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
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| 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)
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One for one | ||
| 4 | Fully paid/partly paid (and if partly paid, details of how much has been paid and how much is outstanding)
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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
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Not required | ||
| 7 | Reason for buy-back | Ongoing capital management programme as announced to the ASX on 23 May 2013.
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+ 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)
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Not applicable |
On-market buy-back
| 9 | Name of broker who will act on the company’s behalf
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To be advised later | ||
| 10 | Deleted 30/9/2001.
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| 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.
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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
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Not applicable |
Employee share scheme buy-back
| 14 | Number of shares proposed to be bought back
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Not applicable | ||
| 15 | Price to be offered for shares
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Not applicable |
Selective buy-back
| 16 | Name of person or description of class of person whose shares are proposed to be bought back
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Not applicable | ||
| 17 | Number of shares proposed to be bought back
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Not applicable | ||
| 18 | Price to be offered for shares
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Not applicable |
Equal access scheme
| 19 | Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back
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Not applicable | ||
| 20 | Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers are accepted
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Not applicable | ||
| 21 | Price to be offered for shares
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Not applicable | ||
| 22 |
+Record date for participation in offer
Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9.
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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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