DOWNER EDI LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2015

Aug 19, 2015

Downer EDI Limited ABN 97 003 872 848 Triniti Business Campus 39 Delhi Road North Ryde NSW 2113 1800 DOWNER www.downergroup.com

Media/ASX and NZX Release

20 August 2015

DOWNER AWARDED FURTHER CONTRACTS AT BLACKWATER MINE

Downer EDI Limited (Downer) today announced it has been awarded two contracts by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) at the Blackwater coal mine in the Bowen Basin, Central Queensland.

A two-year contract has been awarded for the provision of mining and maintenance services. It is valued at approximately $150 million with an additional one-year option. The scope of work includes the load and haul of pre-strip material using BMA-owned plant and equipment, as well as maintenance of BMA-owned plant and equipment.

The second contract is for the provision of blasting services. It is valued at approximately $75 million and has a term of three years. The scope of work includes the management and provision of drilling and blasting services, including partial down-the-hole loading services.

Both contracts will commence on a date to be confirmed by BMA.

The works included in these two contracts are additional to those included in the $100 million mining services contract announced by Downer in June 2015.

For further information please contact:

Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470 145 Luke Thrum, Manager Investor Relations +61 459 828 720

Downer EDI Limited (Downer) is a leading provider of services to customers in markets including: Transport Services; Technology and Communications Services; Utilities Services; Engineering, Construction and Maintenance (EC&M); Mining; and Rail. Downer employs about 19,000 people, mostly in Australia and New Zealand but also in the Asia-Pacific region, South America and Southern Africa.

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