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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-264124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170822
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170822

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			James Hardie Industries plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001159152
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK & BRICK [3272]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15240
		FILM NUMBER:		171044258

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR EUROPA HOUSE
		STREET 2:		HARCOURT CENTRE HARCOURT STREET
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			2
		BUSINESS PHONE:		353 1 4116924

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR EUROPA HOUSE
		STREET 2:		HARCOURT CENTRE HARCOURT STREET
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			2

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES SE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100219

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES N.V.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090508

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARDIE JAMES INDUSTRIES NV
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010914
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Washington,
D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT>
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">For the Month of August 2017 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">1-15240 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">(Commission File Number) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES
plc </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Europa House, Second Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Harcourt Centre </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">(Address of
principal executive offices) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;40-F.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F..X....</FONT> Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.........</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule&nbsp;101(b)(1):&nbsp;Not Applicable </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule&nbsp;101(b)(7):&nbsp;Not Applicable </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL"><I><A NAME="tx436852_1"></A>Forward-Looking Statements </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">This Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> contains forward-looking statements. James Hardie Industries plc (the &#147;Company&#148;) 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K,</FONT> 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&#146;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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Examples of forward-looking statements include: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">statements about the Company&#146;s future performance; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">projections of the Company&#146;s results of operations or financial condition; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">statements regarding the Company&#146;s plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to strategies, initiatives,
competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations concerning the costs associated with the suspension or closure of operations at any of the Company&#146;s
plants and future plans with respect to any such plants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations concerning the costs associated with the significant capital expenditure projects at any of the
Company&#146;s plants and future plans with respect to any such projects; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations regarding the extension or renewal of the Company&#146;s credit facilities including changes to terms,
covenants or ratios; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations concerning dividend payments and share <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">buy-backs;</FONT>
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including potential tax charges; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">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; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations about the timing and amount of contributions to Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund (AICF), a special
purpose fund for the compensation of proven Australian asbestos-related personal injury and death claims; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">expectations concerning the adequacy of the Company&#146;s warranty provisions and estimates for future warranty-related
costs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">statements regarding the Company&#146;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
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:9pt">statements about economic conditions, such as changes in the US economic or housing recovery or changes in the market
conditions in the Asia Pacific region, 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. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:16pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Words such as &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;target,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guideline,&#148; &#147;aim,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;objective,&#148;
&#147;outlook&#148; 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Forward-looking statements
are based on the Company&#146;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&#146;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 &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in Section&nbsp;3 of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on 18&nbsp;May 2017, 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 and the effect of currency exchange rate movements on the amount recorded in the Company&#146;s financial statements as an asbestos liability; the continuation or termination of the governmental loan
facility to AICF; 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&#146;s products; reliance on
a small number of customers; a customer&#146;s inability to pay; 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&#146;s customer base on large format retail customers, distributors and dealers; dependence on residential and commercial construction markets; the effect of
adverse changes in climate or weather patterns; possible inability to renew credit facilities on terms favorable to the Company, or at all; acquisition or sale of businesses and business segments; </P>
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changes in the Company&#146;s key management personnel; inherent limitations on internal controls; use of accounting estimates; and all other risks identified in the Company&#146;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&#146;s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are statements of the Company&#146;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. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22&nbsp;August&nbsp;2017</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">On behalf of the Board of Directors and everyone at James Hardie, we would like to express our sadness at the recent passing of&nbsp;Mr James Osborne,
who was appointed as an independent <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Executive&nbsp;Director</FONT> of James Hardie in March 2009. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">James was
an experienced company director with a strong legal background and a considerable knowledge of international business operations in North America and Europe. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">In tribute to Mr Osborne&#146;s accomplishments, James Hardie Chairman, Mr Michael Hammes honored his memory with a statement on behalf of the
Company, &#147;James made a valuable contribution to the success of James Hardie for over close to a decade.&nbsp;His insights, candor and quick wit will be missed by all of us on the Board.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&#147;On behalf of the Board and everyone at James Hardie, we would like to express our condolences to his family and friends at this very sad
time,&#148; Mr Hammes added. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">- End - </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">This Media Release contains forward-looking statements. James Hardie Industries plc (the &#147;Company&#148;) 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K,</FONT> 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&#146;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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Examples of forward-looking statements include: </P>
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competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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potential liabilities, if any, associated with such proceedings; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:8pt">expectations about the timing and amount of contributions to Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund (AICF), a special
purpose fund for the compensation of proven Australian asbestos-related personal injury and death claims; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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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
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conditions in the Asia Pacific region, 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. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Words such as &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;target,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;predict,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guideline,&#148; &#147;aim,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;continue,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;objective,&#148;
&#147;outlook&#148; 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Forward-looking statements
are based on the Company&#146;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&#146;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 &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in Section&nbsp;3 of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on 18&nbsp;May 2017, 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 and the effect of currency exchange rate movements on the amount recorded in the Company&#146;s financial statements as an asbestos liability; the continuation or termination of the governmental loan
facility to AICF; 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&#146;s products; reliance on
a small number of customers; a customer&#146;s inability to pay; 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&#146;s customer base on large format retail customers, distributors and dealers; dependence on residential and commercial construction markets; the effect of
adverse changes in climate or weather patterns; possible inability to renew credit facilities on terms favorable to the Company, or at all; acquisition or sale of businesses and business segments; changes in the Company&#146;s key management
personnel; inherent limitations on internal controls; use of accounting estimates; and all other risks identified in the Company&#146;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&#146;s forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
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