[6-K] James Hardie Industries plc Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

James Hardie Industries plc submitted a Form 6-K reporting its principal executive office in Dublin and confirming it files annual reports on Form 20-F. The filing is largely a cautionary statement that identifies the types of forward-looking statements the company may make.

The company lists specific forward-looking topics that could affect future results, including the acquisition of AZEK and its anticipated benefits; expectations about costs from plant suspensions or significant capital projects; the timing and terms of credit facility renewals; possible dividend payments and share buy-backs; corporate and tax domicile changes and potential tax charges; tax audits and legal proceedings; potential contributions to AICF for Australian asbestos-related claims; and the sensitivity of results to economic and housing market conditions across its regions.

Positive

• Transparency about risks with an explicit list of forward-looking topics demonstrates proactive disclosure
• Confirms Form 20-F filing status, clarifying its annual reporting framework for investors

Negative

• Material exposure to legal and asbestos-related liabilities via potential contributions to AICF for Australian claims
• Integration risk from the AZEK acquisition is explicitly identified and could affect expected benefits
• Possible tax charges and audits could create unpredictable liabilities
• Dependence on housing market conditions (new construction and renovations) introduces demand volatility
• Financing and capital-allocation uncertainty due to expectations around credit facility renewals and dividend/share buy-back decisions

Insights

Corporate Risk Manager

Clear mapping of operational, financial and legal forward risks.

The document enumerates core forward-looking risk categories that can drive near- to medium-term volatility in cash flow and balance-sheet metrics, notably integration of the AZEK acquisition, potential tax charges, and asbestos-related funding through AICF. These items signal exposures that could require reserve adjustments or increased cash outflows.

Key dependencies include the outcome of tax audits and legal proceedings, the pace and cost of any plant suspensions or capital projects, and housing-market activity that affects demand for building products; monitor these through upcoming regulatory notices, credit-facility amendments, and any disclosed AICF contribution schedules within the next 12 months.

Investor Relations Analyst

Filing emphasizes uncertainty around financing, returns to shareholders, and operational costs.

Statements flag potential changes to credit facility terms, dividend policy, and share buy-back activity, which could alter capital allocation and investor returns. The company also warns that significant capital expenditures or plant closures could raise costs.

Investors should watch declared changes to credit covenants, any announced dividend/buy-back decisions, and specific capital project cost disclosures expected in future reporting over the coming 12 months.

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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 October 2025

1-15240

(Commission File Number)

JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1st Floor, Block A

One Park Place

Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02, FD79, 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

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Forward-Looking Statements			3
Exhibit Index			5
Signatures			6

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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 and earnings 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 acquisition of AZEK, including its anticipated benefits;

•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;

•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;

•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 our Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 20 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’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; the AZEK acquisition; 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
99.1						Change in substantial holding
99.2						Notification regarding unquoted securities - JHX
99.3						Preliminary Second Quarter Results

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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:   07 October 2025						By:  /s/ Aoife Rockett
						Aoife Rockett
						Company Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Change in substantial holding
99.2						Notification regarding unquoted securities - JHX
99.3						Preliminary Second Quarter Results

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FAQ

What does the James Hardie (JHIUF) Form 6-K confirm about its reporting?

The filing confirms the company files annual reports on Form 20-F and lists its principal executive office in Dublin.

Does the Form 6-K mention any acquisitions for James Hardie (JHIUF)?

Yes, the filing specifically references the acquisition of AZEK and forward-looking statements about its anticipated benefits.

What legal and liability risks does James Hardie (JHIUF) highlight?

The company cites potential tax liabilities and audits, legal proceedings, and possible contributions to AICF for Australian asbestos-related claims.

How could operational changes affect James Hardie (JHIUF)?

The filing notes expectations about costs tied to suspension or closure of plants and significant capital expenditure projects, which could raise near-term costs.

What financing or shareholder-return risks are disclosed by James Hardie (JHIUF)?

The company flags expectations about the extension or renewal of credit facilities, including potential changes to terms, covenants, or ratios, and mentions dividend payments and share buy-backs as forward-looking items.