Exhibit 99.4

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

 

 

Rule 3.8A

Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

(except minimum holding buy-back and

selective buy-back)

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

 

 

    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 buy-back

 

          
2    Date Appendix 3C was given to ASX     

1 August 2016

 

 

 

Total of all shares/units bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received, before, and on, previous day

 

       

Before previous day

 

   Previous day
          
3   

Number of shares/units bought back or if buy-back is an equal access scheme, in relation to which acceptances have been received

    

516,953

 

 

 

 

   148,713
          
4   

Total consideration paid or payable for the shares/units

    

$11,420,158

 

   $3,335,796

 

 


Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice

 

 

 

       

Before previous day

 

   Previous day
          
5   

If buy-back is an on-market buy-back

     Highest price paid:    Highest price paid:
        A$22.23   

A$22.59

 

             Lowest price paid:
        Lowest price paid:    A$22.19
        A$21.90     
             Highest price allowed under rule 7.33:
            

A$22.6529

 

 

How many shares/units may still be bought back?

 

6   

If the company/trust has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of shares/units – the remaining number of shares/units to be bought back

    

5,424,467 ordinary shares/CUFS

 

The company intends to buy ordinary shares/CUF with an aggregate value of up to US$100 million. The remaining shares to be bought back is based on the maximum number of 6,090,133 ordinary shares/CUFS calculated in the Appendix 3C released on the 1st August 2016.

 

The final maximum number of shares/CUFS will depend upon market price and exchange rate movements over the buyback period.

Compliance statement

 

1.

The company is in compliance with all Corporations Act requirements 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.

 

 

Sign here:    /s/ Natasha Mercer    Date: 18 August 2016
   (Company Secretary)   
Print name:    Natasha Mercer     
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