Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: James Hardie Industries N.V.
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer)
Date: August 21, 2009
Context: This filing incorporates by reference the Chairman's Address and CEO's Presentation to the 2009 annual meetings. The registrant is a Dutch entity with principal executive offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and files annual reports on Form 20-F.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided text contains only the cover page, safe harbor statement, exhibit index, and signatures of the Form 6-K. It does not include the actual financial statements or the content of the incorporated exhibits (99.1 and 99.2). Consequently, the filing text does not provide clear values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity for the reporting period.
Material Changes
No material changes versus prior periods are detailed in the provided text. The document serves as a vehicle to incorporate external presentations rather than reporting specific financial variances directly.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Forward-Looking Statements: The filing includes a comprehensive Safe Harbor Statement regarding forward-looking statements found in the incorporated exhibits and other materials. These statements cover future performance, operational plans, and strategic initiatives.
Key Risks and Uncertainties: The document explicitly lists significant risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from projections, including:
- Liabilities arising from the prior manufacture of asbestos-containing products.
- Required contributions to the Australian Asbestos Compensation Fund (AICF) and the impact of currency exchange rates on asbestos liabilities.
- Legal proceedings involving the company and former directors/officers by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
- Corporate restructuring: A proposal to transform into a Dutch "SE" company and transfer the corporate domicile from The Netherlands to Ireland.
- General economic conditions, raw material costs, and competition.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific financial results and guidance contained in the Chairman's Address (Exhibit 99.1) and CEO's Presentation (Exhibit 99.2), which are referenced but not included in this text.
- Confirm the status and financial impact of the proposed corporate domicile transfer from The Netherlands to Ireland.
- Review the latest updates on asbestos-related liabilities and contributions to the AICF.
- Assess the progress of legal proceedings involving the ASIC and former management.