Report on Payments to Governments for 2021

RNS Number : 6776Q

Ferrexpo PLC

29 June 2022

 

 

29 June 2022     

Ferrexpo plc

("Ferrexpo" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Report on Payments to Governments for the year ended 31 December 2021

Ferrexpo plc (LSE: FXPO), the world's third largest exporter of high grade iron ore pellets to the global steel industry, with operations in central Ukraine, hereby provides information in accordance with DTR 4.3A in respect of payments made by the Company, and its subsidiaries, to governments during the year ended 31 December 2021. This announcement is made in compliance with The Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014, as amended (the "Regulations").

2021 (All figures US$, thousands)	Production entitlements	Taxes paid	Royalties paid	Dividends paid	Bonuses paid	Licences and concessions paid	Infrastructure improvements paid	Total
Ukraine
State treasury: State budget	-	204,058	27,480	-	-	-	-	231,538
State treasury: Regional budget	-	24,556	9,814	-	-	-	-	34,370
State treasury: Local budget	-	6,113	1,963	-	-	-	-	8,076
Total Ukraine	-	234,727	39,257	-	-	-	-	273,984
Grand Total	-	234,727	39,257	-	-	-	-	273,984

Basis of preparation:

1.  The Company regards payments relating to the Group's mining operations in Ukraine as interconnected projects for the purposes of the Regulations.

2.  Taxes paid include taxes levied on the income, production or profits of companies but excludes any taxes levied on consumption such as value added taxes, personal income taxes or sales taxes.

3.  Payments made in currencies other than US dollars are translated at the average foreign exchange rate for the relevant month.

This report is available for download at http://www.ferrexpo.com .

For further information, please contact:

Ferrexpo:
Rob Simmons	[e-mail]	[phone]
Tavistock:
Jos Simson Emily Moss Gareth Tredway	[e-mail]	[phone] [phone]

About Ferrexpo:

Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group's iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore. Ferrexpo's operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2021 the Group produced 11.2 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, placing Ferrexpo as the world's 3^rd largest exporter of pellets to the global steel industry with a market share of approximately 9%. The Group has a global customer base comprising of premium steel mills around the world, which includes steel mills in Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Vietnam and America. For further information, please visit www.ferrexpo.com .

 

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