Leighton : appoints Javier Loizaga as Chief Financial Officer

2 April 2014

ASX Market Announcements

Australian Securities Exchange Limited

Level 4

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Vanessa Rees

Group Company Secretary

Leighton Holdings Limited

ABN 57 004 482 982

472 Pacific Highway

St Leonards NSW 2065 Australia

PO Box 1002

Crows Nest NSW 1585, Australia

www.leighton.com.au

T (02) 9925 6666

F (02) 9925 6005

Please find attached a copy of a media release to be issued by Leighton Holdings

Limited.

Yours faithfully

LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED

VANESSA REES

Group Company Secretary

Media release

Leighton Holdings Limited today announced the appointment of Mr Javier Loizaga as Chief Financial
Officer.
Mr Loizaga has 24 years of investment, finance, corporate advisory and business restructuring experience across a broad range of international markets and industries. Most recently, Mr Loizaga was the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of N+1 Mercapital, one of Spain's leading independent investment firms, which also has a strong presence in Latin America.
Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Officer Marcelino Fernández said: "As one of the most respected investment executives in Spain, Mr Loizaga will bring to Leighton his vast his experience in all aspects of corporate finance and financial management.
"A civil engineer by training, Mr Loizaga has both a thorough understanding of the operations of a large contracting company as well as proven expertise in financial management and corporate transformations. These skills will be valuable as we seek to more efficiently structure Leighton's operations to the benefit
of clients, employees and shareholders."
Mr Loizaga will report to Mr Fernández. His appointment is contingent on visa approvals.

Javier Loizaga has 24 years of experience in financial services and advisory work, and was most recently the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of N+1 Mercapital. Prior to its merger with N+1, Mr Loizaga led Mercapital, the Spanish pioneer private equity firm. He raised more than €1.8 billion from institutional investors; led a significant number of the firm's 60 plus investments in various industries including construction, IT, hotels, healthcare and energy; and generated significant shareholder value.
Mr Loizaga has been a member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies in which N+1
Mercapital has invested and he has experience across a wide variety of industries.
Before joining Mercapital, Mr Loizaga was an Investment Director at leading French financial conglomerate Compagnie De Suez. He started his career with Arthur Andersen's IT and Management Consulting Division. Mr Loizaga is a civil engineer and holds a Masters in Business Administration from INSEAD.

ENDS

MS JANET PAYNE, Group Manager Investor Relations T+61 2 9925 6121

MS FIONA TYNDALL, Group Manager Media Relations T+61 2 9925 6188

LEIGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED, founded in Australia in 1949, is the parent company of the Leighton Group, one of the world's leading international contractors. The Group is also the world's largest contract miner. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since 1962, Leighton Holdings has its head office in Sydney, Australia. Leighton Holdings owns and operates through a number of diverse and independent operating companies: Leighton Contractors; Thiess; John Holland; Leighton Asia, India and Offshore; and Leighton Properties. The Leighton Group also has a 45% investment in the Habtoor Leighton Group. These companies provide development, construction, contract mining, and operation and maintenance services to the infrastructure, resources and property markets. They operate in more than 20 countries throughout Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Southern Africa. The Leighton Group directly employed 55,990 people, as at 31

December 2013.

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