Exhibit 99.7

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Notification of dividend / distribution

 

 

Announcement Summary

 

 

Entity name

JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

Security on which the Distribution will be paid

JHX - CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Thursday November 19, 2015

Distribution Amount

USD 0.09000000

Ex Date

Monday December 21, 2015

Record Date

Wednesday December 23, 2015

Payment Date

Friday February 26, 2016

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

 

 

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

 

 

1.1 Name of +Entity

JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

 

 

Registration Number

 

1.2 Registered Number Type

 

ARBN

  097829895  

1.3 ASX issuer code

JHX

1.4 The announcement is

New announcement

1.5 Date of this announcement

Thursday November 19, 2015

1.6 ASX +Security Code

JHX

 

 

 

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ASX +Security Description

CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1

Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details

 

 

2A.1 Type of dividend/distribution

Ordinary

2A.2 The Dividend/distribution:

relates to a period of six months

2A.3 The dividend/distribution relates to the financial reporting or payment period ending ended/ending (date)

Wednesday September 30, 2015

2A.4 +Record Date

Wednesday December 23, 2015

2A.5 Ex Date

Monday December 21, 2015

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday February 26, 2016

2A.7 Are any of the below approvals required for the dividend/distribution before business day 0 of the timetable?

    Security holder approval
    Court approval
    Lodgement of court order with +ASIC
    ACCC approval
    FIRB approval
    Another approval/condition external to the entity required before business day 0 of the timetable for the dividend/distribution.

No

2A.8 Currency in which the dividend/distribution is made (“primary currency”)

USD - US Dollar

2A.9 Total dividend/distribution payment amount

per +security (in primary currency) for all

dividends/distributions notified in this form

USD 0.09000000

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total

dividend/distribution amount per +security

 

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information to be released

 

Thursday December 24, 2015

  

 

Estimated or Actual?

 

Actual

 

 

 

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2A.10 Does the entity have arrangements

relating to the currency in which the

dividend/distribution is paid to securityholders

that it wishes to disclose to the market?

 

Yes

 

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this +security?

 

We do not have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this security

 

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component

information apart from franking?

 

No

 

2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution

 

20.000000

  

Part 2B - Currency Information

 

 

2B.1 Does the entity default to payment in certain currencies dependent upon certain attributes such as the banking instruction or registered address of the +securityholder? (For example NZD to residents of New Zealand and/or USD to residents of the U.S.A.).

No

2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements

 

 

The dividend is payable in Australian currency unless the securityholder elects otherwise.

 

  

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

 

 

 

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

  

3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security

 

No

  

 

USD

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security

  

 

USD 0.09000000

  

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?

  

 

No

  

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked

  

 

0.0000 %

  

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

  

3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked

 

USD 0.00000000

  

 

100.0000 %

 

 

 

 

 

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3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

 

USD 0.09000000

 

Part 5 - Further information

  

 

 

5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

 

 

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

 

 

 

 

 

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