The 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (hereinafter AGM) was summoned by the Board of Directors of Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. on 26 June 2023. Shareholders owning 90.50% of the voting rights were present at the AGM. The AGM approved the Annual Report submitted by the Board of Directors on business activities, assets, and financial performance in 2022, and considered the Information on the business plan. The Report on the activities of the Supervisory Board in 2022 was considered. The AGM approved the Separate and Consolidated Financial Statements prepared for the year endend 31 December 2022. The AGM approved Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as the auditor for the new accounting term. The AGM approved payment of Dividends and Royalties from Retained earnings of previous years and distribution of the 2022 Profit as follows: The AGM instructed the Board of Directors to ensure the payment of dividends in the total gross amount of EUR 2.00 per share. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are recorded in the company's shareholder register as of 3 July 2023 (the record date). Dividends will be paid at the expense of the Company within 60 days from the record date. Dividends will be paid in the form of a bank transfer, money order, or cash withdrawal at the cash desk of the Company. The AGM approved the amendment of the Articles of the Company. Amendment of the Articles relates to the legislative and technical adjustments regarding the approval of consolidated financial statements by the General meeting, and submitting separate financial statements to the Document registry or to the Registry of financial statements, Art. VIII – points 1 and 3, Art. XI – point 1, Art. XII – point 4 and Art. XVI - point 2, and their adaptation to current legislation.