Financial statements of JSW S.A. for 2012

2.11. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand, call deposits in banks, other short-term investments with high liquidity and original maturity up to 3 months. Current account overdraft is presented in the cash flow statement as a component of the financial cash flows.

According to the provisions of the Geological and Mining Law Act and the Minister of Economy's Regulation on the principles of establishing and managing a mining plant decomissioning fund, the Company is obligated to accumulate funds on a separate bank account of the Mining Plant Decomissioning Fund (Fundusz Likwidacji Zakładów Górniczych – FLZG), which may be expended solely and exclusively to finance a total or partial decomissioning of a mining plant Cash and cash equivalents of the Mining Plant Decomissioning Fund, due to restrictions on their disposal, are presented in the statement of financial position as long-term financial assets, regardless of their maturity.