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Update Summary
Entity name
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
JHX - CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1
Announcement Type
Update to previous announcement
Date of this announcement
Thursday December 14, 2017
Reason for the Update
1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 13.2030 cent per security has been provided at question 2.A.9a
2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c
Refer to below for full details of the announcement
Announcement Details
Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
1.1 Name of +Entity
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
1.2 Registered Number Type
ARBN
Registration Number
097829895
1.3 ASX issuer code
JHX
1.4 The announcement is
Update/amendment to previous announcement
1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement
1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 13.2030 cent per security has been provided at question 2.A.9a
2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c
1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
Thursday November 9, 2017
1.5 Date of this announcement
Thursday December 14, 2017
Notification of dividend / distribution
Exhibit 99.1
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1.6 ASX +Security Code
JHX
ASX +Security Description
CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1
Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution
Ordinary
2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:
relates to a period of six months
2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending
ended/ending (date)
Saturday September 30, 2017
2A.4 +Record Date
Wednesday December 13, 2017
2A.5 Ex Date
Tuesday December 12, 2017
2A.6 Payment Date
Friday February 23, 2018
2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0
of the timetable?
Security holder approval
Court approval
Lodgement of court order with +ASIC
ACCC approval
FIRB approval
Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the
timetable for the dividend/distribution.
No
2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made ("primary currency")
USD - US Dollar
2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount
per +security (in primary currency) for all
dividends/distributions notified in this form
USD 0.10000000
2A.9a AUD equivalent to total
dividend/distribution amount per +security
0.13203000
2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for
information to be released
Thursday December 14, 2017
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2A.9c FX rate (in format AUD 1.00 / primary
currency rate): AUD
AUD 1.00
FX rate (in format AUD rate/primary currency
rate) Primary Currency rate
USD 0.75740362
2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements
relating to the currency in which the
dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders
that it wishes to disclose to the market?
Yes
2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for
dividends/distributions on this +security?
We do not have a securities plan for
dividends/distributions on this security
2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component
information apart from franking?
No
2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution
20.000000
Part 2B - Currency Information
2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes
such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD
to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).
No
2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements
The dividend is payable in Australian currency unless the securityholder elects otherwise.
Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution
3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution
estimated at this time?
No
3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated
amount per +security
USD
3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per
security
USD 0.10000000
3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution
franked?
No
3A.3 Percentage of ordinary
dividend/distribution that is franked
0.0000 %
3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked
amount per +security
USD 0.00000000
3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is
unfranked
100.0000 %
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3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked
amount per +security excluding conduit foreign
income amount
USD 0.10000000
Part 5 - Further information
5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary