Exhibit 99.4
Appendix 3B
New Issue Announcement
Rule 2.7, 3.10.3, 3.10.4, 3.10.5
Appendix 3B
New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional
securities and agreement
Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/7/96. Origin: Appendix 5. Amended 1/7/98, 1/9/99, 1/7/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/3/2002, 1/1/2003, 24/10/2005.
Name of entity
James Hardie Industries SE
ARBN
097 829 895 Incorporated in Ireland. The liability of members is limited.
We (the entity) give ASX the following information.
Part 1 — All issues
You must complete the relevant sections (attach sheets if there is not enough space).
| 1 | +Class of +securities issued or to be issued | Restricted Stock Units, being contractual entitlements granted to employees under the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan to be issued ordinary shares/CUFS upon satisfaction of certain conditions. | ||
| 2 | Number of +securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued | 3,802 Restricted Stock Units, issued on 5 March 2012 (US time) |
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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| 3 | Principal terms of the +securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion) |
3,802 Restricted Stock Units which will vest as follows
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| Quantity 951 950 1,901 |
Vest Date 5 Mar 2013 5 Mar 2014 5 Mar 2015
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| Upon vesting, the holder of a Restricted Stock Unit will be entitled to be issued one ordinary share/CUFS for each Restricted Stock Unit held. | ||||||
| 4 | Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing +class of quoted +securities?
If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state:
• the date from which they do
• the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment
• the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment |
Restricted Stock Units: Not applicable | ||||
| 5 | Issue price or consideration | No cash consideration was paid for the Restricted Stock Units | ||||
| 6 | Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) |
3,802 Restricted Stock Units granted as awards under the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan and intended to promote the Company’s long term financial interests by encouraging management to acquire an ownership position in the Company, aligning their interests with those of the Company’s security holders and encouraging and rewarding their performance. | ||||
| 7 | Dates of entering +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates | Restricted Stock Units: Not Applicable | ||||
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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| Number | +Class | |||||
| 8 | Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) | 435,765,577 | Ordinary shares/ CUFS | |||
| Number | +Class | |||||
| 9 | Number and +class of all +securities not quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 2 if applicable) |
10,491,580 3,683,457
No Stock Options or Restricted Stock Units have been cancelled. |
Options Restricted Stock Units | |||
| 10 | Dividend policy (in the case of a trust, distribution policy) on the increased capital (interests) | Restricted Stock Units do not rank for dividends | ||||
Part 2 — Bonus issue or pro rata issue
| 11 | Is security holder approval required? | Not applicable | ||
| 12 | Is the issue renounceable or non-renounceable? | Not applicable | ||
| 13 | Ratio in which the +securities will be offered | Not applicable | ||
| 14 | +Class of +securities to which the offer relates | Not applicable | ||
| 15 | +Record date to determine entitlements | Not applicable | ||
| 16 | Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements? | Not applicable |
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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| 17 | Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions | Not applicable | ||
| 18 | Names of countries in which the entity has +security holders who will not be sent new issue documents
Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with.
Cross reference: rule 7.7. |
Not applicable | ||
| 19 | Closing date for receipt of acceptances or renunciations | Not applicable | ||
| 20 | Names of any underwriters | Not applicable | ||
| 21 | Amount of any underwriting fee or commission | Not applicable | ||
| 22 | Names of any brokers to the issue | Not applicable | ||
| 23 | Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue | Not applicable | ||
| 24 | Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of +security holders | Not applicable | ||
| 25 | If the issue is contingent on +security holders’ approval, the date of the meeting | Not applicable | ||
| 26 | Date entitlement and acceptance form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled | Not applicable | ||
| 27 | If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders | Not applicable |
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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| 28 | Date rights trading will begin (if applicable) | Not applicable | ||
| 29 | Date rights trading will end (if applicable) | Not applicable | ||
| 30 | How do +security holders sell their entitlements in full through a broker? | Not applicable | ||
| 31 | How do +security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance? | Not applicable | ||
| 32 | How do +security holders dispose of their entitlements (except by sale through a broker)? | Not applicable | ||
| 33 | +Despatch date | Not applicable |
Part 3 — Quotation of securities
You need only complete this section if you are applying for quotation of securities
| 34 | Type of securities (tick one) | |||
| (a) | x | Securities described in Part 1 | ||
| (b) | ¨ | All other securities | ||
| Example: restricted securities at the end of the escrowed period, partly paid securities that become fully paid, employee incentive share securities when restriction ends, securities issued on expiry or conversion of convertible securities | ||||
Entities that have ticked box 34(a)
Additional securities forming a new class of securities
Tick to indicate you are providing the information or documents
| 35 | ¨ | If the +securities are +equity securities, the names of the 20 largest holders of the additional +securities, and the number and percentage of additional +securities held by those holders |
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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| 36 | ¨ | If the +securities are +equity securities, a distribution schedule of the additional +securities setting out the number of holders in the categories 1 — 1,000 1,001 — 5,000 5,001 — 10,000 10,001 — 100,000 100,001 and over
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| 37 | ¨ | A copy of any trust deed for the additional +securities |
Entities that have ticked box 34(b)
| 38 | Number of securities for which +quotation is sought | |||||
| 39 | Class of +securities for which quotation is sought | |||||
| 40 | Do the +securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing +class of quoted +securities?
If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state:
• the date from which they do
• the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment
• the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment |
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| 41 | Reason for request for quotation now
Example: In the case of restricted securities, end of restriction period
(if issued upon conversion of another security, clearly identify that other security) |
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| Number | +Class | |||||
| 42 | Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in clause 38) | |||||
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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Quotation agreement
| 1 | +Quotation of our additional +securities is in ASX’s absolute discretion. ASX may quote the +securities on any conditions it decides. |
| 2 | We warrant the following to ASX. |
| • | The issue of the +securities to be quoted complies with the law and is not for an illegal purpose. |
| • | There is no reason why those +securities should not be granted +quotation. |
| • | An offer of the +securities for sale within 12 months after their issue will not require disclosure under section 707(3) or section 1012C(6) of the Corporations Act. |
Note: An entity may need to obtain appropriate warranties from subscribers for the securities in order to be able to give this warranty
| • | Section 724 or section 1016E of the Corporations Act does not apply to any applications received by us in relation to any +securities to be quoted and that no-one has any right to return any +securities to be quoted under sections 737, 738 or 1016F of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted. |
| • | If we are a trust, we warrant that no person has the right to return the +securities to be quoted under section 1019B of the Corporations Act at the time that we request that the +securities be quoted. |
| 3 | We will indemnify ASX to the fullest extent permitted by law in respect of any claim, action or expense arising from or connected with any breach of the warranties in this agreement. |
| 4 | We give ASX the information and documents required by this form. If any information or document not available now, will give it to ASX before +quotation of the +securities begins. We acknowledge that ASX is relying on the information and documents. We warrant that they are (will be) true and complete. |
| Sign here: |
/s/ Marcin Firek |
Date: | 6 March 2012 | |||||
| Company secretary | ||||||||
| Print name: |
Marcin Firek |
| James Hardie Industries SE
+ See chapter 19 for defined terms |
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