Exhibit 99.2

Appendix 3Y
Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2
Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.
Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

Name of entity      James Hardie Industries plc
ARBN                 097 829 895


We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.


Name of Director
Louis GRIES
Date of last notice
23 August 2018


Part 1 - Change of director’s relevant interests in securities
In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.


Direct or indirect interest
Direct
Nature of indirect interest
(including registered holder)
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

Not applicable
Date of change
Two separate events
•    17 September 2018
•    18 September 2018

No. of securities held prior to change
504,507 ordinary shares/CUFS registered in the name of the Director (of which 12,445 are in a holding lock until 18 September 2019, 12,673 are in a holding lock until 19 September 2019).

Class
Ordinary shares/CUFS

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Number acquired
178,136 ordinary shares/CUFS following vesting of 178,136 Return on Capital Employed Restricted Stock Units (ROCE RSUs) on 17 September 2018.

138,980 ordinary shares/CUFS following vesting of and 138,980 Relative Total Shareholder Return Restricted Stock Units (Relative TSR RSUs) Relative TSR RSUs on 18 September 2018.
Number disposed
153,839 ordinary shares/CUFS sold on 17 September 2018.

120,576 ordinary shares/CUFS sold on 18 September 2018.

Value/Consideration
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

•    Vesting of ROCE RSUs on 17 September 2018 - Nil;
•    Vesting of Relative TSR RSUs on 18 September 2018 - Nil;
•    Sale of ordinary shares/CUFS issued pursuant to vesting of ROCE RSUs on 17 September 2018 - $3,266,509.64; and
•    Sale of ordinary shares/CUFS issued pursuant to vesting of Relative TSR RSUs on 18 September 2018 - $2,520,942.72.

No. of securities held after change
Current relevant interest is:

547,208 ordinary shares/CUFS registered in the name of the Director (12,445 are in a holding lock until 18 September 2019 and 12,673 are in a holding lock until 19 September 2019, 24,297 of which are in a holding lock until 17 September 2020 and 18,404 of which are in a holding lock until 18 September 2020).

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Nature of change
Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back
Four separate events:

•    178,136 ordinary shares/CUFS issued pursuant to vesting of 178,136 ROCE RSUs on 17 September 2018.
•    138,980 ordinary shares/CUFS issued pursuant to vesting of 138,980 Relative TSR RSUs on 18 September 2018.

•    The on-market sale of ordinary shares/CUFS issued pursuant to vesting of ROCE RSUs and Relative TSR RSUs as follows:
-    153,839 on 17 September 2018; and
-    120,576 on 18 September 2018

o    The disposal of 142,126 shares is required to fund (i) US State and Federal withholding tax obligations (which are payable on vesting of RSUs) and (ii) sale costs;
o    75% of the remaining shares were sold on-market on in compliance with the James Hardie stock accumulation policy;
o    25% of the remaining shares are subject to a two-year holding lock in accordance with the James Hardie stock accumulation policy.

Following the sale the shareholding of the Director is currently more than 150% of his Board-approved shareholding target.


Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract
Not applicable


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Nature of interest


Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are contractual entitlements to issued ordinary shares/CUFS upon satisfaction of certain conditions.

Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)

Not applicable
Date of change
Two separate events
•    17 September 2018 – Vesting and cancellation of RSUs
•    18 September 2018 – Vesting of RSUs

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change
Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed

•    1,147,001 Relative TSR RSUs; and
•    707,758 ROCE RSUs.
Interest acquired
Not applicable

Interest disposed
178,136 ROCE RSUs vested on 17 September 2018.

76,344 ROCE RSU’s were cancelled on 17 September 2018 as the performance conditions were not met.

138,980 Relative TSR RSUs vested on 18 September 2018.

Value/Consideration
Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

No cash consideration was paid to exercise the RSUs.
Interest after change
Current interests in contracts:

•    1,008,021 Relative TSR RSUs; and
•    453,278 ROCE RSUs.

Part 3 – +Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required?
No
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?
Not applicable
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?
Not applicable




+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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