Exhibit 99.7

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3C

Announcement of buy-back

(except minimum holding buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

 

Name of entity    ABN/ARSN
James Hardie Industries SE    097 829 895

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Information about buy-back

1    Type of buy-back    On-market
2    +Class of shares/units which is the subject of the buy-back (eg, ordinary/preference)    Ordinary shares/CUFS
3    Voting rights (eg, one for one)    One for one
4    Fully paid/partly paid (and if partly paid, details of how much has been paid and how much is outstanding)    Fully paid
5    Number of shares/units in the +class on issue    437,185,963
6    Whether shareholder/unitholder approval is required for buy-back    Not required
7    Reason for buy-back    Ongoing capital management programme as announced to the ASX on 21 May 2012.

 

 

+ 

See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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8      Any other information material to a shareholder’s/unitholder’s decision whether to accept the offer (eg, details of any proposed takeover bid)    Not applicable

On-market buy-back

9    Name of broker who will act on the company’s behalf    To be advised later
10    Deleted 30/9/2001.   
11   

If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares - that number

 

Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage.

    Up to 21,859,298 CUFS/ordinary shares
12    If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units within a period of time - that period of time; if the company/trust intends that the buy-back be of unlimited duration - that intention    12 months
13    If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units if conditions are met - those conditions    Not applicable

Employee share scheme buy-back

14    Number of shares proposed to be bought back    Not applicable
15    Price to be offered for shares    Not applicable

Selective buy-back

16    Name of person or description of class of person whose shares are proposed to be bought back    Not applicable
17    Number of shares proposed to be bought back    Not applicable
18    Price to be offered for shares    Not applicable

Equal access scheme

19    Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back    Not applicable
20    Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers are accepted    Not applicable
21    Price to be offered for shares    Not applicable
22   

+Record date for participation in offer

 

Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9.

    Not applicable

Compliance statement

 

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.

or, for trusts only:

 

1. The trust is in compliance with all requirements of the Corporations Act as modified by Class Order 07/422, and of the trust’s constitution, relevant to this buy-back.

 

2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.

 

Sign here:    /s/ Marcin Firek   Date: 21 May 2012
   (Company secretary)  
Print name:    Marcin Firek  

 

 

+ 

See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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