Exhibit 99.6
James Hardie Industries plc (Company)
Directors’ Report
for the half year ended 30 September 2012
Directors
As of the date of this report the members of the Board are: MN Hammes (Chairman), DG McGauchie AO (Deputy Chairman), and BP Anderson, D Dilger, D Harrison, A Littley, J Osborne, RMJ van der Meer and L Gries (CEO).
There have been no changes in the composition of the Board between 1 April 2012 and the date of this report.
Conversion to JHIplc
On 15 October 2012, James Hardie Industries SE converted from a European Societas Europaea company to an Irish public company, James Hardie Industries plc.
Review of Operations
Please see Management’s Analysis of Results relating to the period ended 30 September 2012.
Auditor’s Independence
The Directors obtained an annual independence declaration from the Company’s auditors, Ernst & Young LLP.
This report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board.
| /s/ Michael N. Hammes | /s/ Louis Gries | |||
| MN Hammes | L Gries | |||
| Chairman | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dublin, Ireland, 15 November 2012
James Hardie Industries plc
Board of Directors’ Declaration
for the half year ended 30 September 2012
The Board declares that with regard to the attached Directors’ Report:
| a) | the Directors’ Report complies with the accounting standards in accordance with which it was prepared; |
| b) | the information contained in the Directors’ Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company; and |
| c) | in the Directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. |
This report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board.
| /s/ Michael N. Hammes | /s/ Louis Gries | |||
| MN Hammes | L Gries | |||
| Chairman | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dublin, Ireland, 15 November 2012