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Archived media releases by release date

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
2003
13 Oct 2003 Thiess awarded US$1.2 billion (A$1.74bn) of new mining contracts in Indonesia
Following the sale of the Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) mine in Indonesia to PT Bumi Resources Tbk by Rio Tinto and BP, PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia (a subsidiary of Thiess Pty Ltd) has secured new mining contracts worth US$1.2 billion (A$1.7bn). view > 		TPL Mining and resources Indonesia
01 Oct 2003 Thiess and John Holland named preferred builder for the Lane Cove Tunnel
The Lane Cove Tunnel Consortium (LCTC) today welcomed the NSW Government’s decision to award it preferred proponent status for the Lane Cove Tunnel Project. view > 		TPL, JH Engineering and infrastructure New South Wales
30 Sep 2003 Leighton Asia (Northern) lands major tunnelling project in Hong Kong
Leighton Asia (Northern), in joint venture with Kumagai Gumi, has secured an HK$1.8 billion (A$350 million) road tunnel project in Hong Kong for the Highways Department. Leighton Asia (Northern)’s share is HK$900 million (A$175 million). view > 		LA Engineering and infrastructure Hong Kong
29 Sep 2003 Leighton Asia wins major highway contract in Malaysia
Leighton Asia is part of a consortium that has been awarded a RM1.35 billion (A$560 million) contract for the design and construction of a new highway in Malaysia for Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd. The contract is the largest, in dollar terms, ever awarded to Leighton in Asia. The consortium comprises Leighton, Maju Construction & Engineering Sdn Bhd and Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd. view > 		LI Engineering and infrastructure Malaysia
17 Sep 2003 John Holland part of team approved to deliver $150 Million Brisbane water enviro alliance
Major Australian contractor, John Holland, has been selected as part of a leading industry team to deliver the $150 Million Brisbane Water Enviro Alliance, which involves major upgrades to Brisbane’s Sandgate, Oxley Creek and Wacol Wastewater Treatment Plants. view > 		JH Engineering and infrastructure Queensland
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
12 Aug 2003 Leighton Contractors and Alliance Partners Begin $90 Million Brisbane Port Seawall Project
Leighton Contractors together with alliance partners, the Port of Brisbane Corporation, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Coffey Geosciences, and coastal engineering specialists WBM Oceanics have begun work on a $90 million project to construct 4.5km of seawall at the Port of Brisbane. view > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure Queensland
30 Jun 2003 Leighton Properties Sells Stake In Sydney Casino Management Company
Leighton Properties today announced that it had reached agreement to sell its 15% stake in Sydney Casino Management Pty Ltd to Tabcorp Holdings Limited for $53 million. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
24 Jun 2003 Leighton Contractors Wins $115 Million Industrial Plant Facility
Leighton Contractors announced today that it is building a new production facility for Australian packaging company Amcor as an addition to its existing glass furnace and manufacturing plant in Gawler, South Australia. view > 		LCPL Building and property South Australia
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
16 Jun 2003 Restructure of the Stanwell Magnesium Project
Leighton Contractors has joined with other key stakeholders to support Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited’s (AMC) plans to restructure its Stanwell Magnesium Project, as per the announcement made by AMC to the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday. view > 		LCPL Mining and resources Queensland
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
09 May 2003 Leighton work levels maintained by construction upswing
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced operating profit before tax (unaudited) for the nine months to 31 March 2003 of $178.5m and operating profit after tax (unaudited) of $117.3m. Operating revenue for the nine months was $3.7bn. Work in hand stood at $10.0bn with incomplete management contracts valued at $580m. This compares with $8.6bn of work in hand and management contracts of $499m at the half year. A summary of financial information for the quarter is attached (Appendix A). view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
08 May 2003 Thiess secures $173m contract in Bowen Basin
Thiess and BHP Mitsui Coal (BHPM) yesterday signed a $173M contract for Thiess to operate BHPM’s South Walker Creek Open Cut Coal Mine in central Queensland, through to June 2006. view > 		TPL Mining and resources Queensland
17 Apr 2003 AMC to pursue EPCM contracting plan for Stanwell Magnesium
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, confirms that they are now working with Australian Magnesium Corporation (AMC) to renegotiate the EPC contract to include Fluor Corp and to convert to an engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) contract. view > 		LCPL Mining and resources Queensland
09 Apr 2003 Leighton Contractors Wins $240m Mine Project
Leighton Contractors has been awarded the $240 million Moorvale coal mining contract in Central Queensland for an initial fixed 3 year term with a further 4 year option. view > 		LCPL Mining and resources Queensland
25 Mar 2003 Leighton Properties and Seymour Sell MacArthur Central Retail Centre for $96.95 million
Leighton Properties and Kevin Seymour are pleased to announce the execution of contracts for the sale of its share in MacArthur Central Retail Centre, Brisbane, a prime CBD retail shopping centre, to Investa Property Group for $96.95 million. view > 		LPPL Building and property Queensland
10 Mar 2003 Leighton Work in Hand at Record $10 billion
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that work in hand stood at a record $10 billion, boosted since the end of December by the award of a number of major projects and the acquisition of Transfield’s construction business. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
07 Mar 2003 Westpac Pre-Commits to Leighton Properties’ Sydney Office Tower Development
In one of the most significant property deals seen in Sydney, Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has pre-committed to lease Leighton Properties Pty Limited’s (Leighton Properties) entire KENS commercial office tower development in Sydney’s CBD, worth over $600 million. Westpac will consolidate 10 separate CBD offices into two locations, including the new 33 storey building close to Darling Harbour. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
17 Feb 2003 Walter Acquisition
This is to advise that John Holland and Walter Bau- AG have not reached agreement on the terms of the acquisition and negotiations have been terminated. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
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