Ann: GENERAL: DOW: Downer receives notice of awar

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GENERAL: DOW: Downer receives notice of award for Roy Hill mining contrac

Media/ ASX and NZX Release
18 November 2013
DOWNER RECEIVES NOTICE OF AWARD FOR ROY HILL MINING CONTRACT

Downer EDI Limited (Downer) announced today it had received a notice of award
for a 4.5 year contract with Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd for the provision of
early mining services at the Roy Hill open cut iron ore mine in the Pilbara,
Western Australia. Under this contract, Downer will be performing pre-strip
and supplementary mining activity over the initial years while Roy Hill will
be predominantly undertaking mining on an owner-operator basis. The contract
is expected to be executed by the end of November.

Valued at approximately $500 million, the contract is anticipated to commence
with infrastructure construction early in the 2014 calendar year before
proceeding to full-scale mining in the second half of the year. The services
to be provided include drill and blast and load and haul of overburden and
ore.

The project will involve a fleet of 18 haul trucks and two excavators, and
will employ over 220 people. Capital required for the project will be
approximately $110 million - $40 million for new equipment and $70 million
provided from existing equipment. Capital will be spent in the 2015 financial
year.

The Chief Executive Officer of Downer, Grant Fenn, said Downer received the
notice of award based on its strong capabilities, comprehensive services and
its expanding presence in Western Australia.

For further information please contact:

Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations  +61
439 470145
Luke Thrum, Manager Investor Relations    +61 459 828720

Downer EDI Limited (www.downergroup.com) provides comprehensive engineering
and infrastructure management services to the public and private Minerals &
Metals, Oil & Gas, Power, Transport Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Water
and Property sectors across Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific
region.
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