ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Annual report 2021 Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. 2 INTRODUCTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dear Shareholders and Business Partners, It is time again to evaluate the past year’s economic results. First let me thank you all for your excellent long-term cooperation - our suppliers for the supplies, our customers for choosing to purchase our products, and financial institutions for their cooperation. Ing. Vladimír SOTÁK Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer