Exhibit 99.8

 

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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) 1 479 1128

 

15 August 2014

The Manager

Company Announcements Office

Australian Securities Exchange Limited

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir

Results of 2014 Annual General Meeting and New Director Appointment

We advise that all resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 14 July 2014, were carried at the Annual General Meeting of the company today in Dublin, Ireland.

Details of votes cast are set out below:

 

    

RESOLUTION

    FOR      AGAINST      ABSTAIN  
1    Financial Statements and Reports      361,262,478         72,833         3,960,716   
2    Remuneration Report      327,451,069         37,170,213         674,745   
3(a)    R Chenu election      360,409,318         4,507,463         379,246   
3(b)    M Hammes re-election      359,032,699         6,025,374         237,954   
3(c)    R van der Meer re-election      364,474,080         567,203         254,744   
4    Fix external auditor remuneration      364,213,540         156,816         925,671   
5    Director Fee Pool      361,919,202         1,551,385         994,146   
5    Grant ROCE RSUs to L Gries      350,677,576         12,932,919         1,191,924   
6    Grant Relative TSR RSUs to L Gries      324,374,489         35,037,286         5,391,004   

Mr Russell Chenu was elected by Shareholders as a Non-Executive Director of James Hardie Industries plc at the Annual General Meeting today.

Mr Chenu, who retired as Chief Financial Officer of James Hardie Industries plc in November 2013 after nine years with the company, is an experienced corporate and finance executive who held senior finance and management positions with a number of Australian publicly-listed companies across a range of industries. In a number of these senior roles, he was engaged in significant strategic business planning and business change, including several turnarounds, new market expansions and management leadership initiatives.

 

 

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, USA), Russell Chenu (Australia), Brian Anderson (USA),

David Harrison (USA), Alison Littley (United Kingdom), Donald McGauchie (Australia),

James Osborne, Rudy van der Meer (Netherlands).

Chief Executive Officer and Director: Louis Gries (USA)

Company number: 485719

Mr Chenu has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.

Commenting on the appointment, James Hardie’s Chairman, Michael Hammes said ‘Russell brings more than 20 years’ board experience as CFO across a range of industries and has a deep understanding of James Hardie, which will be a valuable addition to the James Hardie Board. Mr Chenu is currently a director of ASX listed entities: Leighton Holdings Limited and Metro Performance Glass Limited.

 

Yours faithfully

/s/ Natasha Mercer

Natasha Mercer
Company Secretary