SEC Form SC 13G filed by James Hardie Industries plc

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

  S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

  Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

  (a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

  SEC USE ONLY

  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

  Australian Capital Territory, Commonwealth of Australia

NUMBER OF

SHARES

 BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

PERSON

WITH

  SOLE VOTING POWER

  0

  SHARED VOTING POWER

  21,031,275*

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  0

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

  21,031,275*

  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

  21,031,275*

  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

  Approximately 4.72% (based on 445,343,762 shares outstanding)

  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

  BK/HC

(a)     Name of Issuer:

(b)     Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

Name of Person Filing

Address of Principal Business Office

Citizenship

(d)     Title of Class of Securities:

(e)     CUSIP Number:

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

☐ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Exchange Act;

☐ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

☐ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;

☐ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act;

☐ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

☐ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

☒ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

☐ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;

☐ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

☒ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

☐ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Ownership:

(a)     Amount beneficially owned:

(b)     Percent of class:

(c)     Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

(ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

(iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

(iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Certification:

Exhibit No.

Exhibit