Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
Constellium is a global leader in the design and manufacture of a broad range of innovative specialty rolled and extruded aluminium products, serving primarily the packaging, aerospace and automotiveend-markets. The Group has a strategic footprint of manufacturing facilities located in North America, Europe and China and operates 26 production facilities, 3 administrative centers and 3 R&D centers. The Group has approximately 13,000 employees.
On June 28, 2019, the Company changed its legal form from Naamloze Vennootschap (N.V.) to Societas Europaea (SE) and its name from Constellium N.V. to Constellium SE.
Constellium is a public company with limited liability. The business address (head office) of Constellium SE is Tupolevlaan41-61, 1119 NW Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, when we refer to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Constellium”, the “Group” and the “Company” in this document, we are referring to Constellium SE and its subsidiaries.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2.1 Statement of compliance
The Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements present the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Income Statement, Statement of Comprehensive Income / (Loss) and Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018; and the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Changes in Equity as at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. They are prepared in accordance with IAS 34, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ and with generally accepted accounting principles under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
The Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the Consolidated Financial Statements. They should be read in conjunction with the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, which were approved by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2019.
These Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements were approved by management on July 22, 2019.
2.2 Basis of preparation
In accordance with IAS 1, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’, the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared on the assumption that Constellium is a going concern and will continue in operation for the foreseeable future. The Group’s forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, including an assessment of the current macroeconomic environment, indicate that the Group should be able to operate within the level of its current facilities and related covenants. Management considers that the going concern assumption is not invalidated by Constellium’s negative equity as at June 30, 2019.
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, except for the application of the effective tax rate in accordance with IAS 34 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ and for the adoption of new standards effective as of January 1, 2019.
2.3 Application of new and revised IFRS
The Group has applied, for the first time, IFRS 16 -Leases and IFRIC 23 -Uncertainty over Income Tax treatment. As required by IAS 34, the nature and effect of these changes are disclosed below.
Several other amendments and interpretations apply for the first time in 2019, but do not have any impact on the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group. The Group has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
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