A. General information and corporate purpose

      The voestalpine Group is a global steel and technology Group. With its top-quality products, the Group is one of the leading partners to the automotive and consumer goods industries in Europe and to the oil and gas industry worldwide.

      voestalpine AG is the Group’s ultimate parent company and prepares the Consolidated Financial Statements. It is registered in the Commercial Register of Linz and has its registered office in voestalpine-Strasse 1, 4020 Linz, Austria. The shares of voestalpine AG are listed on the Vienna stock exchange.

      The Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 (including comparative figures for the year ended March 31, 2020) have been prepared pursuant to Section 245a (1) of the Austrian Commercial Code (Unternehmensgesetzbuch – UGB) in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Union as well as the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRS-IC), which require application in 2020.

      The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in millions of euros (= functional currency of the parent company).

      The consolidated income statement has been prepared using the cost-of-sales method.

      The use of automated calculation systems may result in rounding differences that affect amounts and percentages.

      On May 31, 2021, the Management Board of voestalpine AG approved the Consolidated Financial Statements and authorized the submission thereof to the Supervisory Board.

      IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
      Accounting regulations developed to guarantee comparable accounting and disclosure.