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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 | ||
Exhibit 99.8
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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 | ||
15 December 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:
| • | 990,000 JHISE shares represented by CUFS that were bought back by JHISE between 1 October 2011 and 15 December 2011 have been cancelled effective 15 December 2011; |
| • | the total amount paid by JHISE to buy back the CUFS representing the cancelled JHISE shares was A$5,433,328; 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 the opening of business on 15 December 2011 is now 435,019,528.
Yours faithfully
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
