ASX Announcement -- Director Change _Brook


25 June 2015

Boart Longyear Announces Bruce Brook's Retirement from its Board of Directors

Boart Longyear Limited (ASX: BLY), the world's leading supplier of drilling services, drilling equipment and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies, announces that Bruce Brook will retire from its Board of Directors effective 30 June 2015. Mr. Brook is the Company's longest- serving director and has been on the Board and chaired its Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee since February 2007.
"The Board and management sincerely thank Bruce for his leadership and untiring dedication to shareholders over nearly a decade. It will not be easy to replace a director with such a deep knowledge of our Company and industry. Bruce has been a consistent and influential contributor to the Board throughout his tenure. His stewardship of investor and Company interests through his leadership of the audit committee also has been exemplary. We will miss him and wish him well," said Marcus Randolph, Chairman of the Board. "In the meantime, we will continue our efforts to identify additional candidates to renew our Board and ensure it has the right mix of skills to lead the Company over the next several years."

About Boart Longyear

Celebrating its 125 year anniversary in 2015, Boart Longyear is the world's leading provider of drilling services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for mining and drilling companies globally. It also has a substantial presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine de-watering, oil sands exploration, and production drilling.
The Global Drilling Services division operates in over 30 countries for a diverse mining customer base spanning a wide range of commodities, including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals. The Global Products division designs, manufactures and sells drilling equipment, performance tooling, and aftermarket parts and services to customers in over 100 countries.
Boart Longyear is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, Australia. More information about Boart Longyear can be found at www.boartlongyear.com. To get Boart Longyear news direct, visit http://www.boartlongyear.com/rssfeed.

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