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
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 22, 2005
1-15240
(Commission File Number)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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.
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No þ
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): Not Applicable
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 and prospectuses, in media releases and other written materials
and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees to analysts, institutional
investors, representatives of the media and others. Examples of such forward-looking statements
include:
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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 economic performance; |
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statements about product or environmental liabilities; and |
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expectations about payments to a special purpose fund for the compensation of proven
asbestos-related personal injury and death claims. |
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” in our Form 20-F, 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 Group subsidiaries; 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 distributors;
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; the successful implementation of new software systems; and the successful transition of our
new senior management. We caution you that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive 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.
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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: August 22, 2005 |
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/s/ Benjamin Butterfield
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Benjamin Butterfield |
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Secretary |
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