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Issuer:     James Hardie Industries plc (JHX)
CIK:        0001159152
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-20T20:36:17+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-058265
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

James Hardie sells Fermacell to Holcim for €840M; plans to close EU fiber cement business
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- Sells European Fermacell business (fermacell® and Aestuver® brands) to Holcim for €840M (~$980M USD) cash.
- Proceeds: ~$600M to repay debt to hit net leverage <2.0x by Sep 30, 2027; rest for shareholder returns.
- Board authorizes $250M share repurchase program; buybacks via open market or ASR.
- Company also intends to close European fiber cement business, subject to consultations.
- Deal expected to close H1 2027; subject to antitrust approvals and employee consultations; termination fee €15M possible.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159152/000162828026058265/0001628280-26-058265-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159152/000162828026058265/jhx-20260820.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-058265

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