LEI Leighton Fpo

Hochtief AG (HOT.XE) unit Leighton Holdings Ltd (LEI.AU) said Tuesday that its Thiess subsidiary received a four-year contract to extend its work in the Curragh North Coal Mine in Central Queensland's Bowen Basin.

MAIN FACTS:

-The contract by Wesfarmers Resources is worth 570 million Australian dollars ($509 million).

-It complements the current 10-year agreement signed in 2010.

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