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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

Notification of dividend / distribution

 

Update Summary

 

   

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

Friday June 9, 2017

Reason for the Update

 

 

1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 37.0888 cent per security has been provided at question 2.A.9a

 

2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c

 

    

Refer to below for full details of the announcement

Announcement Details

 

 

Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

 

  

1.1 Name of +Entity

JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

 

                              Registration Number   

1.2 Registered Number Type

     

 

ARBN

 

  

 

097829895

 

  

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

 

 

1. AUD equivalent dividend amount of 37.0888 cent per security has been provided at question 2.A.9a

 

2. The FX rate (in form AUD1.00/primary currency rate) has been provided at question 2A.9c

 

    

1.4b Date of previous announcement(s) to this update

Thursday May 18, 2017

1.5 Date of this announcement

Friday June 9, 2017

 

 

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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

 

  

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)

Friday March 31, 2017

2A.4 +Record Date

Thursday June 8, 2017

2A.5 Ex Date

Wednesday June 7, 2017

2A.6 Payment Date

Friday August 4, 2017

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 0.28000000

2A.9a AUD equivalent to total

dividend/distribution amount per +security

0.37088800

 

2A.9b If AUD equivalent not known, date for information to be released

  

Estimated or Actual?

  

Friday June 9, 2017

  

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   

AUD 1.00

   USD 0.75494489   

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?

 

     

Yes

     

2A.11 Does the entity have a securities plan for

dividends/distributions on this +security?

 

     

We do not have a securities plan for dividends/distributions on this security

     

2A.12 Does the +entity have tax component information apart from franking?

 

     

No

     

2A.13 Withholding tax rate applicable to the dividend/distribution

 

  

20.000000

     

 

 

Part 2B - Currency Information

 

  

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.).

No

2B.2 Please provide a description of your currency arrangements

 

The dividend is payable in Australian currency unless the securityholder elects otherwise.

    

 

 

Part 3A - Ordinary dividend/distribution

 

  

 

3A.1 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution estimated at this time?

   3A.1a Ordinary dividend/distribution estimated amount per +security   

No

   USD   

3A.1b Ordinary Dividend/distribution amount per security

     

USD 0.28000000

     

3A.2 Is the ordinary dividend/distribution franked?

     

No

     

3A.3 Percentage of ordinary dividend/distribution that is franked

     

0.0000 %

     

3A.4 Ordinary dividend/distribution franked amount per +security

   3A.5 Percentage amount of dividend which is unfranked   

USD 0.00000000

   100.0000 %   

 

 

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3A.6 Ordinary dividend/distribution unfranked amount per +security excluding conduit foreign income amount

     

USD 0.28000000

     

 

Part 5 - Further information

 

  

5.1 Please provide any further information applicable to this dividend/distribution

 

    

       

5.2 Additional information for inclusion in the Announcement Summary

 

    

       

 

 

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