James Hardie Industries plc 6-K, filed Jan 3, 2023
James Hardie Industries plc (JHX)
6-K
2023-01-03
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About this 6-K
James Hardie Industries plc filed this 6-K on January 3, 2023.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of January 2023
1-15240
(Commission File Number)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Europa House, Second Floor
Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02, WR20, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F..X.... Form 40-F.........
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): Not Applicable
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 6-K contains forward-looking statements. James Hardie Industries plc (the “company”) may from time to time make forward-looking statements in its periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Forms 20-F and 6-K, in its annual reports to shareholders, in offering circulars, invitation memoranda and prospectuses, in media releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by the company’s officers, directors or employees to analysts, institutional investors, existing and potential lenders, representatives of the media and others. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements and such forward-looking statements are statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Examples of forward-looking statements include:
•statements about the company’s future performance;
•projections of the company’s results of operations or financial condition;
•statements regarding the company’s plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to strategies, initiatives, competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products;
•expectations concerning the costs associated with the suspension or closure of operations at any of the company’s plants and future plans with respect to any such plants;
•expectations concerning the costs associated with the significant capital expenditure projects at any of the company’s plants and future plans with respect to any such projects;
•expectations regarding the extension or renewal of the company’s credit facilities including changes to terms, covenants or ratios;
•expectations concerning dividend payments and share buy-backs;
•statements concerning the company’s corporate and tax domiciles and structures and potential changes to them, including potential tax charges;
•uncertainty from the discontinuance of LIBOR and transition to any other interest rate benchmark;
•statements regarding the effect and consequences of the COVID-19 public health crisis;
•statements regarding tax liabilities and related audits, reviews and proceedings;
•statements regarding the possible consequences and/or potential outcome of legal proceedings brought against us and the potential liabilities, if any, associated with such proceedings;
•expectations about the timing and amount of contributions to AICF, a special purpose fund for the compensation of proven Australian asbestos-related personal injury and death claims;
•expectations concerning the adequacy of the company’s warranty provisions and estimates for future warranty-related costs;
•statements regarding the company’s ability to manage legal and regulatory matters (including but not limited to product liability, environmental, intellectual property and competition law matters) and to resolve any such pending legal and regulatory matters within current estimates and in anticipation of certain third-party recoveries; and
•statements about economic or housing market conditions in the regions in which we operate, including but not limited to, the levels of new home construction and home renovations, unemployment levels, changes in consumer income, changes or stability in housing values, the availability of mortgages and other financing, mortgage and other interest rates, housing affordability and supply, the levels of foreclosures and home resales, currency exchange rates, and builder and consumer confidence.
Words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “target,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “forecast,” “guideline,” “aim,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “continue,” “may,” “objective,” “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and all such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements.
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Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions and because forward-looking statements address future results, events and conditions, they, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond the Company’s control. Such known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results, performance or other achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed, projected or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors, some of which are discussed under “Risk Factors” in Section 3 of the Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 17 May 2022, include, but are not limited to: all matters relating to or arising out of the prior manufacture of products that contained asbestos by current and former Company subsidiaries; required contributions to AICF, any shortfall in AICF funding and the effect of currency exchange rate movements on the amount recorded in the Company’s financial statements as an asbestos liability; compliance with and changes in tax laws and treatments; competition and product pricing in the markets in which the Company operates; the consequences of product failures or defects; exposure to environmental, asbestos, putative consumer class action or other legal proceedings; general economic and market conditions; the supply and cost of raw materials; possible increases in competition and the potential that competitors could copy the Company’s products; compliance with and changes in environmental and health and safety laws; risks of conducting business internationally; compliance with and changes in laws and regulations; currency exchange risks; dependence on customer preference and the concentration of the Company’s customer base; dependence on residential and commercial construction markets; the effect of adverse changes in climate or weather patterns; use of accounting estimates; risk and uncertainties arising out of the COVID-19 public health crisis, including the impact of COVID-19 on our business, sales, results of operations and financial condition and all other risks identified in the Company’s reports filed with Australian, Irish and US securities regulatory agencies and exchanges (as appropriate). The Company cautions you that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive and that other risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those referenced in the Company’s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are statements of the Company’s current expectations concerning future results, events and conditions. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information except as required by law.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Update - Notification of buy-back - JHX | ||||||||
| Application for quotation of securities - JHX | ||||||||
| Substantial Holding Notice | ||||||||
| Change of Company Secretary | ||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| James Hardie Industries plc | ||||||||
| Date: 3 January 2023 | By: /s/ Aoife Rockett | |||||||
Aoife Rockett | ||||||||
Company Secretary | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Update - Notification of buy-back - JHX | ||||||||
| Application for quotation of securities - JHX | ||||||||
| Substantial Holding Notice | ||||||||
| Change of Company Secretary | ||||||||
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Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 1 / 6 Announcement Summary Name of entity JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC Announcement type Update announcement Type of update Date of this announcement 22/12/2022 Reason for update Daily buy-back notification ASX Security code and description of the class of +securities the subject of the buy-back JHX : CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1 The type of buy-back is: Total number of +securities bought back before previous day 1,311,572 Total number of +securities bought back on previous day 300,000 Refer to next page for full details of the announcement On market buy-back Daily buy-back notification
Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 2 / 6 Part 1 - Entity and announcement details 1.1 Name of entity JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC We (the entity named above) provide the following information about our buy-back. 1.2 Registration number type ARBN Registration number 097829895 1.3 ASX issuer code JHX 1.4 The announcement is 1.4a Type of update 1.4b Reason for update Daily buy-back notification 1.4c Date of initial notification of buy-back 12/12/2022 1.4d Date of previous announcement to this update 21/12/2022 1.5 Date of this announcement 22/12/2022 1.6 ASX Security code and description of the class of +securities the subject of the buy-back JHX : CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1 Daily buy-back notification Update/amendment to previous announcement
Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 3 / 6 Part 2 - Type of buy-back 2.1 The type of buy-back is: On market buy-back
Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 4 / 6 Part 3 - Buy-back details Part 3A - Details of +securities, price and reason 3A.1 Total number of +securities on issue in the class of +securities to be bought back 445,855,985 3A.4 Does the entity intend to buy back a minimum number of +securities 3A.5 Does the entity intend to buy back a maximum number of securities 3A.5a Maximum number of securities proposed to be bought back 10,060,000 3A.6 Name of broker or brokers who will offer to buy back +securities on the entity's behalf Broker name: Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited 3A.9 Are the +securities being bought back for a cash consideration? 3A.9a Is the price to be paid for +securities bought back known? 3A.9a.1 In what currency will the buy-back consideration be paid? AUD - Australian Dollar Part 3B - Buy-back restrictions and conditions 3B.1 Does the buy-back require security holder approval? No Yes Yes No
Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 5 / 6 Part 3C - Key dates On-market buy-back 3C.2 Proposed buy-back start date 12/12/2022 3C.3 Proposed buy-back end date 31/10/2023 Part 3D - Other Information 3D.1 Any other information the entity wishes to notify to ASX about the buy-back Based on a closing market price on ASX of A$29.26 on 9 December 2022 (being the business day immediately prior to the date of this notice) and an A$/US$ exchange rate of 0.6792 (being the applicable spot rate on the same date) this would equate to a maximum of 10.06 million ordinary shares/CUFS. However the final maximum number of shares/CUFS will depend on market price and exchange rate movements over the buy-back period. No
Notification of buy-back Notification of buy-back 6 / 6 Part 4 - Daily buy-back notification A daily buy-back notification must be submitted for Employee share scheme, On-market, Equal access share scheme and Other buy-backs at least half an hour before the commencement of trading on the +business day after any day on which +securities are bought back (per listing rule 3.8A) Please verify if the pre-populated values are accurate as they are only indicative based on previous online submissions. The pre-populated values may not be accurate if previous online submissions are still in-flight or in case of announcements made via a MS Word form. Whilst you may over-ride a pre-populated value, once over-ridden it will not be possible to retrieve the previously pre-populated value. 4.1 Date of this notification 22/12/2022 4.2 Previous day on which +securities were bought back 21/12/2022 Before previous day On previous day 4.3 Total number of +securities bought back, or in relation to which acceptances have been received 1,311,572 300,000 4.4 Total consideration paid or payable for the +securities AUD 38,117,519.13000 AUD 8,196,566.54000 4.5 Highest price paid AUD 30.29000000 AUD 27.58000000 Date highest price was paid: 14/12/2022 4.6 Lowest price paid AUD 27.36000000 AUD 27.06000000 Date lowest price was paid: 20/12/2022 4.7 Highest price allowed to be paid by entity on the previous day under listing rule 7.33: AUD 30.50000000 4.8 If the entity has disclosed an intention to buy back a maximum number of +securities, the remaining number of +securities to be bought back as at the end of the previous day 8,448,428
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 1 / 7 Announcement Summary Entity name JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC Announcement Type New announcement Date of this announcement Thursday December 22, 2022 The +securities to be quoted are: Total number of +securities to be quoted ASX +security code Security description Number of +securities to be quoted Issue date JHX CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1 1,989 15/12/2022 Refer to next page for full details of the announcement +Securities issued under an +employee incentive scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a restriction on transfer
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 2 / 7 Part 1 - Entity and announcement details 1.1 Name of entity JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC We (the entity named above) apply for +quotation of the following +securities and agree to the matters set out in Appendix 2A of the ASX Listing Rules. 1.2 Registered number type ARBN Registration number 097829895 1.3 ASX issuer code JHX 1.4 The announcement is 1.5 Date of this announcement 22/12/2022 New announcement
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 3 / 7 Part 2 - Type of Issue 2.1 The +securities to be quoted are: 2.2 The +securities to be quoted are: Additional +securities in a class that is already quoted on ASX ("existing class") +Securities issued under an +employee incentive scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a restriction on transfer
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 4 / 7 Part 3B - number and type of +securities to be quoted (existing class) where issue has not previously been notified to ASX in an Appendix 3B Additional +securities to be quoted in an existing class issued under an +employee incentive scheme FROM (Existing Class) ASX +security code and description JHXAK : RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT TO (Existing Class) ASX +security code and description JHX : CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1 Please state the number of +securities issued under the +employee incentive scheme that are not subject to a restriction on transfer or that are to be quoted notwithstanding there is a restriction on transfer 1,989 Please provide details of a URL link for a document lodged with ASX detailing the terms of the +employee incentive scheme or a summary of the terms The terms of the James Hardie 2020 Non-Executive Director Equity Plan were summarised in the Notice of Meeting at Item 9 and the applicable Explanatory Notes. That publication is accessible at: https://ir.jameshardie.com.au/jh/sharehold er_meetings.jsp Are any of these +securities being issued to +key management personnel (KMP) or an +associate Provide details of the KMP or +associates being issued +securities Name of KMP Name of registered holder Number of +securities Persio Lisboa Same 847 Anne Lloyd Same 291 Rada Rodruguez Same 438 Nigel Stein Same 413 Issue date 15/12/2022 Yes
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 5 / 7 Will the +securities to be quoted rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Issue details Number of +securities to be quoted 1,989 Are the +securities being issued for a cash consideration? Please describe the consideration being provided for the +securities James Hardie Industries plc has a sponsored Level 2 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Please provide an estimate (in AUD) of the value of the consideration being provided per +security for the +securities to be quoted 0.000000 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the +securities to be quoted An ADR is a negotiable US dollar denominated certificate representing ownership of a CUFS and in turn, an ordinary share in James Hardie Industries plc. No Yes
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 6 / 7 Part 4 - Issued capital following quotation Following the quotation of the +securities the subject of this application, the issued capital of the entity will comprise: (A discrepancy in these figures compared to your own may be due to a matter of timing if there is more than one application for quotation/issuance currently with ASX for processing.) 4.1 Quoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities quoted on ASX following the +quotation of the +securities subject of this application) ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue JHX : CHESS DEPOSITARY INTERESTS 1:1 445,857,974 4.2 Unquoted +securities (total number of each +class of +securities issued but not quoted on ASX) ASX +security code and description Total number of +securities on issue JHXAK : RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT 2,859,948 JHXAL : OPTION EXPIRING 03-NOV-2027 EX $33.05 269,221
Application for quotation of +securities Application for quotation of +securities 7 / 7 Part 5 - Other Listing Rule requirements 5.1 Are the +securities being issued under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 and therefore the issue does not need any security holder approval under Listing Rule 7.1? 5.2 Has the entity obtained, or is it obtaining, +security holder approval for the issue under listing rule 7.1? 5.2b Are any of the +securities being issued without +security holder approval using the entity's 15% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1? 5.2c Are any of the +securities being issued without +security holder approval using the entity's additional 10% placement capacity under listing rule 7.1A (if applicable)? N/A No No No
James Hardie Industries plc Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128 James Hardie Industries plc is a limited liability company incorporated in Ireland with its registered office at Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland. Directors: Anne Lloyd (Chairperson, USA), Peter-John Davis (Aus), Persio Lisboa (USA), Renee Peterson (USA), Rada Rodriguez (Sweden), Suzanne B. Rowland (USA), Nigel Stein (UK), Harold Wiens (USA). Chief Executive Officer and Director: Aaron Erter (USA) Company number: 485719 ARBN: 097 829 895 22 December 2022 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 copies of the substantial holding notices received by James Hardie on 21 December 2022. Regards Joseph C. Blasko General Counsel & Company Secretary This announcement has been authorised for release by the General Counsel and Company Secretary, Mr Joseph C. Blasko.
EXHIBIT 99.4
James Hardie Industries plc Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128 | |||||
28 December 2022
The Manager
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange Limited
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam
Change of Company Secretary
James Hardie Industries plc (JHIplc) announces a change in Company Secretary.
Mr Joseph C. Blasko resigned as Company Secretary effective 26 December 2022 and the Board thanks Joe for his contributions and wish him well in the future.
The Company is pleased to announce that Ms Aoife Rockett, the previous Assistant Secretary of JHIplc, has been appointed Company Secretary effective 26 December 2022. Ms Rockett has been a valued employee of JHIplc for over 8 years and has over 16 years’ company secretarial experience. Ms Rockett has also been appointed as the person responsible for communication with the ASX in relation to listing rule matters in accordance with Listing Rule 12.6.
Regards
Anne Lloyd
Chairperson
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Chief Financial Officer, Mr Jason Miele.
Europa House 2nd Floor, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 WR20, Ireland.
Directors: Anne Lloyd (Chairperson, USA), Peter-John Davis (Aus), Persio Lisboa (USA), Renee Peterson (USA),
Rada Rodriguez (Sweden), Suzanne B. Rowland (USA), Nigel Stein (UK), Harold Wiens (USA).
Chief Executive Officer and Director: Aaron Erter (USA)
Company number: 485719
ARBN: 097 829 895