During the 2018/2019 fiscal year, the Management Board informed the Supervisory Board and the Supervisory Board Audit Committee about the activities of the Group and its subsidiaries in writing and orally on a regular basis, and it discussed all important business events with these bodies. In the 2018/2019 fiscal year, the plenum of the Supervisory Board convened regularly in a total of four ordinary meetings, the Supervisory Board in one closed meeting on the topic FTTH, while the Audit Committee convened in two meetings. The management bodies gave their approval to all business events, which is mandatory in specific cases. No objections were raised in the course of the general supervisory activities or the audit.
The financial statements of Energie AG Oberösterreich for the 2018/2019 fiscal year, from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019, drawn up according to the Austrian accounting regulations, together with the accounts and the management report, were audited by KPMG Austria GmbH, Chartered Accountants and Tax Consultants, Linz. The auditors submitted a written report on their audit findings and assessed that the accounts and financial statements comply with the statutory requirements, give a reasonably accurate representation of the assets, financial and earnings position, and that the management report complies with the legal requirements and reconciles with the financial statements. The auditing firm therefore issued its unqualified audit certificate.
The Supervisory Board examined the financial statements as of 30 September 2019, together with the notes and the management report, as well as the proposal for the appropriation of the profit. The Supervisory Board Audit Committee also examined the financial statement as of 30 September 2019, together with the notes and the management report, as well as the proposal for the appropriation of the profit. It drew up a written report and recommended that the Supervisory Board approve the auditor's report, together with the auditor's unrestricted certificate, as well as the present financial statement as of 30 September 2019, together with the notes and the management report, so as to thus adopt the financial statement as of 30 September 2019. The Audit Committee also recommended that the Supervisory Board adopt the proposal by the Management Board for the appropriation of the profit. The Supervisory Board noted with approval the outcome of the review conducted by the Audit Committee and of the audit conducted by the firm of chartered accountants, and established that the Supervisory Board, in turn, has no objections regarding the statements. The Supervisory Board states that it is in agreement with the management report, presented in accordance with § 96 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act, and with the proposal for the appropriation of the profit, and that it adopts the financial statement as of 30 September 2019, which is thus established.
The consolidated financial statements for the 2018/2019 fiscal year from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019 drawn up in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), were also audited by KPMG Austria GmbH, Chartered Accountants and Tax Consultants, Linz. The auditors submitted a written report on their audit findings and assessed that the consolidated financial statements comply with the statutory requirements, give a reasonably accurate representation of the assets, financial and earnings position as well as the Group's cash flows, and that the management report complies with the legal requirements and reconciles with the consolidated financial statements. The auditing firm therefore issued its unqualified audit certificate. The Supervisory Board examined the consolidated financial statements and the Group's management report in detail. The Audit Committee also examined the consolidated financial statements and the Group's management report in detail. It drew up a written report and recommended that the Supervisory Board approve the auditor's report, together with the auditor's unqualified audit certificate, as well as the present consolidated financial statements as of 30 September 2019, together with the notes and management report. The Supervisory Board noted with approval the outcome of the review conducted by the Audit Committee and of the audit conducted by the firm of chartered accountants, and established that the Supervisory Board, in turn, has no objections regarding the statements.
By drawing up the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the IFRS, the company is released from its obligation to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with Austrian commercial law provisions.
The consolidated non-financial report, which has become compulsory under §§ 243b and 267a of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) for the reporting period and is published as a separate part of the Annual Report, was prepared by the Management Board in compliance with the statutory requirements. The internal audit unit of Energie AG Oberösterreich has reviewed the non-financial report on behalf of the Supervisory Board and formed the opinion that the non-financial report was prepared in compliance with the statutory requirements. The Supervisory Board agrees with the findings of the review conducted by the internal audit unit and confirmed that it holds no objections against them. It was established that – in accordance with § 243b of the Austrian Commercial Code (Unternehmensgesetzbuch, or UGB) – there is no obligation to prepare a corporate governance report, and that in accordance with § 243c UGB, there is also no obligation to prepare a report on payments to government agencies.
The Supervisory Board would like to express its thanks to the Management Board and all company staff members for their successful work during the 2018/2019 fiscal year.
Linz, 18 December 2019
On behalf of the Supervisory Board
The Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Provincial Counsellor Markus Achleitner