The Half-Yearly Report is the responsibility of the directors. Each of the directors as at the date of this responsibility statement, whose names and functions are set out below, confirms that to the best of their knowledge:
- the condensed consolidated accounts have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34 – ‘Interim Financial Reporting’; and
- the interim management report included in the Half-Yearly Report includes a fair review of the information required by:
- a)
- DTR 4.2.7R of the United Kingdom Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, being an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed consolidated accounts; and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and
- b)
- DTR 4.2.8R of the United Kingdom Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the company during that period; and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could do so.
The names and functions of the directors of Johnson Matthey Plc are as follows:
- T E P Stevenson
- Chairman
- N A P Carson
- Chief Executive
- A M Ferguson
- Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Sir Thomas Harris
- Non-executive Director
- R J MacLeod
- Group Finance Director
- L C Pentz
- Executive Director, Environmental Technologies
- M J Roney
- Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and
Chairman of the Management Development and Remuneration Committee - W F Sandford
- Executive Director, Precious Metal Products
- D C Thompson
- Non-executive Director
The responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 22nd November 2011 and is signed on its behalf by:
T E P Stevenson
Chairman