James Hardie Industries plc
Europa House 2nd Floor,
Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924
F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128
Exhibit 99.2
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| James Hardie Industries plc Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128 | ||||
12 December 2016
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange Limited
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam
Substantial Holding Notice
As required under ASX Listing Rule 3.17.3 please see attached a copy of the substantial holding notice received by James Hardie on 9 December 2016.
Yours faithfully
Natasha Mercer
Company Secretary
James Hardie Industries plc is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at
Europa House, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Directors: Michael Hammes (Chairman, USA), Brian Anderson (USA), Russell Chenu (Australia),
Andrea Gisle Joosen (Sweden), David Harrison (USA), Alison Littley (United Kingdom),
James Osborne, Rudy van der Meer (Netherlands).
Chief Executive Officer and Director: Louis Gries (USA)
Company number: 485719
ARBN: 097 829 895
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
ACN 123 123 124
| GPO Box 2719 | Telephone (02) 9118 7110 | |
| Sydney NSW 1155 | Facsimile (02) 9118 7192 |
James Hardie Industries PLC
c/o Natasha Mercer (Group Company Secretary)
Second Floor, Europa House,
Harcourt Centre
| Harcourt Street Dublin 2, Ireland
9th December 2016 |
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: Disclosure of Holding below 7% Threshold.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) on behalf of its subsidiaries; Avanteos Investments Limited, CBA Markets Limited, Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited, Colonial First State Investments Limited, Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited, and Realindex Investments Pty Limited have a requirement to make subsequent disclosure under Section 1048/1050 of the Companies Act 2014.
The aforementioned group entities of CBA are part of the asset management division of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, one of Australia’s largest financial institutions. They act as investment managers to both segregated and pooled clients.
These entities have an aggregated interest in James Hardie Industries PLC, Chess Depository Interests of 6.97% ordinary share capital, as at 8th December 2016. This is based upon a total of 30,708,262 shares held and a total of 440,613,526 voting rights on issue.
A previous announcement of 7.10% interest in relevant share capital was disclosed on the 4th August 2016 for value 3rd August 2016.
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The holdings dissection between entities within CBA before notification obligation on 7th December 2016:
| Entity | Registered Holder | Holdings of CDI’s |
Relevant Interest % | |||
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Avanteos Investments Limited |
Avanteos Investments Limited | 16,493 | 0.00 | |||
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CBA Markets Limited |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | 88,269 | 0.02 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 11,524,431 | 2.62 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 9,820,127 | 2.23 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
BNP Paribas Securities | 826,875 | 0.19 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 56,614 | 0.01 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. | 344,573 | 0.08 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citibank N A London | 876,401 | 0.20 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 4,331,230 | 0.98 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 2,162,336 | 0.49 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
UBS Nominees Pty Ltd | 86,961 | 0.02 | |||
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Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 120,497 | 0.03 | |||
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Realindex Investments Pty Limited |
National Bank Nominees Pty Limited | 45,645 | 0.01 | |||
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Realindex Investments Pty Limited |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 547,687 | 0.12 | |||
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Total |
30,848,139 | 7.001 | ||||
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The holdings dissection between entities within CBA after notification obligation on 8th December 2016:
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| Entity | Registered Holder | Holdings of CDI’s |
Relevant Interest % | |||
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Avanteos Investments Limited |
Avanteos Investments Limited | 16,493 | 0.00 | |||
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CBA Markets Limited |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | 85,865 | 0.02 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 11,374,431 | 2.58 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 9,820,127 | 2.23 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
BNP Paribas Securities | 826,875 | 0.19 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 56,141 | 0.01 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. | 344,573 | 0.08 | |||
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Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Limited |
Citibank N A London | 876,401 | 0.20 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 4,344,230 | 0.99 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 2,162,336 | 0.49 | |||
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Colonial First State Investments Limited (note 1) |
UBS Nominees Pty Ltd | 86,961 | 0.02 | |||
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Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Limited |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | 120,497 | 0.03 | |||
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Realindex Investments Pty Limited |
National Bank Nominees Pty Limited | 45,645 | 0.01 | |||
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Realindex Investments Pty Limited |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | 547,687 | 0.12 | |||
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Total |
30,708,262 | 6.97 | ||||
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Transactions giving rise to notification:
| Date of Change | Registered Company | Class |
Transaction Type |
Number of Securities |
Cash Consideration | |||||
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Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 1,889 | 40,009.02 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Purchase | 749 | 15,863.82 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Purchase | 956 | 20,248.08 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 525 | 11,098.50 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 495 | 10,479.15 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 385 | 8,158.15 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 430 | 9,116.00 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 118 | 2,507.50 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Share Direct Nominees Pty Limited | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 267 | 5,673.75 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited (Australia) | Chess Depository Receipts | Purchase | 13,000 | 275,004.60 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 473 | 10,018.14 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 50,000 | 1,058,240.00 | |||||
| Thursday, 8 December 2016 |
Citibank N A Hong Kong | Chess Depository Receipts | Sale | 100,000 | 2,119,430.00 |
Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Yours Faithfully
Renato Stupar
Group Substantial Shareholding
Commonwealth Bank of Australia