Exhibit 99.1

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    James Hardie Industries SE
    Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre
    Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
   
    T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924
    F: +353 (0) 1 497 1128

30 September 2011

The Manager

Company Announcements Office

Australian Securities Exchange Limited

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir

Cancellation of shares

In relation to the on-market buy-back program announced on 17 May 2011, James Hardie Industries SE (JHISE) advises that:

 

   

2,431,066 JHISE shares represented by CUFS that were bought back by JHISE between 24 August 2011 and 30 September 2011 have been cancelled effective 30 September 2011;

 

   

the total amount paid by JHISE to buy back the CUFS representing the cancelled JHISE shares was $A13,681,327; and

 

   

all of the securities bought by JHISE under the buy-back were CUFS (with each of the CUFS representing one share in the capital of JHISE).

As a result of this cancellation, the number of CUFS issued and quoted on the ASX as at 30 September 2011 is now 435,640,582.

Yours faithfully

 

  /S/    MARCIN FIREK
 

        Marcin Firek

        Company Secretary

 

 

James Hardie Industries SE is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at

Europa House, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Directors: Michael Hammes (Chairman), Brian Anderson (USA), David Dilger, David Harrison (USA), James

Osborne, Donald McGauchie (Australia), Rudy van der Meer (Netherlands).

Chief Executive Officer: Louis Gries

Company number: 485719