Exhibit 99.5
Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice
 
Rule 3.19A.3
Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 30/9/2001.
     
  Name of entity James Hardie Industries N.V.  
  ARBN 097 829 895 Incorporated in The Netherlands. The liability of members is limited.  
 
We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.3 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.
           
           
 
Name of director
     Mr Benjamin P. BUTTERFIELD  
 
 
        
           
 
Date of last notice
     15 December 2006  
 
 
        
           
 
Date that director ceased to be director
     1 October 2007  
 
 
        
           
Part 1 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities
 
•    90,000 options under the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan;

•    230,000 options under the Managing Board Transitional Stock Option Plan 22 August 2005;

•    110,000 options (ROCE) under the 2006 JHINV Long Term Incentive Plan; and

•    101,000 Options (TSR) under the 2006 JHINV Long Term Incentive Plan.
     
 
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.    
     
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Appendix 3Z
Final Director’s Interest Notice
 
Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder
Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust
           
           
 
Name of holder & nature of interest
     Number & class of securities  
  Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest        
           
  NIL     Not applicable  
           
Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts
           
           
 
Detail of contract
     Not applicable  
 
 
        
           
 
Nature of interest
     Not applicable  
 
 
        
           
 
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)
     Not applicable  
 
 
        
           
 
No. and class of securities to which interest relates
    Not applicable  
 
 
        
           
     
 
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.    
     
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