James Hardie Industries plc
Exhibit 99.2
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James Hardie Industries plc | ||||
| Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre | ||||
| Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland | ||||
| T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 | ||||
| F: +353 (0) 1 497 1128 | ||||
18 December 2013
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange Limited
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Cancellation of shares
In relation to the on-market buy-back program announced on 23 May 2013, James Hardie Industries plc (JHIplc) advises that:
| • | 305,153 JHIplc shares represented by CUFS that were bought back by JHIplc between 1 October 2013 and 13 December 2013 have been cancelled effective at close of business on 18 December 2013; |
| • | the total amount paid by JHIplc to buy back the CUFS representing the cancelled JHIplc shares was A$3,538,590; and |
| • | all of the securities bought by JHIplc under the buy-back were CUFS (with each of the CUFS representing one share in the capital of JHIplc). |
As a result of this cancellation, the number of CUFS issued and quoted on the ASX as at the close of business on 18 December 2013 is now 443,536,551.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Marcin Firek
Company Secretary
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James Hardie Industries plc is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at Europa House, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Directors: Michael Hammes (Chairman, US), Brian Anderson (USA), David Harrison (USA), Alison Littley (United Kingdom), James Osborne, Donald McGauchie (Australia), Rudy van der Meer (Netherlands). Chief Executive Officer: Louis Gries (US) Company number: 485719 |