Exhibit 99.8

Appendix 3X

Initial Director’s Interest Notice

 

 

Rule 3.19A.1

Appendix 3X

Initial Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

 

Name of entity

 

 

James Hardie Industries plc

 

ARBN

 

 

 097 829 895

 

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

 

Name of Director

 

 

Steven SIMMS

 

Date of appointment

 

 

14 May 2017

 

Part 1 - Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

 

Number & class of securities

 

Nil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

 

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Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

 

Name of holder & nature of interest

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

 

 

 

 

      

Number & class of Securities

 

Nil

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

 

Detail of contract

 

      

Not applicable

 

Nature of interest

 

      

Not applicable

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

 

      

Not applicable

No. and class of securities to which interest relates

 

      

Not applicable

 

 

+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

 

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