James Hardie Industries Plc. · NYSE:JHX
James Hardie Industries — Shareholder Meeting (August 2026)
30 slides from James Hardie Industries's shareholder meeting presentation, Aug 20, 2026
Slide 1: Chair's Address to 2026 Annual General Meeting and Presentation
James Hardie Industries plc 1st Floor, Block A, One Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2, D02 FD79, Ireland T: +353 (0) 1 411 6924 F: +353 (0) 1 479 1128 20 August 2026 The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 For personal u
Slide 2: Chair's Address
Chair’s Address Address to the 2026 Annual General Meeting Nigel Stein, Chair, James Hardie Industries plc Fellow Shareholders, Welcome to James Hardie Industries plc’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM), our seventeenth AGM to be held in Dublin, Ireland. For personal use only This has been a signifi
Slide 3: Chair's Address (continued) and Forward-Looking Statements
Chair’s Address With more than 50% of shareholders now US-domiciled, the Company is required to file as a domestic issuer on the NYSE. Our ASX listing remains unchanged and, as previously stated, will not change without shareholder approval. A key priority for me as Chair has been to ensure that man
Slide 4: Annual General Meeting August 2026
For personal use only ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 20 August 2026 (New York and Dublin) / 21 August 2026 (Sydney)
Slide 5: Annual General Meeting – Chair's Address
For personal use only ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – CHAIR’S ADDRESS Nigel Stein, Chair 2 Contents are confidential and subject to disclosure and insider trading considerations
Slide 6: Annual General Meeting – Items of Business
• Xxx For personal use only • Xxx ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – ITEMS OF BUSINESS* *Shareholders should refer to the Notice of Annual General Meeting 2026 for the full text and background to each resolution set forth in the presentation
Slide 7: Election/Re-election of Directors
For personal use only RESOLUTION 1: Election/Re-election of Directors a. That Nigel Stein be re-elected as a director b. That Renee Peterson be re-elected as a director c. That Rob Sindel be elected as a director 4
Slide 8: Re-election of Director – Nigel Stein
For personal use only RESOLUTION 1(a): Re-election of Director – Nigel Stein PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 343,751,935 84.11 Against 64,906,381 15.88 Abstain 50,047 0.01 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 5 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the resolution in
Slide 9: Re-election of Director – Renee Peterson
For personal use only RESOLUTION 1(b): Re-election of Director – Renee Peterson PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 358,377,510 87.68 Against 50,254,742 12.30 Abstain 76,111 0.02 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 6 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the resolution
Slide 10: Election of Director – Rob Sindel
For personal use only RESOLUTION 1(c): Election of Director – Rob Sindel PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 404,493,114 98.97 Against 4,160,273 1.02 Abstain 54,976 0.01 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 7 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the resolution in their
Slide 11: Frequency of Future Votes for Compensation of Named Executive Officers
For personal use only RESOLUTION 2: Frequency of Future Votes for Compensation of Named Executive Officers • The frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of our named executive officers 8
Slide 12: Frequency of Future Votes – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 2: Frequency of Future Votes for Compensation of Named Executive Officers PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* 1 Year 403,006,943 98.60 2 Years 50,536 0.01 3 Years 5,462,710 1.34 Abstain 188,174 0.05 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 9 ** ‘Discreti
Slide 13: Compensation of Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay)
For personal use only RESOLUTION 3: Compensation of Named Executive Officers (Say- on-Pay) • Approve the compensation of our named executive officers (Say-on-Pay) 10
Slide 14: Say-on-Pay – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 3: Compensation of Named Executive Officers (Say- on-Pay) PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 393,745,011 96.34 Against 14,919,405 3.65 Abstain 43,947 0.01 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 11 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the
Slide 15: CEO Equity Grant
For personal use only RESOLUTION 4: CEO Equity Grant • Approve the Equity Grant to Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Erter 12
Slide 16: CEO Equity Grant – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 4: CEO Equity Grant PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 327,134,354 80.04 Against 81,522,631 19.95 Abstain 51,378 0.01 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 13 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the resolution in their discretion
Slide 17: Issue of Securities under the NED Equity Plan
For personal use only RESOLUTION 5: Issue of Securities under the James Hardie 2020 Non-Executive Director Equity Plan (NED Equity Plan) • Approve the issue of securities to Rob Sindel under the NED Equity Plan for the next three years 14
Slide 18: NED Equity Plan – Proxy Results
RESOLUTION 5: For personal use only Issue of Securities under the James Hardie 2020 Non-Executive Director Equity Plan (NED Equity Plan) PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 407,214,235 99.63 Against 608,579 0.15 Abstain 885,549 0.22 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 15 ** ‘Di
Slide 19: Increase to Non-Executive Director Fee Pool
For personal use only RESOLUTION 6: Increase to Non-Executive Director Fee Pool • Approve the increase in the maximum aggregate compensation payable to NEDs by $700,000 per annum 16
Slide 20: Non-Executive Director Fee Pool – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 6: Increase to Non-Executive Director Fee Pool PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 308,682,660 77.19 Against 88,287,929 22.08 Abstain 2,904,260 0.73 Discretion** 8,833,514 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 17 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on th
Slide 21: Financial Statements and Reports for Fiscal Year 2026
For personal use only RESOLUTION 7: Financial Statements and Reports for Fiscal Year 2026 • To receive and consider the financial statements and the reports of the Board and external auditor for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026 18
Slide 22: Financial Statements and Reports – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 7: Financial Statements and Reports for Fiscal Year 2026 PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 408,053,371 99.84 Against 42,823 0.01 Abstain 612,169 0.15 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 19 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the res
Slide 23: Ratification of Appointment of External Auditor
For personal use only RESOLUTION 8(a): Ratification of Appointment of External Auditor • To ratify the appointment of the external auditor for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2027 20
Slide 24: Ratification of External Auditor – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 8(a): Ratification of Appointment of External Auditor PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 403,501,107 98.72 Against 5,133,663 1.26 Abstain 73,593 0.02 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 21 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the reso
Slide 25: Authority to Fix the External Auditor's Compensation
For personal use only RESOLUTION 8(b): Authority to Fix the External Auditor’s Compensation • That the Board be authorised to fix the compensation of the external auditor for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2027 22
Slide 26: Auditor's Compensation – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 8(b): Authority to Fix the External Auditor’s Compensation PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 407,641,368 99.73 Against 145,214 0.04 Abstain 921,781 0.23 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 23 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the
Slide 27: Amendments to the Company's Articles of Association
For personal use only RESOLUTION 9: Amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association • Approve the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association to apply the classified Board provisions consistently to all Directors 24
Slide 28: Articles of Association – Proxy Results
For personal use only RESOLUTION 9: Amendments to the Company’s Articles of Association PROXY RESULTS: Votes %* For 397,672,804 97.30 Against 10,961,458 2.68 Abstain 74,101 0.02 Discretion** 0 N/A Excluded 0 N/A * Percentages have been rounded 25 ** ‘Discretion’ means the broker could vote on the re
Slide 29: Annual General Meeting – Other Items of Business
For personal use only ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS 26 Page 26
Slide 30: Annual General Meeting
For personal use only ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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