Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by James Hardie Industries N.V. (now James Hardie Industries Plc) was submitted to the SEC on October 27, 2004. The registrant is a foreign private issuer headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and files annual reports on Form 20-F. The filing serves to transmit a specific corporate disclosure to U.S. investors.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a procedural filing to transmit an exhibit and does not contain financial statements or performance data for the period.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance or operations are reported in this filing. The document focuses solely on the submission of a regulatory notice regarding director interests.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Forward-Looking Statements: The filing includes a Safe Harbor Statement cautioning that forward-looking statements involve inherent risks. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:
- Competition and product pricing.
- General economic and market conditions.
- Compliance with environmental and health and safety laws.
- Dependence on senior management and R&D success.
- Supply and cost of raw materials.
- Reliance on a small number of product distributors.
- Consequences of product failures or defects.
- Exposure to environmental, asbestos, or other legal proceedings.
- International business risks, tax law changes, and foreign exchange risks.
Exhibit Content: The primary content of this filing is Exhibit 99.1, a "Final Director's Interest Notice" filed with the Australian Stock Exchange on October 26, 2004. Specific details regarding the director's interest are not included in the text of this Form 6-K.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific details of the Director's Interest Notice referenced in Exhibit 99.1 by reviewing the original filing with the Australian Stock Exchange.
- Review the company's most recent Form 20-F or interim reports for actual financial performance data, as this filing contains none.
- Monitor ongoing legal proceedings related to asbestos and environmental liabilities, as highlighted in the risk factors.
- Confirm the company's reliance on specific distributors and raw material suppliers to assess supply chain concentration risks.