Annual report 2019

INFORMATION FOR SHAREHOLDERS Dear Shareholders, Under the Company’s separate financial statements prepared in line with IFRS, the Company’s 2019 result of operations was a profit after tax of EUR 7 239 259, i. e. EUR 3 per share. The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting do not pay dividends to the Company’s shareholders or royalties to members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board due to the current situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting high economic uncertainty in the period before the General Meeting. In this way, the Board of Directors seeks to support the financial stability of the Company in the current circumstances. We appreciate your confidence and the trust you have expressed in Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. to date.