1) The Group management report presented here was prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 245a of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) and refers to the IFRS consolidated financial statements of Energie AG in terms of Section 245a UGB.
2 In conformity with EU Directive 2014/95/EU on the disclosure of non-financial information and diversity information and its implementation in the Austrian Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (NaDiVeG 2017), Energie AG prepares the report on non-financial information (Non-Financial Report) 2017/2018 at the same time as the Group Management Report 2017/2018. In accordance with legal requirements, this Group Management Report refers to the information contained in the NFI Report of Energie AG, which is part of the Annual Report 2017/2018 and is published online in section Non-Financial Report.