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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate | ||||
| 14 Feb 2011 |
Governance arrangement following ACS bid On 16 September 2010, Spanish based company Actividades des Construcción y Servicios SA (ACS) announced a public takeover offer for HOCHTIEF Aktiengesellschaft (Hochtief), the German based majority shareholder of Leighton. ACS stated that its intention was to acquire at least 50% of the issued shares of Hochtief, whether under its takeover offer or subsequent to its takeover offer, should it acquire more than 30% of Hochtief under that offer. view pdf (0.3Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 12 Jan 2011 |
Impact of Queensland floods on Leighton Group operations Leighton Holdings Limited advises that a number of the Group’s Queensland construction and contract mining operations may be affected due to extreme weather events. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Corporate | Queensland |
| Financial | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 May 2011 |
Leighton reports disappointing third quarter but forecasts a return to solid results in 2011/12 In line with the guidance announced on 11 April 2011, Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a loss after tax (unaudited) of $382m for the nine months to 31 March 2011 from total revenue of $13.8bn and expects to report a loss after tax of $427 million for the 2010/11 financial year. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 13 May 2011 |
Leighton to redeem US$110m Indonesian Bond Issue Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it’s wholly owned subsidiary, Leighton Finance International Limited (ABN 83115834609), was redeeming the 5-year 7.875% fixed-rate US$110m Guaranteed Notes issued on 16 May 2006. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Indonesia |
| 12 May 2011 |
Successful Completion of Retail Bookbuild Leighton Holdings Limited (“Leighton”) today announced the successful completion of the Retail Offer Bookbuild for the retail component ("Retail Entitlement Offer") of its fully underwritten accelerated renounceable entitlement offer (“Entitlement Offer”). This represents the final stage of the Entitlement Offer of new Leighton ordinary shares ("New Shares") at an offer price of A$22.50 per New Share ("Offer Price") to raise approximately A$757 million as announced on 11 April 2011. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 11 May 2011 |
Completion of Retail Entitlement Offer On 11 April 2011, Leighton Holdings Limited (“Leighton”) announced a fully underwritten accelerated renounceable entitlement offer ("Entitlement Offer") of new Leighton ordinary shares ("New Shares") at an offer price of A$22.50 per New Share ("Offer Price") to raise approximately A$757 million, comprising an Institutional Entitlement Offer and a Retail Entitlement Offer. The Institutional Entitlement Offer was completed on 14 April 2011, raising gross proceeds of approximately A$514 million. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 14 Apr 2011 |
Successful Completion of Institutional Entitlement Offer Leighton Holdings Limited (“Leighton”) today announced the successful completion of the institutional component (“Institutional Entitlement Offer”) of its fully underwritten 1 for 9 pro rata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer (“Entitlement Offer”) of new Leighton ordinary shares (“New Shares”) at an offer price of $22.50 per New Share (“Offer Price”). view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 11 Apr 2011 |
Leighton to downgrade profit forecast for 2010/11 The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today advised that the Company has completed a major review of its operations and asset base which has resulted in a revision of the profit forecast for the 2010/11 financial year. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 11 Apr 2011 |
Media Alert – Media Conference details Leighton Holdings Limited will be hosting a media conference on Monday 11 April. The conference will be hosted by the Chief Executive Officer, David Stewart and the Chief Financial Officer, Peter Gregg. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 11 Apr 2011 |
Leighton Capital Raising Leighton Holdings Limited (“Leighton”) today announced a fully underwritten 1 for 9 prorata accelerated renounceable entitlement offer of new Leighton ordinary shares (“New Shares”) at an offer price of $22.50 per New Share (“Offer Price”) to raise approximately $757 million (“Entitlement Offer”). view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 14 Feb 2011 |
Leighton reports $217m profit and record $45.6bn of work in hand at half year The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the Group had reported a profit attributable to members of $217m for the 6 months to December 2010, down 25% from $289m last year. Gains on the sale of 35% of Leighton India were overshadowed by ongoing difficult conditions in Middle East construction and Australian property markets; cost overruns at the Airport Link project in Queensland; wet weather in Queensland and Indonesia; and the high value of the Australian dollar. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| Engineering and infrastructure | ||||
| 10 Feb 2012 |
John Holland wins $220 million contract for Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal works John Holland has been awarded a $220 million contract for the construction of stage 1 stockyard works for the Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) project at Golding Point in Gladstone Harbour, Queensland. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
JH | Engineering and infrastructure | Queensland |
| 30 Jan 2012 |
Thiess joint venture wins Wheatstone contract A joint venture between Thiess and Belgian company BESIX SA (BEST JV) has won a $260 million contract to develop the breakwater and materials offloading facility (MOF) of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) and domestic gas project in Western Australia. view pdf (0.1Mb) > |
TPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Western Australia |