Notification of dividend / distribution
Exhibit 99.2
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Notification of dividend / distribution
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Entity name
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
Security on which the Distribution will be paid
JHX - CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1
Announcement Type
Update to previous announcement
Date of this announcement
Thursday December 24, 2015
Reason for the Update
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1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 12.4299 cent per security has been provided at question 2A.9a 2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c
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Refer to below for full details of the announcement
| Announcement Details
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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details
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1.1 Name of +Entity
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
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| 1.2 Registered Number Type
ARBN |
097829895
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1.3 ASX issuer code
JHX
1.4 The announcement is
Update/amendment to previous announcement
1.4a Reason for update to a previous announcement
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1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 12.4299 cent per security has been provided at question 2A.9a 2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c
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1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update
Thursday November 19, 2015
1.5 Date of this announcement
Thursday December 24, 2015
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1.6 ASX +Security Code
JHX
ASX +Security Description
CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1
| Part 2A - All dividends/distributions basic details
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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
0.12429900
| 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.9c FX rate (in format AUD 1.00 / primary currency rate): AUD |
FX rate (in format AUD rate/primary currency rate) Primary Currency rate | |
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AUD 1.00 |
USD 0.72406053 | |
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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? |
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Yes |
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2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this +security? |
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We do not have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this security |
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2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking? |
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No |
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2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution |
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20.000000 |
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Part 2B - Currency Information |
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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.). | ||
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No |
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2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements | ||
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The dividend is payable in Australian currency unless the securityholder elects otherwise.
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| Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution
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3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time? |
3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security | |
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No |
USD | |
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3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security |
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USD 0.09000000 |
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3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked? |
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No |
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3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked |
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0.0000 % |
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3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security |
3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked | |
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USD 0.00000000 |
100.0000 % |
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| 3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount |
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| USD 0.09000000 |
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| Part 5 - Further information
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| 5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution
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5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary
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