As of September 30, 2017, the provisions recognized in the annual financial statements 2016/17 in the amount of EUR 35.6 million for the antitrust proceedings and associated actions and costs relative to railway superstructure material as well as for the closure of TSTG Schienen Technik GmbH & Co KG have been reduced to EUR 32.0 million due to the use of these provisions.
Companies of the Special Steel Division of the voestalpine Group are affected by proceedings of the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) that became public on November 26, 2015, due to searches of the premises of voestalpine’s competitors. voestalpine is taking these proceedings very seriously, is cooperating with the authorities, and currently does not expect that significant fines will be imposed against voestalpine in these proceedings. No provisions were formed in this regard in the current interim reporting period.
In the course of the current investigations of the German Federal Cartel Office against steel producers, a search was conducted in the offices of voestalpine in Linz, Austria, from September 12 to 14, 2017, for the German Federal Cartel Office. The search took place on suspicion of anti-competitive practices in the market for heavy plates. Austrian authorities took part in accordance with European legal requirements. voestalpine AG is taking these allegations very seriously and is cooperating with the authorities. No provisions were formed in this regard in the current interim reporting period.
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