EXHIBIT 99.2
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
1 September 2022
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 31 August 2022.
Regards
Joseph C. Blasko
General Counsel & Company Secretary
This announcement has been authorised for release by the General Counsel and Company Secretary, Mr Joseph C. Blasko.
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 (Executive Chairman, USA), Anne Lloyd (Deputy Chairperson, USA), Peter-John Davis (Aus), Persio Lisboa (USA), Rada Rodriguez (Sweden),
Suzanne B. Rowland (USA), Nigel Stein (UK).
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director: Harold Wiens (USA)
Company number: 485719
ARBN: 097 829 895
Superannuation and Investments HoldCo Pty Ltd ACN 644 660 882
Ground Floor Tower 1, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
James Hardie Industries PLC
Group Company Secretary
Second Floor, Europa House,
Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Street
Dublin 2, Ireland
31 August 2022 Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Disclosure of Holding above 4% Threshold
Superannuation and Investments HoldCo Pty Ltd on behalf of its subsidiaries: Avanteos Investments Limited and Colonial First State Investments Limited, have a requirement to make a subsequent 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 4.002% ordinary share capital, as at 29 August 2022. This is based upon 17,833,319 shares held and a total of 445,653,365 voting rights on issue.
The holdings dissection between entities within Superannuation and Investments HoldCo Pty Ltd before notification obligation on 28 August 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Entity |
Registered Holder | Holdings of CDI's | Relevant Interest % |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Citibank N A Hong Kong |
6,350,008 |
1.425% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) |
10,257,927 |
2.302% |
Avanteos Investments Limited |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
30,869 |
0.007% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
29,392 |
0.007% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Northern Trust Company |
1,143,488 |
0.257% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
UBS Nominees Pty Ltd |
6,296 |
0.001% |
|
17,817,980 |
3.998% |
The holdings dissection between entities within Superannuation and Investments HoldCo Pty Ltd on notification obligation on 29 August 2022:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Entity |
Registered Holder | Holdings of CDI's | Relevant Interest % |
Colonial First State Investments Limited | Citibank N A Hong Kong | 6,350,008 | 1.425% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) |
10,287,927 |
2.309% |
Avanteos Investments Limited |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
30,869 |
0.007% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
29,422 |
0.007% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
Northern Trust Company |
1,128,797 |
0.253% |
Colonial First State Investments Limited |
UBS Nominees Pty Ltd |
6,296 |
0.001% |
|
17,833,319 |
4.002% |
Transactions on the notification obligation date:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Date of Change | Registered Company | Class | Transaction Type | Number of Securities | Cash Consideration |
Monday, 29 August 2022 | Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | Chess Depository Interests |
Purchase |
30,000 |
996,756.00 |
Monday, 29 August 2022 | Colonial First State Investments Limited | Chess Depository Interests |
Purchase |
1 |
33.35 |
Monday, 29 August 2022 | Colonial First State Investments Limited | Chess Depository Interests |
Purchase |
1 |
33.35 |
Monday, 29 August 2022 | Colonial First State Investments Limited | Chess Depository Interests |
Purchase |
28 |
933.80 |
Monday, 29 August 2022 |
Northern Trust Company | Chess Depository Interests |
Sale |
14,691 |
488,118.76 |
Thank you for your attention in this matter. Yours faithfully,
Mai Poon
Senior Manager Corporate Actions