Notification of dividend / distribution                                                          Exhibit 99.7  Notification of dividend / distribution  Announcement Summary    Entity name   JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC    Security on which the Distribution will be paid   JHX - CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1   Announcement Type   New announcement   Date of this announcement   Tuesday May 22, 2018   Distribution Amount   USD 0.30000000   Ex Date   Wednesday June 6, 2018   Record Date   Thursday June 7, 2018   Payment Date   Friday August 3, 2018   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                                                     Registration Number   1.2 Registered Number Type   ARBN                                               097829895    1.3 ASX issuer code   JHX    1.4 The announcement is   New announcement   1.5 Date of this announcement   Tuesday May 22, 2018    1.6 ASX +Security Code   JHX   Notification of dividend / distribution                                                                       1 / 4 
 
 
      Notification of dividend / distribution    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 March 31, 2018   2A.4 +Record Date   Thursday June 7, 2018   2A.5 Ex Date   Wednesday June 6, 2018   2A.6 Payment Date   Friday August 3, 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 0.30000000   2A.9a AUD equivalent to total   dividend/distribution amount per +security    2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for                                                     Estimated or Actual?   information to be released                                                     Actual   Friday June 8, 2018   Notification of dividend / distribution                                                                       2 / 4 
 
 
      Notification of dividend / distribution    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        3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated   estimated at this time?                           amount per +security   No                                                USD   3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per   security   USD 0.30000000   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       3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is   amount per +security                              unfranked   USD 0.00000000                                    100.0000 %   Notification of dividend / distribution                                                                       3 / 4 
 
 
      Notification of dividend / distribution    3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked   amount per +security excluding conduit foreign   income amount   USD 0.30000000  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   Notification of dividend / distribution                                                                       4 / 4