Exhibit 99.6
James Hardie Industries plc (Company)
Directors’ Report
for the half year ended 30 September 2013
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 Harrison, A Littley, J Osborne, RMJ van der Meer and L Gries (CEO).
The only change in the composition of the Board between 1 April 2013 and the date of this report are that D Dilger retired as a director when his three-year term expired on 12 August 2013.
Review of Operations
Please see Management’s Analysis of Results relating to the period ended 30 September 2013.
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/ Mike Hammes | /s/ Louis Gries | |||
|
MN Hammes Chairman |
L Gries Chief Executive Officer |
Dublin, Ireland, 14 November 2013
James Hardie Industries plc
Board of Directors’ Declaration
for the half year ended 30 September 2013
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/ Mike Hammes | /s/ Louis Gries | |||
|
MN Hammes Chairman |
L Gries Chief Executive Officer |
Dublin, Ireland, 14 November 2013