16 January 2012
Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 4
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

RE: Leighton expects to report stronger operational performance for the 6-month period to 31 Dec 2011

Please find attached a copy of a media release to be issued today by Leighton Holdings
Limited.
Yours faithfully,
A.J. MOIR
Company Secretary

Media Release

16 January 2012 Leighton expects to report stronger operational performance for the 6-month period to 31 Dec 2011

Leighton Holdings Limited said today that, after the completion of a preliminary review of its profit results, it expects to exceed previous market guidance for underlying profit after tax (net profit after tax adjusted for capital gains and impairments) for the transitional 6-month financial year to 31 December 20111.
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