Exhibit 99.1   

 

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

 

  

18 September 2013

 

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.

 

  

Not applicable

Date of change

 

  

22 November 2013

 

No. of securities held prior to change  

 

—

  

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 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

 

 

 

 

 + See chapter 19 for defined terms.

   

 

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Number acquired

 

   Not applicable

Number disposed

 

   82,800

Value/Consideration

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

 

   A$1,003,011.30
No. of securities held after change  

Current relevant interest is:

 

   

 

—

   392,260 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

  

On-market sale of shares in compliance with the James Hardie stock accumulation policy and as referred to in the announcement to the ASX on 10 December 2010. Following the sale, the shareholding of the Director is currently more than 150% of his Board-approved shareholding target.

 

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.

 

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

 

  

Louis Gries

Date of change  

Not applicable

 

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:

 

—     2,052,878 Relative TSR RSUs;

—     166,459 Hybrid RSUs; and

—     580,740 ROCE RSUs.

 

 

 

 

 + See chapter 19 for defined terms.

 

       

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Interest acquired  

Not applicable

 

Interest disposed  

Not applicable

 

Value/Consideration

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

 

   Not applicable
Interest after change  

No change. Current interests in contracts remains:

 

—    2,052,878 Relative TSR RSUs;

—    166,459 Hybrid RSUs; and

—    580,740 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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