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accession: "0001628280-26-058414"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JHX"
cik: "0001159152"
company_name: "James Hardie Industries plc"
filed_at: "2026-08-21T20:04:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-21T20:05:11.879425+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# James Hardie shareholders approve articles amendment, CEO equity grant, and NED fee pool increase

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendments to Articles 109(a) and 110 removing CEO exclusion from classified board: 397.7M for vs 11.0M against.
- Directors Nigel Stein, Renee Peterson, Rob Sindel re-elected to three-year terms expiring 2029 AGM; votes ranged from 343.8M to 404.5M.
- Binding CEO equity grant approved: 327.1M for, 81.5M against.
- Non-executive director fee pool raised by $700k to $4.5M annually: approved 308.7M vs 88.3M.
- Say-on-pay approved (393.7M for); annual advisory frequency recommendation adopted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-058414
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JHX
- cik: 0001159152
- company_name: James Hardie Industries plc
- filed_at: 2026-08-21T20:04:35+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.03, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159152/000162828026058414/0001628280-26-058414-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159152/000162828026058414/jhx-20260820.htm

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