Exhibit 99.2

 

STANDARD FORM TR-1

VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES– ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS – ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/ECi

1.        Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:  James Hardie Industries PLC

2.        Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[✓]    an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[  ]     an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[  ]     an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

[  ]     other

3.        Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligationiii: FMR LLC

4.        Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)iv:

5.        Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reachedv: 09 November 2016

6.        Date on which issuer notified: 10 November 2016

7.        Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6%

8.        Notified details:

 

A) Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of

shares (if

possible using

the ISIN CODE)

  

Situation previous to the
Triggering transaction vi

 

   Resulting situation after the triggering transactionvii
 

Number of
Sharesviii

  

Number of
Voting

rightsix

  

Number of
sharesx

 

   Number of voting rightsxi     % of voting rights
     

Indirect

 

  

Directxii

 

  

Indirectxiii

 

  

Direct

 

  

Indirect

 

AU000000JHX1

 

  

26,665,969 

 

  

26,665,969 

 

  

26,409,745 

 

      

26,409,745 

 

      

5.99%

 

               
                             

SUBTOTAL A

 

(based on

aggregate voting

rights)

 

   26,665,969    26,665,969    26,409,745    26,409,745    5.99%

B) Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transactionxiv

 

Type of

financial

instrument

  

Expiration

Datexv

   Exercise/Conversion  
Period/ Datexvi		  

Number of voting  
rights that may

be acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted

 

   % of voting rights
         
                 
         
                 
   

SUBTOTAL B

 

(in relation to all

 

expiration dates)

 

        

 

Total (A+B)   

number of voting rights

 

    % of voting rights      
    

26,409,745  

 

   

5.99%  

 

  

9.        Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicablexvii:

 

    Controlled Undertaking    Percentage Holding  
 

FIAM LLC

    0.58
 

Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company

    0.53
 

FMR CO., INC

    4.29
 

FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED

    0.59
 

Grand Total

    5.99

 10.      In case of proxy voting

11.       Additional information