Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)
May 31 2017 - 10:36AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
JAMES HARDIE
INDUSTRIES plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ireland
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1-15240
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Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Europa House, Second Floor
Harcourt Centre
Harcourt
Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Joseph C. Blasko
General
Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
(312)
705-6164
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form
applies:
☒ Rule
13p-1
under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13p-1)
for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2016
SECTION 1. CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE
ITEM 1.01
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CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE AND REPORT
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Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Overview
James Hardie Industries plc (James Hardie or the Company) is filing this Specialized Disclosure Report
on Form SD pursuant to Rule
13p-1
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Rule), for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the Covered Period).
The Rule requires the disclosure of information relating to conflict minerals, which are defined in the Rule as
columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten. The Rule requires registrants that manufacture (or have contracted to be manufactured) products containing
conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of such products to disclose annually whether any of such conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the
Covered Countries).
James Hardie is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of fiber cement products including sidings and
backerboard, which are used for internal and exterior building construction applications. As required by the Rule, James Hardie analyzed the products manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company and its direct and indirect
wholly-owned subsidiaries during the Covered Period to determine if any conflict minerals were contained in such products and, with respect to any products that did contain conflict minerals, whether such conflict minerals were necessary to such
products functionality or production.
Conflict Mineral Disclosure
As part of its annual conflict minerals review, James Hardie confirmed that its primary fiber cement products do not contain
any conflict minerals; however, the Company also determined that a certain product contracted to be manufactured by an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of James Hardie utilizes electrical components that contain gold and tin.
Accordingly, James Hardie conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding such conflict minerals to
determine whether such conflict minerals originated from a Covered Country or are sourced from recycled or scrap materials. As part of such inquiry, James Hardie contacted the applicable contract manufacturer and requested detailed information
regarding such suppliers supply chain. Upon review of the contract manufacturers response, and all other information that James Hardie was able to obtain from the contract manufacturer in good faith, James Hardie reasonably determined
that the gold and tin used in such product did not originate from any Covered Country. James Hardie believes that its country of origin inquiry as described in this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD is reasonable and provides an adequate
basis for the Companys conclusion.
James Hardie publishes its annual conflict minerals disclosure on its investor relations website
(www.ir.jameshardie.com.au.) The content of any website referred to in this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD is not incorporated by reference unless otherwise expressly noted.
None
SECTION 2. EXHIBITS
None
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
hereunto duly authorized.
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JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC
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Date: 31 May 2017
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By:
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/s/ Natasha
Mercer
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Natasha Mercer
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Company Secretary
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