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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
2002
29 Aug 2002 Leighton Signs $1 billion Contract with AMC
Leighton Contractors Pty Limited today signed a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Australian Magnesium Corporation to deliver the Stanwell magnesium project near Rockhampton, confirming its intention to move full steam into the EPC market. view > 		LCPL Mining and resources Queensland
15 Aug 2002 Leighton Reports 8% Increase in Profit to Record $169m
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced an 8% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities of $169.2 million ($156.2 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $227.3 million ($196.8 million last year). The after tax return on shareholders’ equity averaged 22.1% for the year (22.3% last year). view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
25 Jul 2002 A$180 Million Rail Project Awarded In Taiwan
The Taiwan Track Partners Joint Venture, of which Leighton Asia is a member, has been awarded an A$180 million (NT$3.4 billion) contract for the design and construction of rail trackwork for a key section of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Link. Leighton Asia’s share of the project is A$50 million (NT$945 million). view > 		LAL Engineering and infrastructure Taiwan
17 Jul 2002 Leighton Asia Restructure To Provide Platform For Further Growth
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a restructure of its wholly owned subsidiary Leighton Asia Limited, to facilitate the continued expansion of its operations in the region. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
17 Jul 2002 Major Projects Push Leighton Work In Hand To Record Level
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced that the award of major infrastructure projects worth over $1 billion at year-end had brought work in hand to a record $8.4 billion at 30 June. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
02 Jul 2002 Leighton to Build Melbourne’s New Southern Cross Station
Leighton Contractors was today selected by the Victorian Government, as part of the Civic Nexus consortium, to design and construct Melbourne’s new Southern Cross Station. view > 		LCPL Building and property Victoria
28 Jun 2002 Leighton Properties Sells St Kilda Road for $73 million
Leighton Properties has disposed of its prime commercial office tower at 417 St Kilda Road, Melbourne for $73 million. view > 		LPPL Building and property Victoria
26 Jun 2002 Leighton Contractors Acquires WA Based Broad Construction Services
Broad Construction Services (Broad) and Leighton Contractors today announced that they have entered into an agreement to join forces to maximise their strength in the small to medium size building market throughout Australia. view > 		LCPL Building and property Western Australia
26 Jun 2002 Thiess Hochtief Alstom Group Awarded Epping – Chatswood Rail Contract
It was announced today Thiess Hochtief Alstom Group is preferred tenderer for the largest single publicly funded infrastructure contract in Australia – the Epping to Chatswood component of the Parramatta Rail Link. The contract has a value of over $850 million. view > 		TPL Engineering and infrastructure New South Wales
25 Jun 2002 Leighton Group Awarded Packages of Victorian Regional Fast Rail Project
The Victorian Government has appointed the Regional Rail Link Consortium – comprising two of Australia’s leading contractors - John Holland and Transfield Construction in a 50:50 joint venture – to upgrade the railway from Melbourne to Bendigo and Melbourne to Traralgon. view > 		TPL, JH Engineering and infrastructure Victoria
14 Jun 2002 Bureau of Meteorology chooses Folkestone-Leighton in Docklands for new Headquarters
In one of the most anticipated leasing decisions of 2002 it was announced today that the Bureau of Meteorology has chosen to relocate its 16,000 sqm tenancy to 700 Collins Street in Docklands. view > 		LPPL Building and property Victoria
06 Jun 2002 Thiess Joins Hail Creek Team
Major Australasian engineering company Thiess Pty Ltd has received Notice of Award to construct an $82 million coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) at Hail Creek Mine, near Nebo in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. view > 		TPL Mining and resources Queensland
05 Jun 2002 Leighton Asia wins A$100 million sewerage project in Hong Kong
Leighton Asia has been awarded an A$100 million (HK$426 million) contract for the construction of a new sewerage system in Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Government’s Drainage Services Department. view > 		LAL Engineering and infrastructure Hong Kong
22 May 2002 Good prospects emerging as Leighton expects improved profit
Leighton Holdings Limited today announced operating profit before tax (unaudited) for the nine months to 31 March 2002 of $156.9m and operating profit after tax (unaudited) of $110.7m. Operating revenue for the nine months was $3.7bn. Work in hand stood at $7.74bn with incomplete management contracts valued at $644m. This compares with $7.79bn of work in hand and management contracts of $730m at the half year. A summary of financial information for the quarter is attached. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
06 May 2002 Leighton Contractors Signs Interim Agreement to Build Stanwell Magnesium Plant
Australian Magnesium Corporation Limited (AMC) and Leighton Contractors Pty Limited have signed an interim Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract to develop the $1.3 billion Stanwell Magnesium Plant in Rockhampton, Central Queensland. view > 		LCPL Mining and resources Queensland
14 Mar 2002 Leighton Asia Wins A$235 million Worth of New Projects in Hong Kong and Singapore
Leighton Asia Limited has secured three new contracts worth a total of A$235 million (US$121 million) in Hong Kong and Singapore. view > 		LAL Building and property, Engineering and infrastructure, Operations and maintenance Hong Kong, Singapore
07 Mar 2002 Greg Paramor Joins Leighton Properties Board
Leighton Properties today announced that Mr Greg Paramor, Executive Chairman of the James Fielding Group had been appointed to the Board of Leighton Properties. view > 		LPPL Corporate Head Office
19 Feb 2002 Leighton reports 14% profit increase and potential for significant future work
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 14% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities to $67.3 million ($59.1 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $96.9 million. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
18 Jan 2002 John Holland Work in Hand Exceeds $1 billion
Further to yesterday’s announcement regarding the award of a $150 million contract extension to John Holland Group Pty Limited by WestNet Rail, Leighton Holdings Limited advises that the level of John Holland Group’s work in hand now stands at around $1 billion. view > 		JH Financial Head Office
17 Jan 2002 John Holland Wins $150m Contract Extension with WestNet Rail
John Holland announced today that its Rail Division has been appointed to provide Infrastructure Maintenance Services to WestNet Rail for a further five-year term commencing on 16 February 2002. The contract is valued at approximately $150m. view > 		JH Engineering and infrastructure Western Australia
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