Exhibit 99.6

Appendix 3D

Changes relating to buy-back

 

 

 

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3D

Changes relating to 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.

 

  1    

  

Date that an Appendix 3C or the last Appendix 3D was given to ASX

 

    

23 May 2013

   

 

Information about the change

 

      

Complete each item for which there has been a change and items 9 and 10.

 

 
       

Column 1

(Details announced to

market in Appendix 3C

or last Appendix 3D)

 

Column 2

(Details of change to

buy-back proposals)

  

On-market buy-back

 

      

  2

  

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

    

To be advised later

 

Goldman Sachs

Australia Pty Ltd

 

         

  3

  

Deleted 30/9/2001.

 

          
         

  4

  

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

 

Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage. The reference to a maximum number is to the total number including shares/units already bought back and shares/units remaining to be bought back. If the total has not changed, the item does not need to be completed.

 

    

Up to 22,082,734

CUFS/ordinary shares

 

No change

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

    
  

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Appendix 3D

Changes relating to buy-back

 

 

 

 

       

Column 1

(Details announced to

market in Appendix 3C

or last Appendix 3D)

 

 

Column 2

(Details of change to

buy-back proposals)

         

  5

  

If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – the number remaining to be bought back

 

 

    

Up to 22,082,734

CUFS/ordinary shares

 

No change

         

  6

  

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

 

No change

         

  7

  

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

 

    

Not applicable

 

No change

 

  All buy-backs

 

      

  8

  

Any other change

 

    

Not applicable

 

No change

         

  9

  

Reason for change

 

    

Broker appointed

   

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

    
  

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Appendix 3D

Changes relating to buy-back

 

 

 

 

  10    

  

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

   

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

  

Date: 21 June 2013

     

(Company secretary)

  

Print name:

     

Marcin Firek

  

== == == == ==

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

    
  

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