Exhibit 99.3 James Hardie Industries plc Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128 20 August 2019 The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Sir/Madam Substantial Holding Notice As required under ASX Listing Rule 3.17.3 please see attached a copy of the substantial holding notice received by James Hardie on 19 August 2019. Yours faithfully Natasha Mercer Company Secretary James Hardie Industries plc is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland. Directors: Michael Hammes (Chairman, USA), Brian Anderson (USA), Russell Chenu (Australia), Andrea Gisle Joosen (Sweden), David Harrison (USA), Persio Lisboa (USA), Anne Lloyd (USA), Rada Rodriguez (Sweden). Chief Executive Officer and Director: Jack Truong (USA) Company number: 485719 ARBN: 097 829 895
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ACN 123 123 124 GPO Box 2719 Telephone (02) 9118 7110 Sydney NSW 1155 Facsimile (02) 9118 7192 James Hardie Industries PLC Group Company Secretary Second Floor, Europa House, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street Dublin 2, Ireland 19th August 2019 Dear Sir/Madam, Re: Disclosure of Holding below 7% Threshold Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) on behalf of its subsidiaries: ASB Group Investments Limited, Avanteos Investments Limited, Colonial First State Investments Limited and Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited have a requirement to make asubsequent disclosure under Section 1048/1050 of the Companies Act 2014. These entities have an aggregated interest in James Hardie Industries PLC, Chess Depository Interests of 6.980% ordinary share capital, as at 13th August 2019. This is based upon a total of 30,871,757 shares held and a total of 442,270,334 voting rights on issue. A previous announcement of 7.028% interest in relevant share capital was disclosed on the 25th February 2019 for value date 21st February 2019.
Page 2 The holdings dissection between entities within CBA before notification obligation on 12th August 2019: Relevant Holdings of Entity Registered Holder Interest CDIs % Avanteos Investments Limited Avanteos Investments Limited 855,992 0.194% Colonial First State Investments Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 11,922,075 2.696% Colonial First State Investments Limited Northern Trust Company 3,268,530 0.739% Colonial First State Investments Limited Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) 13,605,318 3.076% Colonial First State Investments Limited UBS Nominees Pty Ltd 111,490 0.025% Colonial First State Investments Limited Goldman Sachs (NY) 14,151 0.003% Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) 53,459 0.012% Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 905,100 0.205% ASB Group Investments Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 600,132 0.136% Total 31,336,247 7.085% The holdings dissection between entities within CBA after notification obligation on 13th August 2019: Relevant Holdings of Entity Registered Holder Interest CDIs % Avanteos Investments Limited Avanteos Investments Limited 855,652 0.193% Colonial First State Investments Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 11,457,925 2.591% Colonial First State Investments Limited Northern Trust Company 3,268,530 0.739% Colonial First State Investments Limited Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) 13,605,318 3.076% Colonial First State Investments Limited UBS Nominees Pty Ltd 111,490 0.025% Colonial First State Investments Limited Goldman Sachs (NY) 14,151 0.003% Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) 53,459 0.012% Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 905,100 0.205% ASB Group Investments Limited Citibank N A Hong Kong 600,132 0.136% Total 30,871,757 6.980%
Page 3 Transactions giving rise to notification: Transaction Number of Cash Date of Change Registered Company Class Type Securities Consideration Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Purchase 18 398.16 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Sale 313 6,926.69 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Sale 21 464.73 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Sale 24 531.60 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Citibank N A Hong Kong Chess Depository Receipts Sale 367,468 8,179,249.73 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Citibank N A Hong Kong Chess Depository Receipts Sale 13,112 291,368.31 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Citibank N A Hong Kong Chess Depository Receipts Sale 94,453 2,104,818.99 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Citibank N A Hong Kong Chess Depository Receipts Purchase 10,883 242,096.69 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Sale 230 5,096.80 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Purchase 230 5,096.80 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Sale 311 6,891.76 Tuesday, 13 August 2019 Avanteos Investments Limited Chess Depository Receipts Purchase 311 6,891.76 Thank you for your attention in this matter. Yours faithfully, Renato Stupar Executive Manager, Regulatory Reporting Commonwealth Bank of Australia