Listing information
For most of fiscal year 2010, James Hardie was an NV incorporated under Dutch law. On 19 February 2010, following the completion of Stage 1 of the Re-domicile, James Hardie transformed from a Dutch NV company to a Dutch SE company named James Hardie Industries SE. On 17 June 2010, the company moved its corporate domicile to Ireland.
James Hardie securities trade as CUFS on the ASX and as ADSs (which reference American Depositary Shares) on the NYSE.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The 2010 AGM was held in Ireland and simultaneously broadcast to a meeting in Sydney. Shareholders in both locations were able to participate in the meeting, including voting and asking questions.
Each shareholder (other than an ADS holder) has the right to:
- attend the AGM either in person or by proxy;
- speak at the AGM; and
- exercise voting rights, including at the AGM subject to their instructions on the Voting Instruction Form.
While ADS holders cannot vote directly, ADS holders can direct the voting of their underlying shares through the ADS depositary.
The external auditor attends the AGM and is available to answer questions.
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 annual shareholder meeting;
- a comprehensive Investor Relations website that displays all Company announcements and notices (promptly after they have been cleared by the ASX), 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 this dedicated section on corporate governance as part of the Investor Relations area of our website (www.jameshardie.com). 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.
