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Archived media releases by project/release classification

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

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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) > 		JH Miscellaneous Western Australia
17 Nov 2008 RMIA announces Risk Manager of the Year
Leighton Holdings Ltd’s Executive General Manager, Risk Management, David Hudson, is the Risk Management Institution of Australasia’s 2008 Risk Manager of the Year. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Miscellaneous Australia wide
14 Mar 2008 Leighton Holdings’ Wal King named 2008 Business Leader Awards winner
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia together with Perpetual, announced today that Wal King, Chief Executive Officer of Leighton Holdings Limited, is the winner of the 2008 Chartered Accountants Business Leader Award. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Miscellaneous Australia wide
07 Mar 2008 Wal King is Property Person of the Year
Wal King, chief executive of Leighton Holdings, has been named as Property Person of the Year 2008 by the Urban Taskforce. view pdf (0.2Mb) > 		LHL Miscellaneous Australia wide
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) > 		JH Corporate Head Office
29 Jan 2008 S&P confirms Leighton’s stand alone credit quality but revises rating due to shareholder structure / Moody’s Baa1 rating unchanged
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) is disappointed to advise that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has revised Leighton’s credit rating from BBB+ to BBB because of “the weak credit quality of Leighton’s unrated German parent Hochtief AG”. The rating revision “reflects the potential adverse influence that the parent could have on Leighton’s credit quality in the event of significant financial stress at Hochtief.” view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Australia wide
14 Dec 2007 Less talk more action on roads and infrastructure, says Leighton Chief
Leighton Holdings Chief Executive, Wal King, has called on state and federal governments to stop talking and start delivering major infrastructure projects such as roads. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Australia wide
08 Nov 2007 Leighton work in hand at $24.5 billion, on track for 30% profit growth
At Leighton Holdings’ 46th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr David Mortimer, reported that the Company had achieved a 63% increase in profit to an all time record $450 million. As of 30 September 2007, work in hand had strengthened to $23.5 billion. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
05 Nov 2007 Leighton and Macmahon announce partnering agreement
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Macmahon Holding Limited which formalises a partnering relationship between the two companies. Under the MOU, Leighton will promote Macmahon as a “Partner of Choice” to joint venture on large infrastructure and resources related construction projects. Leighton currently has a 15% shareholding in Macmahon. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate, Engineering and infrastructure Australia wide
14 Aug 2007 Leighton keeps its King until June 2010
The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited today advised that it had agreed amendments to the terms of the employment contract with Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wal King. view pdf (1.4Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
09 Nov 2006 Leighton work in hand at $18 billion as of September
At Leighton Holdings’ 45th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr Geoff Ashton, reported that the Company had achieved a record profit of $276 million in 2005/06. As of 30 September 2006, work in hand had strengthened to $18 billion. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
13 Apr 2006 Leighton Holdings Digs Deep for Landcare Australia’s Cyclone Larry Appeal
Leighton Holdings today announced a donation of $50,000 towards Landcare Australia’s “Landcare for Larry” appeal to regenerate the land and waterways of Far North Queensland recently devastated by Cyclone Larry. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
10 Nov 2005 Leighton Renews CEO Contract and Appoints COO
The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited today said it had finalised a new employment contract with Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wal King. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
10 Nov 2005 Leighton 1st quarter profit up 32% to $50.6 million
At Leighton Holdings Limited 44th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr Geoff Ashton, reported that the Company achieved a record profit of $205 million in 2004/05, reflecting solid contributions from a range of infrastructure and resources related projects, both in Australia and Asia. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
02 Nov 2005 Lane Cove Tunnel Project Update
Leighton Holdings Limited confirms that a subsidence occurred this morning at the Lane Cove Tunnel Project at Epping Road near Longueville Road being built in joint venture by the Company’s subsidiaries Thiess Pty Ltd and John Holland Group Pty Ltd. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
17 Aug 2005 Leighton reports profit of $205 million
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced an increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $205.4 million ($110.0 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $289.1 million. The after tax return on average shareholders’ funds was 23.6% for the year (12.9% last year). view pdf (0.5Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
26 Apr 2005 Leighton Asia (Northern) appoints new Managing Director
Leighton Holdings Limited is pleased to announce that Mr Joe Dujmovic has been appointed Managing Director of Leighton Asia (Northern), effective 1 August 2005, following the resignation of Mr Will Hamilton for family reasons. Mr Dujmovic is currently serving as General Manager responsible for Hong Kong, China and Macau. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL, LA Corporate Head Office
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