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Archived media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Securities Exchange are listed below.

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Release Date Description Group Company Classification Location
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26 Feb 2004 RWE successfully concludes sale of Hochtief stake
Leighton Holdings Limited was advised today that the German based RWE Group had successfully sold its stake in Hochtief, the Leighton Group’s major shareholder. RWE placed its entire 56.1% directly and indirectly held stake in Hochtief with institutional investors in Europe and the US. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
18 Feb 2004 Leighton reports $12.5 billion of work in hand at half year
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 6% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $75.6 million ($71.0 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $110.7 million. A fully franked interim dividend of 18 cents was also announced by the directors representing a 6% increase (17 cents fully franked last year). view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
28 Jan 2004 John Holland Group passes $2 billion workload
Leading construction and services contractor, John Holland, has begun 2004 on a high note with a record $2 Billion workload. view > 		JH Financial Head Office
21 Jan 2004 James Fielding Group and Leighton form infrastructure funds management joint venture
James Fielding Group and Leighton Holdings Limited today announced the formation of a joint venture to pursue property related infrastructure funds management opportunities, with Leighton Holdings taking a 50 per cent interest in James Fielding Infrastructure, a division of the James Fielding Group. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
12 Jan 2004 Sell down of KPC Loan
In October 2003, Thiess Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited loaned US$40m to PT Bumi Resources Tbk as part of a US$405m facility to help finance the acquisition of the Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) mine and was awarded $1.7bn worth of new contract mining work in Indonesia. view > 		TPL Financial Head Office
24 Dec 2003 Leighton Contractors Acquires Nextgen Networks Pty Limited
Leighton Contractors has acquired telecommunications company, Nextgen Networks Pty Limited, from its Receivers and Managers, Jack Crumlin and Martin Madden of Ernst & Young. view > 		LCPL Financial Head Office
22 Dec 2003 Advice Re Future Board Change
We regret to inform that Mr John P Morschel has advised his intention to resign as Chairman and Director of Leighton Holdings Limited due to the increasing probability of conflicts of interest arising between Leighton and other companies of which he is a director. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
10 Dec 2003 $200 million Leighton Notes offer closes oversubscribed
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) announced today that its offer of $200 million of Leighton Notes has closed oversubscribed. On 9 December 2003, two million Leighton Notes were allotted, to a total value of $200 million. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
28 Nov 2003 Robert Seidler appointed alternate director of Leighton Holdings
The Directors of Leighton Holdings Limited are pleased to announce that Mr Robert Seidler has been appointed to the Board as an alternate director for Dr Hans-Peter Keitel. Mr Seidler is the principal of The Seidler Law Firm, a director of Hunter Phillip Limited, a member of the investment advisory board of the Australian Prime Property Fund and a member of the Australian Government’s Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
18 Nov 2003 Leighton response to press article
We refer to the article appearing on page 17 of The Australian today entitled ‘Telco’s tax losses lures Leighton.’ Leighton Holdings Limited advises that there have been various discussions with the receiver of Nextgen but no formal decision has been taken by the Board. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
11 Nov 2003 Thiess sells Portman stake
Thiess Pty Ltd has sold its 23 million shares in Portman Ltd, an investment held by Thiess since 1999. The off-market transaction, conducted on behalf of Thiess by Deutsche Bank, will realise cash of $33m and a pre-tax profit of $16.6m. view > 		TPL Financial Head Office
06 Nov 2003 Leighton reports $11.5 billion of work in hand at AGM
Attached is a copy of the Chairman’s address to be delivered to the shareholders of Leighton Holdings Limited at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held today, together with a copy of our Press Release. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
06 Nov 2003 Leighton AGM 2003 Resolutions
We wish to advise that at the Annual General Meeting held today, all the resolutions set out in the attached Notice of Meeting were carried by a show of hands. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
06 Nov 2003 Dr Peter Noé joins board of Leighton Holdings
The Directors of Leighton Holdings Limited are pleased to announce that Dr Peter Noé was appointed to the Board following the retirement of Dr Busso Peus at today’s Annual General Meeting. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
06 Nov 2003 Leighton Notes offer opens
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) announced today that the offer period for the issue of up to $200 million of convertible unsecured subordinated resettable notes (Leighton Notes) has opened. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
29 Oct 2003 Leighton Notes Prospectus Lodged With ASIC
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) announced today that a prospectus for the issue of up to $200 million worth of convertible unsecured subordinated resettable notes (Leighton Notes) has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
21 Oct 2003 $200 million Notes issue positions Leighton for further growth
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton), Australia’s largest project development and contracting group, announced to ASX today that it intends to raise up to $200 million through an issue of convertible unsecured subordinated resettable notes (Leighton Notes). view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 Aug 2003 Leighton Confident of Maintaining Record Work Levels
The directors are pleased to report that Group operating profit after tax and outside equity interests was $140.0 million ($169.2 million last year). This result includes the write-off of the investment in Nextgen Networks, which had a $40 million impact on profit after tax. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
20 Jun 2003 Receiver appointed to Nextgen Networks
Leighton Holdings Limited has been advised that a consortium of banks have appointed a receiver to Nextgen Networks Pty Limited and Nextgen Holdings Pty Limited after agreement could not be reached to satisfy all investors as to the future of Nextgen. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
04 Jun 2003 Leighton Response To Media Article
We write in response to the article appearing on page 1 of today’s Australian Financial Review entitled ‘$1.5bn Qld project collapses’, which refers to Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited’s (AMC) Stanwell Magnesium project. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
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