General information/accounting policies

These Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of voestalpine AG as of September 30, 2023, for the first half of the business year 2023/24 were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)—as adopted by the European Union—pursuant to IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting, as well as the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRS-IC), which require application in 2023. The accounting policies are unchanged from the Consolidated Financial Statements for the business year 2022/23, with the exception of the changes below.

The following new and revised Standards and Interpretations were adopted for the first time in the business year 2023/24:

Standard

 

Content

 

Effective date1

 

 

 

 

 

IFRS 17

 

Insurance Contracts

 

January 1, 2023

IAS 1, amendments

 

Disclosure of Accounting Policies

 

January 1, 2023

IAS 8, amendments

 

Definition of Accounting Estimates

 

January 1, 2023

IAS 12, amendments

 

Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction

 

January 1, 2023

IFRS 17, amendments

 

Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 – Comparative Information

 

January 1, 2023

IAS 12, amendments

 

International Tax Reform – Pillar Two Model

 

January 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

1

In accordance with EU endorsements, these Standards are applicable to reporting periods beginning on or after the effective date.

The amendments and new versions of Standards and Interpretations did not have any material effect on the voestalpine Group’s net assets, financial position, and results of operations.

Further information on the other principles of preparation is provided in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2023, on which these Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are based.

The Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in millions of euros (the functional currency of the parent company). The use of automated calculation systems may result in rounding differences that affect amounts and percentages.

Unless otherwise stated, comparative information relates to the first half of the business year 2022/23 (reporting date: September 30, 2022).

The present Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have not been audited or reviewed by auditors.