Table of contents
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS ................................................................................................................................................... 4
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ................................................................................................................................... 4
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ......................................................................................................................................................... 5
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION .......................................................................................................................................... 7
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY ............................................................................................................................................ 8
PART 1 – General information ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Note 1.1 Corporate information ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Note 1.2 Going concern ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Note 1.3 Declaration by the Management Board on the accuracy of the prepared separate financial statements ....................................... 12
Note 1.4 Basis of preparation and presentation .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Note 1.5 Foreign currency transactions and the measurement of items denominated in foreign currencies ................................................. 13
Note 1.6 Impact of new and amended standards and interpretations .................................................................................................................... 14
Note 1.7 Published standards and interpretations, which are not yet in force and were not applied earlier by the Company ................... 16
PART 2 – Operating segments and information on revenues .................................................................................................................... 17
PART 3 – Impairment of assets ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Note 3.1 Impairment losses on assets as at 31 December 2023 ............................................................................................................................... 25
Note 3.2 Impairment losses on assets as at 31 December 2022 ............................................................................................................................... 30
PART 4 – Explanatory notes to the statement of profit or loss ................................................................................................................. 32
Note 4.1 Expenses by nature ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Note 4.2 Other operating income and costs ................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Note 4.3 Finance income and costs................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Note 4.4 Reversal / recognition of impairment losses on assets in the statement of profit or loss ................................................................... 34
PART 5 – Taxation ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Note 5.1 Income tax in the statement of profit or loss................................................................................................................................................ 35
Note 5.2 Other taxes and charges ................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Note 5.3 Tax assets and liabilities .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
PART 6 – Investments in subsidiaries ........................................................................................................................................................... 41
Note 6.1 Shares ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Note 6.2 Receivables due to loans granted ................................................................................................................................................................... 42
PART 7 – Financial instruments and financial risk management .............................................................................................................. 45
Note 7.1 Financial Instruments ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Note 7.2 Derivatives ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Note 7.3 Other financial instruments measured at fair value .................................................................................................................................... 56
Note 7.4 Other long-term financial instruments measured at amortised cost ....................................................................................................... 57
Note 7.5 Financial risk management............................................................................................................................................................................... 58
PART 8 – Borrowings and the management of liquidity and capital ......................................................................................................... 79
Note 8.1 Capital management policy .............................................................................................................................................................................. 79
Note 8.2 Equity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Note 8.3 Liquidity management policy ........................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Note 8.4 Borrowings .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Note 8.5 Cash and cash equivalents ............................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Note 8.6 Liabilities due to guarantees granted ............................................................................................................................................................. 91
PART 9 – Non-current assets and related liabilities.................................................................................................................................... 93
Note 9.1 Mining and metallurgical property, plant and equipment and intangible assets .................................................................................. 93
Note 9.2 Other property, plant and equipment and intangible assets .................................................................................................................... 98
Note 9.3 Depreciation/amortisation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 100
Note 9.4 Provision for decommissioning costs of mines and other technological facilities ............................................................................... 100
Note 9.5 Capitalised borrowing costs ........................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Note 9.6 Lease disclosures – the Company as a lessee ............................................................................................................................................. 102
Note 9.7 Greenhouse gas emissions allowances ........................................................................................................................................................ 103
Note 9.8 Non-current assets held for sale and liabilities associated with them ................................................................................................... 104
PART 10 – Working capital ........................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Note 10.1 Inventories ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 105
Note 10.2 Trade receivables ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Note 10.3 Trade and similar payables .......................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Note 10.4 Changes in working capital........................................................................................................................................................................... 111
PART 11 – Employee benefits ...................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Note 11.1 Employee benefits liabilities......................................................................................................................................................................... 114
Note 11.2 Changes in liabilities related to future employee benefits programs ................................................................................................. 115
PART 12 – Other notes ................................................................................................................................................................................. 118
Note 12.1 Related party transactions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 118
Note 12.2 Dividends paid ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 119
Note 12.3 Other assets .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Note 12.4 Other liabilities ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 120
Note 12.5 Assets and liabilities not recognised in the statement of financial position ....................................................................................... 120
Note 12.6 Capital commitments related to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets ................................................................. 120