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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
2001
16 May 2001 Leighton on track for another record profit
“At the end of the third quarter of 2000/2001, the Leighton Group has maintained its high level of work in hand and expects to report another record profit for the full year,” Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Mr Wal King said today. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
26 Apr 2001 Design Competition Selects “KENS” Site Architect
Leighton Properties (LPPL) today announced that the architectural firm, DCM Sydney (Richard Johnson Director), had been selected as the preferred architect for the KENS site development in Sydney's western CBD. view > 		LCPL Building and property New South Wales
26 Apr 2001 John Morschel to Join Board of Leighton Holdings as Chairman Elect
The Directors of Leighton Holdings Limited are pleased to announce that Mr John Morschel has agreed to join the Board in August 2001 following the retirement of Mr Rod Wylie. Initially Mr Morschel will be appointed a Deputy Chairman and, following the retirement of Mr M.A. (Tim) Besley at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 8 November 2001, will be appointed Chairman. view > 		LHL Corporate Head Office
24 Apr 2001 Leighton Properties sells North Sydney property for $90.75 million
Leighton Properties’ landmark commercial development at 80 Pacific Highway, North Sydney has been sold to Investa Property Group for $90.75 million with contracts now exchanged. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
20 Apr 2001 $220m of work for John Holland from Alice Springs-Darwin Railway Line
John Holland is pleased to announce that following finalisation of the project’s financial arrangements today, construction of the 1420 kilometres of rail link between Alice Springs and Darwin will begin immediately. view > 		JH Engineering and infrastructure Northern Territory
07 Mar 2001 Thiess awarded $100 million coal mining contract at Southland Colliery
Gympie Gold Limited today announced that wholly-owned subsidiary Southland Coal Pty limited (Southland) had selected Thiess Pty Limited (Thiess) as the new contract operator of the Southland Colliery in the Hunter Valley, NSW. view > 		TPL Mining and resources New South Wales
20 Feb 2001 Leighton reports 13% profit increase and record $7.57 billion of work in hand
The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 13% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities of $59.1 million ($52.5 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $82.6 million. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
02 Feb 2001 HOCHTIEF Shareholding
This is to advise that notification has been received from HOCHTIEF that they have increased their shareholding in Leighton Holdings from 49.8% to 50.3% by entering into an option agreement with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
17 Jan 2001 Leighton Asia Awarded HK$1 billion (A$227 million) Light Rail Project in Hong Kong
Leighton Asia Limited today was awarded a HK$1 billion (A$227 million) contract for the upgrading and extension of a light rail system in Hong Kong for the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). view > 		LAL Engineering and infrastructure Hong Kong
2000
22 Dec 2000 Leighton Properties & ISPT Finalise Purchase of 100 Pacific Hwy
Leighton Properties Pty Ltd and ISPT Pty Limited as trustee of Industrial Superannuation Property Trust No 1 have today finalised the $26.5 million purchase of 100 Pacific Highway North Sydney from the Joint Coal Board. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
20 Dec 2000 Vytel Secures $820 million Nextgen Project
Vytel Pty Limited, formed earlier this year as an operating division of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, announced today that an $820 million project finance package for Nextgen Networks, Australia’s largest privately owned optic fibre network, has been finalised. view > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure Australia wide
13 Dec 2000 Government Decision to Terminate Speedrail Bid
The Speedrail consortium is extremely disappointed with the Federal Government’s decision not to proceed with the very high speed train link between Sydney and Canberra. view > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure New South Wales
17 Nov 2000 Leighton Properties & ISPT Purchase North Sydney Landmark
Leighton Properties Pty Ltd and ISPT Pty Limited as trustee of Industry Superannuation Property Trust No 1 have won the tender to purchase 100 Pacific Highway North Sydney from the Joint Coal Board. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
17 Nov 2000 Leighton Asia Awarded A$100 million Coal Mining Contract in Indonesia
Leighton Asia, through its wholly owned subsidiary PT John Holland Constructions Indonesia, has been awarded a five year A$100 million (US$52 million) contract for mining operations at the ABK Loajanan coal mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia for PT Anugerah Bara Kaltim. view > 		LAL Mining and resources Indonesia
16 Nov 2000 Amcor Announces Leighton to Build Wine Bottle Plant
Amcor announced today that it has awarded Leighton Contractors a contract to design, construct and commission its new $130 million wine bottle plant at Gawler, South Australia. view > 		LCPL Building and property South Australia
13 Nov 2000 Thiess and RAG Australia Coal complete purchase of North Goonyella Coal Mine
RAG Australia Coal Pty Ltd and Thiess Pty Ltd last night announced completion of the purchase of North Goonyella Coal Mine from Sumisho Coal Development Pty Ltd. view > 		TPL Mining and resources Queensland
10 Nov 2000 Leighton Open Briefing by CFO on Asian Strategy
Please find attached for lodgement a Corporate File Open Briefing with Dieter Adamsas, CFO of Leighton Holdings Limited regarding the Leighton Group’s Asian strategy. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
08 Nov 2000 Leighton Properties and AXA to develop prime CBD site
Leighton Properties NSW Manager Mark Gray today announced that an agreement had been concluded with AXA Australia Property Management Limited, on behalf of AXA Australian Diversified Property Trust to develop an office tower in the air space above 383 Kent Street. view > 		LPPL Building and property New South Wales
02 Nov 2000 Leighton maintains strong momentum through diversification
At Leighton Holdings Limited 39th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr MA (Tim) Besley AO, announced that the 2000 fiscal period reflected an excellent result for shareholders and provided a strong platform for growth. view > 		LHL Financial Head Office
01 Nov 2000 Leighton Fully Indemnified from John Holland / Toyo Settlement
We refer to the article which appears on page 21 of today’s Australian Financial Review regarding our 70% owned subsidiary John Holland Group Pty Limited. view > 		JH Corporate Head Office
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