Listing information
James Hardie is a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) incorporated under Dutch law. James Hardie securities trade as CUFS on the ASX and as ADRs on the NYSE.

Annual Information Meeting (AIM)
Recognising that most shareholders will not be able to attend the AGM in The Netherlands, we conduct an AIM in Australia so shareholders can review items of business and other matters that will be considered and voted on at the AGM.

We distribute with the Notice of Meetings a question form which shareholders can use to submit questions in advance of the AIM. Shareholders can also ask questions relevant to the business of the meeting during the AIM. For those shareholders unable to attend, the AIM is broadcast live on the Annual Meetings page of this website. The webcast remains on the company’s website so it can be replayed later if required.Beginning for the 2008 AIM, shareholders will be able to appoint representatives to attend the AIM on their behalf and ask questions.

The External Auditor attends the AIM by telephone and is available to answer questions.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The AGM is held in The Netherlands within seven days of the AIM. Each shareholder (other than ADR holders) has the right to:

• attend the AGM either in person or by proxy;
• speak at the AGM; and
• exercise voting rights, subject to the provisions of our Articles of Association.

While ADR holders cannot vote directly, ADR holders can direct the voting of their underlying shares through the ADR depository.

Communication
We are committed to communicating effectively with our shareholders, through a program that includes:

• making management briefings and presentations accessible via a live webcast and/or teleconference following the release of quarterly and annual results;
• audio webcasts of other management briefings and webcasts of the shareholder AIM;
• a comprehensive Investor Relations website that displays all company announcements and notices as soon as they have been cleared by the ASX, as well as all major management and investor road show presentations;
• site visits and briefings on strategy for investment analysts;
• an email alert service to advise shareholders and other interested parties of announcements and other events; and
• equality of access for shareholders and investment analysts to briefings, presentations and meetings and equality of media access to the company, on a reasonable basis.

Investor website
We have a dedicated section on corporate governance as part of this Investor Relations website. Information on this section of the website is progressively updated and expanded to ensure it presents the most up-to-date information on our corporate governance structure. Except where stated, the contents of the website are not incorporated into the 2008 annual report.