Boart Longyear Limited ABN 49 123 052 728

26 Butler Boulevard, Burbridge Business Park

Adelaide Airport

South Australia 5950, Australia

Tel: +61 8 8375 8375 • Fax: +61 8 837 5 8498 www.boartlongyear.com

24 February 2014

Appointment of W. Peter Day to the Board of Directors

Boart Longyear Limited (ASX: BLY) - Boart Longyear announces that W. Peter Day will join the Board of Directors as a non-executive Director of the Company effective 25 February 2014. Mr Day also will become a member of the Company's Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee.
Mr Day's professional career includes senior executive roles in finance and general management in mining, manufacturing, food and financial services industries at companies including Bonlac Foods, Rio Tinto, CRA Limited and Comalco. He was Chief Financial Officer for Amcor for seven years until
2007.
Mr Day is a former Chairman of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and was Deputy Chairman of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. He currently is a non-executive director of several ASX-listed companies, including Alumina, Ansell, Federation Centres, Orbital and SAI Global and is a member of the Takeovers Panel. He also participates in a number of public interest activities.
The Chair of Boart Longyear, Ms Barbara Jeremiah, said: "We are delighted to add a non-executive director of Peter's calibre to our Board. Peter's strong financial and accounting background, coupled with his extensive experience both as a non-executive director and as an executive at ASX-listed companies, positions him to make immediate contributions to our Company and to bring value to shareholders and other stake holders."
Mr Day's educational background includes a Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) from Queen Victoria University in Manchester, England, and a Master of Administration from Monash University in Melbourne. He holds dual nationality in Australia and the United Kingdom and resides in Victoria.

About Boart Longyear

With over 120 years of expertise, 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 40 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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Vice President, Investor Relations/Treasury Sydney: (02) 9212 4666
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