Exhibit 99.3

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

 

 

Rule 3.19A.2

Appendix 3Y

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

 

Name of entity   

James Hardie Industries plc

 

ARBN   

097 829 895

 

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

 

Name of Director   

Louis GRIES

 

Date of last notice   

5 December 2012

 

Part 1 - Change of director’s relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

 

Direct or indirect interest  

Direct

 

Nature of indirect interest

(including registered holder)

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the

relevant interest.

   Registered holder
Date of change  

7 June 2013

 

No. of securities held prior to change  

•      469,150 ordinary shares/CUFS registered in the name of the Director; and

•      1,453,058 options over unissued ordinary shares/CUFS comprising:

¡     860,000 Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) options under the 2006 JHIplc Long Term Incentive Plan (2006 Plan); and

¡      593,058 Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR) options under the 2006 Plan.

 

   
Class  

Ordinary shares/CUFS

 

   
Number acquired   45,687 ordinary shares/CUFS following vesting of Hybrid RSUs.

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Number disposed  

39,777 ordinary shares/CUFS sold

 

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

 

  

•     Vesting of Hybrid RSUs – Nil; and

•     Sale of Hybrid RSUs - $378,034.76

 

No. of securities held after change  

Current relevant interest is:

 

•     475,060 ordinary shares/CUFS registered in the name of the Director (of which 5,910 are subject to a holding lock until 7 June 2015); and

•     1,453,058 options over unissued ordinary shares/CUFS comprising:

¡         860,000 ROCE options under the 2006 Plan; and

¡         593,058 TSR options under the 2006 Plan.

 

Nature of change

Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan,

participation in buy-back

  

Shares issued pursuant to vesting of Hybrid RSUs. Following the issue of these shares:

 

•     some were sold to fund US State and Federal withholding tax obligations (which are payable on vesting of RSUs) and transaction costs;

•     75% of the remaining shares were sold on-market in compliance with the James Hardie stock accumulation policy and as referred to in the announcement to the ASX on 10 December 2010; and

•     25% of the remaining shares have been retained and will be subject to a two-year holding lock in accordance with the James Hardie stock accumulation policy.

 

Part 2 – Change of director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

 

Detail of contract   

Not applicable

 

   
Nature of interest   

RSUs are contractual entitlements to issued ordinary shares/CUFS upon satisfaction of certain conditions.

 

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

 

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Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

 

   Louis Gries

Date of change

 

   7 June 2013

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change

Note: Details are only required for a contract in relation to which the interest has changed

  

Current interests in contracts are:

 

•     1,774,485 Relative TSR RSUs;

•     212,146 Hybrid RSUs; and

•     284,916 ROCE RSUs.

 

Interest acquired  

Not applicable

 

Interest disposed  

45,687 Hybrid RSUs vested on 7 June 2013.

 

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

 

  

No cash consideration was paid to exercise the Restricted Stock Units.

 

Interest after change  

Current interests in contracts are:

 

•     1,774,485 Relative TSR RSUs;

•     166,459 Hybrid RSUs; and

•     284,916 ROCE RSUs.

 

Part 3 – +Closed period

 

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written clearance was required?    No
If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?    Not applicable
If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?    Not applicable

 

 

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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