[6-K] JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES plc. Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

James Hardie Industries plc (ticker: JHX) filed a routine Form 6-K for the month of June 2025. The document is largely comprised of a forward-looking-statement disclaimer that reiterates the company’s Safe Harbor protections under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It reminds investors that non-historical statements—covering future performance, strategy, plant projects, financing, dividends, tax matters, litigation, asbestos liabilities, and the proposed AZEK merger—are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

The filing references the comprehensive risk list contained in JHX’s most recent Form 20-F (filed 20 May 2025) and highlights continuing exposure to asbestos claims, raw-material costs, construction-market demand, currency movements, and regulatory changes. No new financial data or guidance accompanies this report.

An Exhibit Index lists two items: 99.1 (Application for quotation of securities – JHX) and 99.2 (Notification regarding unquoted securities – JHX), indicating administrative steps related to the company’s share quotation and outstanding unquoted securities. The filing is signed by Company Secretary Aoife Rockett on 20 June 2025.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Routine 6-K with no new financials; mainly boiler-plate risk and share-listing exhibits—impact neutral.

This 6-K contains standard forward-looking-statement language and reiterates risk factors already disclosed in the May 2025 20-F. The only actionable items are two exhibits related to the quotation of securities (likely small administrative filings) and notification of unquoted securities. There are no earnings figures, guidance revisions, or transaction details. Mention of the proposed AZEK merger appears solely within the generic risk list, offering no fresh insight. From an investor standpoint the filing neither alters valuation metrics nor changes risk-reward assumptions. Accordingly, I classify the information as neutral and not materially impactful.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Filing fulfills disclosure duties; no governance red flags or strategic shifts disclosed.

The issuer meets its Exchange Act obligations by furnishing the 6-K, reaffirming forward-looking-statement protections and existing risk factors. The presence of exhibits for quotation and unquoted securities suggests procedural compliance with listing requirements rather than corporate action of substance. Signature by the Company Secretary indicates proper authorization. There is no change in board composition, control, or capital structure detailed here. Overall governance implications are minimal, rendering the filing non-impactful for investors focused on oversight risk.

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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 June 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 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 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 the 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 proposed AZEK merger; 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						Application for quotation of securities - JHX
99.2						Notification regarding unquoted securities - JHX

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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:   20 June 2025						By:  /s/ Aoife Rockett
						Aoife Rockett
						Company Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Application for quotation of securities - JHX
99.2						Notification regarding unquoted securities - JHX

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FAQ

What is the purpose of James Hardie Industries' June 2025 Form 6-K?

The filing primarily provides a forward-looking-statement disclaimer, updates risk references, and lists exhibits related to the quotation and notification of JHX securities.

Does the June 2025 6-K for JHX include any new financial results?

No. The document contains no earnings, revenue, or cash-flow figures and does not update prior financial guidance.

What exhibits are attached to the JHX June 2025 6-K?

Exhibit 99.1 is an Application for quotation of securities – JHX, and Exhibit 99.2 is a Notification regarding unquoted securities – JHX.

Is there new information about the proposed AZEK merger in this filing?

No. The merger is only mentioned within the generic risk factors; no additional terms or progress updates are provided.

Who signed the June 2025 Form 6-K on behalf of James Hardie Industries?

Company Secretary Aoife Rockett signed the report on 20 June 2025.