 
James Hardie Industries plc  1st Floor, Block A,  One Park Place,  Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2,   D02 FD79, 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  1st Floor, Block A, One Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 FD79, 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 9 October 2023  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 copy of the substantial  holding notice received by James Hardie on 6 October 2023.  Regards  Aoife Rockett  Company Secretary  This announcement has been authorised for release by the Company Secretary, Ms Aoife  Rockett.  EXHIBIT 99.2 
 
 
 
James Hardie Industries PLC  Group Company Secretary  1st Floor, Block A,  One Park Place,  Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2,  D02 FD79, Ireland  6th October 2023  Dear Sir/Madam,  Re: Disclosure of Holding above 3% Threshold.  Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (“MUFG”) on behalf of its subsidiaries: First Sentier Investors  (Australia) IM Ltd, First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE  Ltd, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management  Co., Ltd. have a requirement to make 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 3.04% ordinary share capital, as at 4th October, 2023. This is based upon a total of 13,327,372  shares held and a total of 437,772,838 voting rights on issue.  The holdings dissection between entities within MUFG after notification obligation on 4th  October  2023 are as follows.   Entity  Number of  Securities   % of the  Total Issued  Securities of the  Class  First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd 9,873,319 2.26%  First Sentier Investors Realindex Pty Ltd 2,513,083 0.57%  Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 753,005 0.17%  Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. 179,048 0.04%  First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE Ltd 8,917 0.00%    Total 13,327,372 3.04%  (Note: Tallying up the individual entity’s percentage may not match the total percentage.)  
 
 
 
Thank you for your attention in this matter.  Yours Faithfully,  ………………………………………….  Signature  Name and Title: Riyuuichirou Sakuma            Managing Director            Deputy Head of Credit Policy & Planning Division            Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.