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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-134194
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250603
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			James Hardie Industries plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001159152
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK & BRICK [3272]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15240
		FILM NUMBER:		251021012

	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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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Report of Foreign Private Issuer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>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:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of June 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-15240</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1st Floor, Block A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One
Park Place </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02, FD79, Ireland </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F:</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F:&#8194;&#9746;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form</FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F:&#8194;&#9744;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into (i)&nbsp;the registrant&#146;s
registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;F-4</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-286977)</FONT> and the&nbsp;related prospectus and (ii)&nbsp;the registrant&#146;s registration statements on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File Nos. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-14036,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-153446,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-161482,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-190551,&nbsp;333-198169,&nbsp;333-206470,</FONT></FONT></FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-246178</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-253533).</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Examples of forward-looking statements include: </P>
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anticipated benefits; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">statements about the Company&#146;s future performance; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Company&#146;s plants and future plans with respect to any such projects; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">expectations regarding the extension or renewal of the Company&#146;s credit facilities including changes to
terms, covenants or ratios; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">expectations concerning dividend payments and share <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">buy-backs;</FONT>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">statements concerning the Company&#146;s corporate and tax domiciles and structures and potential changes to
them, including potential tax charges; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">statements regarding tax liabilities and related audits, reviews and proceedings; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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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="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">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. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 20&nbsp;May 2025, 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&#146;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&#146;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 </P>
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regulations; currency exchange risks; dependence on customer preference and the concentration of the Company&#146;s customer base; dependence on residential and commercial construction markets;
the effect of adverse changes in climate or weather patterns; use of accounting estimates; the proposed AZEK merger; 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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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SYDNEY&#151;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#151; James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX) (&#147;James Hardie&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) announced today the pricing of a
private offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2031 (the &#147;2031 Notes&#148;) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2032 (the &#147;2032 Notes,&#148; and together with
the 2031 Notes, the &#147;Notes&#148;) of its wholly-owned subsidiary, JH North America Holdings Inc. (the &#147;Issuer&#148;). The 2031 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per annum and the 2032 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.125%
per annum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain exceptions and thresholds, the Notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each wholly owned restricted
subsidiary of James Hardie that guarantees its existing senior secured credit facilities, and will be secured by substantially the same collateral as James Hardie&#146;s existing first lien obligations under its existing senior secured credit
facilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James Hardie intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with borrowings under its credit facilities and cash on hand, to
finance the aggregate cash consideration in the proposed acquisition of the AZEK Company Inc. (&#147;AZEK&#148;), to repay and terminate AZEK&#146;s existing credit facility and to pay related transaction fees and expenses. At the closing of the
Notes offering, the proceeds of the Notes are expected to be placed into escrow pending the consummation of the proposed AZEK merger. If the merger is not consummated, the Issuer will be required to repay the Notes at a redemption price equal to
100% of the initial issue price of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes and the related
guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. As a result, they may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any U.S.
persons, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Notes and the related guarantees are being offered only to persons reasonably
believed to be &#147;qualified institutional buyers&#148; in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act or, outside the United States, to persons other than &#147;U.S. persons&#148; in reliance on
Regulation S under the Securities Act. You are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes and the related guarantees may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section&nbsp;5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. </P>
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sale of, the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Forward Looking Statements </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Statements in this communication that are not historical facts are &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 175 promulgated thereunder, and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3b-6</FONT> promulgated thereunder, which statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Examples of
forward-looking statements include statements about: the proposed transaction between the Company and AZEK (the &#147;Transaction&#148;), including estimated synergies, and the expected timing of completion of the Transaction; the consummation of
the offering of Notes and the Company&#146;s anticipated use of the net proceeds from such offering; the Company&#146;s future performance or expectations; the Company&#146;s plans, objectives or goals; and the senior secured credit facilities,
borrowings thereunder, use of proceeds thereof and any other financing transactions related to the Transaction. 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;trend,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; &#147;guideline,&#148; &#147;aim,&#148; &#147;objective,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148;
&#147;continue,&#148; &#147;may,&#148; &#147;objective,&#148; &#147;outlook&#148; and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward looking statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing discussion of risks and uncertainties is not exhaustive; other risks and uncertainties may
cause actual results to differ materially from those referenced in any forward looking statements. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on the Company&#146;s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety
by the cautionary statements set forth above. Forward looking statements in this communication speak only as of the date of this communication and are statements of then current expectations concerning future results, events and conditions. The
Company does not assume any obligation to update any forward looking statements or information except as required by law. If the Company updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that the Company will make
additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Further information regarding the Company and factors that could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2025, and in its other documents filed or furnished with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements of James Hardie and AZEK, respectively, are based on the current expectations,
estimates and assumptions of James Hardie and AZEK, respectively, 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 control of James Hardie or AZEK. 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 forward-looking statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties relating to the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the possibility that required regulatory approvals for the
Transaction or approval of the Transaction by AZEK&#146;s stockholders and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all; the possible occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of either or both of
James Hardie and AZEK to terminate the merger agreement providing for the Transaction; possible negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the Transaction on the market price of James Hardie&#146;s and/or AZEK&#146;s shares and/or
on their respective businesses, financial conditions, results of operations and financial performance; uncertainties as to access to financing (including financing for the Transaction) on a timely basis and on reasonable terms; the impact of the
additional indebtedness the Company would incur in connection with the Transaction; risks relating to the value of the James Hardie shares to be issued in the Transaction and the contemplated listing arrangements for James Hardie shares and
depositary interests following the Transaction; risks relating to significant transaction costs and/or unknown liabilities; the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits from the Transaction cannot be realized in full or at all
or may take longer to realize than expected; risks associated with contracts containing consent and/or other provisions that may be triggered by the Transaction; risks associated with Transaction-related litigation; the possibility that costs or
difficulties related to the integration of James Hardie&#146;s and AZEK&#146;s businesses will be greater than expected; the risk that the Transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the parties&#146; relationships with its and
their employees and other business partners, including suppliers and customers; the potential for the Transaction to divert the time and attention of management from ongoing business operations; the potential for contractual restrictions under the
merger agreement providing for the Transaction to adversely affect the parties&#146; ability to pursue other business opportunities or strategic transactions; the risk of other Transaction related disruptions to the businesses, including business
plans and operations, of James Hardie and AZEK; and the possibility that, as a result of the Transaction or otherwise, James Hardie could lose its foreign private issuer status and be required to bear the costs and expenses related to full
compliance with rules and regulations that apply to U.S. domestic issuers. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will in fact be consummated in the manner described or at all. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause James Hardie&#146;s, AZEK&#146;s or
the combined company&#146;s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any of the forward-looking statements. Other factors, including unknown or unpredictable factors, could also harm
James Hardie&#146;s, AZEK&#146;s or the combined company&#146;s results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">View source version on businesswire.com: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor and Media Contact </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joe Ahlersmeyer, CFA </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President, Investor Relations </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">773-970-1213</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">investors@jameshardie.com </P>
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