Exhibit 99.1
(PROXY)

 

         
 
   VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD  
 
  
 
 
  
   James Hardie Industries N.V.  
 
        
   Instructions to The Bank of New York, as Depositary
(Must be received prior to 5:00 PM New York Time on August 13, 2008) 		 
 
        
   The undersigned holder of American Depositary Receipts hereby requests and instructs The Bank of New York, as Depositary, to endeavor, in so far as practicable, to vote or cause to be voted the amount of shares represented by such Receipts of James Hardie Industries N.V. registered in the name of the undersigned on the books of the Depositary as of the close of business on July 11, 2008, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company which is to be held on August 22, 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in respect of the resolutions specified on the reverse.    
 
        
   NOTE:
1.   Please direct the Depositary how it is to vote by placing X in the appropriate box opposite each resolution.		  
 
   2.   It is understood that, if this form is not signed and returned, the Depositary will not vote such items.    
 
      
  (Continued and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)    
       
 Address Change/Comments
(Mark the corresponding box on the reverse side)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES N.V.
PROXY PROCESSING
   
 
    
PO BOX 3549
S HACKENSACK NJ 07606-9249
        
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