SC 13G

0000950123-07-008584.txt : 20070613 0000950123-07-008584.hdr.sgml : 20070613 20070612175230 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-07-008584 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070613 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070612 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARDIE JAMES INDUSTRIES NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159152 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK & BRICK [3272] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-80607 FILM NUMBER: 07915933 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ATRIUM, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: STRAWINSKYLAAN 3077 CITY: AMSTERDAM STATE: P7 ZIP: 1077 ZX BUSINESS PHONE: 31 20 301 2980 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ATRIUM, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: STRAWINSKYLAAN 3077 CITY: AMSTERDAM STATE: P7 ZIP: 1077 ZX FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008565 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 48 MARTIN PLACE CITY: SYDNEY N S W 2000 AU STATE: C3 BUSINESS PHONE: 6129378332 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: C/O THOMAS J RICE COUDERT BROS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 SC 13G 1 y36026sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G SC 13G


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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*

James Hardie Industries NV

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

013810150

(CUSIP Number)

June 05, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

o Rule 13d-1(b)

þ Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No.		013810150		Page		2		of		7 Pages


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Commonwealth Bank of Australia

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) o
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	Australia

		5	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			0

SHARES		6	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			49,909,672

EACH		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			0

WITH:		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			49,909,672

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	49,909,672

10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	o

11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):

	10.67%

12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	CO

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	Item 1.(a) Name of Issuer
	Item 1.(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
	Item 2.(a) Name of Persons Filing
	Item 2.(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
	Item 2.(c) Citizenship
	Item 2.(d) Title of Class of Securities
	Item 2.(e) CUSIP Number
	Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a
	Item 4. Ownership
	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
	Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
	Item 10. Certification
SIGNATURE
EX-99.A: SUBSIDIARIES ACQUIRING SECURITIES

Item 1.(a) Name of Issuer

James Hardie Industries NV

Item 1.(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

Level 8,
Atrium, Unit 04-07
Strawinskylaan 3077
Amsterdam, 1077 ZX
Netherlands

Item 2.(a) Name of Persons Filing

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Item 2.(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

48 Martin Place, Level 2, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Item 2.(c) Citizenship

Australia

Item 2.(d) Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock, No Par.

Item 2.(e) CUSIP Number

013810150


Item 3.		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

N/A

Item 4. Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

	(a)		Amount beneficially owned: 49,909,672

	(b)		Percent of class: 10.67%

	(c)		Number of shares as to which the person has:

	(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote : 0

	(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 49,909,672

	(iii)		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 0

	(iv)		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 49,909,672

The information contained in Items 5-11 of the cover page is incorporated herein by reference. The reporting person (“CBA”) may be deemed to beneficially own 49,909,672 shares of Common Stock of James Hardie Industries NV (“JHX”) as a result of the aggregate holdings of certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries. The shares of JHX are traded on the Australian Stock Exchange (the “ASX”). The shares were acquired on the ASX by Colonial First State Investment Group Limited (“Colonial First State”), First State Investment Management (UK) Limited, all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of CBA (collectively, the “CBA Fund Managers”). The CBA Fund Managers hold the shares for clients who have shared voting and dispositive power with the CBA Fund Managers over the shares.

Additionally, Colonial First State Investments Limited, as the responsible entity under Australian law of the “First Choice” funds, had outsourced, to external managers unrelated to CBA, certain voting and dispositive functions over securities acquired by these external managers and held in these funds, including James Hardie Industries NV. Under these outsourcing arrangements, external mangers unrelated to CBA have acquired 3,237,800 of JHX, on behalf of Colonial First State.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

N/A

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Clients of the CBA Fund Managers have the ultimate right to receive any dividends from the common stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and the proceeds from the sale of such securities.


Item 7.		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

See Exhibit A.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

N/A

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Item 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


June 08, 2007		COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA

		By: /s/ John Damien Hatton
		Name: John Damien Hatton
		Title: Company Secretary

		COLONIAL FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

		By: /s/ John Paull
		Name: John Paull
		Title: Head of Operations

EX-99.A 2 y36026exv99wa.htm EX-99.A: SUBSIDIARIES ACQUIRING SECURITIES EX-99.A

EXHIBIT A

SUBSIDIARIES ACQUIRING SECURITIES BEING REPORTED ON
BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON


Company		Type of Company
First State Investment Management (UK) Limited		IA

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