EX-99.7

Exhibit 99.7

Appendix 3C

Announcement of buy-back

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3C

Announcement of buy-back

(except minimum holding buy-back)

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

Introduced 1/9/99. Origin: Appendix 7B. Amended 13/3/2000, 30/9/2001, 11/01/10

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


2	⁺Class of shares/units which is the subject of the buy-back (eg, ordinary/preference)	Ordinary shares/CUFS

3	Voting rights (eg, one for one)	One for one



4	Fully paid/partly paid (and if partly paid, details of how much has been paid and how much is outstanding)	Fully paid

5	Number of shares/units in the ⁺class on issue	445,680,673


6	Whether shareholder/unitholder approval is required for buy-back	Not required

7	Reason for buy-back	Ongoing capital management programme as announced to the ASX on 21 May 2015

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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8	Any other information material to a shareholder’s/unitholder’s decision whether to accept the offer (eg, details of any proposed takeover bid)	Not applicable


On-market buy-back
9	Name of broker who will act on the company’s behalf	To be advised later


10	Deleted 30/9/2001.



11	If the company/trust intends to buy back a maximum number of shares - that number Note: This requires a figure to be included, not a percentage.	Up to 22,284,033 ordinary shares/CUFS¹


12	If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units within a period of time - that period of time; if the company/trust intends that the buy-back be of unlimited duration - that intention	12 months. Unless an Appendix 3F is given to ASX notifying that the buyback is at an end, the on-market buyback will remain open for 12 months from the date of this notice even if no purchases have been made for a period of months.


13	If the company/trust intends to buy back shares/units if conditions are met - those conditions	Not applicable


Employee share scheme buy-back

14	Number of shares proposed to be bought back	Not applicable

15	Price to be offered for shares	Not applicable

¹	Being 5% of the issued share capital after deducting the number of shares acquired under the previous buy-back that have not yet been cancelled.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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Selective buy-back


16	Name of person or description of class of person whose shares are proposed to be bought back	Not applicable

17	Number of shares proposed to be bought back	Not applicable


18	Price to be offered for shares	Not applicable


Equal access scheme
19	Percentage of shares proposed to be bought back	Not applicable



20	Total number of shares proposed to be bought back if all offers are accepted	Not applicable



21	Price to be offered for shares	Not applicable




22	⁺Record date for participation in offer Cross reference: Appendix 7A, clause 9.	Not applicable

Compliance statement

1.	The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to this buy-back.

or, for trusts only:

1.	The trust is in compliance with all requirements of the Corporations Act as modified by Class Order 07/422, and of the trust’s constitution, 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.

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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