Exhibit 99.1
| 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