Exhibit 99.7

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3C

Announcement of buy-back

(except minimum holding buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

 

Name of entity     ABN/ARSN

James Hardie Industries plc

 

    097 829 895    

We (the entity) give ASX the following information.

Information about buy-back

 

1      Type of buy-back   

On-market

 

     
2     

+Class of shares/units which is the subject of the buy-back (eg, ordinary/preference)

 

   Ordinary shares/CUFS
     
3     

Voting rights (eg, one for one)

 

   One for one
     
4     

Fully paid/partly paid (and if partly paid, details of how much has been paid and how much is outstanding)

 

   Fully paid
     
5     

Number of shares/units in the +class on issue

 

   441,654,684
     
6     

Whether shareholder/unitholder approval is required for buy-back

 

   Not required
     
7      Reason for buy-back   

Ongoing capital management programme as announced to the ASX on 23 May 2013.

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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8     

Any other information material to a shareholder’s/unitholder’s decision whether to accept the offer (eg, details of any proposed takeover bid)

 

   Not applicable

On-market buy-back

 

9   

Name of broker who will act on the company’s behalf

 

   To be advised later
     
10   

Deleted 30/9/2001.

 

    
     
11   

If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares - that number

 

Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage.

 

   Up to 22,082,734 CUFS/ordinary shares
     
12   

If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units within a period of time - that period of time; if the company/trust intends that the buy-back be of unlimited duration - that intention

 

   12 months
     
13   

If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units if conditions are met - those conditions

 

   Not applicable

Employee share scheme buy-back

 

14   

Number of shares proposed to be bought back

 

   Not applicable
     
15   

Price to be offered for shares

 

   Not applicable


Selective buy-back

 

16   

Name of person or description of class of person whose shares are proposed to be bought back

 

   Not applicable
     
17   

Number of shares proposed to be bought back

 

   Not applicable
     
18   

Price to be offered for shares

 

   Not applicable

Equal access scheme

 

19   

Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back

 

   Not applicable
     
20   

Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers are accepted

 

   Not applicable
     
21   

Price to be offered for shares

 

   Not applicable
     
22   

+Record date for participation in offer

 

Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9.

 

   Not applicable

Compliance statement

 

1. The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.

or, for trusts only:

 

1. The trust is in compliance with all requirements of the Corporations Act as modified by Class Order 07/422, and of the trust’s constitution, relevant to this buy-back.

 

2. There is no information that the listing rules require to be disclosed that has not already been disclosed, or is not contained in, or attached to, this form.

 

   
Sign here:  

/s/ Marcin Firek

(Company secretary)

    Date:   23 May 2013
Print name:   Marcin Firek      

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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