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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
Corporate
20 Oct 1997 Thiess Delivering Best Practice in Human Resource Management
Thiess is pleased to be acknowledged amongst Australia's leaders in best practice delivery of Human Resource management for its Affirmative Action programmes. view > 		TPL Corporate Queensland
16 Oct 1997 Red R Australia Welcomes Thiess as a Major Corporate Sponsor
The Chairman of Red R Australia, Mr Bruce Sinclair AM, today welcomed the Thiess organisation into the family of Red R Major Corporate Sponsors. view > 		TPL Corporate Queensland
26 Aug 1997 Leighton Contractors Directorship Announcements
Mr Phil Cooper has resigned as an Executive and Director of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited for personal reasons and therefore will not be assuming the role of Managing Director. view > 		LCPL Corporate Head Office
05 May 1997 $30,000 Thiess Scholarship Awarded
Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd awarded a $30,000 scholarship to University of Queensland Civil Engineering student Mark Green yesterday. view > 		TPL Corporate Queensland
10 Apr 1997 New Chairman for Leighton Asia
Leighton Asia Limited today announced that prominent Hong Kong businessman Dr Nai Keong (Nicky) Chan has been appointed Chairman of the company. view > 		LAL Corporate Hong Kong
05 Feb 1997 Thiess Commit To CQ RESQ Service
Thiess Contractors today announced its commitment to a major sponsorship of the Central Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service (CQ RESQ). view > 		TPL Corporate Queensland
Financial
06 Nov 2008 Leighton confirms full year guidance of 15% profit growth
At Leighton Holdings’ 47th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr David Mortimer, reported that the company had achieved a 35% increase in profit after tax to a record $608m for 2007/08. As at 30 September 2008, work in hand had increased to $35.3bn and since then the Group has won around $2.4bn worth of work. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
18 Sep 2008 Successful completion of Leighton’s $700 million accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) has successfully completed the retail component of its 1 for 14 accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer (Entitlement Offer) to shareholders to raise approximately $700 million (before expenses). view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
19 Aug 2008 Strong institutional support for Leighton’s $700 million accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) has successfully completed the institutional component of its $700 million accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer (Entitlement Offer). The Entitlement Offer provides an opportunity for eligible shareholders to subscribe for 1 New Share for every 14 Leighton Shares held at 7.00 pm (AEST) on Tuesday, 19 August 2008, at the Offer Price of $35.35 per New Share. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 Aug 2008 Leighton profit up 35% to $608m, work in hand currently at $34.5bn
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 35% increase in profit after tax and minorities to $608m ($450m last year) and a pre-tax profit of $768m for the 2008 financial year. The return on shareholders’ funds averaged 43% for the year (37% last year). view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 Aug 2008 Leighton to raise $700 million in equity via an accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer
Leighton Holdings Limited (Leighton) today announced that it will raise approximately $700 million (before expenses) in new equity via a 1 for 14 accelerated pro-rata entitlement offer to shareholders (Entitlement Offer). view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
30 Jul 2008 BrisConnections reaches financial close for Airport Link
BrisConnections has today reached financial close on Australia’s largest tollroad project, Airport Link, a Public Private Partnership with the Queensland State Government. BrisConnections will now proceed to list on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ASX code “BCSCA”. The BrisConnections Initial Public Offer was fully underwritten by Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and Macquarie. Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited acted as sole bookrunner. view pdf (0.4Mb) > 		TPL, JHG Engineering and infrastructure, Financial Queensland
15 May 2008 Leighton announces financial results for Third Quarter to 31 March and new building work in Dubai
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced an increase in operating profit after tax (unaudited) for the nine months to 31 March 2008 to $375m ($273m last year). The result is a positive indicator for the full year and is consistent with the company’s guidance that 2008 profit will be up by at least 30% on last year’s record result of $450m. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LI, LHL Building and property, Financial Dubai, Head Office
14 Feb 2008 Leighton half year profit up 32%, work in hand at record $26.7 billion
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 32% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $250m (versus $190m last year) from a pre-tax profit of $322m. A 50% franked interim dividend of 60 cents was also announced by the directors representing a 33% increase (45 cents unfranked last year). view pdf (1.8Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
03 Sep 2007 Leighton to acquire 45% of Al Habtoor Engineering
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that it was merging its Leighton International operations in the Arabian Gulf with Al Habtoor Engineering and acquiring a 45% stake in Al Habtoor - Leighton by investing approximately $870 million. Al Habtoor - Leighton will immediately become one of the region’s largest multi-disciplined contractors. view pdf (0.7Mb) > 		LHL, LI Engineering and infrastructure, Financial United Arab Emirates
14 Aug 2007 Leighton profit up 63% to $450 million
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 63% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $450.0m (versus $276.1m last year) from a pre-tax profit of $584.1m. The return on shareholders’ funds averaged 36.7% for the year (27.7% last year). view pdf (1.4Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 May 2007 Leighton on the road to 55% profit increase
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a substantial increase in operating profit after tax (unaudited) for the nine months to 31 March 2007 to $273 million ($169 million last year). The company has also upgraded the forecast for the full year and expects to report an increase in net profit after tax of approximately 55% on top of last year’s record profit of $276 million. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 Feb 2007 Leighton reports $190m first half profit and $20bn work in hand
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 61% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $190.0m (versus $118.1m last year) from a pre-tax profit of $246.1m. An unfranked interim dividend of 45 cents was also announced by the directors representing an 80% increase (25 cents franked to 50% last year). view pdf (0.8Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
14 Aug 2006 Leighton net profit up 28% to $276 million
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced an increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $276.1 million ($215.2 million last year ‘AIFRS’ adjusted) from a pretax profit of $371.2 million. The return on shareholders’ funds averaged 27.7% for the year (24.8% last year). view pdf (0.3Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
01 Jun 2006 Leighton enters into $750 million operating lease facility
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the company has entered into a $750 million fully unwritten revolving operating lease facility with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). The facility, which includes an initial sale and lease-back component, supports the continued expansion of the Leighton Group’s plant fleet to cater for growth in contract mining, while reducing its risk profile. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LHL Financial Head Office
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