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FORTESCUE LTD Regulatory Filings 2011

Jul 17, 2011

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ASX Company Announcements Office

18 July 2011

NRW awarded additional T155 port expansion works for Fortescue

NRW Holdings Limited (ASX: NWH), leading provider of civil and mining services to the resources sector in Australia, has been awarded a further $112 million earthworks, concrete works, piling and track works contract at Fortescue Metals Group’s (Fortescue) Herb Elliott Port facility as part of the T155 Expansion.

The scope of works to be undertaken in the ten month contract includes:

  • Earthworks – consisting of 1.8 million cubic metres of cut to fill, 26,000 cubic metres of rock protection and 34, 000 cubic metres of road base in the stockyards and associated areas;

  • Concrete works – consisting of 9,000 cubic metres of structural concrete

  • Piling – 4,800 bored piles

  • Track Works – consisting of 4 kilometres of rail installation.

NRW Holdings chief executive officer Jules Pemberton said of this award. “NRW has worked consecutively on Fortescue projects since early 2007 and we are proud to be assisting Fortescue to achieving the planned T155 expansion as scheduled.”

NRW has had a team on site at Herb Elliott Port since November 2010, undertaking the initial civil packages for the Early Works and the T60 Project. The original scope of works is scheduled to finish as the new contract scope commences. NRW workforce will peak at approximately 220 employees, with work to commence immediately.

For further information please contact:

Kim Hyman Jules Pemberton Company Secretary Chief Executive Officer 0403 347 540 0418 935 630

About NRW Holdings Limited:

NRW is a diversified provider of contract services to the resources and infrastructure sectors in Australia and internationally. With extensive operations in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland as well as Guinea (West Africa), NRW’s geographical diversification is complemented by its delivery of a wide range of operations. These encompass civil expertise including bulk earthworks and concrete installation; contract mining and drill and blast. NRW also encompasses a comprehensive refurbishment and rebuild service for earthmoving equipment and machinery.

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