Exhibit 99.4

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

 

 

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

(except minimum holding buy-back and

selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

 

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 buy-back

 

 
              
 

2

  

Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX0

    

23 May 2013

 

 

 

Total of all shares/units bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received, before, and on, previous day

 

          Before previous day    Previous day  
              
 

3

  

Number of shares/units bought back or if buy-back is an equal access scheme, in relation to which acceptances have been received

    

221,000

 

  

191,000

 
              
 

4

  

Total consideration paid or payable for the shares/units

    

$1,993,066

 

 

  

$2,215,294

 

 

 

  
  


Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

 

 

 

         

Before previous day

 

   Previous day  
              
 

5

  

If buy-back is an on-market buy-back

    

Highest price paid: A$9.08

 

Lowest price paid: A$8.98

  

Highest price paid: A$11.6300

 

Lowest price paid: A$11.5550

 

Highest price allowed under rule 7.33: A$12.3522

 

How many shares/units may still be bought back?

 

 

6

  

If the company/trust has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – the remaining number of shares/units to be bought back

    

21,670,734 CUFS / ordinary shares

 

Compliance statement

 

1.

The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements 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: 13 December 2013   
  

(Company secretary)

  

Print name:

  

Marcin Firek..............................................................................

  

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