Exhibit 99.1

21 August 2009
	James Hardie Industries N.V.
	ARBN 097 829 895
	Incorporated in The Netherlands
	The liability of members is limited
	Registration number: 34106455
The Manager
Company Announcements Office	Atrium, 8th Floor
Australian Securities Exchange Limited	Strawinskylaan 3077
20 Bridge Street	1077 ZX Amsterdam,
SYDNEY NSW 2000	The Netherlands
	Telephone: 31-20-301 3826
	Fax: 31-20-404 2544

Results of Shareholder Meetings

Dear Sir,

We advise that the resolution set out in the Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting dated 20 July 2009 was carried at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A number of conditions set out in the Explanatory Memorandum remain to be satisfied before the transformation of the Company to a Societas Europea company can take effect. The Company will advise the market when these conditions have been satisfied.

Details of votes cast are set out below:

	RESOLUTION	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
1	Re-Domicile Proposal	267,532,138	296,373	1,570,247

We also advise that all resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 16 July 2009 were carried at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Details of votes cast are set out below:

	RESOLUTION	FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
1	Annual Accounts		256,495,146		129,426		8,979,839
2	Remuneration Report		254,427,776		10,979,821		191,414
3(a)	B Anderson re-election		265,044,652		424,757		111,797
3(b)	M Hammes re-election		265,203,283		254,929		122,994
3(c)	D McGauchie re-election		264,844,660		622,981		113,565
3(d)	R van der Meer re-election		265,166,367		272,558		142,281
3(e)	J Osborne election		265,033,178		416,760		138,068
4	J Osborne participation in SBSP		264,438,427		874,077		224,151
5	Approval of LTIP		253,185,177		12,083,414		274,793
6(a)	Relative TSR RSUs grant to L Gries		243,202,780		12,038,229		10,293,512
6(b)	Relative TSR RSUs grant to R Chenu		243,202,744		12,031,499		10,304,491

	RESOLUTION	FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN
6(c)	Relative TSR RSUs grant to R Cox		243,187,952		12,041,774		10,300,617
7(a)	Executive Incentive Program RSUs grant to L Gries		263,232,990		2,014,852		293,524
7(b)	Executive Incentive Program RSUs to R Chenu		263,234,353		2,013,451		293,562
7(c)	Executive Incentive Program RSUs to R Cox		263,225,790		2,023,514		292,062
8(a)	Pay L Gries STI bonus in shares		264,035,133		1,201,995		304,238
8(b)	Pay R Chenu STI bonus in shares		264,044,395		1,206,995		289,976
8(c)	Pay R Cox STI bonus in shares		264,038,195		1,215,083		288,088
9	Authority to acquire shares		265,388,476		121,737		92,840
10	Cancellation of repurchased shares		265,362,776		131,004		101,513

Yours faithfully

James Hardie Industries NV
Robert Cox
General Counsel and Company Secretary