Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
March 08 2017 - 12:45PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 March 2017
1-15240
(Commission File Number)
JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES
plc
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Europa House, Second Floor
Harcourt Centre
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, 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 companys 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:
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projections of the companys results of operations or financial condition;
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statements regarding the companys plans, objectives or goals, including those relating to strategies, initiatives,
competition, acquisitions, dispositions and/or its products;
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expectations concerning the costs associated with the suspension or closure of operations at any of the companys
plants and future plans with respect to any such plants;
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expectations concerning the costs associated with the significant capital expenditure projects at any of the
companys plants and future plans with respect to any such projects;
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expectations regarding the extension or renewal of the companys credit facilities including changes to terms,
covenants or ratios;
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expectations concerning dividend payments and share
buy-backs;
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statements concerning the companys corporate and tax domiciles and structures and potential changes to them,
including potential tax charges;
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statements regarding tax liabilities and related audits, reviews and proceedings;
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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;
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expectations concerning the adequacy of the companys warranty provisions and estimates for future warranty-related
costs;
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statements regarding the companys 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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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.
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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.
Forward-looking statements
are based on the companys 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 companys 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 19 May 2016, 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 companys financial statements as an asbestos liability; 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 companys products; reliance on a small number of customers; a
customers 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 companys 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 companys key management personnel; inherent limitations on
internal controls; use of accounting estimates; and all other risks identified in the companys reports filed with Australian, Irish and US securities regulatory agencies and exchanges (as appropriate). The company cautions
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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 companys
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are statements of the companys 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
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Appendix 3b 22 February 17
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99.2
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Appendix 3b 2 March 17
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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.
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James Hardie Industries plc
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Date: 8 March 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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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Appendix 3b 22 February 17
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99.2
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Appendix 3b 2 March 17
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