9 ▁by ▁Stanley ▁Le ight on , ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings ▁was ▁first ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings , ▁purchased ▁Th i ess ▁Cont ract ors , ▁with ▁its ▁major ▁share holder , ▁Ho cht ief , ▁becoming ▁the ▁majority ▁share holder ▁in ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings ▁bought ▁a ▁ 7 0 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁John ▁Holland ▁Group ; ▁this ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ 9 9 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Fair f ax ▁Media ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings ▁had ▁made ▁cor rupt ▁pay ments ▁to ▁H uss ain ▁al - Sh ah rist ani , ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁oil ▁pipeline ▁contract ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁other ▁contract s . ▁Bas il ▁Al ▁Jar ah , ▁the ▁Ira q ▁country ▁manager ▁for ▁Un ao il , ▁a ▁Mon aco - based ▁company ▁alleg edly ▁acting ▁for ▁Le ight on ▁Hold ings , ▁subsequently ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Spanish ▁company ▁A CS ▁Group , ▁through ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁a ▁majority ▁share hold ing ▁in ▁Ho cht