CIMIC Group Limited (ASX: CIM), founded in Australia in 1949, is one of the world’s leading international contractors and the world’s largest contract miner. CIMIC, previously known as Leighton Holdings, was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1962 and has its head office in Sydney, Australia. CIMIC provides construction, mining, mineral processing, engineering, concessions, and operation and maintenance services to the infrastructure, resources and property markets. It operates in more than 20 countries throughout the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, North America,Sub‐Saharan Africa and South America and, as at 31 March 2016, employed approximately 42,000 people directly and through its investments.