Annual report 2017

2017 ANNUAL REPORT Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. c TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ............................................................................. 2 COMPANY INFORMATION ............................................................................. 4 Board of Directors ............................................................................. 4 Supervisory Board ............................................................................. 6 Key Information ............................................................................. 7 Key Performance Data ............................................................................. 8 Production and Sales ............................................................................. 10 REPORT BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ............................................................................. 12 Business Activity ............................................................................. 13 Environmental Policy ............................................................................. 17 Human Resources ............................................................................. 17 Report on Assets and Financial Management ............................................................................. 22 Report on the Activities of Consolidated Entities ............................................................................. 28 Business Plan ............................................................................. 35 Conclusion ............................................................................. 36 INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS ............................................................................. 38 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD ............................................................................. 40 CONTACTS ............................................................................. 44 This is an English language translation of the original Slovak language document.