 
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  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: Anne Lloyd (Chairperson, USA), Peter-John Davis (Aus), Persio Lisboa (USA), Renee Peterson (USA),  Rada Rodriguez (Sweden), Suzanne B. Rowland (USA), Nigel Stein (UK), Harold Wiens (USA).  Chief Executive Officer and Director: Aaron Erter (USA)  Company number: 485719  ARBN: 097 829 895 16 January 2023  The Manager  Company Announcements Office  Australian Securities Exchange Limited  20 Bridge Street  SYDNEY NSW 2000  Dear Sir/Madam  Enclosed is a copy of Irish Companies Registration Office Form B7 in respect of the  cancellation of 1,611,572 ordinary shares in James Hardie Industries plc. (James Hardie)  as part of the on-market share buy-back.  Following this cancellation, James Hardie’s issued capital is 444,246,402 ordinary shares.  Regards  Aoife Rockett  Company Secretary  This announcement has been authorised for release by the Chief Financial Officer, Mr Jason  Miele.