General information / accounting policies

These Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of voestalpine AG as of September 30, 2019, for the first half of the business year 2019/20 were prepared in accordance with IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies are unchanged from the Consolidated Financial Statements for the business year 2018/19, 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 2019/20:

With the exception of IFRS 16, 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.

The disclosures resulting from the initial application of IFRS 16 follow below from the section entitled Changes in Accounting Policies.

Further information on the other principles of preparation is provided in the Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2019, 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 2018/19 (reporting date: September 30, 2018).

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