Director's responsibility statement

Responsibility Statement under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules

Each of the directors whose names and functions are listed in section Board of directors confirm that to the best of his/her knowledge:

• The consolidated financial statements of EVRAZ plc, prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards give a true and fair view of the Company’s assets, liabilities, financial position and profit and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole (the “Group”); and
• The Annual Report and Accounts, including the Strategic Report, include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Statement Under the UK Corporate Governance Code

The Board considers that the report and accounts taken as a whole, which incorporates the Strategic Report and Directors’ Report, is fair, balanced and understandable, and that it provides the information necessary for shareholders to assess the Company’s performance, business model and strategy.

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Annual Report and Financial Statements

The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements of the Group and parent company in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare the financial statements of the Group and parent company for each financial year. Under that law, the directors have elected to prepare the financial statements of the Group and parent company in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards.

Under the Companies Act 2006, the directors must not approve the financial statements of the Group and parent company unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Group and parent company and of the profit or loss of the Group and parent company for said period.

Under the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the Group’s financial statements must be prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards (UK-adopted IFRS).

In preparing each of the financial statements of the Group and parent company, the directors are required to:

• Fairly present the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Group and parent company;
• Select suitable accounting policies in accordance with IAS8 (Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors) and then apply them consistently;
• Present information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, comparable and understandable information;
• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable;
• Provide additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements in IFRS is insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events and conditions on the financial position and financial performance of the Group and the parent company;
• With respect to the Group’s financial statements, state whether UK-adopted international accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
• With respect to the parent company’s financial statements, state whether international accounting standards have been followed in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
• Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is appropriate to presume that the company and/or the Group will not continue in business.

The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the transactions of the Group and parent company and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Group and parent company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Group and parent company and hence for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

The directors are also responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Report, the Directors’ Remuneration Report and the Corporate Governance Report in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable regulations, including the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.