UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of May, 2008
1-15240
(Commission File Number)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES N.V.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Atrium, 8th floor
Strawinskylaan 3077
1077 ZX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Safe Harbor Statement
The exhibit attached to this Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements. We may from time to time
make forward-looking statements in our periodic reports filed with or furnished to the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in our annual reports to
shareholders, in offering circulars, invitation memoranda and prospectuses, in media releases and
other written materials and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees to
analysts, institutional investors, lenders and potential lenders, representatives of the media and
others. Examples of forward-looking statements include:
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expectations about the timing and amount of payments to the Asbestos Injuries
Compensation Fund (AICF), a special purpose fund for the compensation of proven
asbestos-related personal injury and death claims; |
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expectations concerning the costs associated with the suspension of operations at our
Blandon, Pennsylvania and Plant City, Florida plants; |
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statements as to the possible consequences of proceedings brought against us and
certain of our former directors and officers by the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission; |
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statements regarding tax liabilities and related proceedings; |
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expectations that our credit facilities will be extended or renewed; |
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projections of our operating results or financial condition; |
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statements regarding our plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to
competition, acquisitions, dispositions and our products; |
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statements about our future performance; and |
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statements about product or environmental liabilities. |
Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,”
“predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “should,” “aim” and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number
of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the plans, objectives,
expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors,
some of which are discussed under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of our Form 20-F filed on 6
July 2007 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, include but are not limited to: all matters
relating to or arising out of the prior manufacture of products that contained asbestos by current
and former James Hardie subsidiaries; required contributions to the AICF and the effect of foreign
exchange on the amount recorded in our financial statements as an asbestos liability; compliance
with and changes in tax laws and treatments; competition and product pricing in the markets in
which we operate; the consequences of product failures or defects; exposure to environmental,
asbestos or other legal proceedings; general economic and market conditions; the supply and cost of
raw materials; the success of our research and development efforts; our reliance on a small number
of product customers; compliance with and changes in environmental and health and safety laws;
risks of conducting business internationally; compliance with and changes in laws and regulations;
foreign exchange risks and the effect of natural disasters. We caution you that the foregoing list
of factors is not exhaustive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to
differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only
as of the date they are made and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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James Hardie Industries N.V.
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| Date: May 29, 2008 |
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/s/ Russell Chenu
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Russell Chenu |
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Managing Director |
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