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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| 02 Jul 2009 |
Leighton Contractors & e3k develop energy efficiency benchmark for reducing carbon emissions Leighton Contractors and e3k have teamed up to create the Leighton Energy Efficiency Equations, or Le3 method for short, for benchmarking the energy efficiency of material transportation. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LCPL | Miscellaneous | Australia wide, New Zealand |
| 19 Mar 2009 |
John Holland Fatality - Western Australia It is with deep regret that John Holland announces that a John Holland employee has died in an accident at the Newman Hub Project site in Western Australia early this morning. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
JHG | Miscellaneous | Western Australia |
| Corporate | ||||
| 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 |
| 09 Apr 2009 |
Announcement by Janet Holmes à Court Following the announcement of Leighton Holdings Limited that Mr David Stewart, Group Managing Director of John Holland Group has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, I am pleased to advise that Glenn Palin will be appointed as Group Managing Director of John Holland. Glenn’s appointment will take effect from 1 July 2009. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
JHG | Corporate | Head Office |
| Financial | ||||
| 04 Mar 2010 |
Thiess John Holland reaches final settlement on Eastlink early completion bonus Thiess John Holland (TJH) has today reached final settlement with ConnectEast Group on the calculation and payment of a performance bonus relating to the early completion of EastLink. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
TPL, JHG | Engineering and infrastructure, Financial | Victoria |
| 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 |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
Thiess John Holland Reaches Conditional Agreement On Eastlink Early Completion Bonus Thiess John Holland (TJH) has today reached conditional agreement with ConnectEast Group on an amended calculation and payment terms in relation to the performance bonus relating to the early completion of EastLink in Melbourne. This agreement includes a settlement of Supreme Court proceedings commenced by TJH on 7 September 2009 and resolves a number of other commercial issues in the close out of the construction contract. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
JHG, TPL | Engineering and infrastructure, Financial | Victoria |
| 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 |
| 14 Apr 2009 |
Thiess John Holland takes action to secure at least 10,000 jobs The $4.8 billion Airport Link project is a vital piece of infrastructure for the people of Queensland and will create at least 10,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction. view pdf (0.2Mb) > |
TPL, JHG | Engineering and infrastructure, Financial | Queensland |
| 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 |
| Engineering and infrastructure | ||||
| 11 Mar 2010 |
Leighton Asia secures A$463 million express rail link contract in Hong Kong Leighton Asia has secured a A$463 million contract to construct the Tse Uk Tsuen to Shek Yam section of the Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL). view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LA | Engineering and infrastructure | Hong Kong |