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Recent media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Stock Exchange are listed below. Older media releases can be found in the Archived media releases section.
| Release Date | Description | Group Company | Classification | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Holdings | ||||
| 12 Feb 2010 |
Leighton profit increases to $289m and work in hand increased to $38.4bn The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the Group had reported a profit after tax of $289m up 160% for the 6 months to December 2009 versus $111m last year. This is despite the negative impact of the US$/A$ currency on overseas income. A fully franked interim dividend of 65 cents per share was announced by directors, up 8% on the previous half year. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 18 Dec 2009 |
Leighton completes $670 million syndicated performance bond facility Leighton Holdings Limited has successfully completed a $670 million Syndicated Performance Bond Facility (the ‘facility”) with a consortium of Australian and International lenders. The facility will be used to provide the performance bond obligations of the various Leighton Group operating companies as they take on and deliver construction projects. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 10 Dec 2009 |
Bill Wild appointed Deputy CEO of Leighton Holdings Leighton Holdings Limited is pleased to advise that in addition to his role as a Chief Operating Officer, Mr William J Wild will, effective from 2 January 2010, take on the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Leighton Holdings Limited. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 10 Dec 2009 |
Leighton signs partnership with Message Stick Communications Leighton Holdings today signed its first contract under the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) with Message Stick Communications to use the company’s telecommunications services. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
Leighton reports $38.2bn of work in hand and forecasts profit of $600m for the year At Leighton Holdings’ 48th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr David Mortimer, reported that the Company had recorded a solid operating performance in a year which was impacted by the impairment of asset values. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 14 Aug 2009 |
Leighton reports annual profit of $440m and $37bn of work in hand The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the Group had reported an operating profit after tax of $610m, a reduced profit after tax and minority interests for the year of $440m (versus $608m last year) and a fully franked final dividend of 55 cents per share. The profit was impacted by a reduced property development contribution and previously flagged investment impairments. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 21 Jul 2009 |
Leighton Asia secures A$410 million major sewage tunnelling system project in Hong Kong and Leighton Holdings issues $230 million of Medium Term Notes Leighton Asia in joint venture with Leonhard Nilsen & Sonner AS (LNS) has been awarded a A$410 million contract by the Hong Kong Drainage Services Department for the construction of a sewage conveyance system from Aberdeen to Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island. Leighton announces $230 million corporate bond issuance to diversify funding sources. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LA, LHL | Engineering and infrastructure, Financial | Head Office, Hong Kong |
| 14 May 2009 |
Leighton announces $220 million profit for the nine months Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a profit after tax (unaudited) of $220 million (versus $375 million last year) for the nine months to 31 March 2009. The result was impacted by the recognition of $175 million of post-tax asset impairments which were reported in December 2008 and a further $15 million recorded during the third quarter. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 17 Feb 2009 |
Request for BrisConnections extraordinary general meeting As a future shareholder, Leighton Holdings Limited agrees with the BrisConnections Board that the proposal to wind up the trusts is not in the best interests of all unitholders. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 17 Feb 2009 |
Requisition to convene BrisConnections meeting BrisConnections Management Company Limited as responsible entity of BrisConnections Holding Trust and BrisConnections Investment Trust (ASX: BCSCA) advised today that it has received a request from Australian Style Investments Pty Ltd to hold an extraordinary meeting of members to consider a resolution to wind up the Trusts. view pdf (0.3Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Queensland |
| 12 Feb 2009 |
Leighton reports increased operating profit and work in hand at record $37.5 billion The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 20% increase in pre-tax operating profit before impairments to $387m but a 56% decrease in after tax Group profit to $111m due to the recognition of $239m of pre-tax asset impairments. A fully franked dividend of 60 cents per share was also announced by the directors versus a 50% franked interim dividend of 60 cents last year. view pdf (1.0Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 10 Feb 2009 |
EFIC finance assists Leighton with business expansion in Indonesia Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), Australia’s export credit agency, is supporting Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) with financing that will assist Australia’s largest construction and contract mining group in delivering a number of mining services contracts in Indonesia. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Indonesia |
| 06 Jan 2009 |
Impact of current global financial crisis on 2009 results As a consequence of the current global financial crisis, Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the company’s results for this financial year will be impacted by the values of investments in Connect East, RiverCity Motorway, BrisConnections, Devine and Macmahon. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| Leighton Contractors | ||||
| 17 Feb 2010 |
Leighton Contractors preferred tenderer for $698 million Pacific Highway Upgrade Leighton Contractors and its joint venture partner Fulton Hogan have been selected by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) as the preferred proponent for the design and construct contract to deliver the $698 million Pacific Highway Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade project. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |
| 17 Dec 2009 |
Nextgen Networks awarded $200 million Government contract Leighton owned telecommunications provider Nextgen Networks has been awarded a contract to supply the Department of Defence with high capacity transmission services. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Australia wide |
| 04 Dec 2009 |
Nextgen awarded $250 million NBN regional backbone tender Leighton owned carrier Nextgen Networks has today been announced as the successful tenderer for the Federal Government’s Regional Backbone Blackspots Program. view pdf (1.6Mb) > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Australia wide |
| 26 Nov 2009 |
Leighton Contractors awarded Managing Contractor role for sustainable QUT precinct Leighton Contractors has been awarded the contract to manage the $205 million design and construction of the new Science and Technology Precinct and Community Hub Project at the Gardens Point Campus, for the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LCPL | Building and property | Queensland |
| 17 Nov 2009 |
Leighton Contractors in alliance selected as preferred contractor for Kempsey Bypass project Kempsey Bypass Alliance, comprising Leighton Contractors, AECOM and Coffey Geotechnics, has been selected as the preferred proponent to deliver the first of two major works packages on the Kempsey Bypass project in partnership with the Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW). view pdf (0.3Mb) > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |
| 12 Nov 2009 |
Leighton Contractors awarded $900m Gorgon Jetty contract and new work in Mongolia Leighton Contractors and Saipem awarded $900 million contract to develop Gorgon LNG Jetty and Marine Structures and MEC selects Leighton as international mining contractor for its Khushuut Mine, Western Mongolia. view pdf (0.2Mb) > |
LCPL, LA | Engineering and infrastructure, Mining and resources | Mongolia, Western Australia |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
Leighton Contractors selected preferred contractor to upgrade Hills M2 motorway Leighton Contractors has been selected by Transurban Group as preferred contractor for the $550 million upgrade of the Hills M2 motorway in North West Sydney. view pdf (0.4Mb) > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |