During the business year 2013/14, the Supervisory Board fulfilled its responsibilities under the law and the Articles of Incorporation, holding five plenary sessions, three meetings of the Audit Committee, and one meeting of the General Committee. The Management Board provided comprehensive information both orally and in written form regarding the state of business and the situation of the company.
The Annual Financial Statements and the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2014 were audited by Grant Thornton Unitreu GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Vienna, which was engaged as mandated by Section 270 of the Austrian Commercial Code (Unternehmensgesetzbuch, UGB).
The audits did not give rise to any objections and showed that the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements, which were prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as mandated by Section 245a of the Austrian Commercial Code, conform to the statutory regulations. The auditor issued an unqualified audit opinion both for the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements and confirmed that the Management Report is consistent with the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Management Report is consistent with the Consolidated Financial Statements.
After having been brought to the attention of the Audit Committee, on June 3, 2014, the Supervisory Board reviewed and approved the Annual Financial Statement as of March 31, 2014. The Annual Financial Statements are herewith deemed adopted pursuant to Section 96 (4) of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). Furthermore, after they had been brought to the attention of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board acknowledged and approved the Management Report as well as the Consolidated Financial Statements together with the Consolidated Management Report and the Corporate Governance Report.
The Corporate Governance Report was also audited by Grant Thornton Unitreu GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Vienna, within the scope of the annual external review of voestalpine AG’s compliance with the C and R rules of the Corporate Governance Code, and it was determined that the report is in agreement with actual circumstances. Compliance with the C rules of the Code pertaining to the auditor (Rules 77 to 83) was reviewed by the law firm WOLF THEISS Rechtsanwälte GmbH. This review also confirmed compliance with the rules.
It has been established that the business year 2013/14 has ended with a net profit of EUR 164,000,000.00; it is being recommended that a dividend of EUR 0.95 per dividend-bearing share be paid to the shareholders and that the remaining amount be carried forward.
The Supervisory Board
Dr. Joachim Lemppenau
(Chairman)
Linz, June 3, 2014
