk Officer and Group General Counsel Leighton Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that it has appointed Craig van der Laan to the newly created positions of Chief Risk Officer and Group General Counsel for the Leighton Group. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 18 May 2011 |
Leighton announces restructure of international operations Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a number of organisational changes aimed at simplifying the reporting structure for the Group’s international operations. The new structure, including the various direct reports, is set out in the attached Appendix. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |