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Archived media releases by release date

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
2008
22 Apr 2008 Leighton Contractors to build the next major link for Queensland’s Bruce Highway
Leighton Contractors will build the next major link in the upgrade of the Bruce Highway after winning the $109 million construction contract for works between Uhlmann Road and the Bribie Island overpass. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure Queensland
14 Apr 2008 HWE Mining awarded $344 million contract at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A iron ore operation, WA
HWE Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, has been awarded a $344 million contract to provide mine development services at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A iron ore operation, located 50 kilometres from Pannawonica in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LCPL Mining and resources Western Australia
03 Apr 2008 Thiess wins 20 year, A$1bn India coal mine and infrastructure contracts
Thiess Pty Ltd has won two contracts worth a total of A$1 billion over 20 years to develop and operate an open cut coal mine in India’s north eastern coal fields. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		TPL Mining and resources India
27 Mar 2008 Leighton Asia secures US$300 million of new work
Leighton Asia has secured three new projects worth US$300 million in Hong Kong and the Philippines. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LA Engineering and infrastructure, Mining and resources Hong Kong, Philippines
25 Mar 2008 Leighton International wins US$720 million pipeline project in India
Leighton International has been awarded a US$720 million contract for the construction of offshore pipelines in India for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LI Mining and resources India
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
03 Mar 2008 Leighton Contractors paves the way for Ipswich Motorway Upgrade
Leighton Contractors has been appointed as the principal contractor by the Queensland Department of Main Roads to deliver the $700 million Ipswich Motorway Upgrade - Wacol to Darra, as a key member of the SAFElink Alliance. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure Queensland
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
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
29 Jan 2008 Leighton International wins US$350 million building project in Abu Dhabi
Leighton International, through its 45%-owned associate Al Habtoor Engineering, has been awarded a US$350 million contract for the construction of a major mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi for United Holdings. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LI Building and property Abu Dhabi
2007
21 Dec 2007 John Holland awarded $625 million Sugarloaf Pipeline Project in Melbourne
John Holland is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the $625 million contract to construct the 70 kilometre Sugarloaf Pipeline, a major drought-proofing measure linking the Goulburn River to Melbourne’s Sugarloaf Reservoir. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		JHG Engineering and infrastructure Victoria
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
13 Dec 2007 Leighton Properties sells its half share in Brisbane office tower for $210 million
Leighton Properties has sold its half share in the 400 George Street CBD joint venture development to HSBC Trinkaus for $210 million. The other 50% share in 400 George Street is being developed with Grosvenor Australia. view pdf (0.2Mb) > 		LPPL Building and property Queensland
06 Dec 2007 Leighton signs long-term joint venture agreement with TDIC in Abu Dhabi
Tourism Development & Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the tourism asset development arm of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Gulf Leighton, one of the GCC’s largest multi-disciplined contractors, to create a major new force on the UAE capital’s construction scene. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LI Building and property, Engineering and infrastructure Abu Dhabi
05 Dec 2007 Leighton International wins US$650 million of new work in UAE
Leighton International, through its 45%-owned associate Al Habtoor Engineering, has been awarded US$650 million (A$740 million) of new work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LI Building and property Abu Dhabi, Dubai
27 Nov 2007 Leighton Contractors Wins Pluto LNG Site Preparation Project in WA
Leighton Contractors has secured a $163M contract to undertake site preparation bulk earthworks at the new Burrup Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Park site on Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula near Karratha. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LCPL Engineering and infrastructure Western Australia
21 Nov 2007 HWE Mining awarded A$600 million contract extension at Yandi, WA
Leighton Contractors today announced that HWE Mining has been awarded a three-year contract extension worth approximately A$600 million at the Yandi mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		LCPL Mining and resources Western Australia
13 Nov 2007 John Holland Awarded $117m Melbourne Airport International Terminal Expansion Works
The John Holland Group is pleased to announce that it has been appointed Managing Contractor at Melbourne Airport to deliver a series of projects under the Strategic Terminal Expansion Program for Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) Pty Ltd. John Holland has been awarded two expansion projects worth $117 million and is preferred contractor on the third project, which is worth $84 million. view pdf (0.1Mb) > 		JHG Engineering and infrastructure Victoria
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
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