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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
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
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
15 Apr 2005 Leighton progresses contract renewal with CEO
The Board of Leighton Holdings Limited wishes to advise that progress is being made on negotiating a new contract of employment with Chief Executive Officer, Wal King. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
23 Nov 2004 Quarterly Update, Qtr 01, November 2004
Further to our letter of 11 November 2004 attaching a copy of the Chairman’s Address to shareholders and a copy of the text of a presentation made by the Company’s Chief Executive on Leighton’s market outlook at the Annual General Meeting of Leighton Holdings Limited held on that day, we now attach a copy of the Report from the Annual General Meeting in a printed format which is to be mailed to shareholders today. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
12 Nov 2004 Leighton AGM 2004 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
11 Nov 2004 Leighton potential underwrites strong outlook
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
11 Oct 2004 Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form 2004
In accordance with Listing Rule 3.17 please find attached copies of the Notice of Meeting and Proxy Form for the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 11 November 2004, which are being dispatched to shareholders today. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
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