Exhibit 99.6
Appendix 3F
Final share buy-back notice
Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3F
Final share buy-back notice
(except minimum holding buy-back)
Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendices 7D and 7E. Amended 30/9/2001.
Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
     
Name of entity   ABN
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.
Description of buy-back
         
1
   Type of buy-back   On-market
 
        
Details of all shares bought back    
 
        
2
   Number of shares bought back   35,686,802 CUFS
 
        
3
   Total consideration paid or payable for the shares   $236,374,651.32
 
        
4
   If buy-back is an on-market buy-   highest price: $7.63
 
   back - highest and lowest price paid   date: 20 September 2007
 
        
 
       lowest price: $5.53
 
       date: 11 March 2008
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Appendix 3F
Final share buy-back notice
Compliance statement
1.   The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.
 
2.   There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.
         
Sign here:
  -s- Robert E Cox   Date: 20 August 2008
 
  (Director/Company secretary)    
 
        
Print name:
  Robert E Cox    
== == == == ==
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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