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The attached material is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13a-16 and Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This report contains This report contains Tenaris' 2019 annual report (which includes the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the Company’s annual accounts as at December 31, 2019, together with the independent auditors’ reports and the Board of Directors’ management report and certification).

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Tenaris is a leading supplier of tubes and related services for the world’s energy industry and certain other industrial applications. Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through product development, manufacturing excellence and supply chain management. We seek to minimize risk for our customers and help them reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve time-to-market. Our employees around the world are committed to continuous improvement by sharing knowledge across a single global organization.

Since we published our 2019 annual results in February, the world has changed completely. The rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus and the measures adopted to contain it have precipitated a global crisis that is unprecedented in the speed and severity with which it has affected the economy and our everyday lives. The recovery from this crisis will take time and will hasten change in many fields.

The impact on the energy sector is particularly severe and there will be a lasting impact on trade, travel and the way we interact with each other. Never before we have seen demand for energy collapse so much and so fast, driving prices in the US down to levels unseen in the past.

Oil and gas companies will struggle to maintain financial sustainability through this unforeseen chain of events, and investment in exploration and production will be reduced to a level comparable only to that of the `99 crisis. It is difficult to foresee the timing of the recovery in the oil demand, and the extent of the structural change that the sector will go through.

Over the next two years, the sustainability of our operations will be tested like never before. Our sales and our level of operations will be deeply affected, while the competitive environment in which we operate will be transformed in a way that today is difficult to anticipate.

In the long term, the world will resume a growth path and the need for a reliable supply of energy will be essential for the recovery. While we need to be prepared for the future, we also need to act swiftly and resolutely in facing the challenges of today.

First, we are taking comprehensive measures to protect our people by assuring a safe working environment, that will allow a gradual return to production when conditions allow in the countries where we operate.

We are testing the temperature of all persons who enter our facilities, providing appropriate protective gear, fully disinfecting common areas several times a day, ensuring that social distancing rules are respected and using home working where possible. Whenever someone is detected as having potential symptoms they are immediately isolated and sent home or for medical treatment.

Second, we are acting rapidly to ensure the financial stability of the company. We have closed industrial facilities and introduced furlough schemes to reduce operating costs. We are downsizing our fixed cost structure, reducing salaries at all levels, redoubling our focus on working capital management, and reducing or postponing all investments except those essential for the long-term sustainability and positioning of the company. In this context, we are also proposing to limit this year’s dividend to the interim distribution we already made in November.

Third, as we have done in past crises, we are supporting our communities, where the everyday lives of families and neighbours have been deeply affected. We are using our global capabilities, including our regional offices in China, to strengthen local health providers with the supply of medical equipment, protective gear and infrastructure as well as providing critical support for affected persons. A $6 million fund has been established for this purpose.

Fourth, we are doing all we can, with the resilience and ingenuity of our people, to fulfil our commitments and strengthen our relationships with customers and suppliers. They will be essential for our future and they should feel that we are at their side during this period.

With the current reality in front of us, our achievements in 2019 may seem somewhat distant but they have contributed to providing a solid platform with which to confront this crisis and prepare for the market recovery ahead. I will, therefore, briefly resume the most relevant.

We have strengthened our positioning in two key markets for the future. The acquisition of IPSCO in the United States gives us more local production capabilities, including a steel mill, with a wider range of products and geographical reach. This will strengthen our Rig Direct® service strategy, reducing lead times and improving service efficiency.

In the Middle East, we strengthened our position in Saudi Arabia through the integration of Saudi Steel Pipe Company (“SSPC”), while in Abu Dhabi, we successfully won a long-term contract valued at $1.9 billion to supply the majority of ADNOC’s OCTG requirements over the next five years.

We are making investments in digital technologies to transform the efficiency of our operations and provide customers digital integration efficiencies under our Rig Direct® program. These investments are contributing to lower industrial and supply chain costs and closer collaboration with key customers.

Our safety indicators have improved significantly over the past two years, with the lost time injury frequency rate halving to an annual average of 1.2 lost time accidents per million manhours worked. No fatal accident has been recorded this year. This reflects a constant management focus over years and the culture change we have been able to extend to our 45 facilities around the world.

As we look at the global climate agenda, we look forward to leading the steel industry’s response to the challenge. Today, we have relatively low levels of CO2 emissions compared to our competitors, but we recognize the immensity of the “net zero” challenge. This will require collaboration across our entire industry value chain and has become a key focus in our agenda.

Over the past year, we have invested in particulate emissions collection systems to improve air quality at our steel mills in Argentina and Mexico. In other parts of our industrial system, such as our Bay City mill, we already have industry-leading emission levels. Investments like these improve working conditions for our employees and minimize the environmental impact of our operations on our communities.

In December, seven years after the inauguration of our Roberto Rocca Technical School in Campana, the first group of 50 students graduated. In a moving ceremony, we reflected on the importance of raising educational standards and providing opportunities to the aspiring young. Our educational programs are designed to make a difference at all levels throughout our communities.

We worked hard through the year to maintain the strength of our balance sheet. On sales of $7.3 billion, our free cash flow margin was 16% as we reduced working capital by over $500 million. At year end, our net cash position had risen to $980 million. Even after the acquisition of IPSCO following the close of the year, we still have a positive net cash position at the end of the first quarter of 2020.

As we face this new crisis, which will change many aspects of our industry, we are taking the steps necessary to strengthen our position as a leader in the eventual recovery.

During these most difficult times, I would like to give special thanks to our employees, who are showing exemplary solidarity and resilience as well as a capacity to act fast throughout the world. I am proud of them. I would also like to thank our customers, suppliers and investors for their ongoing support.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and in accordance with IFRS, as adopted by the European Union. Additionally, this annual report includes certain non-IFRS alternative performance measures such as EBITDA, Net cash/debt position and Free Cash Flow. See Exhibit 1 for more details on these alternative performance measures.

Following the sale in January 2017 of our steel electric conduit business in North America, known as Republic Conduit, the results of Republic Conduit are presented as discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5, “Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”. Consequently, all amounts related to discontinued operations within each line item of the consolidated income statement are reclassified into discontinued operations. The consolidated statement of cash flows includes the cash flows for continuing and discontinued operations; cash flows and earnings per share from discontinued operations are disclosed separately in note 29 “Discontinued Operations” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report, as well as additional information detailing net assets of disposal group classified as held for sale and discontinued operations.

We publish consolidated financial statements presented in increments of a thousand U.S. dollars. This annual report includes our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. We completed the acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. (“IPSCO”) discussed elsewhere in this annual report on January 2, 2020. Accordingly, the balance sheet and results of operations of IPSCO as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, have not been reflected in our consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this annual report have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them, and figures expressed as percentages in the text may not total 100% or, as applicable, when aggregated may not be the arithmetic aggregation of the percentages that precede them.

We maintain an Internet website at www.tenaris.com. Information contained in or otherwise accessible through our Internet website is not part of this annual report. All references in this annual report to this Internet site are inactive textual references to these URLs, or “uniform resource locators” and are for informational reference only. We assume no responsibility for the information contained on our Internet website.

Unless otherwise indicated, industry data and statistics (including historical information, estimates or forecasts) in this annual report are contained in or derived from internal or industry sources believed by Tenaris to be reliable. Industry data and statistics are inherently predictive and are not necessarily reflective of actual industry conditions. Such statistics are based on market research, which itself is based on sampling and subjective judgments by both the researchers and the respondents, including judgments about what types of products and transactions should be included in the relevant market. In addition, the value of comparisons of statistics for different markets is limited by many factors, including that (i) the markets are defined differently, (ii) the underlying information was gathered by different methods and (iii) different assumptions were applied in compiling the data. Such data and statistics have not been independently verified, and the Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such data or any assumptions relied upon therein.

This annual report and any other oral or written statements made by us to the public may contain “forward-looking statements” under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current views and assumptions and are provided to allow potential investors the opportunity to understand management’s beliefs and opinions in respect of the future so that they may use such beliefs and opinions as one factor in evaluating an investment. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements.

We use words and terms such as “aim”, “will likely result”, “will continue”, “contemplate”, “seek to”, “future”, “objective”, “goal”, “should”, “will pursue”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe” and words and terms of similar substance to identify forward-looking statements, but they are not the only way we identify such statements. This annual report contains forward-looking statements, including with respect to certain of our plans and current goals and expectations relating to Tenaris’s future financial condition and performance. Sections of this annual report that by their nature contain forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, “Business Overview”, “Principal Risks and Uncertainties”, and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects”. In addition to the risks related to our business discussed under “Principal Risks and Uncertainties”, other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to:

By their nature, certain disclosures relating to these and other risks are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future. As a result, actual future gains or losses that may affect our financial condition and results of operations could differ materially from those that have been estimated. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report. Except as required by law, we are not under any obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Our holding company’s legal and commercial name is Tenaris S.A. The Company was established as a société anonyme organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on December 17, 2001. The Company’s registered office is located at 26 Boulevard Royal, 4th Floor, L-2449, Luxembourg, telephone (352) 2647-8978.

The Company holds, either directly or indirectly, controlling interests in various subsidiaries in the steel pipe manufacturing and distribution businesses and other related businesses. For information on the Company’s subsidiaries, see note 32 “Principal subsidiaries” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Our shares are traded on the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, the Italian Stock Exchange and the Mexican Stock Exchange; the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

We are the leading manufacturer of pipes and related services for the world's energy industry and certain other industrial applications. Our manufacturing system integrates steelmaking, pipe rolling and forming, heat treatment, threading and finishing across 18 countries. We also have a research and development (“R&D”) network focused on enhancing our product portfolio and improving our production processes. Our team, based in more than 30 countries worldwide, is united by a passion for excellence in everything we do.

Through our integrated, worldwide network of seamless and welded manufacturing facilities, service centers and R&D centers, we work with customers to meet their needs, upholding the highest standards of safety, quality and performance.

Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through product and process innovation, manufacturing excellence, supply chain integration, technical assistance and customer service, aiming to reduce risk and costs, increase flexibility and improve time-to-market. Wherever we operate, we are committed to safety and minimizing our impact on the environment, providing opportunities for our people, and contributing to the sustainable development of our communities.

Tenaris began with the formation of Siderca S.A.I.C. (“Siderca”), the sole Argentine producer of seamless steel pipe products, by San Faustin’s predecessor in Argentina in 1948. We acquired Siat S.A., an Argentine welded steel pipe manufacturer, in 1986. We grew organically in Argentina and then, in the early 1990s, began to evolve beyond this initial base into a global business through a series of strategic investments. As of the date of this annual report, our investments include controlling or strategic interests in:

On January 2, 2020, we acquired IPSCO, a North American manufacturer of seamless and welded steel pipes. For more information on IPSCO’s acquisition, see “Recent Developments – Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc.”, as well as note 35 “Subsequent Events – Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.” and note 36 “Update as of April 29, 2020 - Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Moreover, we are currently building a welded pipe plant in West Siberia, Russian Federation as part of our joint venture with PAO Severstal (“Severstal”).

In addition, we have established a global network of pipe finishing, distribution and service facilities with a direct presence in most major oil and gas markets and a global network of research and development centers.

For information on Tenaris’s principal capital expenditures and divestitures, see “Information on Tenaris – Business Overview – Capital Expenditure Program”.

Our business strategy is to consolidate our position as a leading global supplier of integrated product and service solutions to the energy and other industries by:

We have a solid record of growth through strategic investments and acquisitions. We pursue selective strategic investments and acquisitions as a means to expand our operations and presence in select markets, enhance our global competitive position and capitalize on potential operational synergies. For example:

We have developed an extensive range of high-value products suitable for most of our customers’ operations using our network of specialized research and testing facilities and by investing in our manufacturing facilities. As our customers expand their operations, we seek to supply high-value products that reduce costs and enable them to operate safely in challenging environments, including for complex offshore and unconventional operations.

Enhancing our offer of technical and pipe management services - Rig Direct® - and extending their global deployment

We continue to enhance our offer of Rig Direct® services, and extend their deployment worldwide. For many years, we have provided these services, managing customer inventories and directly supplying pipes to their rigs on a just-in-time basis, complemented by technical advice and assistance on the selection of materials and their use in the field, in markets like Mexico and Argentina. In response to changes in market conditions and the increased focus of customers on reducing costs and improving the efficiency of their operations, the deployment of our Rig Direct® services was extended throughout North America and in other markets around the world (e.g. North Sea, Romania, Indonesia and, most recently, the UAE). Through the provision of Rig Direct® services, we seek to integrate our operations with those of our customers using digital technologies to shorten the supply chain and simplify operational and administrative processes, as well as technical services for well planning and well integrity, to reduce costs, improve safety and minimize environmental impact. They are also intended to differentiate us from our competitors and further strengthen our relationships with customers worldwide through long-term agreements.

We seek to secure our existing sources of raw material and energy inputs, and to gain access to new sources of low-cost inputs which can help us maintain or reduce the cost of manufacturing our core products over the long term. We aim to achieve a vertically integrated value chain for our production. To this end, we purchase most of our supplies through Exiros, a specialized procurement company whose ownership we share with Ternium. Exiros offers us integral procurement solutions, supplier sourcing activities; category organized purchasing; suppliers’ performance administration; and inventory management. Moreover, since 2014, we have an agreement with our affiliates Ternium and Tecpetrol International S.A. (“Tecpetrol”) (a wholly-owned subsidiary of San Faustin, the controlling shareholder of both Tenaris and Ternium) to operate a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in Mexico for the supply of Tenaris’s and Ternium’s respective Mexican industrial facilities. The company started producing energy in December 2016 with a power capacity of 900 megawatts. For more information on the power plant, see note 12 c) “Investments in non-consolidated companies – Techgen S.A. de C.V.” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. For more information on the Company’s commitments under the power plant, see see Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk - Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements”.

Tenaris has one major business segment, “Tubes”, which is also the reportable operating segment.

The Tubes segment includes the production and sale of both seamless and welded steel tubular products and related services mainly for the oil and gas industry, particularly OCTG used in drilling operations, and for other industrial applications with production processes that consist in the transformation of steel into tubular products. Business activities included in this segment are mainly dependent on the oil and gas industry worldwide, as this industry is a major consumer of steel pipe products, particularly OCTG used in drilling activities. Demand for steel pipe products from the oil and gas industry has historically been volatile and depends primarily upon the number of oil and natural gas wells being drilled, completed and reworked, and the depth and drilling conditions of such wells. Sales are generally made to end users, with exports being done through a centrally managed global distribution network and domestic sales made through local subsidiaries. Corporate general and administrative expenses have been allocated to the Tubes segment.

The “Others” segment includes all other business activities and operating segments that are not required to be separately reported, including the production and selling of sucker rods, industrial equipment, coiled tubing, heat exchangers, utility conduits for buildings, and the sale of energy and raw materials that exceed internal requirements.

For more information on our business segments, see “II C. Accounting Policies – Segment information” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Our principal finished products are seamless and welded steel casing and tubing, line pipe and various other mechanical and structural steel pipes for different uses. Casing and tubing are also known as oil country tubular goods (“OCTG”). We manufacture our steel pipe products in a wide range of specifications, which vary in diameter, length, thickness, finishing, steel grades, coating, threading and coupling. For more complex applications, including high pressure and high temperature applications, seamless steel pipes are usually specified and, for some standard applications, welded steel pipes can also be used.

Casing. Steel casing is used to sustain the walls of oil and gas wells during and after drilling.

Tubing. Steel tubing is used to conduct crude oil and natural gas to the surface after drilling has been completed.

Line pipe. Steel line pipe is used to transport crude oil and natural gas from wells to refineries, storage tanks and loading and distribution centers.

Mechanical and structural pipes. Mechanical and structural pipes are used by general industry for various applications, including the transportation of other forms of gas and liquids under high pressure.

Cold-drawn pipe. The cold-drawing process permits the production of pipes with the diameter and wall thickness required for use in boilers, superheaters, condensers, heat exchangers, automobile production and several other industrial applications.

Premium joints and couplings. Premium joints and couplings are specially designed connections used to join lengths of steel casing and tubing for use in high temperature or high pressure environments. A significant portion of our steel casing and tubing products are supplied with premium joints and couplings. We own an extensive range of premium connections, and following the integration of the premium connections business of Hydril, we have marketed our premium connection products under the “TenarisHydril” brand name. In addition, we hold licensing rights to manufacture and sell the Atlas Bradford range of premium connections outside the United States and, since our acquisition of IPSCO in January 2020, we now own the Ultra range of premium connections, marketed under the “Ultra” brand, which are used mainly in U.S. onshore applications.

Coiled tubing. Coiled tubing is used for oil and gas drilling and well workovers and for subsea pipelines.

Other products. We also manufacture sucker rods used in oil extraction activities and industrial equipment of various specifications and diverse applications, including liquid and gas storage equipment. In addition, we produce shell and tube heat exchangers for various applications, and we sell energy and raw materials that exceed our internal requirements.

We operate relatively low-cost production facilities, which we believe is the result of:

Our seamless pipes production facilities are located in North and South America, Europe and Asia and our welded pipes production facilities are located in North and South America and, from January 2019, in Saudi Arabia. In addition, we have tubular accessories facilities, such as sucker rods, in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Romania, and the United States. We produce couplings in Argentina, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico and Romania, and pipe fittings in Mexico. In addition to our pipe threading and finishing facilities at our integrated pipe production facilities, we also have pipe threading facilities for steel pipes manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), and premium joints in the United States, Canada, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.

The following table shows our aggregate installed production capacity of seamless and welded steel pipes and steel bars at the dates indicated as well as the aggregate actual production volumes for the periods indicated.

Capacity of welded tubes in 2019 increased in respect to 2018 due to the acquisition of SSPC, while capacity of seamless tubes in 2018 increased in respect to 2017 due to the completion of Tenaris Bay City, our state-of-the-art pipe mill in Bay City, Texas.

⁽¹⁾ Effective annual production capacity is calculated based on standard productivity of production lines, theoretical product mix allocations, the maximum number of possible working shifts and a continued flow of supplies to the production process.

In 2020 our production capacity - for steel bars, seamless and welded pipes - is expected to increase due to the acquisition of IPSCO. Due to the acquisition of IPSCO, Tenaris owns its first steel shop in the US. Furthermore, Tenaris integrated IPSCO’s seamless, welded, finishing and threading facilities.

The global market for steel pipe products is highly competitive. Seamless steel pipe products, which are used extensively in the oil and gas industry particularly for offshore, high pressure, high stress and other complex applications, are produced in specialized mills using round steel billets and specially produced ingots. Welded steel pipe products are produced in mills which process steel coils and plates into steel pipes. Steel companies that manufacture steel coils and other steel products but do not operate specialized seamless steel mills are generally not competitors in the market for seamless steel pipe products, although they often produce welded steel pipes or sell steel coils and plates used to produce welded steel pipes.

The production of steel pipe products following the stringent requirements of major oil and gas companies operating in offshore and other complex operations requires the development of specific skills and significant investments in manufacturing facilities. By contrast, steel pipe products for standard applications can be produced in most seamless pipe mills worldwide and sometimes compete with welded pipe products for such applications including OCTG applications. Welded pipe, however, is not generally considered a satisfactory substitute for seamless steel pipe in high-pressure or high-stress applications.

Over the past decade, substantial investments have been made, especially in China but also in other regions around the world, to increase production capacity of seamless steel pipe products. Production capacity for more specialized product grades has also increased. With the downturn between 2014 and 2016 in the price of oil and demand for tubes for oil and gas drilling, the overcapacity in steel pipe and seamless steel pipe production worldwide has become acute, and now extends beyond commodity grades. The competitive environment has, as a result, become more intense, and we expect that this will continue for some time. Effective competitive differentiation will be a key factor for Tenaris.

Producers of steel pipe products can maintain strong competitive positions in markets where they have their pipe manufacturing facilities due to logistical and other advantages that permit them to offer value-added services and maintain strong relationships with domestic customers, particularly in the oil and gas sectors. Our subsidiaries have established strong ties with major consumers of steel pipe products in their home markets, reinforced by Rig Direct® services, as discussed above.

During 2019, our capital expenditures, including investments at our plants and information systems (IT), amounted to $350 million, compared to $349 million in 2018 and $558 million in 2017. Of these capital expenditures, 2019 investment at our plants reached $314 million compared to $318 million in 2018 and $525 million in 2017.

In 2019 we focused on enhancing automation and digitalization of our industrial processes, improvements on safety and environmental issues, product differentiation and competitiveness.

The major highlights of our capital spending program during 2019 included: investments in our three-year global automation plan covering all of our industrial system worldwide; new equipment and related infrastructure to improve safety conditions at our entire industrial system; the revamping of the shaft furnace at the Direct Reduction Iron (“DRI”) plant, the expansion of the dedusting system capacity at the steel shop (still ongoing) and a capacity increase of the component center at our Campana mill in Argentina; the completion of the steel shop fumes dedusting and cooling systems project, the handling revamping - including range extension to 3.8 tons/pcs- of the multi-stand plug mill (“MPM”) hot rolling mill, innovative solutions at the Non-Destructive Tests (“NDTs”) of the FAT2 finishing lines and the increase of threading capacity at the couplings plant at our Veracruz Facility in Mexico; the consolidation of the new heat treatment plant, the revamping of the main ultrasonic test equipment, and an innovative NDT inspection system for the expander mill production line at our Dalmine facility in Italy; the revamping of the threading and phosphatizing lines in our McCarty facility in the US; the steel shop capacity increase of our Calarasi plant which is still on going, the installation of a new airbag production line with full automatic inspection system at our mill in Zalau, Romania and the installation of a new service center in Pindamonhangaba, Brasil.

Our capital expenditure programs are being reviewed to address short-term changes in business conditions, and capital expenditures in 2020 are expected to be significantly lower than the level of 2019: they will include the completion of some of the projects started in 2019 described above, as well as the construction of a new premium threading plant in Abu Dhabi as required under an agreement with ADNOC. Furthermore, as part of the ongoing integration of IPSCO, we will assess whether any investments are necessary at the newly acquired business.

In addition to capital expenditures at our plants, we have invested in information systems for the integration of our production, commercial and managerial activities, together with investments in cybersecurity for the protection of our information technology and our industrial systems. These investments are intended to promote the further integration of our operating facilities and enhance our ability to provide value-added services to customers worldwide. Investments in information systems totaled $35 million in 2019, compared to $32 million in 2018 and $28 million in 2017.

Our steel products (tubular products, accessories and sucker rods) are manufactured in accordance with the specifications of the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the International Standardization Organization (ISO), the Japan Industrial Standards (JIS), and European Standards (EN), among other standards. The products must also satisfy our proprietary standards as well as our customers’ requirements. We maintain an extensive quality assurance and control program to ensure that our products continue to satisfy proprietary and industry standards and are competitive from a product quality standpoint with products offered by our competitors.

We currently maintain, for all our manufacturing facilities and services centers, a Quality Management System Certified to ISO 9001:2015 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance and API product licenses granted by API, which are requirements for selling to the major oil and gas companies, which have rigorous quality standards. In addition, the majority of our testing laboratories are certified to ISO 17025. Our Quality Management System (QMS), based on the ISO 9001 and API Q1 specifications assures that products and services comply with customer requirements from the acquisition of raw materials to the delivery of the final product and services. The QMS is designed to ensure the reliability and improvement of the product and the manufacturing operations processes as well as the associated services. Additionally, we are in the process of certifying the QMS to API Q2, a certification specifically developed for companies which offer services in the oil and gas industry.

All of our mills involved in the manufacturing of material for the automotive market are certified according to the standard IATF 16949 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance.

Research and development, or R&D, of new products and processes to meet the increasingly stringent requirements of our customers is an important aspect of our business.

R&D activities are carried out primarily at our global R&D network with its main office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and specialized research and testing facilities located in Campana, Argentina, in Veracruz, Mexico, in Dalmine, Italy, and in the product testing facilities of NKKTubes, Japan. Additionally, we have a Wedge Technology Center in Houston, Texas, USA. We strive to engage some of the world’s leading industrial research institutions to solve the problems posed by the complexities of oil and gas projects with innovative applications. In addition, our global technical sales team is made up of experienced engineers who work with our customers to identify solutions for each particular oil and gas drilling environment.

Product R&D currently being undertaken are focused on the increasingly challenging energy markets and include:

In addition to R&D aimed at new or improved products, we continuously study opportunities to optimize our manufacturing processes. Recent projects in this area include modeling of rolling and finishing process and the development of different process controls, with the goal of improving product quality and productivity at our facilities.

We seek to protect our innovation, through the use of patents, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property tools that allow us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors.

We spent $61 million in R&D in 2019, compared to $63 million in 2018 and $64 million in 2017.

The ultimate impact of complying with existing laws and regulations is not always clearly known or determinable since regulations under some of these laws are not yet effective or are undergoing revision. The expenditures necessary to remain in compliance with these laws and regulations, including site or other remediation costs, or costs incurred from potential environmental liabilities, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and profitability. While we incur and will continue to incur, in expenditures to comply with applicable laws and regulations, there always remains a risk that environmental incidents or accidents may occur that may negatively affect our reputation or our operations.

Compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations is a significant factor in our business. We have not been subject to any material penalty for any material environmental violation in the last five years, and we are not aware of any current material legal or administrative proceedings pending against us with respect to environmental matters which could have an adverse material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.

We carry property damage, general liability and certain other insurance coverage in line with industry practice. However, we do not carry business interruption insurance. Our current general liability coverage includes third party, employers, sudden and accidental seepage and pollution and product liability, up to a limit of $300 million. Our current property insurance has indemnification caps up to $250 million for direct damage, depending on the different plants; and a deductible of $100 million.

We conduct all our operations through subsidiaries. The following table shows the principal subsidiaries of the Company and its direct and indirect ownership in each subsidiary as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(a) Tenaris Investments S.à.r.l. holds 100% of Hydril's subsidiaries shares except for Technical Drilling & Production Services Nigeria. Ltd where it holds 80% for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(b) Tenaris Investments S.à.r.l. holds 97,5% of Tenaris Supply Chain S.A. and 40% of Tubular Technical Services Ltd. and Pipe Coaters Nigeria Ltd., 49% of Amaja Tubular Services Limited, 49% Tubular Services Angola Lda.

We have a significant investment in Ternium, a Luxembourg company controlled by San Faustin, whose securities are listed on the NYSE. As of December 31, 2019, the Company held 11.46% of Ternium’s share capital (including treasury shares).

The Company is a party to a shareholders’ agreement with Techint Holdings S.à.r.l. (“Techint Holdings”), a wholly owned subsidiary of San Faustin and Ternium’s main shareholder, dated January 9, 2006, pursuant to which Techint Holdings is required to take actions within its power to cause one of the members of Ternium’s board of directors to be nominated by the Company and any directors nominated by the Company to be removed only pursuant to previous written instructions from the Company. The Company and Techint Holdings also agreed to cause any vacancies on Ternium’s board of directors to be filled with new directors nominated by either the Company or Techint Holdings, as applicable. The shareholders’ agreement will remain in effect so long as each of the parties holds at least 5% of the shares of Ternium or until it is terminated by either the Company or Techint Holdings pursuant to its terms. Carlos Condorelli was nominated by the Company as a director of Ternium pursuant to this shareholders’ agreement.

On January 16, 2012, Confab, acquired 5.0% of the shares with voting rights and 2.5% of the total share capital in Usiminas, a leading Brazilian producer of high quality flat steel products used in the energy, automotive and other industries. The acquisition was part of a larger transaction pursuant to which Confab and Ternium’s subsidiaries Ternium Investments S.à.r.l., Ternium Argentina and Prosid Investments S.A. (jointly, the “Ternium Entities”) formed the so-called T/T Group and joined Usiminas’ existing control group through the acquisition of ordinary shares representing 27.7% of Usiminas’ total voting capital and 13.8% of Usiminas’ total share capital. In addition, the T/T Group entered into a shareholders’ agreement with the NSSMC Group (formed by NSSMC, Mitsubishi Corporation do Brasil S.A. and Metal One Corporation) and Previdência Usiminas, an Usiminas employee fund, governing the parties’ rights within the Usiminas control group.

Following a subsequent subscription in 2016 to 1.3 million Usiminas preferred shares and 11.5 million Usiminas ordinary shares, as of December 31, 2019, Confab owned 36.5 million ordinary shares and 1.3 million preferred shares of Usiminas, representing 5.2% of Usiminas’ total voting capital and 3.07% of Usiminas’ total share capital.

In 2014, a conflict arose within the T/T Group and NSSMC with respect to the governance of Usiminas, including with respect to the rules applicable to the appointment of senior managers, the application of the shareholders’ agreement in matters involving fiduciary duties, and generally with respect to Usiminas’ business strategy.

On February 8, 2018, the dispute was resolved; and on April 10, 2018, the T/T Group entities (including Confab), the NSSMC Group entities and Previdência Usiminas entered into a new shareholders’ agreement for Usiminas, amending and restating the previously existing shareholders’ agreement (“the New SHA”). Usiminas’ control group now holds, in the aggregate, 483.6 million ordinary shares bound to the New SHA, representing approximately 68.6% of Usiminas’ voting capital, with the T/T Group holding approximately 47.1% of the total shares held by the control group (39.5% corresponding to the Ternium Entities and the other 7.6% corresponding to Confab); the NSSMC Group holding approximately 45.9% of the total shares held by the control group; and Previdência Usiminas holding the remaining 7% of the total shares held by the control group.

The New SHA reflects the agreed-upon corporate governance rules for Usiminas, including, among others, an alternation mechanism for the nomination of each of the chief executive officer and the chairman of the board of directors, as well as a mechanism for the nomination of other members of Usiminas’ executive board. The New SHA also incorporates an exit mechanism consisting of a buy-and-sell procedure, exercisable at any time during the term of the New SHA after the fourth-and-a-half-year anniversary from the coming election of Usiminas’ executive board in May 2018. Such exit mechanism shall apply with respect to shares held by the NSSMC Group and the T/T Group, and would allow either Ternium (on behalf of the T/T Group) or NSSMC to purchase all or a majority of the Usiminas shares held by the other shareholder group.

In connection with the execution of the New SHA, the Ternium Entities and Confab amended and restated their separate shareholders’ agreement governing their respective rights and obligations as members of the T/T Group to include provisions relating to the exit mechanism and generally to conform such separate shareholders’ agreement to the other provisions of the New SHA.

Techgen is a Mexican joint venture company owned 48% by Ternium, 30% by Tecpetrol and 22% by Tenaris. Techgen operates a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in the Pesquería area of the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. Tenaris, Ternium and Tecpetrol are parties to a shareholder’s agreement relating to the governance of Techgen.

On February 13, 2019 Techgen entered into a $640 million syndicated loan agreement with several banks to refinance an existing loan, resulting in the release of certain corporate guarantee issued by Techgen’s shareholders.

On February 5, 2019 Tenaris entered into an agreement with Severstal to build a welded pipe plant to produce OCTG products in the Surgut area, West Siberia, Russian Federation. Tenaris holds a 49% interest in the company, while Severstal owns the remaining 51%. The plant, which is estimated to require an investment of $280 million, is planned to have an annual production capacity of 300,000 tons. As of December 31, 2019 Tenaris contributed approximately $19.6 million in the project.

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all other information contained in this annual report, before making any investment decision. Any of these risks and uncertainties could have a material adverse effect on our business, revenues, financial condition and results of operations, which could in turn affect the price of shares and ADSs.

The COVID-19 pandemic could have an adverse effect of a magnitude we cannot predict.

A novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) surfaced in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread to the rest of the world in early 2020. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a global pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, countries have taken different measures in relation to prevention and containment, and several countries introduced bans on business activities or locked down cities or countries, including countries where Tenaris has operations (such as Argentina, China, Colombia, Italy, Mexico and the United States). The rapid expansion of the virus and the measures taken to contain it have triggered a severe fall in global economic activity and a serious crisis in the energy sector.

Given the uncertainty around the extent and timing of the future spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the timing or relaxation of protective measures, it is not possible at this time to predict the magnitude of COVID-19’s effects on any of the world’s economy, the energy industry generally, or Tenaris in particular, nor is it feasible to reasonably estimate the impact of the pandemic on Tenaris’s operations, results, cash flows or financial condition. For more information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

Sales and profitability have fallen as a result of downturns in the international price of oil and gas and other factors and circumstances (including the recent COVID-19 outbreak) affecting the oil and gas industry, and may continue to be adversely impacted for a prolonged period of time.

We are a global steel pipe manufacturer with a strong focus on manufacturing products and related services for the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry is a major consumer of steel pipe products worldwide, particularly for products manufactured under high quality standards and demanding specifications. Demand for steel pipe products from the oil and gas industry has historically been volatile and depends primarily upon the number of oil and natural gas wells being drilled, completed and reworked, and the depth and drilling conditions of these wells. The level of exploration, development and production activities of, and the corresponding capital spending by, oil and gas companies, including national oil companies, depends primarily on current and expected future prices of oil and natural gas and is sensitive to the industry’s view of future economic growth and the resulting impact on demand for oil and natural gas. Several factors, such as the supply and demand for oil and gas, and political and global economic conditions, affect these prices. When the price of oil and gas falls, oil and gas companies generally reduce spending on production and exploration activities and, accordingly, make fewer purchases of steel pipe products. Major oil-and gas-producing nations and companies have frequently collaborated to balance the supply (and thus the price) of oil in the international markets. A major vehicle for this collaboration has been the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”), and many of our customers are state-owned companies in member countries of OPEC. A more recent factor affecting oil and gas prices has been the ability of producers in the United States and Canada to rapidly increase production from their reserves of tight oil and shale gas in response to changes in market conditions. For example, in recent years, Saudi Arabia and Russia have cooperated in trimming crude production to try to counter falling prices resulting from the increased production in the United States and Canada. While the extent of the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy and oil demand were still unclear, in March 2020, the members of OPEC+ (OPEC plus other major oil producers including Russia) did not agree to extend their agreement to cut oil production and Saudi Arabia precipitated a wave of additional supply on the market triggering a collapse in oil prices below $30 per barrel. This exacerbated what soon became clear to be an unprecedented situation of oversupply, caused primarily by the sudden and dramatic fall in oil consumption as a result of the measures taken to contain the spread of the virus around the world. Although OPEC+ subsequently reached an equally unprecedented agreement to cut production by as much as 9.7 million barrels per day, a situation of acute oversupply remains, causing oil prices to hit record lows. By the end of trading on April 20, 2020, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) forward price for delivery in May, which had to be closed out the following day, fell to a negative value for the first time in history, as oil storage facilities were completely committed, and producers were forced to pay buyers to take their barrels. It is not known how long it will take for oil and gas demand to recover or to achieve a more balanced position between supply and demand. As a result, prices are expected to remain at low levels for an extended period. In these circumstances, most of our customers have announced, or are making, significant cuts to their investment plans and are likely to announce further cuts, in which case demand for our products will decline further and have a material impact on our operations, revenues, profitability and financial condition. For more information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas crisis, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

Competition in the global market for steel pipe products may cause us to lose market share and hurt our sales and profitability.

The global market for steel pipe products is highly competitive, with the primary competitive factors being price, quality, service and technology. In recent years, substantial investments have been made, especially in China but also in the United States, to increase production capacity of seamless steel pipe products, and as a result there is significant excess production capacity, particularly for “commodity” or standard product grades. Capacity for the production of more specialized product grades has also increased. At the same time, the high cost and long lead times required to develop the most complex projects, particularly deepwater and oil sands projects, has led to a slowdown in the sanctioning of new developments in a context of low and more volatile oil prices. Despite our efforts to develop products and services that differentiate us from our competitors, reduced demand for steel pipe products from these complex projects means that the competitive environment is expected to remain intense in the coming years and effective competitive differentiation will be a key success factor for Tenaris. In addition, there is a risk of unfairly traded steel pipe imports in markets in which Tenaris produces and sells its products and, despite the application of antidumping duties and tariffs, we can give no assurance with respect to the effectiveness of these actions. Therefore, we may not continue to compete effectively against existing or potential producers and preserve our current shares of geographic or product markets, and increased competition may have a material impact on the pricing of our products and services, which could in turn adversely affect our revenues, profitability and financial condition.

Increases in the cost of raw materials, energy and other costs, limitations or disruptions to the supply of raw materials and energy, and price mismatches between raw materials and our products may hurt our profitability.

The manufacture of seamless steel pipe products requires substantial amounts of steelmaking raw materials and energy; welded steel pipe products, in turn, are processed from steel coils and plates. The availability and pricing of a significant portion of the raw materials and energy we require are subject to supply and demand conditions, which can be volatile, and to tariffs and other government regulations, which can affect continuity of supply and prices. In addition, disruptions, restrictions or limited availability of energy resources in markets where we have significant operations could lead to higher costs of production and eventually to production cutbacks at our facilities in such markets. For example, in Mexico, the decrease in the national production of natural gas and constraints in natural gas transportation capacity have led to increased imports of natural gas which have resulted in increased natural gas transportation costs and, thus, higher steel pipe production costs. See “Risks Relating to Our Business – Adverse economic or political conditions in the countries where we operate or sell our products and services may decrease our sales or disrupt our manufacturing operations, thereby adversely affecting our revenues, profitability and financial condition”. At any given time, we may be unable to obtain an adequate supply of critical raw materials with price and other terms acceptable to us. The availability and prices of raw materials may also be negatively affected by new laws and regulations, including import controls, allocation by suppliers, interruptions in production, accidents or natural disasters, changes in exchange rates, worldwide price fluctuations, and the availability and cost of transportation. In addition, we may not be able to recover, partially or fully, increased costs of raw materials and energy through increased selling prices on our products, or it may take an extended period of time to do so, and limited availability could force us to curtail production, which could adversely affect our sales and profitability.

Our results of operations and financial conditions could be adversely affected by low levels of capacity utilization.

Like other manufacturers of steel-related products, we have fixed and semi-fixed costs (e.g., labor and other operating and maintenance costs) that cannot adjust rapidly to fluctuations in product demand for several reasons, including operational constraints and regulatory restrictions. If demand for our products falls significantly, or if we unable to operate due to, for example, governmental measures or unavailability of workforce, these costs may adversely affect our profitability and financial condition. In response to the abrupt and steep downturn of the oil and gas industry, we have been required to implement cost-containment measures, including reduction of our operating activities in several jurisdictions, temporary closure of facilities in the United States and review of our capital expenditure plans. Temporary suspensions of operations or closure of facilities generally lead to layoffs of employees, which may in turn give rise to labor conflicts and impact operations. Moreover, cost containment measures may also affect profitability and result in charges for asset impairments. For more information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas crisis, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition”; and for more information on liquidity and capital resources, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Principal Sources of Funding”.

Climate change legislation or regulations could curtail demand for fossil fuels and therefore demand for our products and services could be reduced.

We provide products and services to the oil and gas industry, which is generally blamed for greenhouse gas emissions. There is an increased attention on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change from different sectors of society. Existing or future legislation and regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, as well as government initiatives to promote the use of alternative energy sources (with many jurisdictions implementing tax advantages and other subsidies to promote the development of renewable energy sources, or even requiring minimum thresholds for power generation from renewable sources), may significantly curtail demand for and production of fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas. These initiatives, together with the growing social awareness regarding climate change and other environmental matters, have resulted in increased investor and consumer demand for renewable energy and additional compliance requirements for fossil energy projects, which are likely to become more stringent over time and to result in substantial increases in costs for the oil and natural gas industry. Furthermore, ongoing technological developments in the renewable energy industry are making renewable energy increasingly competitive against fossil-fuels. If this trend continues, energy demand could shift increasingly towards “cleaner” sources such as hydroelectrical, solar, wind and other renewable energies, which would, in turn, reduce demand for oil and natural gas, thus negatively affecting demand for our products and services and, ultimately, our future results of operations.

Adverse economic or political conditions in the countries where we operate or sell our products and services may decrease our sales or disrupt our manufacturing operations, thereby adversely affecting our revenues, profitability and financial condition.

We have significant operations in various countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Romania, Saudi Arabia and the United States, and we sell our products and services throughout the world. Additionally, in 2019, we formed a joint venture with Severstal, and we are currently building a welded pipe plant in Russia. Therefore, like other companies with worldwide operations, our business and operations have been, and could in the future be, affected from time to time to varying degrees by political, economic, social and public health developments and changes in laws and regulations. These developments and changes may include, among others, nationalization, expropriation or forced divestiture of assets; restrictions on production, imports and exports; travel, transportation or trade bans; interruptions in the supply of essential energy inputs; exchange and/or transfer restrictions, inability or increasing difficulties to repatriate income or capital or to make contract payments; inflation; devaluation; war or other international conflicts; civil unrest and local security concerns, including high incidences of crime and violence involving drug trafficking organizations that threaten the safe operation of our facilities and operations; direct and indirect price controls; tax increases and changes (including retroactive) in the interpretation, application or enforcement of tax laws and other claims or challenges; cancellation of contract rights; and delays or denials of governmental approvals. Both the likelihood of such occurrences and their overall impact upon us vary greatly from country to country and are not predictable. Realization of these risks could have an adverse impact on the results of operations and financial condition of our subsidiaries located in the affected country and, depending on their materiality, on the results of operations and financial condition of Tenaris as a whole.

Our business and operations in Argentina, from where in 2019 we derived more than 10% of our revenues, including sales to domestic and export markets, may be materially and adversely affected by economic, political, social, fiscal and regulatory developments, including the following:

These existing controls, and any additional restrictions of this kind that may be imposed in the future, could expose us to the risk of losses arising from fluctuations in the ARS/USD exchange rate or affect our ability to finance our investments and operations in Argentina, or impair our ability to convert and transfer outside the country funds generated by Argentine subsidiaries, to pay dividends or royalties or make other offshore payments.

In Mexico, from where in 2019 we derived more than 10% of our revenues, our business could be materially and adversely affected by economic, political, social, fiscal and regulatory developments, including the following:

In the Middle East and Africa, our business could be adversely affected by political and other events in the region, such as armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and social unrest, which could materially impact the operations of companies active in the region’s oil and gas industry.

If we do not successfully implement our business strategy, our ability to grow, our competitive position and our sales and profitability may suffer.

We plan to continue implementing our business strategy of developing integrated product and service solutions designed to differentiate our offering from those of our competitors and meet the needs of our customers for lower operational costs and reliable performance even in the most demanding environments, as well as continuing to pursue strategic investment opportunities. Any of the components of our overall business strategy could cost more than anticipated, may not be successfully implemented or could be delayed or abandoned. For example, we may fail to create sufficient differentiation in our Rig Direct® services to compensate the added costs of providing such services, or fail to find suitable investment opportunities, including acquisition targets that enable us to continue to grow and improve our competitive position. Even if we successfully implement our business strategy, it may not yield the expected results.

We could be subject to regulatory risks associated with our international operations.

The shipment of goods and services across international borders subjects us to extensive trade laws and regulations. Our import and export activities are governed by customs laws and regulations in each of the countries where we operate. Moreover, the European Union, the United States and other countries control the import and export of certain goods and services and impose related import and export recordkeeping and reporting obligations. Those governments have also imposed economic sanctions against certain countries, persons and other entities, such as sanctions involving sales to Iran, Syria and Venezuela, that restrict or prohibit transactions involving such countries, persons and entities. Similarly, we are subject to the U.S. anti-boycott laws. These laws and regulations are complex and frequently changing, and they may be enacted, amended, enforced or interpreted in a manner that could materially impact our operations. For example, in March 2018, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”), the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on steel articles imported from all countries. However, Canada and Mexico, as member states of the USMCA, are exempt from the 25% tariff since May 2019. Additionally, imports of steel tubes from Australia, Argentina, Brazil and South Korea are exempt from the 25% tariff; the latter three with specific quotas per product. The U.S. government has also granted the exemption on imports of steel billets from Italy, Mexico and Romania, to be used at our Bay City mill, for an aggregate annual amount of 435,000 tons until September 2020. Any of these exemptions may be revoked or not renewed, thus adversely affecting our operations or revenues. In addition, failure to comply with applicable trade regulations could also result in criminal and civil penalties and sanctions.

Changes in applicable tax regulations and resolutions of tax disputes could negatively affect our financial results.

We are subject to tax laws in numerous foreign jurisdictions where we operate. However, the integrated nature of our worldwide operations can produce conflicting claims from revenue authorities in different countries as to the profits to be taxed in the individual countries, including disputes relating to transfer pricing. The majority of the jurisdictions in which we operate have double tax treaties with other foreign jurisdictions, which provide a framework for mitigating the impact of double taxation on our results. However, mechanisms developed to resolve such conflicting claims are largely untried, and can be expected to be very lengthy.

In recent years, tax authorities around the world have increased their scrutiny of company tax filings and have become more rigid in exercising any discretion they may have. As part of this, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) has proposed a number of tax law changes under its Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) Action Plans to address issues of transparency, coherence and substance. At the EU level, the European Commission has adopted its Anti Tax Avoidance Directive (“ATAD”), which seeks to prevent tax avoidance by companies and to ensure that companies pay appropriate taxes in the markets where profits are effectively made and business is effectively performed.

Changes to tax laws and regulations in the countries where we operate require us to continually assess our organizational structure and could lead to increased risk of international tax disputes. Our interpretations and application of the tax laws could differ from that of the relevant governmental taxing authority, which could result in the payment of additional taxes, penalties or interest, negatively affecting our profitability and financial condition.

Future acquisitions, strategic partnerships and capital investments may not perform in accordance with expectations or may disrupt our operations and hurt our profits.

One element of our business strategy is to identify and pursue growth-enhancing strategic opportunities. As part of that strategy, we regularly make significant capital investments and acquire interests in, or businesses of, various companies. For example, on January 21, 2019, we completed the acquisition of 47.79% of the shares of Saudi Steel Pipe Company (“SSPC”), a welded steel pipes producer listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange, for a total purchase price of approximately $141 million; on February 5, 2019, we reached an agreement with Severstal to build during the coming years, a welded pipe plant to produce OCTG products in the Surgut area, West Siberia, Russian Federation, with an estimated cost of $280 million, in which Tenaris will hold a 49% interest; and on January 2, 2020, we acquired IPSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAO TMK (“TMK”) and a U.S. producer of seamless and welded OCTG and line pipe products, for approximately $1,067 million, subject to a contractual true-up adjustment based on actual amounts of cash, indebtedness, working capital and certain other items as of the closing date. Consistent with our growth strategy, we intend to continue considering strategic acquisitions, investments and partnerships from time to time to expand our operations and establish a local presence in our markets. We must necessarily base any assessment of potential acquisitions, joint ventures and capital investments on assumptions with respect to timing, profitability, market and customer behavior and other matters that may subsequently prove to be incorrect. For example, we negotiated the terms for the acquisition of IPSCO in early 2019 based on assumptions made at that time, but due to the length of the antitrust review process, we were able to complete the acquisition only in 2020 under materially worse market circumstances. For more information on IPSCO’ acquisition see note 35 “Subsequent Events – Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.” and note 36 “Update as of April 29, 2020 - Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report; and for information on impairment charges on our U.S. operations see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”. Our past or future acquisitions, significant investments and alliances may not perform in accordance with our expectations and could adversely affect our operations and profitability. In addition, new demands on our existing organization and personnel resulting from the integration of new acquisitions could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our operations and profitability. Moreover, as part of future acquisitions, we may acquire assets that are unrelated to our business, and we may not be able to integrate these assets or sell them under favorable terms and conditions.

Disruptions to our manufacturing processes could adversely affect our operations, customer service levels and financial results.

Our steel pipe manufacturing processes depend on the operation of critical steelmaking equipment, such as electric arc furnaces, continuous casters, rolling mills, heat treatment and various operations that support them, such as our power generation facilities. Despite the investments we make to maintain critical production equipment, such equipment may incur downtime as a result of unanticipated failures or other events, such as fires, explosions, floods, accidents and severe weather conditions.

Similarly, natural disasters or severe weather conditions could significantly damage our production facilities and general infrastructure or affect the normal course of business. For example, our Mexican production facility located in Veracruz is located in or close to regions prone to earthquakes, and our Bay City facility in Texas, United States is located in an area prone to strong winds and hurricanes, and occasional floods. More generally, changing weather patterns and climatic conditions in recent years have added to the unpredictability and frequency of natural disasters.

Our operations may also be adversely affected as a result of stoppages or other labor conflicts. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, our operations in Mexico experienced several days of union-led stoppages due to an internal dispute within the local union; such internal dispute is ongoing and we cannot assure it will not cause further disruptions in Mexico. In addition, in some of the countries in which we have significant production facilities (e.g., Argentina and Brazil), significant fluctuations in exchange rates, together with inflationary pressures, affect our costs, increase labor demands and could eventually generate higher levels of labor conflicts.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, some of our facilities have been affected, and may continue to be affected, by shutdowns or other restrictions mandated by governmental authorities or otherwise adopted as a preventive measure, or by the unavailability of workforce. For more information on the status of our operations see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

Some of the previously described emergency situations could result in damage to property, delays in production or shipments and, in extreme cases, death or injury to persons. Any of the foregoing could create liability for Tenaris. To the extent that lost production or delays in shipments cannot be compensated for by unaffected facilities, such events could have an adverse effect on our profitability and financial condition. Additionally, we do not carry business interruption insurance, and the insurance we maintain for property damage and general liability may not be adequate or available to protect us under such events, its coverage may be limited, or the amount of our insurance may be less than the related loss. For more information on our insurance coverage see “Insurance”.

We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if we must reassess our goodwill or other assets as a result of changes in assumptions underlying the carrying value of certain assets, particularly as a consequence of deteriorating market conditions.

Assets that are subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Intangible assets with indefinite useful life, including goodwill, are subject to at least an annual impairment test. At December 31, 2019 we had $1,320 million in goodwill corresponding mainly to the acquisition of Hydril Company (“Hydril”) in 2007 ($920 million) and Maverick Tube Corporation (“Maverick”) in 2006 ($229 million). We recognized goodwill for approximately $357 million in connection with our acquisition of IPSCO. As a result of the severe deterioration of business conditions and in light of the presence of impairment indicators for its U.S. operations, Tenaris recorded impairment charges as of March 31, 2020, in the carrying values of goodwill and other asset values at the cash-generating units OCTG USA (Maverick), IPSCO, Rods USA and Coiled Tubing, for an aggregate amount of approximately $622 million.

For more information on impairment charges on our U.S. operations see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

Our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected by movements in exchange rates.

As a global company we manufacture and sell products in a number of countries throughout the world and a portion of our business is carried out in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which is the Company’s functional and presentation currency. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk. Changes in currency values and foreign exchange regulations could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. For information on our foreign exchange rate risk, please see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk – Foreign Exchange Rate Risk”.

If we do not comply with laws and regulations designed to combat corruption in countries in which we sell our products, we could become subject to governmental investigations, fines, penalties or other sanctions and to private lawsuits and our sales and profitability could suffer.

We operate globally and conduct business in certain countries known to experience corruption. Although we are committed to conducting business in a legal and ethical manner in compliance with local and international statutory requirements and standards applicable to our business, there is a risk that our employees, representatives, affiliates, or other persons may take actions that violate applicable laws and regulations that generally prohibit the making of improper payments, including to foreign government officials, for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business, including laws relating to the 1997 OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). Investigations by government authorities may occupy considerable management time and attention and result in significant expenditures, fines, penalties or other sanctions, as well as private lawsuits.

For information on matters related to an ongoing investigation in connection with certain allegedly improper payments in Brazil, please refer to “Outstanding Legal Proceedings”.

The cost of complying with environmental regulations and potential environmental and product liabilities may increase our operating costs and negatively impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We are subject to a wide range of local, provincial and national laws, regulations, permit requirements and decrees relating to the protection of human health and the environment, including laws and regulations relating to hazardous materials and radioactive materials and environmental protection governing air emissions, water discharges and waste management. Laws and regulations protecting the environment have become increasingly complex and more stringent and expensive to implement in recent years. Additionally, international environmental requirements vary. While standards in the European Union, Canada, and Japan are generally comparable to U.S. standards, other nations, particularly developing nations, including China, have substantially lesser requirements that may give competitors in such nations a competitive advantage. It is possible that any international agreement to regulate emissions may provide exemptions and lesser standards for developing nations. In such case, we may be at a competitive disadvantage relative to competitors having more or all of their production in such developing nations.

Environmental laws and regulations may, in some cases, impose strict liability rendering a person liable for damages to natural resources or threats to public health and safety without regard to negligence or fault. Some environmental laws provide for joint and several strict liability for remediation of spills and releases of hazardous substances. These laws and regulations may expose us to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time they were performed.

Compliance with applicable requirements and the adoption of new requirements could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The costs and ultimate impact of complying with environmental laws and regulations are not always clearly known or determinable since regulations under some of these laws have not yet been promulgated or are undergoing revision. The expenditures necessary to remain in compliance with these laws and regulations, including site or other remediation costs, or costs incurred as a result of potential violations of environmental laws could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and profitability. While we incur and will continue to incur expenditures to comply with applicable laws and regulations, there always remains a risk that environmental incidents or accidents may occur that may negatively affect our reputation or our operations.

Our oil and gas casing, tubing and line pipe products are sold primarily for use in oil and gas drilling, gathering, transportation, processing and power generation facilities, which are subject to inherent risks, including well failures, line pipe leaks, blowouts, bursts and fires, that could result in death, personal injury, property damage, environmental pollution or loss of production. Any of these hazards and risks can result in environmental liabilities, personal injury claims and property damage from the release of hydrocarbons.

Defects in specialty tubing products could result in death, personal injury, property damage, environmental pollution, damage to equipment and facilities or loss of production.

We normally warrant the oilfield products and specialty tubing products we sell or distribute in accordance with customer specifications, but as we pursue our business strategy of providing customers with additional services, such as Rig Direct®, we may be required to warrant that the goods we sell and services we provide are fit for their intended purpose. Actual or claimed defects in our products may give rise to claims against us for losses suffered by our customers and expose us to claims for damages. The insurance we maintain will not be available in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, in other cases may not be adequate or available to protect us in the event of a claim, its coverage may be limited, canceled or otherwise terminated, or the amount of our insurance may be less than the related impact on enterprise value after a loss. Similarly, our sales of tubes and components for the automotive industry subject us to potential product liability risks that could extend to being held liable for the costs of the recall of automobiles sold by car manufacturers and their distributors.

Limitations on our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, including our trade secrets, could cause a loss in revenue and any competitive advantage we hold.

Some of our products or services, and the processes we use to produce or provide them, have been granted patent protection, have patent applications pending, or are trade secrets. Our business may be adversely affected if our patents are unenforceable, the claims allowed under our patents are not sufficient to protect our technology, our patent applications are denied or our trade secrets are not adequately protected. Our competitors may be able to develop technology independently that is similar to ours without infringing on our patents or gaining access to our trade secrets, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Cyberattacks could have a material adverse impact on our business and results of operation.

We rely heavily on information systems to conduct our business. Although we devote significant resources to protect our systems and data, we have experienced and will continue to experience varying degrees of cyber incidents in the normal conduct of our business, which may occasionally include sophisticated cybersecurity threats such as unauthorized access to data and systems, loss or destruction of data, computer viruses or other malicious code, phishing, spoofing and/or cyberattacks. These threats often arise from numerous sources, not all of which are within our control, such as fraud or malice from third parties, including fraud involving business email compromises, failures of computer servers or other accidental technological failures, electrical or telecommunication outages or other damage to our property or assets. For example, in 2019, we suffered five spoofing attempts with no material impact on results. Given the rapidly evolving nature of cyber threats, there can be no assurance that the systems we have designed to prevent or limit the effects of cyber incidents or attacks will be sufficient to prevent or detect such incidents or attacks, or to avoid a material adverse impact on our systems when such incidents or attacks do occur. While we attempt to mitigate these risks, we remain vulnerable to additional known or unknown threats, including theft, misplacement or loss of data, programming errors, employee errors and/or dishonest behavior that could potentially lead to the compromising of sensitive information, improper use of our systems or networks, as well as unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of such information, systems and/or networks. If our systems for protecting against cybersecurity risks are circumvented or breached, this could also result in disruptions to our business operations (including but not limited to, defective products or production downtimes), access to our financial reporting systems, the loss of access to critical data or systems, misuse or corruption of critical data and proprietary information (including our intellectual property and customer data), as well as damage to our reputation with our customers and the market, failure to meet customer requirements, customer dissatisfaction and/or other financial costs and losses. In addition, given that cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, we may be required to devote additional resources in the future to enhance our protective measures or to investigate and/or remediate any cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Moreover, any investigation of a cyberattack would take time before completion, during which we would not necessarily know the extent of the actual or potential harm or how best to remediate it, and certain errors or actions could be repeated or compounded before duly discovered and remediated (all or any of which could further increase the costs and consequences arising out of such cyberattack). Tenaris does not maintain any specific insurance coverage to protect against cybersecurity risks.

The Company’s dividend payments depend on the results of operations and financial condition of its subsidiaries and could be affected by legal, contractual or other limitations or tax changes.

The Company is a holding company and conducts all its operations through subsidiaries. Dividends or other intercompany transfers of funds from those subsidiaries are the Company’s primary source of funds to pay its expenses, debt service and dividends and to repurchase shares or ADSs.

The ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends and make other payments to us will depend on their results of operations and financial condition and could be restricted by applicable corporate and other laws and regulations, including those imposing foreign exchange controls or restrictions on the repatriation of capital or the making of dividend payments, and agreements and commitments of such subsidiaries. If earnings and cash flows of the Company’s operating subsidiaries are substantially reduced, including as a result of deteriorating market conditions, the Company may not be in a position to meet its operational needs or to pay dividends. For information concerning potential restrictions on our ability to collect dividends from certain subsidiaries, see “Risks Relating to Our Business – Adverse economic or political conditions in the countries where we operate or sell our products and services may decrease our sales or disrupt our manufacturing operations, thereby adversely affecting our revenues, profitability and financial condition”, and “Recent Developments – Annual Dividend Proposal”.

The Company’s ability to pay dividends to shareholders is subject to legal and other requirements and restrictions in effect at the holding company level. For example, the Company may only pay dividends out of net profits, retained earnings and distributable reserves and premiums, each as defined and calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations.

The Company’s controlling shareholder may be able to take actions that do not reflect the will or best interests of other shareholders.

As of the date of this annual report, San Faustin beneficially owned 60.45% of our outstanding voting shares. Rocca & Partners Stichting Administratiekantoor Aandelen San Faustin (“RP STAK”), holds voting rights in San Faustin sufficient to control San Faustin. As a result, RP STAK is indirectly able to elect a substantial majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors and has the power to determine the outcome of most actions requiring shareholder approval, including, subject to the requirements of Luxembourg law, the payment of dividends. The decisions of the controlling shareholder may not reflect the will of other shareholders. In addition, the Company’s articles of association permit the Company’s board of directors to waive, limit or suppress preemptive rights in certain cases. Accordingly, the Company’s controlling shareholder may cause its board of directors to approve in certain cases an issuance of shares for consideration without preemptive rights, thereby diluting the minority interest in the Company. See “Risks Relating to shares and ADSs – Holders of shares and ADSs in the United States may not be able to exercise preemptive rights in certain cases”.

Holders of shares or ADSs may not have access to as much information about us as they would in the case of a domestic issuer.

There may be less publicly available information about us than is regularly published by or about domestic issuers. Also, corporate and securities regulations governing Luxembourg companies may not be as extensive as those in effect in other jurisdictions and U.S. securities regulations applicable to foreign private issuers, such as the Company, differ in certain respects from those applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. Furthermore, IFRS, the accounting standards in accordance with which we prepare our consolidated financial statements, differ in certain material significant aspects from local GAAP.

Holders of ADSs may not be able to exercise, or may encounter difficulties in the exercise of, certain rights afforded to shareholders.

Certain shareholders’ rights under Luxembourg law, including the rights to participate and vote at general meetings of shareholders, to include items on the agenda for the general meetings of shareholders, to receive dividends and distributions, to bring actions, to examine our books and records and to exercise appraisal rights may not be available to holders of ADSs, or may be subject to restrictions and special procedures for their exercise, as holders of ADSs only have those rights that are expressly granted to them in the deposit agreement. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as depositary under the ADS deposit agreement, or the Depositary, through its custodian agent, is the registered shareholder of the deposited shares underlying the ADSs, and therefore only the Depositary can exercise the shareholders’ rights in connection with the deposited shares. For example, if we make a distribution in the form of securities, the Depositary is allowed, at its discretion, to sell the right to acquire those securities on your behalf and instead distribute the net proceeds to you. Also, under certain circumstances, such as our failure to provide the Depositary with properly completed voting instructions on a timely basis, you may not be able to vote at general meetings of shareholders by giving instructions to the Depositary. If the Depositary does not receive voting instructions from the holder of ADSs by the prescribed deadline, or the instructions are not in proper form, then the Depositary shall deem such holder of ADSs to have instructed the Depositary to vote the underlying shares represented by ADSs in favor of any proposals or recommendations of the Company (including any recommendation by the Company to vote such underlying shares on any given issue in accordance with the majority shareholder vote on that issue), for which purposes the Depositary shall issue a proxy to a person appointed by the Company to vote such underlying shares represented by ADSs in favor of any proposals or recommendations of the Company. Under the ADS deposit agreement, no instruction shall be deemed given and no proxy shall be given with respect to any matter as to which the Company informs the Depositary that (i) it does not wish such proxy given, (ii) it has knowledge that substantial opposition exists with respect to the action to be taken at the meeting, or (iii) the matter materially and adversely affects the rights of the holders of ADSs.

Holders of shares and ADSs in the United States may not be able to exercise preemptive rights in certain cases.

Pursuant to Luxembourg corporate law, existing shareholders of the Company are generally entitled to preferential subscription rights (preemptive rights) in the event of capital increases and issues of shares against cash contributions. Under the Company’s articles of association, the board of directors has been authorized to waive, limit or suppress such preemptive subscription rights. Although the validity period of such authorization will expire on June 5, 2020, the board of directors has convened an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to be held on June 2, 2020, which will consider the renewal of such authorization for an additional five year-period. Notwithstanding the waiver of any preemptive subscription rights, any issuance of shares for cash within the limits of the authorized share capital shall be subject to the pre-emptive subscription rights of existing shareholders, except (i) any issuance of shares (including without limitation, the direct issuance of shares or upon the exercise of options, rights convertible into shares, or similar instruments convertible or exchangeable into shares) against a contribution other than in cash; and (ii) any issuance of shares (including by way of free shares or at discount), up to an amount of 1.5% of the issued share capital of the Company, to directors, officers, agents, employees of the Company, its direct or indirect subsidiaries or its affiliates (or, collectively, the Beneficiaries), including without limitation, the direct issuance of shares or upon the exercise of options, rights convertible into shares or similar instruments convertible or exchangeable into shares, issued for the purpose of compensation or incentive of the Beneficiaries or in relation thereto (which the board of directors shall be authorized to issue upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit).

Holders of ADSs in the United States may, in any event, not be able to exercise any preemptive rights, if granted, for shares underlying their ADSs unless additional shares and ADSs are registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), with respect to those rights, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. We intend to evaluate, at the time of any rights offering, the costs and potential liabilities associated with the exercise by holders of shares and ADSs of the preemptive rights for shares, and any other factors we consider appropriate at the time, and then to make a decision as to whether to register additional shares. We may decide not to register any additional shares, requiring a sale by the Depositary of the holders’ rights and a distribution of the proceeds thereof. Should the Depositary not be permitted or otherwise be unable to sell preemptive rights, the rights may be allowed to lapse with no consideration to be received by the holders of the ADSs.

The Company is a société anonyme organized under the laws of Luxembourg, and most of its assets are located in other jurisdictions. Furthermore, most of the Company’s directors and officers named in this annual report reside in different jurisdictions. As a result, investors may not be able to effect service of process upon us or our directors or officers. Investors may also not be able to enforce against us or our directors or officers in the investors’ domestic courts, judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the domestic laws of the investors’ home countries. Likewise, it may be difficult for investors not domiciled in Luxembourg to bring an original action in a Luxembourg court predicated upon the civil liability provisions of other securities laws, including U.S. federal securities laws, against the Company, its directors and officers. There is also uncertainty with regard to the enforceability of original actions of civil liabilities predicated upon the civil liability provisions of securities laws, including U.S. federal securities laws, outside the jurisdiction where such judgments have been rendered; and enforceability will be subject to compliance with procedural requirements under applicable local law, including the condition that the judgment does not violate the public policy of the applicable jurisdiction.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on, and should be read in conjunction with, our audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. This discussion and analysis presents our financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis. We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS, as issued by the IASB and in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union.

Certain information contained in this discussion and analysis and presented elsewhere in this annual report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements”. In evaluating this discussion and analysis, you should specifically consider the various risk factors identified in “Principal Risks and Uncertainties”, other risk factors identified elsewhere in this annual report and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.

We are a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services for the energy industry and other industries.

We are a leading global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services for the world’s energy industry as well as for other industrial applications. Our customers include many of the world’s leading oil and gas companies, engineering companies engaged in constructing oil and gas gathering and processing and power facilities, and industrial companies operating in a range of industries. We operate an integrated worldwide network of steel pipe manufacturing, research, finishing and service facilities with industrial operations in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa and a direct presence in most major oil and gas markets.

Our main source of revenue is the sale of products and services to the oil and gas industry, and the level of such sales is sensitive to international oil and gas prices and their impact on drilling activities.

Demand for our products and services from the global oil and gas industry, particularly for tubular products and services used in drilling operations, represents a substantial majority of our total Tubes sales (84% in 2019). Our sales, therefore, depend on the condition of the oil and gas industry and our customers’ willingness to invest capital in oil and gas exploration and development as well as in associated downstream processing activities. The level of these expenditures is sensitive to oil and gas prices as well as the oil and gas industry’s view of such prices in the future. Crude oil prices fell from over $100 per barrel in June 2014 to less than $30 per barrel in February 2016, before recovering to around $80 per barrel in the third quarter of 2018, but subsequently fell 40% in the fourth quarter of 2018 before recovering in 2019. Prices have fallen again historically low levels in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil price conflict between Saudi Arabia and Russia. North American natural gas prices (Henry Hub), which were around $4 per million BTU in 2014, also briefly fell below $2 per million BTU at the beginning of 2016, before recovering to average levels of $3 per million BTU during the past three years, but have subsequently fallen back below $2 per million BTU.

In 2019, worldwide drilling activity, as represented in the number of active drilling rigs published by Baker Hughes, decreased 2% compared to the level of 2018, with larger decreases concentrated in the U.S. and Canadian shale plays, partially compensated by a gradual increase in international rigs which started in the second half of 2018. In the United States the rig count in 2019 decreased by 9%, with an average of 943 active rigs, but ended the year with more than 200 fewer active rigs than at the beginning. Drilling activity in the United States declined throughout the year but has stabilized around 790 rigs in the beginning of 2020, prior to the most recent decline in oil prices. In Canada, the rig count in 2019 declined by 30% compared with 2018, while in the rest of the world, it rose 11%.

Prior to the 2014 downturn in oil prices, a growing proportion of exploration and production spending by oil and gas companies had been directed at offshore, deep drilling and non-conventional drilling operations in which high-value tubular products, including special steel grades and premium connections, are usually specified. The success, however, of shale drilling operators, with their inherently short investment cycles, in adapting to lower oil and gas costs and increasing production, and the increasing share of oil produced in shale plays as a proportion of global supply, has led to a slowdown in new developments of complex offshore projects with long investment lead times in a context of low and more volatile oil prices, consequently affecting the level of product differentiation.

The global market for steel pipes is highly competitive, with the primary competitive factors being price, quality, service and technology. We sell our products in a large number of countries worldwide and compete primarily against European and Japanese producers in most markets outside North America. In the United States and Canada, we compete against a wide range of local and foreign producers. Over the past decade, substantial investments have been made, especially in China but also in other regions around the world, to increase production capacity of seamless steel pipe products. Production capacity for more specialized product grades has also increased. With the downturn between 2014 and 2016 in the price of oil and demand for tubes for oil and gas drilling, the overcapacity in steel pipe and seamless steel pipe production worldwide has become acute, and now extends beyond commodity grades. The competitive environment has, as a result, become more intense, and we expect that this will continue for some time. Effective competitive differentiation will be a key factor for Tenaris.

In addition, there is an increased risk of unfairly traded steel pipe imports in markets in which we produce and sell our products. In September 2014, the United States imposed anti-dumping duties on OCTG imports from various countries, including South Korea. Despite the duties imposed, imports from South Korea continued at a very high level. As a result, U.S. domestic producers have requested successive reviews of South Korea’s exports, which are ongoing. At the same time South Korean producers have appealed the duties imposed. Similarly, in Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency introduced anti-dumping duties on OCTG imports from South Korea and other countries in April 2015.

During 2018, in addition to anti-dumping duties, the U.S. government introduced tariffs and quotas pursuant to Section 232 on the imports of steel products, including steel pipes, with the objective of strengthening domestic production capacity utilization and investment. Quotas were imposed on the imports of steel products from South Korea, Brazil and Argentina, while 25% tariffs were imposed on imports from most other countries, except Australia. The proportion of the OCTG market supplied by imports has declined from around 60% prior to the imposition of tariffs and quotas to around 35% at the end of 2019. This included, as a direct result of the fixed quota imposed on the imports of steel pipes from South Korea, that South Korean imports have halved compared to prior levels.

Our production costs are sensitive to prices of steelmaking raw materials and other steel products.

We purchase substantial quantities of steelmaking raw materials, including ferrous steel scrap, direct reduced iron (DRI), pig iron, iron ore and ferroalloys, for use in the production of our seamless pipe products. In addition, we purchase substantial quantities of steel coils and plates for use in the production of our welded pipe products. Our production costs, therefore, are sensitive to prices of steelmaking raw materials and certain steel products, which reflect supply and demand factors in the global steel industry and in the countries where we have our manufacturing facilities.

The costs of steelmaking raw materials and of steel coils and plates decreased during 2019. As a reference, prices for hot rolled coils, HRC Midwest USA Mill, published by CRU, averaged $670 per ton in 2019 compared to $915 per ton in 2018.

In 2019, our sales declined 5% compared to 2018, reflecting lower drilling activity in Canada and the USA and lower sales in the Middle East and Africa. Despite the integration of SSPC and a strong level of premium sales for Indian offshore gas projects, sales in the Middle East and Africa region were affected by Aramco destocking in Saudi Arabia and did not include the extraordinary level of sales to East Mediterranean gas pipelines recorded in 2018.

Operating income declined 5% in line with the decline in sales. Although gross margins were affected by lower volumes and high maintenance and start-up delays associated with the major overhauls and investments we carried out at many of our industrial facilities including Tamsa in Mexico, these were compensated by lower amortization charges. Shareholders net income declined 15% for the year, reflecting the decline in operating income and lower returns on our investment in Ternium.

Cash flow provided by operating activities amounted to $1,528 million during 2019, which included a reduction in working capital of $523 million. This amounted to a free cash flow margin of 16%, following capital expenditures of $350 million. During the year we made dividen payments of $484 million, an investment of $133 million in SSPC, and our net cash position increased by $495 million to $980 million at December 31, 2019.

The rapid decline in economic activity and unprecedented collapse in global oil demand as a result of the measures taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world has resulted in an equally unprecedented collapse in oil prices, due to the imbalance between production, storage capacity and demand. At this moment, it is not possible to determine how long it will take for economic activity and oil and gas demand to recover and for supply and demand to rebalance. In this environment, investments in exploration and production of oil and gas are being severely curtailed and are not expected to recover in the short term.

We are taking action to preserve adequate levels of operation while protecting the health and safety of our employees, fulfill our commitments to customers, strengthen the medical response capability in the local communities where we have our operations and ensure the financial stability of the company.

To mitigate the impact of expected lower sales, we are working on a worldwide rightsizing program and cost containment plan aimed at preserving financial resources and liquidity and maintaining the continuity of our operations. The actions include:

For the second quarter of 2020, we are expecting a substantial reduction in sales and margins, particularly in the Americas, though sales in the rest of the world may remain more stable. In this highly uncertain environment, sales could be around 35% lower than the first quarter and our EBITDA margin, excluding restructuring charges, could fall to a high single digit. We do, however, expect to reduce working capital further and continue to generate positive free cash flow.

For more information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas crisis, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

The functional and presentation currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar is the currency that best reflects the economic substance of the underlying events and circumstances relevant to Tenaris’s global operations.

Except for the Brazilian and Italian subsidiaries whose functional currencies are their local currencies, Tenaris determined that the functional currency of its other subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, based on the following principal considerations:

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our audited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The preparation of our audited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with IFRS requires us to make estimates and assumptions that might affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. Management evaluates its accounting estimates and assumptions, including those related to impairment of long-lived tangible and intangible assets; assets useful lives; deferred income tax; obsolescence of inventory; doubtful accounts; post employment benefits and loss contingencies, and revises them when appropriate. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Although management believes that these estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time they are made. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Our most critical accounting estimates are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations, and which require us to make our most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our most critical accounting estimates and judgments are the following:

To account for our business combinations we use the acquisition method, which requires the acquired assets and assumed liabilities to be recorded at their respective fair value as of the acquisition date. The determination of fair values of assets acquired, liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed and determination of useful lives, requires us to make estimates and use valuation techniques, including the use of independent valuators, when market value is not readily available. The excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If this is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the income statement.

Long-lived assets including identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment at the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating units, or “CGU”). Most of Tenaris’s principal subsidiaries that constitute a CGU have a single main production facility and, accordingly, each of such subsidiary represents the lowest level of asset aggregation that generates largely independent cash inflows.

In assessing whether there is any indication that a CGU may be impaired, external and internal sources of information are analyzed. Material facts and circumstances specifically considered in the analysis usually include the discount rate used in Tenaris’s cash flow projections and the business condition in terms of competitive and economic factors, such as the cost of raw materials, oil and gas prices, capital expenditure programs for Tenaris’s customers and the evolution of the rig count.

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher between the asset’s value in use and fair value less costs of disposal. Any impairment loss is allocated to reduce the carrying amount of the assets of the CGU in the following order:

The value in use of each CGU is determined on the basis of the present value of net future cash flows which would be generated by such CGU. Tenaris uses cash flow projections for a five-year period with a terminal value calculated based on perpetuity and appropriate discount rates.

For purposes of calculating the fair value less costs of disposal Tenaris uses the estimated value of future cash flows that a market participant could generate from the corresponding CGU.

Management judgment is required to estimate discounted future cash flows. Actual cash flows and values could vary significantly from the forecasted future cash flows and related values derived using discounting techniques.

Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

No impairment charge was recorded in 2019, 2018, or 2017. For more information on impairment and recoverability of goodwill and other assets, see “II. Accounting Policies G. Impairment of non-financial assets” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. For information on impairment charges on our U.S. operations, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

Property, plant and equipment are stated at directly attributable historical acquisition or construction cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Property, plant and equipment acquired through acquisitions accounted for as business combinations are valued initially at fair market value of the assets acquired. Depreciation of the cost of the asset (apart from land, which is not depreciated) to its residual value over its estimated useful life, is done using the straight line method. The depreciation method is reviewed at each year end. Estimating useful lives for depreciation is particularly difficult as the service lives of assets are also impacted by maintenance and changes in technology, and our ability to adapt technological innovation to the existing asset base. In accordance with IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the depreciation method, the residual value and the useful life of an asset must be reviewed at least at each financial year-end, and, if expectations differ from previous estimates, the change must be treated as a change in an accounting estimate. Management’s re-estimation of asset useful lives performed in accordance with IAS 16 did not materially affect depreciation expense for 2019. However, if management’s estimates prove incorrect, the carrying value of plant and equipment and its useful lives may be required to be reduced from amounts currently recorded. Any such reductions may materially affect asset values and results of operations.

In accordance with IFRS 3, "Business Combinations" and IAS 38, “Intangible Assets” Tenaris has recognized the value of customer relationships separately from goodwill attributable to the acquisition of Maverick and Hydril groups, as well as the more recent acquisition of SSPC.

Customer relationships acquired in a business combination are recognized at fair value at the acquisition date, have a finite useful life and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is calculated using the straight line method over the initial expected useful life of approximately 14 years for Maverick, 10 years for Hydril and 9 years for SSPC.

In 2018 the Company reviewed the useful life of Maverick’s Tubes customer relationships and decided to reduce the remaining useful life from 2 years to zero, consequently a higher amortization charge of approximately $109 million was recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement under Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2019, the net book value of SSPC’s customer relationship amounted to $72.9 million, with a residual useful life of 8 years. Maverick’s coiled tubing customer relationships amounted to $9.9 million with a residual useful life of 1 year, while Hydril’s customer relationships is fully amortized.

Allowance for Obsolescence of Supplies and Spare Parts and Slow-Moving Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower between cost and net realizable value. The cost of finished goods and goods in process is comprised of raw materials, direct labor, utilities, freights and other direct costs and related production overhead costs, and it excludes borrowing costs. The allocation of fixed production costs, including depreciation and amortization charges, is based on the normal level of production capacity. Inventories cost is mainly based on the FIFO method. Tenaris estimates net realizable value of inventories by grouping, where applicable, similar or related items. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less any estimated costs of completion and selling expenses. Goods in transit as of year-end are valued based on the supplier’s invoice cost.

Tenaris establishes an allowance for obsolete or slow-moving inventories related to finished goods, goods in process, supplies and spare parts. For slow moving or obsolete finished products, an allowance is established based on management’s analysis of product aging. An allowance for obsolete and slow-moving inventory of supplies and spare parts is established based on management's analysis of such items to be used as intended and the consideration of potential obsolescence due to technological changes, aging and consumption patterns.

Trade and other receivables are recognized initially at fair value that corresponds to the amount of consideration that is unconditional unless they contain significant financing components. The Company holds trade receivables with the objective of collecting the contractual cash flows and therefore measures them subsequently at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Due to the short-term nature, their carrying amount is considered to be the same as their fair value.

Tenaris applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measure expected credit losses, which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due. The expected loss rates are based on the payment profiles of sales over a period of three years and the corresponding historical credit losses experienced within this period. The historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current and forward-looking information on macroeconomic factors affecting the ability of the customers to settle the receivables.

Deferred income tax is recognized applying the liability method on temporary differences arising between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The principal temporary differences arise from the effect of currency translation on depreciable fixed assets and inventories, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, valuation of inventories, provisions for pension plans and fair value adjustments of assets acquired in business combinations. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the time period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable income will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized. At the end of each reporting period, Tenaris reassesses unrecognized deferred tax assets. Tenaris recognizes a previously unrecognized deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable income will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognized for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax basis of investments in foreign operations where the company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are re-measured if tax rates change. These amounts are charged or credited to the Consolidated Income Statement or to the item Other comprehensive income for the year in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, depending on the account to which the original amount was charged or credited.

The Company estimates at each year-end the provision necessary to meet its post employment obligations in accordance with the advice from independent actuaries. The calculation of post employment and other employee obligations requires the application of various assumptions. The main assumptions for post employment and other employee obligations include discount rates, compensation growth rates, pension growth rates and life expectancy. Changes in the assumptions could give rise to adjustments in the results and liabilities recorded and might have an impact on the post employment and other employee obligations recognized in the future.

We are from time to time subject to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings, including customer, employee, tax and environmental-related claims, in which third parties are seeking payment for alleged damages, reimbursement for losses, or indemnity. Management with the assistance of legal counsel periodically reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses potential financial exposure. Our potential liability with respect to such claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty.

Some of these claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings involve highly complex issues, and often these issues are subject to substantial uncertainties and, therefore, the probability of loss and an estimation of damages are difficult to ascertain. Accordingly, with respect to a large portion of such claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings, Tenaris is unable to make a reliable estimate of the expected financial effect that will result from ultimate resolution of the proceeding. In those cases, Tenaris has not accrued a provision for the potential outcome of these cases. If a potential loss from a claim, lawsuit or other proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, a provision is recorded. Accruals for loss contingencies reflect a reasonable estimate of the losses to be incurred based on information available to management as of the date of preparation of the consolidated financial statements and take into consideration litigation and settlement strategies. In a limited number of ongoing cases, Tenaris was able to make a reliable estimate of the expected loss or range of probable loss and has accrued a provision for such loss but believes that publication of this information on a case-by-case basis would seriously prejudice Tenaris’s position in the ongoing legal proceedings or in any related settlement discussions. Accordingly, in these cases, the Company has disclosed information with respect to the nature of the contingency but has not disclosed its estimate of the range of potential loss.

These estimates are primarily constructed with the assistance of legal counsel, and management believes that the aggregate provisions recorded for potential losses in the consolidated financial statements are adequate based upon currently available information. However, if management’s estimates prove incorrect, current reserves could be inadequate and we could incur a charge to earnings which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, net worth and cash flows. As the scope of liabilities becomes better defined, there may be changes in the estimates of future costs which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, net worth and cash flows.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting was designed by management to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of its financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.

In addition, under the Company’s articles of association, as supplemented by the audit committee’s charter, the audit committee assists the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to the effectiveness of the Company’s systems of internal control, risk management and internal audit over financial reporting. In particular, the audit committee is required to review the scope and results of the activities of the Company’s external auditors and the internal audit function relating to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, and obtain reports on significant findings and recommendations; and is also required to assess, at least annually at the time the annual accounts are approved, the effectiveness of the Company’s systems of internal control and risk management over financial reporting.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements or omissions. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

On a yearly basis, management conducts its assessment of the effectiveness of Tenaris’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control- Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

On February 18, 2020, management reported to the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors that management had conducted its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2019, and that, based on management’s evaluation and considering the inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any internal control system, management had concluded that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of December 31, 2019.

The following table sets forth our operating and other costs and expenses as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019, Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018

The following table shows our net sales by business segment for the periods indicated below:

The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, sales volumes of seamless and welded pipes for the periods indicated below:

The following table indicates, for our Tubes business segment, net sales by geographic region, operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:

Net sales of tubular products and services decreased 5% to $6,870 million in 2019, compared to $7,233 million in 2018, reflecting an 8% decline in volumes and a 4% increase in average selling prices. In North America, while sales were higher in Mexico, they declined in Canada and the United States reflecting lower drilling activity. In South America sales declined slightly reflecting a reduction in drilling activity in Argentina towards the end of the year. In Europe sales increased due to higher demand for offshore line pipe and OCTG with lower sales of mechanical pipes and line pipe for hydrocarbon process projects. In the Middle East & Africa, the acquisition of Saudi Steel Pipe and an increase in sales in the Middle East outside of Saudi Arabia (where destocking took place) did not compensate for the drop in sales of offshore line pipe following the completion of deliveries for East Mediterranean gas development projects. In Asia Pacific, while sales increased in China, Indonesia and Australia, they declined in Thailand.

Operating income from tubular products and services, amounted to $755 million in 2019, compared to $777 million in 2018 (including $109 million one-off charge from higher amortization of intangibles). Operating income during 2019 was negatively affected by lower shipment volumes after the completion of deliveries of offshore line pipe for East Mediterranean gas development projects.

The following table indicates, for our Others business segment, net sales, operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated below:

Net sales of other products and services remained stable as lower sales of energy and excess raw materials and coiled tubing were compensated by higher sales of industrial equipment in Brazil and sucker rods.

Operating income from other products and services, decreased from $95 million in 2018 to $77 million in 2019, mainly due to the lower contribution from our sales of energy and excess raw materials and from our coiled tubing business.

Selling, general and administrative expenses or SG&A, decreased by $144 million in 2019 to $1,366 million in 2019, from $1,510 million in 2018 (in 2018 included a one-off higher amortization charge of $109 million). As a percentage of sales SG&A amounted to 18.7% in 2019 compared to 19.7% in 2018. Apart from the lower amortization and depreciation charge, SG&A declined mainly due to lower logistic costs and allowance for doubtful accounts partially compensated by higher services and fees, labor costs and taxes.

Financial results amounted to a gain of $19 million in 2019, compared to $37 million in 2018. The 2019 gain corresponds mainly to an FX gain of $28 million mainly related to the Argentine peso devaluation on Peso denominated financial, trade, social and fiscal payables at Argentine subsidiaries which functional currency is the U.S. dollar.

Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies generated a gain of $82 million in 2019, compared to $194 million in 2018. These results were mainly derived from our equity investment in Ternium (NYSE:TX).

Income tax charge amounted to $202 million in 2019 (24% over income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax), compared to $229 million in 2018 (25%).

Net income for continuing operations amounted to $731 million in 2019, compared with $874 million in 2018. The lower results reflect a worse operating environment and a reduction of $112 million in the contribution from our non-consolidated investments, mainly Ternium.

The following table provides certain information related to our cash generation and changes in our cash and cash equivalents position for each of the last three years:

Our financing strategy aims to maintain adequate financial resources and access to additional liquidity. During 2019 cash flow provided by operating activities amounted to $1,528 million (including a decrease in working capital of $523 million), our capital expenditures amounted to $350 million and we paid dividends amounting to $484 million. At the end of the year we had a net cash position of $980 million, compared to $485 million at the beginning of the year.

We believe that funds from operations, the availability of liquid financial assets and our access to external borrowing through the financial markets will be sufficient to satisfy our working capital needs, to finance our planned capital spending program, to service our debt in the future twelve months and to address short-term changes in business conditions. For more information see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

We have a conservative approach to the management of our liquidity, which consists of (i) cash and cash equivalents (cash in banks, liquidity funds and investments with a maturity of less than three months at the date of purchase), and (ii) Other Investments (fixed income securities, time deposits, and fund investments).

At December 31, 2019, liquid financial assets as a whole (comprising cash and cash equivalents and other investments) were 12% of total assets compared to 7% at the end of 2018.

We hold investments primarily in liquidity funds and variable or fixed-rate securities from investment grade issuers. We hold our cash and cash equivalents primarily in U.S. dollars and in major financial centers. As of December 31, 2019, and 2018, U.S. dollar denominated liquid assets represented 95% of total liquid financial assets.

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019, Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018

Net cash provided by operations during 2019 was $1,528 million, compared to $611 million during 2018. This increase was mainly attributable to a $523 million decrease in working capital in 2019, while in 2018 the increase in working capital amounted to $738 million. The annual variation was mainly attributed to a decrease of $428 million in trade receivables, compared with an increase of $518 million in 2018. Additionally, during 2019 inventories decreased $311 million which compares with an increase in inventory of $176 million in 2018. For more information on cash flow disclosures and changes to working capital, see note 28 “Cash flow disclosures” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Net cash used in investing activities was $40 million in 2019, compared to a net cash provided by investing activities of $399 million in 2018. We reduced our financial investments by $390 million in 2019 compared to a reduction of $717 million in 2018. Additionally, during 2019 we spent $133 million in acquisition of subsidiaries.

Net cash used in financing activities, including dividends paid, proceeds and repayments of borrowings and acquisitions of non-controlling interests, was $354 million in 2019, compared to $900 million in 2018.

During 2019 we had net proceeds from borrowings of $174 million, while in 2018 we had net repayments of borrowings of $413 million.

Our total liabilities to total assets ratio was 0.18:1 as of December 31, 2019 and 0.17:1 as of December 31, 2018.

During 2019, we funded our operations with operating cash flows, bank financing and available liquid financial assets. Short-term bank borrowings were used as needed throughout the year.

During 2019 borrowings increased by $283 million to $822 million at December 31, 2019, from $539 million at December 31, 2018.

Borrowings consist mainly of bank loans. As of December 31, 2019, U.S. dollar-denominated borrowings plus borrowings denominated in other currencies swapped to the U.S. dollar represented 89% of total borrowings.

For further information about our financial debt, please see note 19 “Borrowings” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

The following table shows the composition of our financial debt at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

Our weighted average interest rates before tax (considering hedge accounting), amounted to 3.18% at December 31, 2019 and to 3.98% at December 31, 2018.

Our current borrowings to total borrowings ratio amounted to 0.95:1 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Our liquid financial assets exceeded our total borrowings, we had a net cash position (cash and cash equivalents, other current and non-current investments, derivatives hedging borrowings and investments, less total borrowings) of $980 million at December 31, 2019, compared to $485 million at December 31, 2018.

For information on our derivative financial instruments, please see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk – Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” and note 24 “Derivative financial instruments” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

For information regarding the extent to which borrowings are at fixed rates, please see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk”.

As of December 31, 2019, Tenaris was in compliance with all of its covenants under its significant borrowings, including financial covenants on leverage ratio.

The multinational nature of our operations and customer base expose us to a variety of risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. In order to reduce the impact related to these exposures, management evaluates exposures on a consolidated basis to take advantage of natural exposure netting. For the residual exposures, we may enter into various derivative transactions in order to reduce potential adverse effects on our financial performance. Such derivative transactions are executed in accordance with internal policies and hedging practices. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes, other than non-material investments in structured products.

The following information should be read together with section III, “Financial risk management” to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.

The following tables provide a breakdown of our debt instruments at December 31, 2019 and 2018 which included fixed and variable interest rate obligations, detailed by maturity date:

Our weighted average interest rates before tax (considering hedge accounting), amounted to 3.18% at December 31, 2019 and to 3.98% at December 31, 2018.

Our financial liabilities (other than trade payables and derivative financial instruments) consist mainly of bank loans. As of December 31, 2019, U.S. dollar denominated financial debt plus debt denominated in other currencies swapped to the U.S. dollar represented 89% of total financial debt.

For further information about our financial debt, please see note 19 “Borrowings” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Fluctuations in market interest rates create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments. At December 31, 2019, we had variable interest rate debt of $54 million and fixed rate debt of $768 million ($728 million of the fixed rate debt are short-term).

We manufacture and sell our products in a number of countries throughout the world and consequently we are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk. Since the Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar, the purpose of our foreign currency hedging program is mainly to reduce the risk caused by changes in the exchange rates of other currencies against the U.S. dollar.

Most of our revenues are determined or influenced by the U.S. dollar. In addition, a relevant part of our costs corresponds to steelmaking raw materials and steel coils and plates, also determined or influenced by the U.S. dollar. However, outside the United States, a portion of our expenses is incurred in foreign currencies (e.g. labor costs). Therefore, when the U.S. dollar weakens in relation to the foreign currencies of the countries where we manufacture our products, the U.S. dollar-reported expenses increase. Had the U.S. dollar average exchange rate been weaker by 5% against the currencies of the countries where we have labor costs, operating income would have decreased approximately by $49 million in 2019, compared with $50 million in 2018.

Our consolidated exposure to currency fluctuations is reviewed on a periodic basis. A number of hedging transactions are performed in order to achieve an efficient coverage in the absence of operative or natural hedges. Almost all of these transactions are forward exchange rate contracts.

Because certain subsidiaries have functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the results of hedging activities as reported in the income statement under IFRS may not reflect entirely management’s assessment of its foreign exchange risk hedging needs. Also, intercompany balances between our subsidiaries may generate exchange rate results to the extent that their functional currencies differ.

The value of our financial assets and liabilities is subject to changes arising out of the variation of foreign currency exchange rates. The following table provides a breakdown of our main financial assets and liabilities (including foreign exchange derivative contracts) that impact our profit and loss as of December 31, 2019.

The main relevant exposures as of December 31, 2019 were to Argentine peso-denominated financial, trade, social and fiscal payables at our Argentine subsidiaries, for which the functional currency is the U.S. dollar, Euro-denominated intercompany liabilities at certain subsidiaries for which functional currency is the U.S. dollar, and Saudi Arabian Riyal-denominated financial and trade payables. The Saudi Arabian Riyal is tied to the US dollar.

The net fair value of our foreign currency derivative contracts amounted to an asset of $18.1 million at December 31, 2019 and a liability of $2.8 million at December 31, 2018. For further detail on our foreign currency derivative contracts, please see note 24 “Derivative financial instruments – Foreign exchange derivative contracts and hedge accounting” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Derivative financial instruments are classified as financial assets (or liabilities) at fair value through profit or loss. Their fair value is calculated using standard pricing techniques and, as a general rule, we recognize the full amount related to the change in its fair value under financial results in the current period.

We designate for hedge accounting certain derivatives and non-derivative financial liabilities (leasing liabilities denominated in Japanese Yen) to hedge risks associated with recognized assets, liabilities or highly probable forecast transactions. These instruments are classified as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the fair value of such derivatives is accumulated in a reserve account in equity. Similarly, the effective portion of the foreign exchange result on the designated leasing liability is recognized in equity. Amounts accumulated in equity are then recognized in the income statement in the same period when the offsetting losses and gains on the hedged item are recorded. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. The fair value of our derivative financial instruments (assets or liabilities) continues to be reflected on the consolidated statement of financial position. The lease liability is recognized on the balance sheet at each period end at the exchange rate as of the end of each month.

At December 31, 2019, the effective portion of designated cash flow hedges, included in other reserves in shareholders’ equity amounted to a credit of $2.6 million.

There is no significant concentration of credit from customers. No single customer comprised more than 10% of our net sales in 2019.

Our credit policies related to sales of products and services are designed to identify customers with acceptable credit history, and to allow us to use credit insurance, letters of credit and other instruments designed to minimize credit risk whenever deemed necessary. We maintain allowances for potential credit losses.

We use commodities and raw materials that are subject to price volatility caused by supply conditions, political and economic variables and other unpredictable factors. As a consequence, we are exposed to risk resulting from fluctuations in the prices of these commodities and raw materials. Although we fix the prices of such raw materials and commodities for short-term periods, typically not in excess of one year, in general we do not hedge this risk.

Principal Factors Affecting Oil and Gas Prices and Demand for Steel Pipes from the Global Oil and Gas Industry.

Sales to the oil and gas industry worldwide represent a high percentage of our total sales, and demand for steel pipes from the global oil and gas industry is a significant factor affecting the general level of volumes and prices for our products. Downward pressures on oil and gas prices usually result in lower oil and gas drilling activity and investment throughout the oil and gas industry with consequently lower demand for our steel pipe products and, in some circumstances, upward pressures can result in higher demand from our oil and gas customers.

Whereas oil prices are similar in most parts of the world because oil is a fully tradable commodity, gas prices are influenced by regional factors. In North America, where gas production is extensively developed and there is an extensive regional pipeline system, these factors include available gas storage capacity and seasonal weather patterns, particularly winter temperatures in the United States. LNG prices were traditionally established in relation to international oil prices, particularly in the largest LNG markets in Asia. However, as the market for LNG becomes more global and the USA becomes a relevant source of LNG, LNG prices are now being set increasingly in relation to gas prices prevailing at regional gas hubs.

International oil prices depend on diverse factors. On the supply side, major oil-and-gas-producing nations and companies have frequently collaborated to balance the supply (and thus the price) of oil in the international markets. A major vehicle for this collaboration has been OPEC. Many of our customers are state-owned companies in member countries of OPEC. Another factor that has affected the international price level of oil is the political and socioeconomic conditions of oil-producing countries, such as Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela and the persistence of geo-political and armed conflicts affecting the Middle East region, which is home to a substantial proportion of the world’s known oil reserves. On the demand side, economic conditions and the level of oil inventories in the leading industrial nations of the world, and more recently China, which constitute the largest oil consuming nations, also play a significant role in oil prices.

A more recent factor affecting oil and gas prices has been the ability of producers in the United States and Canada to rapidly increase production from their reserves of tight oil and shale gas in response to changes in market conditions. Production from U.S. tight oil reserves has grown in recent years to represent around 10% of global liquids production, and production from shale gas plays is converting the United States into a net exporter of natural gas and a significant player in the LNG market.

Following three years of relatively stable oil prices of around $100 per barrel, prices started to decline in the middle of 2014 as the rate of U.S. production increase began to exceed the increase in global demand and OPEC confirmed at its November 2014 meeting that it would not cut production to balance demand. As a consequence, prices reached levels below $30 per barrel in January 2016. Prices then recovered to around $80 per barrel during 2018 once OPEC and other producers agreed to cut production levels to accelerate the market rebalancing process. By this time, OPEC and other producers had lifted their production cuts and U.S. oil production was increasing at a rate greater than the increase in global demand. Oil prices declined 40% in the fourth quarter of 2018 before partially recovering in 2019. In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected global oil demand. In addition, agreements between OPEC member countries and other producers (principally Russia) to cut production levels fell apart. Consequently, oil prices have collapsed to historically low levels.

The 2014 collapse in oil prices led oil and gas operators to substantially reduce their exploration and production investments to a level which is currently around 60% of the average of the 2012-14 period and this, in turn, resulted in a severe contraction in demand and pressure on pricing for steel pipes used in oil and gas drilling and associated operations. During 2017, however, oil and gas operators in North America, who have been very successful in reducing production costs in their shale plays, increased investments in response to more favorable market conditions, and U.S. operators continued to do so in 2018. However, in 2019 and during the first quarter of 2020, operators have been reducing investment in the shales as they reacted to financial market pressures in order to achieve positive cash flow returns. With the collapse of oil prices in March 2020 and continuing financial market pressures, we are likely to see further substantial reductions in their investments.

Since the development of the Marcellus shale gas play, North American gas prices have remained at low levels compared to previous decades. Over the past three years, average prices have fluctuated in the range of $2.00-3.00 per million BTU, significantly below prices in many other major gas-consuming regions. For several years, production increases, primarily from productive shale gas deposits, have exceeded demand increases, reducing the need for imports, to the extent that, in 2017, the U.S. became a net exporter of natural gas. Low prices have encouraged investment in gas consuming industrial facilities and LNG export facilities as well as switching from coal to gas for electric power production, particularly with the adoption of new regulations which could force the retirement of older coal-based generating units. With continuing investments in LNG export facilities, the U.S. has become a major global LNG exporter. More recently, North American gas prices have fallen below $2 per million BTU as global demand growth for LNG has been affected by warmer northern hemisphere weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drilling activity in the United States and Canada, following several years of high activity, fell sharply through 2015 and the first half of 2016 before beginning a recovery which ended at the end of 2018. Drilling activity declined throughout 2019 in response to a fall in oil prices at the end of 2018 and financial market pressures to produce positive cash flow returns. Despite lower prices, production levels today are higher than before the 2014 collapse in oil prices but rig counts are around less than 50% of the levels they reached in 2014, reflecting the strong productivity gains made by the U.S. oil and gas drilling industry. In the rest of the world, drilling activity began to decline in the second half of 2014, continued to decline during 2015, 2016 and 2017 before beginning a gradual recovery in the second half of 2018. Although drilling activity in the Middle East has remained relatively stable, drilling in Latin America and offshore drilling declined significantly, but began to recover in 2019, although drilling in Argentina declined sharply in the last quarter of 2019, in response to uncertainty about the policies that the new Argentine government would implement in respect of investments in the Vaca Muerta shale resource.

Prior to the 2014 downturn in oil prices, a growing proportion of exploration and production spending by oil and gas companies had been directed at offshore, deep drilling and non-conventional drilling operations in which high-value tubular products, including special steel grades and premium connections, are usually specified. The success, however, of shale drilling operators, with their inherently short investment cycles, in adapting to lower oil and gas costs and increasing production, led to a slowdown in new developments of complex offshore projects with long investment lead times in a context of low and more volatile oil prices, consequently affecting the level of product differentiation.

In addition, the increasing cost competitiveness and use of alternative renewable sources of energy could limit growth in demand for oil and gas and put downward pressure on oil and gas prices in the longer term. This trend could accelerate if carbon taxes or carbon pricing instruments resulting in high prices for carbon emissions are implemented around the world.

The tables below show the annual average number of active oil and gas drilling rigs, or rig count, in the United States, Canada, International (worldwide other than the United States and Canada and excluding Iran, Sudan, onshore China, Russia and Syria) and Worldwide, as published by Baker Hughes, for the years indicated and the percentage increase or decrease over the previous year. Baker Hughes, a leading oil service company, has published its rig counts on a monthly basis since 1975 as a general indicator of activity in the oil and gas sector.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company reported the following financial commitments, consisting of guarantees in connection to its participation in the non-consolidated company Techgen:

Techgen’s obligations under the current facility, which is “non-recourse” on the sponsors, are guaranteed by a Mexican security trust covering Techgen’s shares, assets and accounts as well as Techgen’s affiliates rights under certain contracts. In addition, Techgen’s collection and payment accounts not subject to the trust have been pledged in favor of the lenders under the new loan agreement, and certain direct agreements –customary for these type of transactions– have been entered into with third parties and affiliates, including in connection with the agreements for the sale of energy produced by the project and the agreements for the provision of gas and long-term maintenance services to Techgen. The commercial terms and conditions governing the purchase, by the Company’s Mexican subsidiary Tamsa, of 22% of the energy generated by the project remain unchanged.

Under the loan agreement, Techgen is committed to maintain a debt service reserve account covering debt service becoming due during two consecutive quarters; such account is funded by stand-by letters of credit issued for the account of Techgen’s sponsors in proportion to their respective participations in Techgen. Accordingly, the Company and its Swiss subsidiary, Tenaris Investments Switzerland AG, applied for stand-by letters of credit covering 22% of the debt service coverage ratio, which as of December 31, 2019 amounts to $9.8 million.

In addition, we have various off-balance sheet commitments, as described in note 25 “Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits – (ii) Commitments and guarantees” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

Tenaris is from time to time subject to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings, including customer, employee, tax and environmental-related claims, in which third parties are seeking payment for alleged damages, reimbursement for losses, or indemnity. Management with the assistance of legal counsel periodically reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses potential financial exposure.

If a potential loss from a claim, lawsuit or other proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, a provision is recorded. Accruals for loss contingencies reflect a reasonable estimate of the losses to be incurred based on information available to management as of the date of preparation of the consolidated financial statements and take into consideration litigation and settlement strategies. In a limited number of ongoing cases, Tenaris was able to make a reliable estimate of the expected loss or range of probable loss and has accrued a provision for such loss but believes that publication of this information on a case-by-case basis would seriously prejudice Tenaris’s position in the ongoing legal proceedings or in any related settlement discussions. Accordingly, in these cases, the Company has disclosed information with respect to the nature of the contingency but has not disclosed its estimate of the range of potential loss.

The Company believes that the aggregate provisions recorded for potential losses in its consolidated financial statements (see notes 22 “Non-current allowances and provisions” and 23 “Current allowances and provisions” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report) are adequate based upon currently available information. However, if management’s estimates prove incorrect, current reserves could be inadequate and Tenaris could incur a charge to earnings which could have a material adverse effect on Tenaris’s results of operations, financial condition, net worth and cash flows.

Below is a summary description of Tenaris’s material legal proceedings for the year ended December 31, 2019. In addition, Tenaris is subject to other legal proceedings, none of which is believed to be material.

Confab Industrial S.A. (“Confab”), a Brazilian subsidiary of the Company, is one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed in Brazil by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (“CSN”) and various entities affiliated with CSN against Confab and several Ternium subsidiaries that acquired a participation in Usiminas’ control group in January 2012.

The CSN lawsuit alleges that, under applicable Brazilian laws and rules, the acquirers were required to launch a tag-along tender offer to all non-controlling holders of Usiminas’ ordinary shares for a price per share equal to 80% of the price per share paid in such acquisition, or BRL28.8, and seeks an order to compel the acquirers to launch an offer at that price plus interest. If so ordered, the offer would need to be made to 182,609,851 ordinary shares of Usiminas not belonging to Usiminas’ control group, and Confab would have a 17.9% share in that offer.

On September 23, 2013, the first instance court dismissed the CSN lawsuit, and on February 8, 2017, the court of appeals maintained the understanding of the first instance court. On March 6, 2017, CSN filed a motion for clarification against the decision of the Court of Appeals of São Paulo, which was rejected on July 19, 2017. On August 18, 2017, CSN filed an appeal to the Superior Court of Justice seeking the review and reversal of the decision issued by the Court of Appeals. On March 5, 2018, the court of appeals ruled that CSN’s appeal did not meet the requirements for submission to the Superior Court of Justice and rejected the appeal. On May 8, 2018, CSN appealed against such ruling and on January 22, 2019, the court of appeals rejected it and ordered that the case be submitted to the Superior Court of Justice. On September 10, 2019, the Superior Court of Justice declared CSN’s appeal admissible. The Superior Court of Justice will review the case and then render a decision on the merits. The Superior Court of Justice is restricted to the analysis of alleged violations to federal laws and cannot assess matters of fact.

Tenaris continues to believe that all of CSN’s claims and allegations are groundless and without merit, as confirmed by several opinions of Brazilian legal counsel, two decisions issued by the Brazilian securities regulator (CVM) in February 2012 and December 2016, and the first and second instance court decisions referred to above.

On September 21, 2007, an accident occurred in the premises of Veracel Celulose S.A. (“Veracel”) in connection with a rupture in one of the tanks used in an evaporation system manufactured by Confab. The Veracel accident allegedly resulted in material damages to Veracel. Itaú Seguros S.A. (“Itaú”), Veracel’s insurer at the time of the Veracel accident and then replaced by Chubb Seguros Brasil S/A (“Chubb”), initiated a lawsuit against Confab seeking reimbursement of damages paid to Veracel in connection with the Veracel accident. Veracel initiated a second lawsuit against Confab seeking reimbursement of the amount paid as insurance deductible with respect to the Veracel accident and other amounts not covered by insurance. Itaú and Veracel claimed that the Veracel accident was caused by failures and defects attributable to the evaporation system manufactured by Confab. Confab believes that the Veracel accident was caused by the improper handling by Veracel’s personnel of the equipment supplied by Confab in violation of Confab’s instructions. The two lawsuits were consolidated and are considered by the 6th Civil Court of São Caetano do Sul; however, each lawsuit will be adjudicated separately.

On September 28, 2018 Confab and Chubb, entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which on October 9, 2018, Confab paid an amount of approximately $3.5 million to Chubb, without assuming any liability for the accident or the claim.

On October 10, 2018, Confab was notified that the court had issued rulings for both lawsuits. Both decisions were unfavorable to Confab:

The Company is aware that Brazilian, Italian and Swiss authorities have been investigating whether certain payments were made from accounts of entities presumably associated with affiliates of the Company to accounts allegedly linked to individuals related to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) and whether any such payments were intended to benefit the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary Confab. Any such payments could violate certain applicable laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

The Company had previously reviewed certain of these matters in connection with an investigation by the Brazilian authorities related to “Operation Lava Jato”, a new phase of which is presently ongoing, and did not uncover any information that corroborated allegations of involvement in these alleged payments by the Company or its subsidiaries. Furthermore, the Company became aware that a Petrobras internal investigation commission reviewed certain contracts with Confab and concluded that they had not found evidence that Petrobras had benefitted Confab or had misused applicable local content rules.

The Company’s audit committee engaged external counsel in connection with the Company’s review of these matters. In addition, the Company voluntarily notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2016.

In July 2019, the Company learned that the public prosecutor office of Milan, Italy, had completed a preliminary investigation into the alleged payments and had included in the investigation, among other persons, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, two other board members, Gianfelice Mario Rocca and Roberto Bonatti, and the Company’s controlling shareholder, San Faustin. In February 2020, the Company learned that the magistrate overseeing the investigation decided to move the case to trial. The Company’s outside counsel had previously reviewed the Italian prosecutors’ investigative file and has informed the board of directors that neither that file nor this magistrate’s decision sets forth evidence of involvement by any of the three directors in the alleged wrongdoing. Accordingly, the board of directors has concluded that no particular action is warranted at the present time, other than inviting the referred board members to continue discharging their respective responsibilities with the full support of the board of directors.

The Company continues to review these matters and to respond to requests from and otherwise cooperate with the appropriate authorities. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters or estimate the range of potential loss or extent of risk, if any, to the Company's business that may result from resolution of these matters.

Following the Company’s November 27, 2018 announcement that its Chairman and chief executive officer Paolo Rocca had been included in an Argentine court investigation known as the Notebooks Case (a decision subsequently reversed by a higher court), two putative class action complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On April 29, 2019, the court consolidated the complaints into a single case, captioned “In re Tenaris S.A. Securities Litigation”, and appointed lead plaintiffs and lead counsel. On July 19, 2019, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint purportedly on behalf of purchasers of Tenaris securities during the putative class period of May 1, 2014 through December 5, 2018. The individual defendants named in the complaint are Tenaris’s Chairman and chief executive officer and Tenaris’s former chief financial officer. The complaint alleges that during the class period, the Company and the individual defendants inflated the Tenaris share price by failing to disclose that sale proceeds received by Ternium (in which Tenaris held an 11.46% stake) when Sidor was expropriated by Venezuela were received or expedited as a result of allegedly improper payments made to Argentine officials. The complaint does not specify the damages that plaintiff is seeking. Defendants’ motions to dismiss are expected to be decided during 2020. Management believes the Company has meritorious defenses to these claims; however, at this stage the Company cannot predict the outcome of the claim or the amount or range of loss in case of an unfavorable outcome.

In 2018, two Brazilian subsidiaries of the Company were notified of formal charges arising from a review by the Tribunal de Contas da Uniao (“TCU”) for alleged price overcharges on goods supplied to Petrobras under a supply contract. Both companies have already filed their defenses. The estimated amount of this claim is BRL29.8 million (approximately $7.4 million). Tenaris believes, based on the advice of counsel and external consultants, that the prices charged under the Petrobras contract do not result in overprices and that it is unlikely that the ultimate resolution of this matter will result in a material obligation.

Confab is a party to an administrative proceeding concerning the recognition and transfer of tax credits for an amount allegedly exceeding the amount that Confab would have been entitled to recognize and/or transfer. The proceeding resulted in the imposition of a fine against Confab representing approximately 75% of the allegedly undue credits, which was appealed by Confab. On January 21, 2019, Confab was notified of an administrative decision denying Confab’s appeal, thereby upholding the tax determination and the fine against Confab. On January 28, 2019, Confab challenged such administrative decision and is currently awaiting a resolution. In case of an unfavorable resolution, Confab may still appeal before the courts. The estimated amount of this claim is BRL56.8 million (approximately $14.1 million). At this stage, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this claim.

Tenaris Coiled Tubes, LLC (“TCT”), a U.S. subsidiary of the Company, was sued on 2017 by its competitor Global Tubing, alleging violations to certain intellectual property regulations and seeking a declaration that certain Global Tubing products do not infringe patents held by TCT. TCT filed a counterclaim seeking declaration that certain Global Tubing products infringe patents held by TCT, and Global Tubing responded alleging that such patents should be invalidated. On December 13, 2019, Global Tubing filed an amended complaint (including the Company as defendant) and alleging that TCT and the Company misled the patent office in order to monopolize the coiled tubing market for quench and tempered products. Trial is set for August of 2021. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential losses that may result from resolution of this claim.

Tenaris’s Italian subsidiary Dalmine received on December 27, 2019, a tax assessment from the Italian tax authorities related to fiscal year 2014. As of December 31, 2019, the claim amounted to approximately EUR25 million (approximately $28 million), comprising EUR20.7 million (approximately $23.2 million) in principal and EUR4.3 million (approximately $4.8 million) in interest and penalties. In the report for a tax audit conducted in 2019, the Italian tax inspectors indicated that they also intend to bring claims for fiscal year 2015 with respect to the same matters; as of December 31, 2019, these additional claims would amount to approximately EUR10.3 million (approximately $11.6 million), comprising EUR8.1 million (approximately $9.1 million) in principal and EUR2.2 million (approximately $2.5 million) in interest and penalties. The claims mainly refer to the compensation for certain intercompany transactions involving Dalmine in connection with sales of products and R&D activities. Based on the counsel’s advice, Tenaris believes that it is unlikely that the ultimate resolution of these matters will result in a material obligation.

Tenaris’s recently acquired U.S. subsidiary, IPSCO Tubulars Inc, or its subsidiaries are parties to several product liability claims, which may result in damages for an aggregate amount estimated at approximately $26.6 million. This includes a lawsuit alleging product liability and negligent misrepresentation in which the plaintiff alleges that defects in certain casing provided by IPSCO resulted in three well failures causing damages for an amount of approximately $15 million. Although at this time the Company cannot predict the outcome of any of these matters, the Company believes that provisions have been recorded in an amount sufficient to cover potential exposure under these claims.

On January 2, 2020, Tenaris acquired 100% of the shares of IPSCO Tubulars, Inc. (“IPSCO”), a U.S. manufacturer of steel pipes, from PAO TMK (“TMK”). The acquisition price was determined on a cash-free, debt-free basis, and the amount paid in cash at the closing, following contractual adjustments for cash, indebtedness, working capital and certain other items as estimated by the seller as of the closing date, was $1,067 million. The final acquisition price is subject to a contractual true-up adjustment based on actual amounts of cash, indebtedness, working capital and certain other items as of the closing date. On March 16, 2020, Tenaris delivered, for TMK’s review, a closing statement prepared in accordance with the acquisition agreement, including Tenaris’s calculation of the closing price based on actual amounts of cash, indebtedness, working capital and certain other items as of the closing date. In case of disagreement, the parties are expected to engage in good-faith negotiations to solve any discrepancies. If the parties cannot resolve the disputed amounts, the discrepancies must be submitted to and resolved by an independent accounting firm.

IPSCO’s facilities are located mainly in the midwestern and northeastern regions of the country. IPSCO’s steel shop in Koppel, Pennsylvania, is Tenaris’s first in the United States, providing vertical integration through domestic production of a relevant part of its steel bar needs. The Ambridge, Pennsylvania, mill adds a second seamless manufacturing facility and complements Tenaris’s seamless plant in Bay City, Texas. Given the abrupt and steep decline in market demand, however, all of IPSCO’s facilities are currently temporarily closed until market conditions improve.

In connection with the closing of the transaction, subsidiaries of Tenaris and TMK entered into a 6-year master distribution agreement (the “MDA”) whereby, effective on January 2, 2020, Tenaris became the exclusive distributor of TMK’s OCTG and line pipe products in the United States and Canada. At the end of the MDA’s 6-years term, TMK will have the option to extend the duration of the MDA for an additional 12-month period. Under the MDA, Tenaris is required to purchase minimum annual volumes of TMK-manufactured OCTG and line pipe products, based on the aggregate market demand for the relevant product category in the United States in the relevant year. As of March 31, 2020, Tenaris’s commitment under the MDA totaled approximately $512 million. In light of the adverse scenario of declining oil and gas prices and unprecedented oversupply in the oil market Tenaris and TMK are engaging in good faith discussions to try and identify mutually satisfactory accommodations under the MDA to minimize the negative impact of the crisis on both parties.

The application of the purchase method requires certain estimates and assumptions, including estimates and assumptions concerning the determination of the fair values of the acquired intangible assets and property, plant and equipment as well as the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition. The fair values determined at the acquisition date are based mainly on discounted cash flows and other valuation techniques.

The preliminary purchase price allocation was carried out with the assistance of a third-party expert. Following IFRS 3, the Company will continue reviewing the allocation and make any necessary adjustments (mainly over property, plant and equipment, intangible assets) during the twelve months following the acquisition date.

The preliminary allocation of the fair values determined for the assets and liabilities arising from the acquisition is as follows:

Tenaris acquired total assets and liabilities shown above, for approximately $1,067 million. As a result of the acquisition, the Company recognized goodwill for approximately $357 million. The goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

The goodwill generated by the acquisition is mainly attributable to the synergy created following the integration between Tenaris and IPSCO, which is expected to enhance Tenaris’s position as well as its local manufacturing presence in the U.S. market, and also expand its product range and services capabilities. The goodwill has been allocated to the Tubes segment. After the conclusion of the preliminary purchase price allocation determination and as a consequence of the unprecedented decline in oil prices and other changes in circumstances, the management has decided to impair the goodwill mentioned above.

Acquisition-related costs of $9.7 million were included in general and administrative expenses ($9.4 and $0.3 in 2019 and 2020 respectively). For contingent liabilities related to the acquisition see “Oustanding Legal Proceedings”.

For more information on impairment testing, see “Critical Accounting Estimates - Impairment and recoverability of goodwill and other assets”.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.

A novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) surfaced in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread to the rest of the world in early 2020. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a global pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, countries have taken different measures in relation to prevention and containment. For example, several countries introduced bans on business activities or locked down cities or countries, including countries where Tenaris has operations (such as Argentina, China, Colombia, Italy, Mexico and the United States). The rapid expansion of the virus and the measures taken to contain it have triggered a severe fall in global economic activity and a serious crisis in the energy sector.

While the extent of the effects of COVID-19 on the global economy and oil demand were still unclear, in March 2020, the members of OPEC+ (OPEC plus other major oil producers including Russia) did not agree to extend their agreement to cut oil production and Saudi Arabia precipitated a wave of additional supply on the market triggering a collapse in oil prices below $30 per barrel. This exacerbated what soon became clear was an unprecedented situation of oversupply, caused primarily by the sudden and dramatic fall in oil consumption consequent to the measures taken to contain the spread of the virus around the world. Although OPEC+ subsequently reached an equally unprecedented agreement to cut production by as much as 9.7 million barrels per day, a situation of acute oversupply remains, causing oil prices to hit record lows. By the end of trading on April 20, 2020, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) forward price for delivery in May, which had to be closed out the following day, fell to a negative value for the first time in history, as oil storage facilities were completely committed, and producers were forced to pay buyers to take their barrels. It is not known how long it will take for oil and gas demand to recover or achieve a more balanced position between supply and demand. As a result, prices are expected to remain at low levels for an extended period. In these circumstances, most of our customers have announced, or are making, significant cuts to their investment plans and are likely to announce further cuts. Similarly, several of our suppliers are closing, either temporarily or permanently, some of their facilities, which may result in unavailability or increased prices for our raw materials and other inputs.

We are adjusting our operations on a country-by-country basis to comply with applicable rules and requirements and adapt to this new, rapidly evolving scenario. As of the date of this annual report, this is the status of our facilities:

• In China, we are again fully operational, after several weeks of interruption and an extraordinary combined effort of our people and of our community.

• In Italy, production was greatly reduced; although our Dalmine facility was used exclusively for the manufacturing of oxygen tanks to aid local hospitals and health centers for a limited period of time, currently the facility is gradually resuming normal operations. In Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, Tenaris decreased its activity following the imposition of mandatory lockdowns, and our plants in these countries are currently operating at reduced levels. Although the lockdowns or restrictions to operate in these countries are expected to end or be relaxed in the next few weeks, these could be extended and/or made more stringent if so decided by the appropriate authorities as the circumstances could require.

• In the United States, our facilities in Koppel and Ambridge (PA), Brookfield (OH), Blytheville (AR), Wilder (KY), and Odessa and Baytown (TX), have been or will be temporarily closed until market conditions improve. In addition, Tenaris is in the process of performing employee reductions and adjusting production levels at its other facilities in line with market demand.

In order to safeguard the health and safety of its employees, customers and suppliers, Tenaris has taken preventive measures, including remote working for the majority of white collar employees, restricting onsite access to essential operational personnel, keeping personnel levels at a minimum, implementing a special operations protocol to ensure social distancing and providing medical assistance and supplies to onsite employees. As of the date of this annual report, remote work and other work arrangements have not materially adversely affected Tenaris’s ability to conduct operations. In addition, these alternative working arrangements have not adversely affected our financial reporting systems, internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.

Given the uncertainty around the extent and timing of the future spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the unprecedented extent of the oversupply on the oil market and the uncertainty about the timing and extent of any recovery in demand, it is not possible at this time to predict the full magnitude of the adverse effects that these two circumstances will have on our industry generally, nor to reasonably estimate the impact on Tenaris’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

Without limiting the generality of the risks described in “Principal risks and uncertainties—Risks Relating to our Industry”, the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing oil & gas crisis poses the following main risks and challenges to Tenaris:

• Global oil or gas demand may fail to recover or even decrease further in the future, driving down prices even more or keeping them at very low levels, which would exert downward pressure on sales and margins of oil and gas companies, leading to further reductions and even generalized suspension of drilling activities (in the U.S. or elsewhere) and, as a result, materially adversely affecting our sales and financial position.

• Tenaris or its employees, contractors, suppliers, customers and other business partners may be prevented from conducting certain business activities for a prolonged or indefinite period of time. In addition, employees in some or all of our facilities, or those of our contracts, suppliers, customers or other business partners, may refuse to work due to health concerns while the COVID-19 outbreak is ongoing, If that happens, the continuity of our future operations may be severely affected.

• A continuing spread of COVID-19 may affect the availability and price of raw materials, energy and other inputs used by Tenaris in its operations. Any such disruption or increased prices could adversely affect Tenaris’s profitability.

In order to mitigate the impact of expected lower sales, Tenaris is working on a worldwide rightsizing program and cost containment plan aimed at preserving its financial resources and overall liquidity position and maintaining the continuity of its operations. The actions include:

• Adjusting the level of our operations and workforce around the world, including through the temporary closure of certain U.S. facilities or production lines, as indicated above;

• Introducing efficiency and productivity improvements throughout Tenaris’s industrial system;

• Downsizing our fixed cost structure, including through pay reductions for senior management and board members, aggregating estimated total annual savings of approximately $220 million by year-end;

• Reducing capital expenditures and R&D expenses for approximately $150 million when compared to 2019 levels;

• Reducing working capital, especially inventories, in accordance with the expected levels of activity; and

As part of these liquidity preservation initiatives, the board of directors resolved to propose, for approval by the Annual Shareholders Meeting to be held on June 2, 2020, that no further dividends be distributed in respect of fiscal year 2019 on top of the interim dividend of approximately $153 million already paid in November 2019.

As of the date of this annual report, our capital and financial resources, and overall liquidity position, have not been materially affected by this new scenario. Tenaris has in place non-committed credit facilities and management believes it has adequate access to the credit markets. In addition, Tenaris has a net cash position of approximately $271 million as of the end of March 2020 and a manageable debt amortization schedule. Considering our financial position and the funds provided by operating activities, management believes that we have sufficient resources to satisfy our current working capital needs, service our debt and address short-term changes in business conditions. For more information on liquidity and capital resources, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources - Principal Sources of Funding”.

In accordance with IFRS, management must test for impairment all of Tenaris’s assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Assets subject to testing include goodwill, intangible assets, investments in non-consolidated companies, long-lived assets and right-of-use assets. In addition, management must test goodwill for impairment at least once a year whether or not there are indicators of impairment.

As a result of the severe deterioration of business conditions and in light of the presence of impairment indicators for its U.S. operations, Tenaris recorded impairment charges as of March 31, 2020, in the carrying values of goodwill and other asset values at the cash-generating units OCTG USA (Maverick), IPSCO, Rods USA and Coiled Tubing, for an aggregate amount of approximately $622 million.

Management does not expect to disclose or incur in any material COVID-19-related contingency, and it considers its allowance for doubtful accounts sufficient to cover risks that could arise from credits with customers in accordance with IFRS 9.

Our seamless pipe manufacturing facility in Asia, operated by NKKTubes, is located in Kawasaki, Japan, in the Keihin steel complex owned by JFE. Steel bars and other essential inputs and services for NKKTubes are supplied under a long-term agreement by JFE, which retains a 49% interest in NKKTubes. On March 27, 2020, JFE informed Tenaris of its decision to permanently cease, as from JFE’s fiscal year ending March 2024, the operations of certain of its steel manufacturing facilities and other facilities located at the Keihin complex. The closure of JFE’s Keihin facilities may result in the unavailability of steel bars and other essential inputs or services used in NKKTubes’ manufacturing process, thereby affecting its operations. Tenaris and JFE have agreed to engage in discussions to seek mutually acceptable solutions.

On April 29, 2020, the Company’s board of directors resolved to propose, for approval by the annual shareholders meeting to be held on June 2, 2020, that no further dividends be distributed in respect of fiscal year 2019 beyond the interim dividend of approximately $153 million already paid in November 2019. For a discussion of the rationale behind the dividend proposal, see “Recent Developments - The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition.”

The Company’s corporate governance practices are governed by Luxembourg Law (including among others, the Luxembourg Law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies (the “Luxembourg Company Law”), the Luxembourg Law of January 11, 2008, on transparency requirements for issuers, as amended (which transposes EU Directive 2004/109 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 15, 2004), the Luxembourg Law of August 1, 2019 (amending the Luxembourg Law of May 24, 2011) (the “Shareholders’ Rights Law”) on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in general meetings of listed companies, which transposes EU Directive 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 17, 2017 (amending Directive 2007/36/EC) regarding the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement in listed companies within the Member States of the European Union and the Luxembourg law of July 23, 2016, concerning the audit profession (the “Audit Reform Law”)) , and by the Company’s articles of association. As a Luxembourg company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE), the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A. de C.V. (the Mexican Stock Exchange)and Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (the Italian Stock Exchange), the Company is required to comply with some, but not all, of the corporate governance standards of these exchanges. The Company, however, believes that the Company’s corporate governance practices meet, in all material respects, the corporate governance standards that are generally required for controlled companies by all of the exchanges on which the Company’s securities trade.

For a summary of the significant ways in which the Company’s corporate governance practices differ from the corporate governance standards required for controlled companies by the exchanges on which the Company’s shares are traded, please visit our website at: https://ir.tenaris.com/investor-relations

The Company has adopted a code of conduct incorporating guidelines and standards of integrity and transparency applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. As far as the nature of each relation permits, principles detailed in the code of conduct also apply to relations with our contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and associated persons. In addition, we have adopted a supplementary code of ethics, which applies specifically to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and is intended to supplement the Company’s code of conduct. The text of our code of conduct and code of ethics is posted on our Internet website at: https://www.tenaris.com/en/sustainability/governance-and-ethics/

Each share entitles the holder thereof to one vote at the Company’s general shareholders’ meetings. Shareholder action by written consent is not permitted, but proxy voting is permitted. Notices of general shareholders’ meetings are governed by the provisions of Luxembourg law and the Company’s articles of association. Pursuant to applicable Luxembourg law, the Company must give notice of the calling of any general shareholders’ meeting at least 30 days prior to the date for which the meeting is being called, by publishing the relevant convening notice in the Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations (Luxembourg’s electronic official gazette) and in a leading newspaper having general circulation in Luxembourg and by issuing a press release informing of the calling of such meeting. In case the Company’s shares are listed on a foreign regulated market, notices of general shareholders’ meetings shall also comply with the requirements (including as to content and publicity) and follow the customary practices of such regulated market.

Pursuant to the Company’s articles of association, for as long as the shares or other securities of the Company are listed on a regulated market within the European Union (as they currently are), and unless otherwise provided by applicable law, only shareholders holding shares as of midnight, central European time, on the day that is fourteen days prior to the day of any given general shareholders’ meeting can attend and vote at such meeting. The board of directors may determine other conditions that must be satisfied by shareholders in order to participate in a general shareholders’ meeting in person or by proxy, including with respect to deadlines for submitting supporting documentation to or for the Company.

No attendance quorum is required at ordinary general shareholders’ meetings, and resolutions may be adopted by a simple majority of the votes validly cast, irrespective of the number of shares present or represented. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, an extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting may not validly deliberate on proposed amendments to the Company’s articles of association unless a quorum of at least half of the share capital is represented at the meeting. If a quorum is not reached at the first extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, a second extraordinary shareholders’ meeting may be convened in accordance with the Company’s articles of association and applicable law and such second extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting shall validly deliberate regardless of the number of shares represented. In both cases, the Luxembourg Company Law and the Company’s articles of association require that any resolution of an extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting as to amendments to the Company’s articles of association be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the votes validly cast at the meeting. If a proposed resolution consists of changing the Company’s nationality or of increasing the shareholders’ commitments, the unanimous consent of all shareholders is required.

Cumulative voting is not permitted. The Company’s articles of association do not provide for staggered terms and directors are elected for a maximum of one year but may be reappointed or removed at any time, with or without cause, by the general shareholders’ meeting, by resolution passed by a simple majority vote of the shares validly cast at the meeting. In the case of a vacancy occurring in the board of directors, the remaining directors shall have the right to temporarily fill such vacancy with a temporary director appointed by resolution adopted with the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors; provided that the next general shareholder’s meeting shall be called upon to ratify such appointment. The term of any such temporary director elected to fill a vacancy shall expire at the end of the term of office of the replaced director.

The next Company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting, that will consider, among other things our Consolidated Financial Statements and Annual Accounts included in this report, will take place in the Company’s registered office in Luxembourg, on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at 3:00 P.M., Central European time. A general extraordinary shareholders’ meeting will be held on the same date, immediately after the adjournment of the annual general shareholders’ meeting, to decide on the renewal for a five-year period of the authorization granted to its board of directors to issue shares within the limits of the authorized share capital without shareholder approval.

The articles of association provide that the annual general shareholder’s meetings shall meet in Luxembourg within six months from the end of the previous financial year at the date, place and hour indicated in the convenience notice. The rights of the shareholders attending the meetings are governed by the Shareholders’ Rights Law.

Holders of shares deposited in fungible securities accounts have the same rights and obligations as holders of shares recorded in the Company’s share register. However, in order to be able to participate in and vote at shareholders’ meetings of the Company, the former must submit, prior to the relevant meeting, reasonably satisfactory evidence to the Company as to the number of shares held on the applicable record date for such meeting. For as long as the shares or the other securities of the Company are listed on a regulated market within the European Union, participation in a shareholders’ general meeting shall inter alia be subject to the relevant shareholder holding shares of the Company on the fourteenth day midnight central European time prior to the meeting (unless otherwise provided for by applicable law).

Holders of ADSs only have those rights that are expressly granted to them in the deposit agreement. Holders of record of our ADRs as of the relevant ADR holders’ record date set for any given general shareholders’ meeting are entitled to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights in respect of the shares underlying such holder’s ADRs at such meeting. Holders of ADRs maintaining non-certificated positions must follow voting instructions given by their broker or custodian bank.

The notice to the annual general shareholders meeting to be held on June 2, 2020, and the Shareholder Meeting Brochure and Proxy Statement for the meeting, describing the procedures voting at the meetings applicable to shareholders is available at the Company’s website at www.tenaris.com/investors in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and will be timely filed by the Company with the applicable authorities.

Luxembourg law and the Company’s articles of association do not generally provide for shareholder access to corporate records. Shareholders may inspect the annual accounts and auditors’ reports at our registered office during the fifteen-day period prior to a general shareholders’ meeting.

Dissenting or absent shareholders have the right to have their shares repurchased by the Company at (i) the average market value of the shares over the 90 calendar days preceding the applicable shareholders’ meeting or (ii) in the event that the shares are not traded on a regulated market, the amount that results from applying the proportion of the Company’s equity that the shares being sold represent over the Company’s net worth as of the date of the applicable shareholders’ meeting.

Dissenting or absent shareholders must present their claim within one month following the date of the shareholders’ meeting and supply the Company with evidence of their shareholding at the time of such meeting. The Company must (to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations and in compliance therewith) repurchase its shares within six months following the date of the shareholders’ meeting.

If delisting from one or more, but not all, of the stock exchanges where the shares are listed is approved in the shareholders’ meeting, only dissenting or absent shareholders with shares held through participants in the local clearing system for that market or markets can exercise this appraisal right if:

In the event a shareholder exercises its appraisal rights, applicable Luxembourg law provisions shall apply.

In the event of the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the net assets remaining after allowing for the payment of all debts and expenses will be paid out to the holders of the shares in proportion to their respective holdings.

The Company’s articles of association do not contain any redemption or sinking fund provisions, nor do they impose any restrictions on the transfer of shares. The shares are issuable in registered form only.

The ownership of registered shares is evidenced by the inscription of the name of the shareholder, the number of shares held by such shareholder and the amount paid on each share in the Company’s share register. In addition, the Company’s shares may be held through fungible securities accounts with financial institutions or other professional depositaries.

Shares held through fungible securities accounts may be transferred in accordance with customary procedures for the transfer of securities in book-entry form. Shares that are not held through fungible securities accounts may be transferred by a written statement of transfer signed by both the transferor and the transferee or their respective duly appointed attorney-in-fact and recorded in the Company’s share register. The transfer of shares may also be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 1690 of the Luxembourg Civil Code. As evidence of the transfer of registered shares, the Company may also accept any correspondence or other documents evidencing the agreement between transferor and transferee as to the transfer of registered shares.

The Company may repurchase its own shares in the cases and subject to the conditions set by the Luxembourg Company Law and, in the case of acquisitions of shares or ADSs made through a stock exchange in which shares or ADSs are traded, with any applicable laws and regulations of such market.

There are no limitations currently imposed by Luxembourg law or the articles of association on the rights of the Company’s non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or vote the Company’s shares.

Management of the Company is vested in a board of directors with the broadest power to act on behalf of the Company and accomplish or authorize all acts and transactions of management and disposal that are within its corporate purpose and not specifically reserved in the articles of association or by applicable law to the general shareholders’ meeting. The Company’s articles of association provide for a board of directors consisting of a minimum of three and a maximum of fifteen directors; however, for as long as the Company’s shares are listed on at least one regulated market, the minimum number of directors must be five. The Company’s current board of directors is composed of eleven directors.

The board of directors is required to meet as often as required by the interests of the Company and at least four times per year. In 2019, the Company’s board of directors met ten times. A majority of the members of the board of directors in office present or represented at the board of directors’ meeting constitutes a quorum, and resolutions may be adopted by the vote of a majority of the directors present or represented. In the case of a tie, the Chairman is entitled to cast the deciding vote.

Directors are elected at the annual ordinary general shareholders’ meeting to serve one-year renewable terms, as determined by the general shareholders’ meeting. The general shareholders’ meeting also determines the number of directors that will constitute the board and their compensation. The general shareholders’ meeting may dismiss all or any one member of the board of directors at any time, with or without cause, by resolution passed by a simple majority vote, irrespective of the number of shares represented at the meeting.

The Company’s articles of association provide that the board of directors of the Company may within the limits of applicable law, (a) delegate to one or more persons, whether or not members of the board of directors, the powers necessary to carry out its decisions and to provide day-to-day management (except for approval of material transactions with related parties, which may not be delegated and shall be approved by the board of directors prior opinion of the audit committee), (b) confer to one or more persons, whether or not members of board of directors the powers deemed to be appropriate for the general technical administrative and commercial management of the Company, (c) constitute an audit committee formed by directors, determining its function and authority, and (d) constitute any other committee, whose members may or may not be members of the board of directors and determine their functions and authority. On May 6, 2019, the board of directors appointed the Company’s chief executive as administrateur délégué and delegated to him the power to manage the Company’s affairs within the ordinary course of business, to the full extent permitted by Luxembourg law, to direct and supervise the business activities of the Company’s subsidiaries and to represent the Company in relation to such matters.

On May 6, 2019, the Company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting re-elected Roberto Bonatti, Carlos Condorelli, Germán Curá, Roberto Monti, Gianfelice Mario Rocca, Paolo Rocca, Jaime José Serra Puche, Yves Speeckaert, Mónica Tiuba, Amadeo Vázquez y Vázquez and Guillermo Vogel, as members of its board of directors to serve until the next annual shareholders’ meeting. The board of directors subsequently reappointed Paolo Rocca as chairman and chief executive officer and Guillermo Vogel and Germán Curá as vice-chairmen of the Company. The following table sets forth the name of the Company’s current directors, their respective positions on the board, their principal occupation, their years of service as board members and their age.

Roberto Bonatti. Mr. Bonatti is a member of the Company’s board of directors. He is a grandson of Agostino Rocca, founder of the Techint Group, a group of companies controlled by San Faustin. Throughout his career in the Techint Group he has been involved specifically in the engineering and construction and corporate sectors. He was first employed by the Techint Group in 1976, as deputy resident engineer in Venezuela. In 1984, he became a director of San Faustin, and since 2001 he has served as its president. He is also a member of the board of directors of Ternium. Mr. Bonatti is an Italian citizen.

Carlos Condorelli. Mr. Condorelli is a member of the Company’s board of directors. He served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from October 2002 until September 2007. He is also a board member of Ternium. He has held several positions within Tenaris, including also the Chief Financial Officer position in some of the principal Tenaris Group companies and member of the Company’s audit committee between November 1, 2017 and May 2, 2018. He also served as president of the board of directors of Empresa Distribuidora La Plata S.A. (“Edelap”), an Argentine utilities company. Mr. Condorelli is an Argentine citizen.

Germán Curá. Mr. Curá is a member of the Company’s board of directors and also holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. He served as president of our operations in North America until May 2, 2018, a position held since 2006. He was first employed by Siderca in 1988. Previously, he served as Siderca’s exports director, Tamsa’s exports director and commercial director, sales and marketing manager of our Middle East subsidiary, president of Algoma Tubes, president and Chief Executive Officer of Maverick Tubulars and president and Chief Executive Officer of Hydril, director of our Oilfield Services global business unit and Tenaris commercial director. He was also a member of the board of directors of API and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and of Deep Ocean AS. He is a marine engineer from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and an MBA graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Curá is an U.S. citizen.

Roberto Monti. Mr. Monti is a member of the Company’s board of directors and of its audit committee. He has served as vice president of exploration and production of Repsol YPF and as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of YPF. He was a member of the board of directors of YPF until December 2019. He was also the president of Dowell, a subsidiary of Schlumberger and the president of Schlumberger wire & testing division for East Hemisphere Latin America. Mr. Monti is an Argentine citizen.

Gianfelice Mario Rocca. Mr. Rocca is a member of the Company’s board of directors. He is a grandson of Agostino Rocca. He is Chairman of the board of directors of San Faustin, member of the board of directors of Ternium, president of the Humanitas Group and president of the board of directors of Tenova S.p.A. Moreover, in Italy, he is member of the board of Bocconi University, of the advisory board of Politecnico di Milano. At international level, he is member of the Harvard Business School Advisory Board and member of the European Round Table of Industrialists (“ERT”). Mr. Rocca is an Italian citizen.

Paolo Rocca. Mr. Rocca is the Chairman of the Company’s board of directors and our Chief Executive Officer. He is a grandson of Agostino Rocca. He is also the chairman of the board of directors of Ternium and a director and vice president of San Faustin. He is a member of the executive committee of the World Steel Association. Mr. Rocca is an Italian citizen.

Jaime José Serra Puche. Mr. Serra Puche is a member of the Company’s board of directors and of its audit committee. He is the chairman of SAI Derecho & Economía, a Mexican consulting firm, and a member of the board of directors of the Mexico Fund, Grupo Vitro, and chairman of the board of BBVA Bancomer. Mr. Serra Puche served as Mexico’s Undersecretary of Revenue, Secretary of Trade and Industry, and Secretary of Finance. He led the negotiation and implementation of NAFTA. Mr. Serra Puche is a Mexican citizen.

Yves Speeckaert. Mr. Speeckaert is a member of the Company’s board of directors. He served as director of KPMG Consulting in London, United Kingdom and Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he led various high-profile engagements in the telecom, energy and agri-business industries. He was also director of structured finance of Banca Intesa-Sanpaolo (London). Since 2010 he is a Luxembourg-based independent director of regulated investment funds (mostly private equity, RE, and UCITS funds, as well as impact funds) and he is a member of the board of directors of several industrial holdings. He is also active in carbon offsetting and climate change mitigation strategies with funds, governments and corporations particularly as related to Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility (ESR). He is a member of the Luxembourg Institute of Administrators (ILA). He holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.A in Philosophy from the University of Louvain and is a contributing and active member of the Alumni association of UC Berkeley. Mr. Speeckaert is a Belgian citizen.

Mónica Tiuba. Ms. Tiuba is a member of the Company’s board of directors and of the audit committee. She is a Brazilian qualified lawyer and accountant with over 17 years of professional experience in Brazil and Luxembourg. She started her career at Barbosa, Mussnich & Aragão law firm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she practiced corporate law, M&A and tax litigation. She worked in EY and PwC, in the Brazil and Luxembourg offices, advising multinational clients, private equity houses and family offices. She gained banking experience working as international senior wealth planner at Banque Edmond de Rothschild, in Luxembourg. She holds a specialization in EU tax law from Leiden University and a Master of Laws in international taxation from Vienna University of Economics. Ms. Tiuba is a Brazilian and Luxembourgish citizen.

Amadeo Vázquez y Vázquez. Mr. Vázquez y Vázquez is a member of the Company’s board of directors and the chairman of its audit committee. He is a member of the advisory board of the Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas and member of the Asociación Empresaria Argentina. He is a business consultant and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Banco Río de la Plata S.A. until August 1997, independent director and chairman of the audit committee of BBVA Banco Francés S.A. until 2003, Chairman of the board of directors of Telecom Argentina S.A. until April 2007 and independent alternate director of Gas Natural Ban, S.A, of Grupo Gas Natural Fenosa until April 2018. Mr. Vázquez y Vázquez is a Spanish and Argentine citizen.

Guillermo Vogel. Mr. Vogel is a member of the Company’s board of directors and also holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. He is the chairman of Grupo Collado and Exportaciones IM Promoción, and served as president of Canacero until April 16, 2018. Mr. Vogel is also a member of the board of directors of each of Techint, S.A. de C.V., Alfa, Banco Santander (México) S.A, the Universidad Panamericana – IPADE, Corporación Mexicana de Inversiones de Capital, Innovare, Grupo Assa and the American Iron and Steel Institute. In addition, he is a member of The Trilateral Commission and member of the International Board of The Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Vogel is a Mexican citizen.

At the next annual general shareholders’ meeting, it will be proposed that the number of directors be increased to twelve, that all of the current members of the board of directors be reappointed, and that Mr. Simon Ayat be newly appointed to the board of directors, each to hold office until the next annual general shareholders’ meeting that will be convened to decide on the Company’s 2020 annual accounts. Below you will find Mr. Ayat’s biographical information.

Simon Ayat. Mr. Ayat served as Schlumberger’s executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2007 until early 2020. He is currently a senior strategic advisor to the chief executive officer of Schlumberger. Mr. Ayat has held several financial and operational positions in Schlumberger, where he commenced his career in 1982. He was based in Paris, Houston and Dallas, as well as in the Middle East and Far East regions, serving as group treasurer, controller, Geomarket manager for Indonesia and drilling regional vice president for Asia Pacific. Mr. Ayat is also a member of the board of directors of Eurasia Drilling Company, the largest provider of drilling services in Russia. He is a French and Lebanese citizen.

Board members Monti, Serra Puche, Speeckaert, Tiuba and Vázquez y Vázquez qualify as independent directors for purposes of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1), and board members Messrs. Monti, Serra Puche, Speeckaert and Vázquez y Vázquez also qualify as independent directors under the Company’s articles of association. If appointed by the next annual general meeting of shareholders, Mr. Ayat would also qualify as independent director for purposes of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1) and under the Company’s articles of association.

Each director must act in the interest of the Company, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and the Company’s articles of association. Directors are also bound by a general duty of care owed to the Company.

Under the Luxembourg Company Law, directors may be liable to the Company in accordance with the general law for the execution of their mandate and for any misconduct in the management of the Company’s affairs. Directors are jointly and severally liable towards either the Company or any third parties from damages resulting from the violation of the Luxembourg Company Law or the Company’s articles of association. Directors shall be discharged from such liability in the case of a violation to which they were not a party provided no misconduct is attributable to them and such violation has been reported to the first general meeting of shareholders after they have acquired knowledge thereof.

Causes of action against directors for damages may be initiated by the Company upon a resolution of the general shareholders’ meeting passed by a simple majority vote, irrespective of the number of shares represented at the meeting. Causes of action against directors who misappropriate corporate assets or commit a breach of trust may be brought by any shareholder for personal losses different from those of the Company.

An action may also be brought against the directors on behalf of the Company by shareholders who, at the general meeting which decided upon discharge of such directors or members, owned voting securities representing at least ten per cent of the votes attaching to all such securities.

It is customary in Luxembourg that the shareholders expressly discharge the members of the board of directors from any liability arising out of or in connection with the exercise of their mandate when approving the annual accounts of the Company at the annual general shareholders meeting. However, any such discharge will not release the directors from liability for any damage caused by unrevealed acts of mismanagement or unrevealed breaches of the Luxembourg Company Law or the Company’s articles of association, nor will it release the directors from liability for any personal loss of the shareholders independent and separate from the losses suffered by the Company due to a breach either revealed and unrevealed of either the Luxembourg Company Law or the Company’s articles of association.

Under Luxembourg law, unless the decision of the board of directors relates to ordinary business entered into under normal conditions, any director having a direct or indirect financial interest conflicting with that of the Company in a transaction which has to be considered by the board of directors, must advise the board thereof and cause a record of her/his statement to be included in the minutes of the meeting and may not take part in the deliberations. At the next following general meeting, before any other resolution is put to vote, a special report must be made on any transactions in which any of the directors may have had an interest conflicting with that of the Company.

Pursuant to the Company’s articles of association, as supplemented by the audit committee’s charter, for as long as the Company’s shares are listed on at least one regulated market, the Company must have an audit committee composed of three members, the majority of whom must qualify as independent directors, provided, however, that the composition and membership of the audit committee shall satisfy such requirements as are applicable to, and mandatory for, audit committees of issuers such as the Company under any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company (including, without limitation, the applicable laws, rules and regulations of such regulated market or markets).

Under the Company’s articles of association, an independent director is a director who:

The audit committee of the Company’s board of directors currently consists of four members: Roberto Monti, Jaime José Serra Puche, Mónica Tiuba and Amadeo Vázquez y Vázquez, who were appointed to the audit committee by the Company´s board of directors on May 6, 2019. All of them qualify as independent directors for purposes of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act Rule 10A-3(b)(1), and Messrs. Monti, Serra Puche and Vázquez y Vázquez also qualify as independent directors under the Company’s articles of association. The board of directors of the Company has determined that Ms. Tiuba is competent in accounting and auditing matters. In addition, the membership of the audit committee as a whole has sufficient relevant knowledge of the business and financial experience to properly discharge its functions.

The audit committee operates under a charter which has been amended and restated by the board of directors on October 31, 2018, to implement adequate procedures to discharge the audit committee’s duties and responsibilities under applicable law, including the Audit Reform Law. The audit committee assists the board of directors in its oversight responsibilities relating to (i) the integrity of the Company’s financial statements; (ii) the effectiveness of the Company’s systems of internal control, risk management and internal audit over financial reporting; and (iii) the independence and performance of the Company’s external auditors. The audit committee also performs other duties entrusted to it by the Company’s board of directors or required to be performed by it under applicable laws and regulations.

In addition, the audit committee is required by the Company’s articles of association to review “material transactions”, as such term is defined under the Company’s articles of association and audit committee’s charter, between the Company or its subsidiaries and “related parties”, as such term is defined in the Company’s articles of association, in order to determine whether their terms are consistent with market conditions or are otherwise fair to the Company and/or its subsidiaries. In the case of material transactions entered into by the Company’s subsidiaries with related parties, the Company’s audit committee is only required to review transactions entered into by those subsidiaries whose boards of directors do not have independent members.

Under the Company’s articles of association, as supplemented by the audit committee’s charter, a “material transaction” is:

A “related party” is, in relation to the Company or its direct or indirect subsidiaries, any of the following persons: (i) a member of the board of directors of the Company or of the board of directors or other governing body of any of the Company’s subsidiaries; (ii) any company or person that controls directly or indirectly the Company or is a member of the board of directors or other governing body of an entity that controls directly or indirectly the Company; (iii) any entity that directly or indirectly controls or is under common control with the Company (other than the Company’s subsidiaries); (iv) any entity directly or indirectly controlled by any member of the board of directors of the Company, or of the board of directors or other governing body of any subsidiary of the Company; and (v) any spouses, parents, siblings or relatives up to the third degree of, and any person that shares a home with, any person referred to in (i) or (ii).

The audit committee has the power (to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws) to request that the Company or relevant subsidiary promptly provide all information necessary for the audit committee to assess the material transactions with related parties that it is required to review. A material related party transaction shall not be entered into without prior review by the Company’s audit committee and subsequent approval by the board of directors unless (i) the circumstances underlying the proposed transaction justify that it be entered into before the time it can actually be reviewed by the Company’s audit committee or approved by the board of directors and (ii) the related party agrees to unwind the transaction if the Company’s board of directors does not approve it.

The audit committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate to the fulfillment of its responsibilities and has direct access to the Company’s external auditors as well as anyone in the Company and, subject to applicable laws and regulations, its subsidiaries. In addition, the audit committee may engage, at the Company’s expense, independent counsel and other internal or external advisors to review, investigate or otherwise advise on, any matter as the committee may determine to be necessary to carry out its purposes and responsibilities.

In addition, the Company has established at management-level a critical risk committee (“CRC”) that assists the Company’s board of directors, the audit committee and the Chief Executive Officer with the oversight of risks to which Tenaris is exposed and in the monitoring and review of the risk management framework and processes, with a focus on those risks deemed to be critical. In the performance of its functions, the critical risk committee facilitates the identification and assessment of critical risks (including cybersecurity, environmental, health and safety, product liability, intellectual property, financial reporting and regulatory risks), the development of mitigating actions, and the monitoring of action plans. The critical risk committee periodically reports to the board of directors, the audit committee and the Chief Executive Officer on its activities.

More recently, the CRC has focused its attention on the main actions and mitigation plans to tackle the consequences of the global coronavirus pandemic and ensure business continuity. It is also focusing on the financial impact on the company of a collapse in demand for its products, including the cancellation of existing orders, following the collapse in oil prices in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Effective as of August 5, 2019, Alicia Móndolo was appointed Chief Financial Officer replacing Edgardo Carlos, who resigned from the Company.

Effective as of September 1, 2019, Guillermo G. Moreno ceased to act as President Canada assuming new responsibilities in the Company and was replaced by Ricardo Prosperi, and Vicente Majarrez was appointed President, Andean replacing Ricardo Prosperi.

Alicia Móndolo. Ms. Móndolo currently serves as our Chief Financial Officer, a position she assumed in August 2019. Ms. Móndolo joined the Techint Group in 1984 and has more than 35 years of experience in accounting and reporting, audit and finance. From 2010 to 2016, she served as Chief Audit Executive of Tenaris. Previously and from 2016 to 2019, she served as financial officer in several companies in the Techint Group. Ms. Móndolo is an Argentine and Italian citizen.

Antonio Caprera. Mr. Caprera currently serves as our Chief Industrial Officer, a position he assumed in April 2017. He joined the company in 1990. From 2000 to 2006 he served as quality director at Dalmine in Italy, where he later assumed responsibilities as production director until 2012. From that year and until 2015 he served as production director at Siderca in Argentina, after which he assumed responsibilities as global industrial coordinator based in Mexico until March 2017. Mr. Caprera is an Italian citizen.

Gabriel Casanova. Mr. Casanova currently serves as our Chief Supply Chain Officer, with responsibility for the execution of all contractual deliveries to customers. After graduating as a marine and mechanical engineer, he joined Siderca’s export department in 1987. In 1995 he became Siderca’s Chief Representative in China and from 1997 to 2009 he held several positions in the commercial area in Dalmine. In 2009 he became the head of our supply chain network and in October 2012 he assumed his current position. Mr. Casanova is an Argentine citizen.

Alejandro Lammertyn. Mr. Lammertyn currently serves as our Chief Digital and Planning Officer. He has served as our Chief Planning and Commercial Coordination Officer since 2013 and assumed additional responsibility for digital strategy and implementation in January 2019. Mr. Lammertyn began his career with Tenaris in 1990. Previously, he served as assistant to the chief executive officer for marketing, organization and mill allocation, supply chain director, commercial director and Eastern Hemisphere area manager. Mr. Lammertyn is an Argentine citizen.

Paola Mazzoleni. Ms. Mazzoleni currently serves as our Chief Human Resources Officer, a position she assumed on January 1, 2016. After receiving a degree in Philosophy, she started her career in Dalmine in 2001 in the human resources department, working in recruitment and selection. She next coordinated the company’s Global Trainee Program and then served as the regional head in Italy of Tenaris University. Ms. Mazzoleni was appointed as human resources director in Romania in 2008, in Italy in 2012 and in the United States in 2014. Ms. Mazzoleni is an Italian citizen.

Marcelo Ramos. Mr. Ramos currently serves as our Chief Technology Officer, with responsibility over technology and quality. Previously he served as corporate quality director and managing director of NKKTubes. He joined the Techint Group in 1987 and has held various positions within Tenaris. He assumed his current position in April 2010, when the quality and technology departments were combined. Mr. Ramos is an Argentine citizen.

Vicente Manjarrez. Mr. Manjarrez is currently president of our operations in the Andean Region, Central America and the Caribbean, based in Colombia. He began his career at our Tamsa mill in Veracruz, Mexico in 2003 as part of the maintenance team and eventually adopted a leading role in the expansion of the plant in 2009 as manager of the new rolling mill. In 2015 he moved to Romania to lead the technical sales team before returning to Colombia to take on the role of senior commercial director in 2017. Mr. Manjarrez is a Mexican citizen.

Luca Zanotti. Mr. Zanotti currently serves as president of our operations in the United States. In 2002, he joined Exiros, the procurement company for the Techint Group, as planning and administration director. He was later promoted to raw materials director and in July 2007 became managing director of Exiros, a position he held until 2010. He served as regional manager Europe, and managing director of Dalmine from 2011 to 2015, when he assumed his current position. Before joining the Techint Group, he was a senior manager at A.T. Kearney in Milan, where he worked from 1998 to 2002, and prior to that he held various business development positions in the Far East for Lovato Electric. Mr. Zanotti is an Italian citizen.

Sergio de la Maza. Mr. de la Maza currently serves as our president, Mexico and also serves as managing director and executive vice-president of Tamsa. He first joined Tamsa in 1980. From 1983 to 1988, Mr. de la Maza worked in several positions in Tamsa. He then became manager of Tamsa’s new pipe factory and later served as manufacturing manager and quality director of Tamsa. Subsequently, he was named manufacturing director of Siderca. He assumed his current position in 2003. Mr. de la Maza is a Mexican citizen.

Ricardo Prosperi. Mr. Prosperi currently serves as president of our operations in Canada. He joined the Techint Group in 1985, working in the Siderar planning department. From 1985 to 1998, Mr. Prosperi held several positions in Siderar before becoming the exports general manager of Sidor. He later went on to be the commercial director in Siderar. After a period as president of Ternium Sidor in Venezuela and then International Area Manager for Ternium, he joined Tenaris in 2010, where he has served as president of our operations in the Andean Region, Central America and the Caribbean, based in Colombia. Mr. Prosperi is an Argentine citizen.

Renato Catallini. Mr. Catallini currently serves as president of our operations in Brazil, a position that he assumed in October 2012, after having served as our supply chain director since August 2007. He joined Tenaris in 2001 in the supply management area, as a general manager of Exiros Argentina. In July 2002, he was appointed operations director and subsequently, in January 2005, became managing director of Exiros. Before joining Tenaris, he worked for ten years in the energy sector, working for Transportadora de Gas del Norte (“TGN”), Nova Gas Internacional, TransCanada Pipelines and TotalFinaElf, among others. Mr. Catallini is an Argentine and Italian citizen.

Javier Martínez Álvarez. Mr. Martínez Álvarez currently serves as president of our operations in the Southern Cone, a position he assumed in June 2010, having previously served as our Andean area manager. He began his career in the Techint Group in 1990, holding several positions including planning manager of Siderar and commercial director of Ternium-Sidor. In 2006, he joined Tenaris as our Venezuela area manager. Mr. Martínez Alvarez is an Argentine citizen.

Gabriel Podskubka. Mr. Podskubka currently serves as president of our operations in the Eastern Hemisphere, based in Dubai. He assumed his current position in April 2013 after serving as the head of our operations in Eastern Europe for four years. After graduating as an industrial engineer Mr. Podskubka joined the Techint Group in 1995 in the marketing department of Siderca. He held various positions in the marketing, commercial, and industrial areas until he was appointed as oil & gas sales director in the United States in 2006. Mr. Podskubka is an Argentine citizen.

Michele Della Briotta. Mr. Della Briotta currently serves as president of our operations in Europe, a position he assumed in July 2016. He first joined Tenaris in 1997 and has worked in areas such as industrial planning, operations, supply chain and commercial in Italy, Mexico, Argentina and the United States. Most recently he served as Tenaris’s area manager for Romania. Mr. Della Briotta is an Italian citizen.

The compensation payable to the members of the Company’s board of directors for their performance of their services to the Company is determined at the annual ordinary general shareholders’ meeting. The general meeting of shareholders held on May 6, 2019 approved the compensation paid to directors for the performance of their duties during the fiscal year 2019, and resolved that (i) each director receive a fixed compensation for an amount of $115,000; (ii) each director who is also a member of the Company’s audit committee receives an additional fee of $55,000 and; (iii) the chairman of the Company’s audit committee receives, an additional fee of $10,000. No variable compensation has been paid or shall be payable to directors for services rendered during the year 2019 and no long-term incentive or pension plan is available to directors.

The compensation paid to the Company’s managing director or chief executive officer is determined by the board of directors. The cash compensation paid or payable to chief executive officer for the performance of his duties during the year 2019 amounts to $7 million, of which $3 million corresponds to fixed compensation and $4 million corresponds to variable compensation. No long-term incentive or pension plan is awarded to the chief executive officer.

The aggregate cash compensation paid to all directors and senior managers of the Company for the year 2019 amounted to $33.7 million. This amount includes cash benefits paid to certain senior managers in connection with pre-existing retirement plans. In addition, senior managers received for the year 2019, 468,558 units for a total amount of $4.8 million in connection with the Employee retention and long-term incentive program described in note O (3) “Employee benefits - Other long term benefits” to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.

The Luxembourg Parliament enacted the Luxembourg Law of August 1, 2019 (amending the Shareholders’ Rights Law), which transposes EU Directive 2017/828 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 17, 2017 (amending Directive 2007/36/EC) regarding the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement in listed companies within the Member States of the European Union. In compliance with the Shareholders’ Rights Law, the Company’s board of directors must approve a Compensation Policy setting forth the principles and guidelines for purposes of determining the compensation payable to the members of the Company’s board of directors and the managing director or chief executive officer and a Compensation Report describing the compensation paid to directors and the chief executive officer for the performance of their duties during the year ended December 31, 2019. In accordance with the Shareholders’ Rights Law, once approved by the Company’s board of directors, the Compensation Policy and the 2019 Compensation Report, will be made available on the Company’s website and, will be submitted to the non-binding vote of the shareholders at the next general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on June 2, 2020.

The Company’s articles of association require the appointment of an independent audit firm in accordance with applicable law. The primary responsibility of the auditor is to audit the Company’s annual accounts and consolidated financial statements and to submit a report on the accounts to shareholders at the annual shareholders’ meeting. In accordance with applicable law, auditors are chosen from among the members of the Luxembourg Institute of Independent Auditors (Institut des réviseurs d’entreprises).

Auditors are appointed by the general shareholders’ meeting upon recommendation from the Company’s audit committee through a resolution passed by a simple majority vote, irrespective of the number of shares represented at the meeting, to serve one-year renewable terms. Auditors may be dismissed by the general shareholders’ meeting at any time, with or without cause. Luxembourg law does not allow directors to serve concurrently as external auditors. As part of their duties, the auditors report directly to the audit committee.

Pursuant to its charter, the Company’s audit committee is responsible for, among other things, the oversight of the independence and performance of the Company’s external auditors. The audit committee is also responsible to consider and make recommendations to the board of directors, to be put to shareholders for approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders, regarding the appointment, re-appointment or removal of the Company’s external auditors. In addition, the audit committee is responsible to review the appropriateness and provision of permitted non-audit fees and to review and approve any fees (whether for audit, audit-related and non-audit services) payable to the Company’s external auditors. On a yearly basis, in the performance of its functions, the audit committee considers the appointment of the Company’s external auditors and reviews, together with management and the external auditor, the audit plan, audit related services and other non-audit services. The audit committee requests the board of diretors to submit the audit committee’s recommendation for the appointment of the Company’s external auditor for each fiscal year and the payment of applicable fees, for final approval by the general shareholders’ meeting. The general shareholders’ meeting regularly approves such audit fees and authorizes the audit committee to approve any increase or reallocation of such audit fees as may be necessary, appropriate or desirable under the circumstances. No services outside the scope of the audit committee’s approval can be undertaken by the external auditor.

The shareholders’ meeting held on May 6, 2019, re-appointed PwC Luxembourg as the Company’s independent approved statutory auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, . At the next annual general shareholders’ meeting, it will be proposed that PwC Luxembourg be re-appointed as the Company’s independent approved statutory auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.

In 2019 and 2018, PwC Luxembourg served as the principal external auditor for the Company. Fees paid to PwC Luxembourg and other PwC member firms for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are detailed below.

Audit fees were paid for professional services rendered by the external auditors for the audit of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting of the Company, the statutory financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and any other audit services required in connection with the Company´s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory filings.

Audit-related fees are typically services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the consolidated financial statements and are not reported under the audit fee item above. This item includes, among others, fees for attestation services on financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries included in annual reports filed with the applicable regulators.

Consisted primarily of fees paid for services provided in connection with training courses to Tenaris employees.

The Company’s audit committee is responsible for, among other things, the oversight of the Company’s external auditors. The audit committee has adopted in its charter a policy of pre-approval of audit and permissible non-audit services provided by its external auditors.

Under the policy, the audit committee makes its recommendations to the shareholders’ meeting concerning the continuing appointment or termination of the Company’s external auditors. On a yearly basis, the audit committee reviews together with management and the external auditor, the audit plan, audit related services and other non-audit services and approves, ad-referendum of the general shareholders’ meeting, the related fees. Any changes to the approved fees must be reviewed and approved by the audit committee. The general shareholders’ meeting normally approves such audit fees and authorizes the audit committee to approve any increase or reallocation of such audit fees as may be necessary, appropriate or desirable under the circumstances. The audit committee delegates to its Chairman the authority to consider and approve, on behalf of the audit committee, additional non-audit services that were not recognized at the time of engagement, which must be reported to the other members of the audit committee at its next meeting. No services outside the scope of the audit committee’s approval can be undertaken by the external auditor.

To our knowledge, the total number of shares (in the form of ordinary shares or ADSs) beneficially owned by our directors and senior management as of the date of this annual report was 921,603, which represents 0.08% of our outstanding shares.

The following table provides information regarding share ownership by our directors and senior management:

The following table shows the beneficial ownership of our securities (in the form of shares or ADSs) by (1) the Company’s major shareholders (persons or entities that have notified the Company of holdings in excess of 5% of the Company’s share capital), non-affiliated public shareholders, and (2) the Company’s directors and senior management as a group. The information below is based on the most recent information provided to the Company.

The voting rights of the Company’s major shareholders do not differ from the voting rights of other shareholders. None of its outstanding shares have any special control rights. There are no restrictions on voting rights, nor are there, to the Company’s knowledge, any agreements among shareholders of the Company that might result in restrictions on the transfer of securities or the exercise of voting rights.

The Company does not know of any significant agreements or other arrangements to which the Company is a party and which take effect, alter or terminate in the event of a change of control of the Company. The Company does not know of any arrangements, the operation of which may at a later date result in a change of control of the Company.

The Company is a public limited liability company (société anonyme) organized under the laws of Luxembourg. Its object and purpose, as set forth in Article 2 of its articles of association, is the taking of interests, in any form, in corporations or other business entities, and the administration, management, control and development thereof. The Company is registered under the number B85 203 in the Luxembourg Régistre de Commerce et des Sociétés.

The Company’s authorized share capital is fixed by the Company’s articles of association as amended from time to time with the approval of shareholders at an extraordinary general shareholder’s meeting. The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2,500,000,000 shares with a par value of $1.00 per share. There were 1,180,536,830 shares issued as of the date of this annual report. All issued shares are fully paid.

The Company’s articles of association authorize the board of directors, or any delegate(s) duly appointed by the board of directors, to issue shares within the limits of the authorized share capital against contributions in cash, contributions in kind or by way of available reserves, at such time and on such terms and conditions, including the issue price, as the board of directors, or its delegate(s), may in its or in their discretion resolve.

The Company’s shareholders have authorized the board of directors to waive, suppress or limit any pre-emptive subscription rights of the shareholders provided for by law to the extent it deems such waiver, suppression or limitation advisable for any issue or issues of shares within the authorized share capital; and have waived any pre-emptive subscription rights provided for by law and related procedures. Although the validity period of such authorization will expire on June 5, 2020, the board of directors has convened an extraordinary meeting of shareholders to be held on June 2, 2020, which will consider the renewal of such authorization for an additional five-year period. However, under the Company’s articles of association, the Company’s existing shareholders shall have a preferential right to subscribe for any new shares issued pursuant to the authorization granted to its board of directors, except in the following cases (in which cases no pre-emptive subscription rights shall apply):

•      any issuance of shares (including, without limitation, the direct issuance of shares or upon the exercise of options, rights convertible into shares, or similar instruments convertible or exchangeable into shares) against a contribution other than in cash; and

•      any issuance of shares (including by way of free shares or at discount), up to an amount of 1.5% of the issued share capital of the Company, to directors, officers, agents or employees of the Company, its direct or indirect subsidiaries, or its affiliates, including, without limitation, the direct issuance of shares or upon the exercise of options, rights convertible into shares, or similar instruments convertible or exchangeable into shares, issued for the purpose of compensation or incentive for any such persons or in relation thereto (which the board of directors shall be authorized to issue upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit).

The Company’s articles of association do not contain any redemption or sinking fund provisions, nor do they impose any restrictions on the transfer of the Company’s shares. The shares are issued in registered form only.

Amendment of the Company’s articles of association requires the approval of shareholders at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting with a two-thirds majority vote of the shares represented at the meeting.

The Company is controlled by San Faustin, which owns 60.45% of the Company’s outstanding shares, through its wholly owned subsidiary Techint Holdings S.à r.l. The Dutch private foundation (Stichting) RP STAK holds voting rights in San Faustin sufficient to control San Faustin. No person or group of persons controls RP STAK.

Our directors and senior management as a group own 0.08% of the Company’s outstanding shares, while the remaining 39.47% are publicly traded. The Company’s shares trade on the Italian Stock Exchange and the Mexican Stock Exchange; in addition, the Company’s ADSs trade on the New York Stock Exchange. See “Corporate Governance – Major Shareholders”.

None of the Company’s outstanding securities has any special control rights. The Company’s articles of association do not contain any provision that would have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company and that would operate only with respect to a merger, acquisition or corporate restructuring involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition, the Company does not know of any significant agreements or other arrangements to which the Company is a party and which take effect, alter or terminate in the event of a change of control of the Company. There are no agreements between the Company and members of its board of directors or employees providing for compensation if they resign or are made redundant without reason, or if their employment ceases following a change in control of the Company.

Management is vested in a board of directors. Directors are elected at the annual ordinary shareholders’ meeting to serve one-year renewable terms. See “Corporate Governance – Board of Directors”.

Tenaris is a party to several related party transactions as described in Note 30 “Related party transactions” to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in this annual report. Material related party transactions are subject to the review of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors and the requirements of Luxembourg law. For further details on the approval process for related party transactions, see “Corporate Governance – Audit Committee”.

In the ordinary course of business, we purchase round steel bars, flat steel products and other raw materials from Ternium or its subsidiaries. These purchases are made on similar terms and conditions as sales made by these companies to unrelated third parties. These transactions include:

In the ordinary course of business, we purchase flat steel products for use in our welded steel pipe operations, from Usiminas. These purchases, which are made on similar terms and conditions as sales made by this company to unrelated third parties, amounted to $59 million in 2019, $68 million in 2018 and $43 million in 2017.

In the ordinary course of business, we sell raw materials and other production inputs to Ternium or its subsidiaries. These sales are made on similar terms and conditions as purchases made by these companies from unrelated third parties. These transactions include:

Exiros B.V. (“Exiros”), in which we have 50% share ownership and Ternium has the remaining 50% share ownership, provides purchase agency services and raw materials and other products to Tecpetrol and other companies controlled by San Faustin. Pursuant to the Exiros shareholders’ agreement, Tenaris recognizes Exiros’ assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses in relation to its interest in the joint operation. Exiros’ total sales to companies controlled by San Faustin totaled $16 million in 2019 and $16 million in 2018.

Techgen, which is currently owned 48% by Ternium, 30% by Tecpetrol and 22% by Tenaris, operates an electric power plant in Pesquería, Mexico. Techgen became fully operational on December 1, 2016. Ternium and Tenaris currently contract 78% and 22%, respectively, of Techgen’s power capacity. Techgen sells to third parties on behalf of Tenaris the unused electricity that Tenaris purchased from Techgen.

Techgen net sales of electricity to Tenaris amounted to $40 million in 2019, $36 million in 2018 and $29 million in 2017.

We are party to contracts with Tecpetrol, TGN, Litoral Gas and Energy Consulting Services relating to the supply of natural gas to our operations in Argentina. Tecpetrol a company controlled by San Faustin, is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and has rights to various oil and gas fields in Argentina and elsewhere in Latin America. TGN, a company in which San Faustin has joint control since October 2019, operates two major pipelines in Argentina connecting the major gas basins of Neuquén and Noroeste-Bolivia to the major consumption centers in Argentina, Litoral Gas is a company that holds the regional license for gas and distribution in the Province of Santa Fe and in the northeastern section of the Province of Buenos Aires. Energy Consulting Services is a company engaged in energy and management consulting, representing one of the major natural gas traders in Argentina. San Faustin holds significant but non-controlling interests in Litoral Gas and Energy Consulting Services and also held significant but non-controlling interests in TGN until October 2019.

Tecpetrol supplies Siderca with natural gas requirements under market conditions and according to local regulations. Tecpetrol’s sales to Tenaris amounted to $49 million in 2019, $95 million in 2018 and $7 million in 2017.

TGN charges Siderca a price to transport its natural gas supplies that is equivalent on a comparable basis to prices paid by other industrial users. The Argentine government regulates the general framework under which TGN operates and prices its services. TGN’s sales to Tenaris amounted to $4 million in 2019, $8 million in 2018 and $3 million in 2017.

Litoral Gas’s sales to Tenaris totaled $1 million in 2019, $3 million in 2018 and $5 million in 2017.

Energy Consulting Services’s sales to Tenaris totaled $2 million in 2018 and $7 million in 2017.

Tenaris contracts with certain companies controlled by San Faustin specialized in supplying engineering services and non-specialist manual labor services, such as industrial cleaning, general maintenance, handling of by-products and construction services. Fees accrued for these services in the aggregate amounted to $47 million in 2019, $33 million in 2018 and $40 million in 2017.

In the ordinary course of business, we sell steel pipes, sucker rods and related services to other companies controlled or under the significant influence of San Faustin. These sales, which are made principally to companies involved in the construction of gas pipelines and to Tecpetrol and joint ventures in which Tecpetrol participates, for its oil and gas drilling operations, are made on similar terms and conditions as sales to unrelated third parties. Our sales of steel pipes and sucker rods as well as logistical and certain other services to other companies controlled or under significant influence of San Faustin amounted to $66 million in 2019, $129 million in 2018 and $95 million in 2017.

We provide information technology services to companies controlled by San Faustin. Sales of these services amounted to $2 million per year in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Finma S.A. (“Finma”), Arhsa S.A. (“Arhsa”) and Techinst S.A. (“Techinst”) a group of companies controlled by San Faustin in which the Company has a 33% share ownership and other affiliates of San Faustin have the remaining share ownership, provide administrative, and legal support services to San Faustin’s affiliates in Argentina, including Tenaris. During 2018, Arhsa merged with Finma, with Finma continuing to render the services previously provided by Arhsa. Fees accrued for these services amounted to $9 million in 2019, $10 million in 2018 and $12 million in 2017.

Tenaris financed the construction and operation of Techgen’s Pesquería project primarily in the form of subordinated loans to Techgen. Outstanding principal amount of loans to Techgen as of December 31, 2019 amounted to $58 million, as of December 31, 2018 amounted to $99 million, and as of December 31, 2017 amounted to $93 million. These loans generated interest gains in favor of Tenaris in an amount of $4 million in 2019, $5 million in 2018 and $4 million in 2017.

We entered into various contracts with Tenova (and subsidiaries), a company controlled by San Faustin, for the provision of furnaces, spare parts, accessories and related services for our facilities. Supplies received amounted to $2 million in 2019, $9 million in 2018 and $3 million in 2017.

In addition, in the ordinary course of business, from time to time, we carry out other transactions and enter into other arrangements with other related parties, none of which are considered to be material.

Subject to applicable law, all shares (including shares underlying ADSs) are entitled to participate equally in dividends when, as and if declared by the shareholders at the annual general shareholders’ meeting, out of funds legally available for such purposes.

The Company does not have, and has no current plans to establish, a formal dividend policy governing the amount and payment of dividends or other distributions. Dividends may be lawfully declared and paid if the Company’s profits and distributable reserves are sufficient under Luxembourg law. The amount and payment of dividends must be determined by a majority vote at a general shareholders’ meeting, generally, but not necessarily, based on the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors. Under Article 21 of the Company’s articles of association, the board of directors has the power to distribute interim dividends out of profits, share premium or any other available reserves, in accordance with applicable law, but payment of such dividends must be finally approved by the Company’s general shareholders’ meeting.

As provided by Article 21 of the Company’s articles of association, dividends or other distributions declared by the general meeting as well as interim dividends or other distributions declared by the board of directors will be distributed at the times and places determined by the board of directors. The Company will make any and all dividend payments and any other distributions in respect of shares registered in the name of any securities settlement system or operator of such a system or in the name of any financial institution or other professional depositary of securities or any other depositary, whether in cash, shares or other assets, only to such registered holder, or otherwise in accordance with such registered holder’s instructions, and, as provided by Article 21 of the Company’s articles of association, that payment shall release the Company from any and all obligations for such payment.

The Company conducts and will continue to conduct its operations through subsidiaries and, accordingly, its main source of cash to pay dividends, among other possible sources, will be the dividends received from its subsidiaries. See “Principal Risks and Uncertainties – Risks Relating to the Structure of the Company – As a holding company, the Company’s ability to pay cash dividends depends on the results of operations and financial condition of its subsidiaries and could be restricted by legal, contractual or other limitations”.

Under Luxembourg law, claims for dividends will lapse in favor of the Company five years after the date such dividends are declared. However, the Company may elect to pay a declared dividend after such period. Declared and unpaid dividends held by the Company for the account of its shareholders do not bear interest.

Pursuant to Luxembourg law, at least 5% of the Company’s net profits per year must be allocated to the creation of a legal reserve until such reserve has reached an amount equal to 10% of our share capital. If the legal reserve later falls below the 10% threshold, at least 5% (or such lower amount required to reach the 10% threshold) of net profits again must be allocated toward the reserve. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s legal reserve represented 10% of its share capital. The legal reserve is not available for distribution.

The following table shows the dividends approved by the Company’s shareholders in the last five years:

On April 29, 2020 the board of directors announced the proposals to be submitted to the consideration of the Annual General Shareholders’ meeting, including its proposal on dividends. For more information, see “Recent Developments – Annual Dividend Proposal”.

The following table shows the number of persons employed by Tenaris as of December 31:

The number of our employees remained substantially stable in 2019 in comparison with 2018. Our labor costs worldwide related to continuing operations increased 2%.

Approximately 60% of our employees are unionized. In all the countries we have presence, we operate in full respect of the institutional rules and local norms, generating recognized agreements among all the parties involved. We forge our relations with the unions based on the premise of an open dialogue and a rich interchange of proposals.

In 2017, 2018 and 2019, our operations in Mexico experienced several days of union-led stoppages due to an internal dispute within the local union, but the activities in our plant remain normal. Such internal dispute is ongoing and we cannot assure it will not cause further disruptions in our Mexican operations.

With the acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars in 2020, for the first time Tenaris will be managing a unionized environment in the United States in some of the new added facilities.

Tenaris embraces diversity in all its forms, on the understanding that diverse points of view and perspectives contribute to the rational solution of problems and the effective accomplishment of goals. Diversity based on ethnicity, gender, creed, race and nationality is part of Tenaris’s DNA and constitutes an important differentiation aspect of our uniqueness as a global enterprise. Tenaris, as a global organization that draws its workforce from diverse cultures and backgrounds, values cultural and geographic adaptability among its employees.

The Company’s Code of Conduct prohibits unlawful discrimination in employment relationship and grants all persons the right to apply for a position in Tenaris or to be considered for a new position in accordance with opening requirements and merit criteria, without any arbitrary discrimination. All employees, at every level, must cooperate to maintain a respectful environment should there be personal differences. Similarly, the Company’s Human Resources Policy promotes equal opportunity and provides that hiring, promotion, transfer and other employment decisions will be adopted without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin or sexual orientation. Compensation in Tenaris is strictly based on each employee’s duties and personal performance, competencies and behavior. In addition, Tenaris conducts periodic employees’ opinion surveys to have updated information on how our employees perceive the equal opportunities culture and management’s commitment with diversity and respect for the value of human, cultural and lifestyle differences. Finally, Tenaris has organized local diversity committees in all regions working on specific regional objectives on diversity.

Tenaris is committed to building a culture of transparency and integrity, based on ethical behavior and compliance with the law. We believe this is essential for the sustainability of our activities.

As of 2016 we formalized an integrated risk-based methodology to better identify, evaluate and prioritize the sustainability challenges that can impact our ability to achieve our goals and our relationship with our stakeholders.

The non-financial information required by article 1730-1 of the Luxembourg Company Law and articles 68 and 68bis of the Luxembourg law of December 19, 2002 on the commercial and companies register and on the accounting records and annual accounts and undertakings, as amended, has been published under the name of “Sustainability Report” as of the date of this annual report and is available on www.tenaris.com https://ir.tenaris.com/financial-and-sustainability-reports/reports

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position of Tenaris S.A. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) as at 31 December 2019, and of its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union.

Our opinion is consistent with our additional report to the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”).

We conducted our audit in accordance with the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the Law of 23 July 2016 on the audit profession (Law of 23 July 2016) and with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and as adopted for Luxembourg by the “Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier” (CSSF). Our responsibilities under the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the Law of 23 July 2016 and ISAs as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF are further described in the “Responsibilities of the “Réviseur d’entreprises agréé” for the audit of the consolidated financial statements” section of our report.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

We are independent of the Group in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements. We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities under those ethical requirements.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative, 2 rue Gerhard Mercator, B.P. 1443, L-1014 Luxembourg

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To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that we have not provided non-audit services that are prohibited under Article 5(1) of the EU Regulation No 537/2014.

The non-audit services that we have provided to the Company and its controlled undertakings, if applicable, for the year ended 31 December 2019, are disclosed in Note 31 to the consolidated financial statements.

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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The Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information stated in the annual report including the consolidated management report and the Corporate Governance Statement but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our audit report thereon.

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those charged with governance for the consolidated financial statements

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRSs as issued by the IASB and in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Responsibilities of the “Réviseur d’entreprises agréé” for the audit of the consolidated financial statements

The objectives of our audit are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an audit report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the Law of 23 July 2016 and with ISAs as issued by the IAASB and as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

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As part of an audit in accordance with the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the Law of 23 July 2016 and with ISAs as issued by the IAASB and as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate to them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our audit report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter.

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The consolidated management report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

The Corporate Governance Statement is included in the consolidated management report. The information required by Article 68ter Paragraph (1) Letters c) and d) of the Law of 19 December 2002 on the commercial and companies register and on the accounting records and annual accounts of undertakings, as amended, is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

We have been appointed as “Réviseur d’Entreprises Agréé” of the Group by the General Meeting of the Shareholders on 6 May 2019 and the duration of our uninterrupted engagement, including previous renewals and reappointments, is 18 years.

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(*) Since 2018 Tenaris recognizes its share over the effects on the adoption of IAS 29, “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies” by Ternium in other comprehensive income as a currency translation adjustment.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits are disclosed in Note 25.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

(1) The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2.5 billion shares having a nominal value of $1.00 per share. As of December 31, 2019 there were 1,180,536,830 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid.

(2) Other reserves include mainly the result of transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control, the remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations, the changes in value of cash flow hedges and the changes in financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

(3) The restrictions to the distribution of profits and payment of dividends according to Luxembourg Law are disclosed in Note 25.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

(1) The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2.5 billion shares having a nominal value of $1.00 per share. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 there were 1,180,536,830 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid.

(2) Other reserves include mainly the result of transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control, the remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations and the changes in value of cash flow hedges and in available for sale financial instruments.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

II. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these Consolidated Financial Statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

A Basis of presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements of Tenaris have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments) and plan assets at fair value. The Consolidated Financial Statements are, unless otherwise noted, presented in thousands of U.S. dollars (“$”).

Whenever necessary, certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to changes in presentation in the current year.

Following the sale of the steel electric conduit business in North America, known as Republic Conduit, in January 2017, the results of the mentioned business are presented as discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5, "Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations". Consequently, all comparative amounts related to discontinued operations within each line item of the Consolidated Income Statement are reclassified into discontinued operations. The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows includes the cash flows for continuing and discontinued operations. Cash flows from discontinued operations and earnings per share are disclosed separately in Note 29, as well as additional information detailing net assets of disposal group classified as held for sale and discontinued operations.

The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make certain accounting estimates and assumptions that might affect among others, the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The main areas involving significant estimates or judgements are: Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets (note II.G); Income Taxes (note II.N); Loss contingencies (note II.P); Defined benefit obligations (note II.O), Business Combinations (notes II.B, III.27); Useful lives of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets (notes II.E, II.F, II.G).

(1)

Accounting pronouncements applicable as from January 1, 2019 and relevant for Tenaris

IFRS 16, “Leases”

Tenaris has adopted IFRS 16 “Leases” from January 1, 2019. In accordance with the transition provisions in IFRS 16, Tenaris has adopted the new rules using the modified retrospective approach, meaning that reclassifications of the adoption was recognized in the opening balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 and that comparatives were not restated.

Upon adoption of IFRS 16, Tenaris recognized lease liabilities in relation to leases which had previously been classified as “operating leases” under the principles of IAS 17 “Leases”. These liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. The associated right-of-use assets were measured at the amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to that lease recognized in the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. The difference between the amount of the lease liability recognized in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application and the operating lease commitments under IAS 17 is related to leases with a duration lower than 12 months, low value leases and/or leases with clauses related to variable payments.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

A Basis of presentation (Cont.)

(1)

Accounting pronouncements applicable as from January 1, 2019 and relevant for Tenaris (Cont.)

IFRS 16, “Leases” (Cont.)

Leases are recognized as a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability at the date at which the leased asset is available for use by the group. Each lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to profit or loss over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

Lease liabilities include the net present value of i) fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable, ii) variable lease payments that are based on an index or a rate, iii) amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees, iv) the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option, and v) payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising that option.

The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If that rate cannot be determined, the lessee’s incremental borrowing rate is used, being the rate that the lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value in a similar economic environment with similar terms and conditions.

Right-of-use assets are measured at cost comprising the amount of the initial measurement of lease liability, any lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received and any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee.

Payments associated with short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognized on a straight-line basis as an expenses in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. Low-value comprise mainly IT equipment and small items of office furniture.

In determining the lease term, management considers all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise an extension option, or not exercise a termination option. Extension options (or periods after termination options) are only included in the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be extended (or not terminated).

IFRIC 23, "Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments"

Tenaris has adopted IFRIC 23 “Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments” from January 1, 2019. This interpretation clarifies how the recognition and measurement requirements of IAS 12 “Income taxes” are applied where there is uncertainty over income tax treatments.

Other accounting pronouncements that became effective during 2019 have no material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

B Group accounting

(1)

Subsidiaries and transactions with non-controlling interests

Subsidiaries are all entities over which Tenaris has control. Tenaris controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is exercised by the Company and are no longer consolidated from the date control ceases.

The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries by Tenaris. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets transferred, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange. Acquisition-related costs are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets acquired, liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. Any non-controlling interest in the acquiree is measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the acquiree’s net assets. The excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If this is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized directly in the Consolidated Income Statement.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

B Group accounting (Cont.)

(1)

Subsidiaries and transactions with non-controlling interests (Cont.)

Contingent consideration is classified either as equity or as a financial liability. Amounts classified as a financial liability are subsequently remeasured to fair value with changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss.

If the business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date carrying value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date. Any gains or losses arising from such remeasurement are recognized in profit or loss.

Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control are accounted as transactions with equity owners of the Company. For purchases from non-controlling interests, the difference between any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.

When the Company ceases to have control or significant influence, any retained interest in the entity is remeasured to its fair value, with the change in carrying amount recognized in profit or loss. The fair value is the initial carrying amount for the purposes of subsequently accounting for the retained interest as an associate, joint venture or financial asset. In addition, any amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in respect of that entity are accounted for as if the group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. This may mean that amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.

Material intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains (losses) on transactions between Tenaris subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. However, since the functional currency of some subsidiaries is its respective local currency, some financial gains (losses) arising from intercompany transactions are generated. These are included in the Consolidated Income Statement under Other financial results.

(2)

Non-consolidated companies

Non-consolidated companies are all entities in which Tenaris has significant influence but not control, generally accompanying a shareholding of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights. Investments in non-consolidated companies (associated and joint ventures) are accounted for by the equity method of accounting and are initially recognized at cost. The Company’s investment in non-consolidated companies includes goodwill identified in acquisition, net of any accumulated impairment loss.

Under the equity method of accounting, the investments are initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize Tenaris’s share of the post-acquisition profits or losses of the investee in profit or loss, and Tenaris’s share of movements in other comprehensive income of the investee in other comprehensive income. Dividends received or receivable from associates and joint ventures are recognized as a reduction in the carrying amount of the investment.

If material, unrealized results on transactions between Tenaris and its non-consolidated companies are eliminated to the extent of Tenaris’s interest in the non-consolidated companies. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment indicator of the asset transferred. Financial statements of non-consolidated companies have been adjusted where necessary to ensure consistency with IFRS.

The Company’s pro-rata share of earnings in non-consolidated companies is recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement under Equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated companies. The Company’s pro-rata share of changes in other comprehensive income is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

B Group accounting (Cont.)

(2)

Non-consolidated companies (Cont.)

Ternium

At December 31, 2019, Tenaris holds 11.46% of Ternium S.A (“Ternium”)’s common stock. The following factors and circumstances evidence that Tenaris has significant influence (as defined by IAS 28, “Investments in associates companies and Joint Ventures”) over Ternium, and as a result the Company’s investment in Ternium has been accounted for under the equity method:

Both the Company and Ternium are under the indirect common control of San Faustin S.A.;

Four out of eight members of Ternium’s Board of Directors (including Ternium’s Chairman) are also members of the Company’s Board of Directors;

Under the shareholders’ agreement by and between the Company and Techint Holdings S.à r.l, a wholly owned subsidiary of San Faustin S.A. and Ternium’s main shareholder, dated January 9, 2006, Techint Holdings S.à.r.l, is required to take actions within its power to cause (a) one of the members of Ternium’s Board of Directors to be nominated by the Company and (b) any director nominated by the Company to be only removed from Ternium’s Board of Directors pursuant to previous written instructions of the Company.

Usiminas

At December 31, 2019, Tenaris holds through its Brazilian subsidiary Confab Industrial S.A. (“Confab”), 5.2% of the shares with voting rights and 3.07% of Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (“Usiminas”) total share capital.

The acquisition of Usiminas shares was part of a larger transaction performed on January 16, 2012, pursuant to which Ternium, certain of its subsidiaries and Confab joined Usiminas’ existing control group through the acquisition of ordinary shares representing 27.7% of Usiminas’ total voting capital and 13.8% of Usiminas’ total share capital. A shareholders’ agreement governed the rights and obligations of the several control group members.

In April and May 2016 Tenaris’s subsidiary Confab subscribed, in the aggregate, to 1.3 million preferred shares (BRL1.28 per share) for a total amount of BRL1.6 million (approximately $0.5 million) and 11.5 million ordinary shares (BRL5.00 per share) for a total amount of BRL57.5 million (approximately $16.6 million). The preferred and ordinary shares were issued on June 3, 2016 and July 19, 2016, respectively. Consequently as of December 31, 2019 Tenaris owns 36.5 million ordinary shares and 1.3 million preferred shares of Usiminas.

In 2014, a conflict arose between the T/T Group (comprising Confab and Ternium’s subsidiaries Ternium Investments, Ternium Argentina and Prosid Investments) and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”) with respect to the governance of Usiminas.

On February 8, 2018, Ternium Investments resolved the dispute with NSSMC, and on April 10, 2018, the T/T Group entities (including Confab), NSSMC and Previdência Usiminas entered into a new shareholders’ agreement for Usiminas, amending and restating the previously existing shareholders agreement (the “New SHA”). Usiminas’ control group now holds, in the aggregate, 483.6 million ordinary shares bound to the New SHA, representing approximately 68.6% of Usiminas’ voting capital, with the T/T Group holding approximately 47.1% of the total shares held by the control group (39.5% corresponding to the Ternium entities and the other 7.6% corresponding to Confab); NSSMC holding approximately 45.9% of the total shares held by the control group; and Previdência Usiminas holding the remaining 7% of the total shares held by the control group.

The New SHA reflects the agreed-upon corporate governance rules for Usiminas, including, among others, an alternation mechanism for the nomination of each of the chief executive officer and the Chairman of the board of directors, as well as a mechanism for the nomination of other members of Usiminas’ executive board. The New SHA also incorporates an exit mechanism consisting of a buy-and-sell procedure, exercisable at any time during the term of the New SHA after the fourth-and-a-half-year anniversary from the May 2018 election of Usiminas’ executive board. Such exit mechanism shall apply with respect to shares held by NSSMC and the T/T Group, and would allow either Ternium or NSSMC to purchase all or a majority of the Usiminas shares held by the other shareholder.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

B Group accounting (Cont.)

(2)

Non-consolidated companies (Cont.)

Usiminas (Cont.)

In connection with the execution of the New SHA, Confab and the Ternium entities amended and restated their separate shareholders’ agreement governing their respective rights and obligations as members of the T/T Group to include provisions relating to the exit mechanism and generally to conform such separate shareholders’ agreement to the other provisions of the New SHA. The rights of Confab and Ternium and its subsidiaries within the Ternium - Tenaris Group are governed under such amended and restated separate shareholders agreement. Those circumstances evidence that Tenaris has significant influence over Usiminas, and consequently, accounted it for under the equity method (as defined by IAS 28).

Techgen

Techgen S.A. de C.V. (“Techgen”) is a Mexican joint venture company owned 48% by Ternium, 30% by Tecpetrol International S.A. and 22% by Tenaris. Techgen operates a natural gas-fired combined electric power plant in the Pesquería area of the State of Nuevo Leon, México. Tenaris, Ternium and Tecpetrol International S.A. are parties to a shareholders’ agreement relating to the governance of Techgen. In addition, the Company, Ternium and Tecpetrol International S.A. are under the indirect common control of San Faustin S.A., consequently Tenaris accounted it’s interest under the equity method (as defined by IAS 28).

Tenaris carries its investment in Ternium, Usiminas and Techgen under the equity method, with no additional goodwill or intangible assets recognized. Tenaris reviews investments in non-consolidated companies for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable. At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, no impairment provisions were recorded in any of the aforementioned investments. See Note 12.

C Segment information

The Company is organized in one major business segment, Tubes, which is also the reportable operating segment.

The Tubes segment includes the production and sale of both seamless and welded steel tubular products and related services mainly for the oil and gas industry, particularly oil country tubular goods (OCTG) used in drilling operations, and for other industrial applications with production processes that consist in the transformation of steel into tubular products. Business activities included in this segment are mainly dependent on the oil and gas industry worldwide, as this industry is a major consumer of steel pipe products, particularly OCTG used in drilling activities. Demand for steel pipe products from the oil and gas industry has historically been volatile and depends primarily upon the number of oil and natural gas wells being drilled, completed and reworked, and the depth and drilling conditions of these wells. Sales are generally made to end users, with exports being done through a centrally managed global distribution network and domestic sales are made through local subsidiaries. Corporate general and administrative expenses have been allocated to the Tubes segment.

Others includes all other business activities and operating segments that are not required to be separately reported, including the production and selling of sucker rods, industrial equipment, coiled tubing, utility conduits for buildings, heat exchangers, energy and raw materials that exceed internal requirements.

Tenaris’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CEO) holds monthly meetings with senior management, in which operating and financial performance information is reviewed, including financial information that differs from IFRS principally as follows:

The use of direct cost methodology to calculate the inventories, while under IFRS it is at full cost, including absorption of production overheads and depreciations;

The use of costs based on previously internally defined cost estimates, while, under IFRS, costs are calculated at historical cost;

Other timing differences, if any.

Tenaris presents its geographical information in five areas: North America, South America, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific. For purposes of reporting geographical information, net sales are allocated to geographical areas based on the customer’s location; allocation of assets, capital expenditures and associated depreciations and amortizations are based on the geographical location of the assets.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

D Foreign currency translation

(1)

Functional and presentation currency

IAS 21 (revised), “The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates” defines the functional currency as the currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates.

Sales are mainly negotiated, denominated and settled in U.S. dollars. If priced in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, the sales price may consider exposure to fluctuation in the exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar;

Prices of their critical raw materials and inputs are priced and settled in U.S. dollars;

Transaction and operational environment and the cash flow of these operations have the U.S. dollar as reference currency;

Significant level of integration of the local operations within Tenaris’s international global distribution network;

Net financial assets and liabilities are mainly received and maintained in U.S. dollars;

The exchange rate of certain legal currencies has long-been affected by recurring and severe economic crises.

(2)

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency

Transactions in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transactions or valuation where items are re-measured.

At the end of each reporting period: (i) monetary items denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated using the closing rates; (ii) non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a currency other than the functional currency are translated using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transactions; and (iii) non-monetary items that are measured at fair value in a currency other than the functional currency are translated using the exchange rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined.

Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at year-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are recorded as gains and losses from foreign exchange and included in Other financial results in the Consolidated Income Statement, except when deferred in equity as qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying net investment hedges.

(3)

Translation of financial information in currencies other than the functional currency

Results of operations for subsidiaries whose functional currencies are not the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates for each quarter of the year. Financial statement positions are translated at the year-end exchange rates. Translation differences are recognized in a separate component of equity as currency translation adjustments. In the case of a sale or other disposal of any of such subsidiaries, any accumulated translation difference would be recognized in income as a gain or loss from the sale.

Goodwill and fair value adjustments arising from the acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation and translated at the closing rate.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

E Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are recognized at historical acquisition or construction cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Property, plant and equipment acquired through acquisitions accounted for as business combinations have been valued initially at the fair market value of the assets acquired.

Major overhaul and rebuilding expenditures are capitalized as property, plant and equipment only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the investment enhances the condition of assets beyond its original condition. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. Maintenance expenses on manufacturing properties are recorded as cost of products sold in the year in which they are incurred.

Cost may also include transfers from equity of any gains or losses on qualifying cash flow hedges of foreign currency purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Borrowing costs that are attributable to the acquisition or construction of certain capital assets are capitalized as part of the cost of the asset, in accordance with IAS 23(R), “Borrowing Costs”. Assets for which borrowing costs are capitalized are those that require a substantial period of time to prepare for their intended use.

The depreciation method is reviewed at each year end. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to depreciate the cost of each asset to its residual value over its estimated useful life, as follows:

	Land	No Depreciation
	Buildings and improvements	30-50 years
	Plant and production equipment	10-40 years
	Vehicles, furniture and fixtures, and other equipment	4-10 years

The assets’ residual values and useful lives of significant plant and production equipment are reviewed and adjusted, if appropriate, at each year-end date. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount.

Management’s re-estimation of assets useful lives, performed in accordance with IAS 16, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, did not materially affect depreciation expenses for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Tenaris depreciates each significant part of an item of property, plant and equipment for its different production facilities that (i) can be properly identified as an independent component with a cost that is significant in relation to the total cost of the item, and (ii) has a useful operating life that is different from another significant part of that same item of property, plant and equipment.

Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount of assets and are recognized under Other operating income or Other operating expenses in the Consolidated Income Statement.

F Intangible assets

(1)

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition cost over the fair value of Tenaris’s share of net identifiable assets acquired as part of business combinations determined mainly by independent valuations. Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment and carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Impairment losses on goodwill are not reversed. Goodwill is included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position under Intangible assets, net.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to a CGU or group of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the business combination which generated the goodwill being tested.

(2) Information systems projects

Costs associated with maintaining computer software programs are generally recognized as an expense as incurred. However, costs directly related to the development, acquisition and implementation of information systems are recognized as intangible assets if it is probable that they have economic benefits exceeding one year and comply with the recognition criteria of IAS 38, “Intangible Assets”.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

F Intangible assets (Cont.)

(2)

Information systems projects (Cont.)

Information systems projects recognized as assets are amortized using the straight-line method over their useful lives, generally not exceeding a period of 3 years. Amortization charges are mainly classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Management’s re-estimation of assets useful lives, performed in accordance with IAS 38, did not materially affect amortization expenses for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(3)

Licenses, patents, trademarks and proprietary technology

Licenses, patents, trademarks, and proprietary technology acquired in a business combination are initially recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. Licenses, patents, proprietary technology and those trademarks that have a finite useful life are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate the cost over their estimated useful lives, and does not exceed a period of 10 years. Amortization charges are mainly classified as Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Income Statement.

The balance of acquired trademarks that have indefinite useful lives according to external appraisal amounts to $86.7 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and are included in Hydril CGU. Main factors considered in the determination of the indefinite useful lives include the years that they have been in service and their recognition among customers in the industry.

Management’s re-estimation of assets useful lives, performed in accordance with IAS 38, did not materially affect amortization expenses for 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(4)

Research and development

Research expenditures as well as development costs that do not fulfill the criteria for capitalization are recorded as Cost of sales in the Consolidated Income Statement as incurred. Research and development expenditures included in Cost of sales for the years 2019, 2018 and 2017 totaled $61.1 million, $63.4 million and $63.7 million, respectively.

Capitalized costs were not material for the years 2019, 2018 and 2017.

(5)

Customer relationships

In accordance with IFRS 3, "Business Combinations" and IAS 38, Tenaris has recognized the value of customer relationships separately from goodwill attributable to the acquisition of Maverick and Hydril groups, as well as the more recent acquisition of SSP.

In 2018 the Company reviewed the useful life of Maverick’s Tubes customer relationships and decided to reduce the remaining useful life from 2 years to zero, consequently a higher amortization charge of approximately $109 million was recorded in the Consolidated Income Statement under Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2019 the net book value of SSP’s customer relationship amounts to $72.9 million, with a residual useful life of 8 years. Maverick’s coiled tubing customer relationships amounts to $9.9 million with a residual useful life of 1 year, while Hydril’s customer relationships is fully amortized.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

G Impairment of non-financial assets

Long-lived assets including identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment at the lowest level for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash generating units, or CGU). Most of the Company’s principal subsidiaries that constitute a CGU have a single main production facility and, accordingly, each of such subsidiary represents the lowest level of asset aggregation that generates largely independent cash inflows.

(a)

first, to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the CGU; and

(b)

then, to the other assets of the unit (group of units) pro-rata on the basis of the carrying amount of each asset in the unit (group of units), considering not to reduce the carrying amount of the asset below the highest of its fair value less cost of disposal, its value in use or zero.

For purposes of calculating the fair value less costs of disposal, Tenaris uses the estimated value of future cash flows that a market participant could generate from the corresponding CGU.

Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered an impairment are reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.

Tenaris regularly conducts assessments of the carrying values of its assets. The value-in-use was used to determine the recoverable value. Value-in-use is calculated by discounting the estimated cash flows over a five-year period based on forecasts approved by management. For the subsequent years beyond the five-year period, a terminal value is calculated based on perpetuity.

Tenaris’s main source of revenue is the sale of products and services to the oil and gas industry and the level of such sales is sensitive to international oil and gas prices and their impact on drilling activities.

For purposes of assessing key assumptions, Tenaris uses external sources of information and management judgment based on past experience.

The main key assumptions used in estimating the value in use are discount rate, growth rate and competitive and economic factors applied to determine Tenaris’s cash flow projections, such as oil and gas prices, average number of active oil and gas drilling rigs (rig count) and raw material costs.

Management has determined the value of each of the key assumptions as follows:

- Discount rate: based on the applicable weighted average cost of capital (WACC), which is considered to be a good indicator of capital cost, taking into account the industry, country and size of the business. For each CGU where assets are allocated, a specific WACC was determined taking into account the industry, country and size of the business. In 2019, the main discount rates used were in a range between 8.2% and 15.9%.

- Growth rate: considers the long-term average growth rate for the oil and gas industry, the inflation impact on prices and costs, the higher demand to offset depletion of existing fields and the Company’s expected market penetration. In 2019, a nominal growth rate of 2% was considered.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

G Impairment of non-financial assets (Cont.)

- Oil and gas prices: based on industry analysts’ reports and management’s expectations of market development respectively.

- Rig count: based on information published by Baker Hughes and management’s expectations.

- Raw material costs: based on industry analysts’ reports and management’s expectations.

The main factors that could result in additional impairment charges in future periods would be an increase in the discount rate or a decrease in growth rate used in the Company’s cash flow projections, a deterioration of the business, competitive and economic factors, such as a decrease in oil and gas prices, and the evolution of the rig count.

For the CGU with significant amount of goodwill assigned in comparison to the total amount of goodwill, Tenaris has determined that the CGU for which a reasonable possible change in the key assumption would cause the CGUs’ carrying amount to exceed its recoverable amount was OCTG USA.

In OCTG USA, the recoverable amount calculated based on value in use exceeded carrying value by $108 million as of December 31, 2019. The following changes in key assumptions, at CGU OCTG – USA, assuming unchanged values for the other assumptions, would cause the recoverable amount to be equal to the respective carrying value as of the impairment tests:

Increase in the discount rate	95 Bps
Decrease of the growth rate	-1.6 %
Decrease of the cash flow projections	-15.3 %

No impairment charge was recorded in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

H Other investments

Other investments consist primarily of investments in financial instruments and time deposits with a maturity of more than three months at the date of purchase.

Certain non-derivative financial assets that the Company held not for trading have been categorized as financial assets “at fair value through other comprehensive income” (“FVOCI”). They are carried at fair value and interest income from these financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest rate method. Unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a fair value adjustment in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and transferred to the Consolidated Income Statement when the financial asset is sold. Exchange gains and losses and impairments related to the financial assets are immediately recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement. FVOCI instruments with maturities greater than 12 months after the balance sheet date are included in non-current assets.

Other investments in financial instruments and time deposits are categorized as financial assets “at fair value through profit or loss” because such investments are held for trading and their performance is evaluated on a fair value basis. The results of these investments are recognized in Financial Results in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Purchases and sales of financial investments are recognized as of their settlement date.

The fair values of quoted investments are generally based on current bid prices. If the market for a financial investment is not active or the securities are not listed, Tenaris estimates the fair value by using standard valuation techniques. See Section III Financial Risk Management.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

I Inventories

J Trade and other receivables

Trade and other receivables are recognized initially at fair value that corresponds to the amount of consideration that is unconditional unless they contain significant financing components. The Company holds trade receivables with the objective to collect the contractual cash flows and therefore measures them subsequently at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Due to the short-term nature, their carrying amount is considered to be the same as their fair value.

Tenaris applies the IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” simplified approach to measure expected credit losses, which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables. To measure the expected credit losses, trade receivables have been grouped based on shared credit risk characteristics and the days past due. The expected loss rates are based on the payment profiles of sales over a period of three years and the corresponding historical credit losses experienced within this period. The historical loss rates are adjusted to reflect current and forward-looking information on macroeconomic factors affecting the ability of the customers to settle the receivables.

K Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash at banks, liquidity funds and short-term investments with a maturity of less than three months at the date of purchase which are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Assets recorded in cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair market value or at historical cost which approximates fair market value.

In the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, bank overdrafts are included in Borrowings in current liabilities.

For the purposes of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, Cash and cash equivalents includes overdrafts.

L Equity

(1)

Equity components

The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity includes:

The value of share capital, legal reserve, share premium and other distributable reserves calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law;

The currency translation adjustment, other reserves, retained earnings and non-controlling interest calculated in accordance with IFRS.

(2)

Share capital

The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2.5 billion shares having a nominal value of $1.00 per share. Total ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 are 1,180,536,830 with a par value of $1.00 per share with one vote each. All issued shares are fully paid.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

L Equity (Cont.)

(3)

Dividends distribution by the Company to shareholders

Dividends distributions are recorded in the Company’s financial statements when Company’s shareholders have the right to receive the payment, or when interim dividends are approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with the by-laws of the Company.

Dividends may be paid by the Company to the extent that it has distributable retained earnings, calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law. See Note 25 (iii).

M Borrowings

Borrowings are recognized initially at fair value net of transaction costs incurred and subsequently measured at amortized cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognized in profit or loss over the period of the borrowings using the effective interest method.

N Current and Deferred income tax

The income tax expense or credit for the period is the tax payable on the current period’s taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses. Tax is recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement, except for tax items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

The current income tax charge is calculated on the basis of the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date in the countries where the Company’s subsidiaries operate and generate taxable income. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions when appropriate.

Deferred income tax is recognized applying the liability method on temporary differences arising between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. The principal temporary differences arise from the effect of currency translation on depreciable fixed assets and inventories, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, valuation of inventories, provisions for pension plans and fair value adjustments of assets acquired in business combinations. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for net operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the time period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are re-measured if tax rates change. These amounts are charged or credited to the Consolidated Income Statement or to the item Other comprehensive income for the year in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, depending on the account to which the original amount was charged or credited.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

O Employee benefits

(1)

Short-term obligations

Liabilities for wages and salaries are recognized in respect of employees’ services up to the end of the reporting period and are measured at the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled. The liabilities are presented as current employee benefit obligations in the balance sheet.

(2)

Post employment benefits

The Company has defined benefit and defined contribution plans. A defined benefit plan is a pension plan that defines an amount of pension benefit that an employee will receive on retirement, usually dependent on one or more factors such as age, years of service and compensation.

The liability recognized in the statement of financial position in respect of defined benefit pension plans is the present value of the defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period less the fair value of plan assets, if any. The defined benefit obligation is calculated annually (at year end) by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid, and that have terms to maturity approximating to the terms of the related pension obligation.

Remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are charged or credited to equity in Other comprehensive income in the period in which they arise. Past-service costs are recognized immediately in the Income Statement.

For defined benefit plans, net interest income/expense is calculated based on the surplus or deficit derived by the difference between the defined benefit obligations less fair value of plan assets. For defined contribution plans, the Company pays contributions to publicly or privately administered pension insurance plans on a mandatory, contractual or voluntary basis. The Company has no further payment obligations once the contributions have been paid. The contributions are recognized as employee benefit expenses when they are due. Prepaid contributions are recognized as an asset to the extent that a cash refund or a reduction in the future payments is available.

Tenaris sponsors funded and unfunded defined benefit pension plans in certain subsidiaries. The most significant are:

An unfunded defined benefit employee retirement plan for certain senior officers. The plan is designed to provide certain benefits to those officers (additional to those contemplated under applicable labor laws) in case of termination of the employment relationship due to certain specified events, including retirement. This unfunded plan provides defined benefits based on years of service and final average salary. As of December 31, 2019 the outstanding liability for this plan amounts to $45.3 million.

Employees’ service rescission indemnity: the cost of this obligation is charged to the Consolidated Income Statement over the expected service lives of employees. This provision is primarily related to the liability accrued for employees at Tenaris’s Italian subsidiary. As from January 1, 2007 as a consequence of a change in an Italian law, employees were entitled to make contributions to external funds, thus, Tenaris’s Italian subsidiary pays every year the required contribution to the funds with no further obligation. As a result, the plan changed from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan effective from that date, but only limited to the contributions of 2007 onwards. As of December 31, 2019 the outstanding liability for this plan amounts to $17.3 million.

Funded retirement benefit plans held in Canada for salary and hourly employees hired prior to a certain date based on years of service and, in the case of salaried employees, final average salary. Plan assets consist primarily of investments in equities and money market funds. Both plans were replaced for defined contribution plans. Effective June 2016 the salary plan was frozen for the purposes of credited service as well as determination of final average pay. As of December 31, 2019 the outstanding liability for this plan amounts to $9.8 million.

Funded retirement benefit plan held in the US for the benefit of some employees hired prior a certain date, frozen for the purposes of credited service as well as determination of final average pay for the retirement benefit calculation. Plan assets consist primarily of investments in equities and money market funds. Additionally, an unfunded postretirement health and life plan is present that offers limited medical and life insurance benefits to the retirees, hired before a certain date. As of December 31, 2019 the outstanding liability for these plans amounts to $13.4 million.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

O Employee benefits (Cont.)

(3)

Other long term benefits

During 2007, Tenaris launched an employee retention and long term incentive program (the “Program”) applicable to certain senior officers and employees of the Company, who will be granted a number of Units throughout the duration of the Program. The value of each of these Units is based on Tenaris’s shareholders’ equity (excluding non-controlling interest). Also, the beneficiaries of the Program are entitled to receive cash amounts based on (i) the amount of dividend payments made by Tenaris to its shareholders, and (ii) the number of Units held by each beneficiary to the Program. Until 2017 units were vested ratably over a period of four years and were mandatorily redeemed by the Company ten years after grant date, with the option of an early redemption at seven years after the grant date. Since 2018 units are vested ratably over the same period and are mandatorily redeemed by the Company seven years after grant date. The payment of the benefit is tied to the book value of the shares, and not to their market value. Tenaris valued this long-term incentive program as a long term benefit plan as classified in IAS 19, “Employee Benefits”.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the outstanding liability corresponding to the Program amounts to $99.0 million and $91.2 million, respectively. The total value of the units granted (vested and unvested) to date under the program, considering the number of units and the book value per share as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, is $119.9 million and $106 million, respectively.

(4)

Termination benefits

Termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated by Tenaris before the normal retirement date, or when an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for these benefits. Tenaris recognizes termination benefits at the earlier of the following dates: (a) when it can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits; and (b) when the costs for a restructuring that is within the scope of IAS 37 and involves the payment of terminations benefits. In the case of an offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy, the termination benefits are measured based on the number of employees expected to accept the offer.

(5)

Other compensation obligations

Employee entitlements to annual leave, long-service leave, sick leave and other bonuses and compensations obligations are accrued as earned.

Compensation to employees in the event of dismissal is charged to income in the year in which it becomes payable.

P Provisions

Tenaris is subject to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings, including customer claims, in which a third party is seeking payment for alleged damages, reimbursement for losses or indemnity. Tenaris’s potential liability with respect to such claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty. Management periodically reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses potential financial exposure. If, as a result of past events, a potential loss from a claim or proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reliably estimated, a provision is recorded. Accruals for loss contingencies reflect a reasonable estimate of the losses to be incurred based on information available to management as of the date of preparation of the financial statements, and take into consideration Tenaris’s litigation and settlement strategies. These estimates are primarily constructed with the assistance of legal counsel. As the scope of liabilities become better defined, there may be changes in the estimates of future costs which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

If Tenaris expects to be reimbursed for an accrued expense, as would be the case for an expense or loss covered under an insurance contract, and reimbursement is considered virtually certain, the expected reimbursement is recognized as a receivable.

This note should be read in conjunction with Note 25.

Q Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are recognized initially at fair value, generally the nominal invoice amount and subsequently measured at amortized cost. They are presented as current liabilities unless payment is not due within twelve months after the reporting period. Due to the short-term nature their carrying amounts are considered to be the same as their fair value.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

R Revenue recognition

Revenue comprises the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for the sale of goods and rendering of services in the ordinary course of Tenaris’s activities. The revenue recognized by the Company is measured at the transaction price of the consideration received or receivable to which the Company is entitled to, reduced by estimated returns and other customer credits, such as discounts and volume rebates, based on the expected value to be realized and after eliminating sales within the group.

Revenue is recognized at a point in time or over time from sales when control has been transferred and there is no unfulfilled performance obligation that could affect the acceptance of the product by the customer. The control is transferred upon delivery. Delivery occurs when the products have been shipped to the specific location, the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred and either the customer has accepted the product in accordance with the sales contract, the acceptance provisions have lapsed or the Company has objective evidence that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied, including all performance obligations. These conditions are determined and analyzed on a contract by contract basis to ensure that all performance obligations are fulfilled; in particular, Tenaris verifies customer acceptance of the goods, the satisfaction of delivery terms and any other applicable condition.

For bill and hold transactions revenue is recognized only to the extent that (a) the reason for the bill and hold arrangement must be substantive (for example, the customer has requested the arrangement); (b) the products have been specifically identified and are ready for delivery; (c) the Company does not have the ability to use the product or to direct it to another customer; (d) the usual payment terms apply.

The Company’s contracts with customers do not provide any material variable consideration, other than discounts, rebates and right of return. Discounts and rebates are recognized based on the most likely value and rights of return are based on expected value considering past experience and contract conditions.

Where the contracts include multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the stand-alone selling prices. Where these are not directly observable, they are estimated based on the expected cost plus margin.

There are no judgements applied by management that significantly affect the determination of timing of satisfaction of performance obligations, nor the transaction price and amounts allocated to different performance obligations.

Tenaris provides services related to goods sold, which represent a non-material portion of sales revenue and include:

Pipe Management Services. This comprises mainly preparation of the pipes ready to be run, delivery to the customer, storage services and rig return.

Field Services. Comprises field technical support and running assistance.

These services are rendered in connection to the sales of goods and are attached to contracts with customers for the sale of goods. A significant portion of service revenue is recognized in the same period as the goods sold. There are no distinct uncertainties in the revenues and cash flows of the goods sold and services rendered as they are included in the same contract, have the same counterparty and are subject to the same conditions.

Revenue from providing services is recognized over time in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. The following inputs and outputs methods are applied to recognize revenue considering the nature of service:

Storage services, the Company provides storage services in owned or third-party warehouses, subject to a variable fee to be invoiced. This fee is determined based on the time that the customer maintains the material in the warehouse and the amount of the material stored. In the majority of cases, to quantify the amount to be invoiced in any given month, the monthly average fee of storage per ton is multiplied by the monthly average stock stored (in tons).

Freights, the Company recognized the revenue on a pro rata bases considering the units delivered and time elapsed.

Field services, the revenue is recognized considering outputs method, in particular surveys of service completion provided by the customer.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

R Revenue recognition (Cont.)

The Company does not expect to have any contracts where the period between the transfer of the promised goods or services to the customer and payment by the customer exceeds one year. As a consequence, considering that the contracts do not include any significant financing component, the Company does not adjust any of the transaction prices for the time value of money. For this reason, the Company is also applying the practical expedient not to disclose details on transaction prices allocated to the remaining performance obligations as of the end of the reporting period.

Tenaris only provides standard quality warranties assuring that the goods sold will function as expected or are fit for their intended purpose, with no incremental service to the customer. Accordingly, warranties do not constitute a separate performance obligation.

Other revenues earned by Tenaris are recognized on the following basis:

Interest income: on the effective yield basis.

Dividend income from investments in other companies: when Tenaris’s right to receive payment is established.

Construction contracts revenues is recognized in accordance with the stage of the project completion.

S Cost of sales and other selling expenses

Cost of sales and other selling expenses are recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement on the accrual basis of accounting.

Commissions, freights and other selling expenses, including shipping and handling costs, are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Income Statement.

T Earnings per share

Earnings per share are calculated by dividing the income attributable to owners of the parent by the daily weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.

There are no dilutive potential ordinary shares.

U Financial instruments

Non derivative financial instruments comprise investments in financial debt instruments and equity, time deposits, trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents, borrowings and trade and other payables.

The Company classifies its financial instruments according to the following measurement categories:

those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through OCI or through profit or loss), and

those to be measured at amortised cost

The classification depends on the Company’s business model for managing the financial assets and contractual terms of the cash flows.

Financial assets are recognized on their settlement date. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

At initial recognition, the Company measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are expenses in profit or loss.

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Company’s business model for managing the asset and the cash flow characteristics of the asset. There are three measurement categories into which the Company classifies its debt instruments:

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

U Financial instruments (Cont.)

Amortized Cost: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest. Interest income from these financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest rate method.

Exchange gains and losses and impairments related to the financial assets are immediately recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Fair value through other comprehensive income: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest. Interest income from these financial assets is included in finance income using the effective interest rate method. Unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a fair value adjustment in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and transferred to the Consolidated Income Statement when the financial asset is sold.

Fair value through profit and loss (“FVPL”): Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortized cost or FVOCI. Changes in fair value of financial instruments at FVPL are immediately recognized in the Consolidated Income Statement.

For equity instruments, these are subsequently measured at fair value.

Accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities is included within the Section III, Financial Risk Management.

V Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations

Non-current assets (or disposal groups) are classified as held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use and a sale is considered highly probable. They are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell, except for assets such as deferred tax assets, assets arising from employee benefits and financial assets that are carried at fair value.

An impairment loss is recognized for any initial or subsequent write-down of the asset (or disposal group) to fair value less costs to sell. A gain is recognized for any subsequent increase in fair value less costs to sell of an asset (or disposal group), but not in excess of any cumulative impairment loss previously recognized.

Non-current assets (including those that are part of a disposal group) are not depreciated or amortized while they are classified as held for sale. Interest and other expenses attributable to the liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale continue to be recognized.

Non-current assets classified as held for sale and the assets of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately from the other assets in the balance sheet. The liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale are presented separately from other liabilities in the balance sheet.

A discontinued operation is a component of the entity that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and that represents a separate line of business or geographical area of operations, is part of a single coordinated plan to dispose of such a line of business or area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with a view to resale. The results of discontinued operations are presented separately in the Consolidated Income Statement. See Note 29.

iii. Financial risk management

The multinational nature of Tenaris’s operations and customer base exposes the Company to a variety of risks, mainly related to market risks (including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates), credit risk and capital market risk. In order to manage the volatility related to these exposures, management evaluates exposures on a consolidated basis, taking advantage of exposure netting. The Company or its subsidiaries may then enter into various derivative transactions in order to prevent potential adverse impacts on Tenaris’s financial performance. Such derivative transactions are executed in accordance with internal policies and hedging practices.

A. Financial Risk Factors

(i)

Capital Risk Management

Tenaris seeks to maintain a low debt to total equity ratio considering the industry and the markets where it operates. The year-end ratio of debt to total equity (where “debt” comprises financial borrowings and “total equity” is the sum of financial borrowings and equity) is 0.06 as of December 31, 2019 and 0.04 as of December 31, 2018. The Company does not have to comply with regulatory capital adequacy requirements.

(ii)

Foreign exchange risk

Tenaris manufactures and sells its products in a number of countries throughout the world and consequently is exposed to foreign exchange rate risk. Since the Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar the purpose of Tenaris’s foreign currency hedging program is mainly to reduce the risk caused by changes in the exchange rates of other currencies against the U.S. dollar.

Tenaris’s exposure to currency fluctuations is reviewed on a periodic consolidated basis. A number of derivative transactions are performed in order to achieve an efficient coverage in the absence of operative or natural hedges. Almost all of these transactions are forward exchange rates contracts. See Note 24.

Tenaris does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes, other than non-material investments in structured products.

In the case of subsidiaries with functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the results of hedging activities, reported in accordance with IFRS, may not reflect entirely the management’s assessment of its foreign exchange risk hedging program. Intercompany balances between Tenaris’s subsidiaries may generate financial gains (losses) to the extent that functional currencies differ.

The value of Tenaris’s financial assets and liabilities is subject to changes arising from the variation of foreign currency exchange rates. The following table provides a breakdown of Tenaris’s main financial assets and liabilities (including foreign exchange derivative contracts) which impact the Company’s profit and loss as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

All amounts Long / (Short) in thousands of U.S. dollars	As of December 31,
Currency Exposure / Functional currency	2019			2018
Argentine Peso / U.S. Dollar		(95,811	)		(186,867	)
Euro / U.S. Dollar		(103,518	)		(175,419	)
Saudi Arabian Riyal / U. S. Dollar		(107,582	)		-

The main relevant exposures correspond to:

Argentine Peso / U.S. dollar

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 consisting primarily of Argentine Peso-denominated financial, trade, social and fiscal payables at certain Argentine subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar. A change of 1% in the ARS/USD exchange rate would have generated a pre-tax gain / loss of $1.0 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

A. Financial Risk Factors (Cont.)

(ii)

Foreign exchange risk (Cont.)

Euro / U.S. dollar

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, consisting primarily of Euro-denominated intercompany liabilities at certain subsidiaries whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar. A change of 1% in the EUR/USD exchange rate would have generated a pre-tax gain / loss of $1.0 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, which would have been to a large extent offset by changes in currency translation adjustment included in Tenaris’s net equity position.

Saudi Arabian Riyal / U. S. Dollar

As of December 31, 2019 consisting primarily of Saudi Arabian Riyal-denominated financial and trade payables. The Saudi Arabian Riyal is tied to the dollar.

Considering the balances held as of December 31, 2019 on financial assets and liabilities exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, Tenaris estimates that the impact of a simultaneous 1% appreciation / depreciation movement in the levels of foreign currencies exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, would be a pre-tax gain / loss of $4.6 million (including a loss / gain of $4.9 million due to foreign exchange derivative contracts), which would be partially offset by changes to Tenaris’s net equity position of $0.6 million. For balances held as of December 31, 2018, a simultaneous 1% favorable / unfavorable movement in the foreign currencies exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, would have generated a pre-tax gain / loss of $3.6 million (including a loss / gain of $2.3 million due to foreign exchange derivative contracts), which would have been partially offset by changes to Tenaris’s net equity position of $1.9 million.

The Company entered into foreign exchange derivative contracts to mitigate the exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates.

(iii)

Interest rate risk

Tenaris is subject to interest rate risk on its investment portfolio and its debt. The Company uses a mix of variable and fixed rate debt in combination with its investment portfolio strategy. The Company may choose to enter into foreign exchange derivative contracts and / or interest rate swaps to mitigate the exposure to changes in the interest rates.

The following table summarizes the proportions of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt as of each year end.

	As of December 31,
	2019					2018
	Amount in thousands of U.S. dollars		%			Amount in thousands of U.S. dollars		%
Fixed rate (*)		768,002		93	%		520,471		97	%
Variable rate		54,150		7	%		18,536		3	%
Total		822,152					539,007

(*) Out of the $768 million fixed rate borrowings, $728 million are short-term.

The Company estimates that, if market interest rates applicable to Tenaris’s borrowings had been 100 basis points higher, then the additional pre-tax loss would have been $7.7 million in 2019 and $8.2 million in 2018.

(iv)

Credit risk

Credit risk arises from cash and cash equivalents, deposits with banks and financial institutions, as well as credit exposures to customers, including outstanding receivables and committed transactions. The Company also actively monitors the creditworthiness of its treasury, derivative and insurance counterparties in order to minimize its credit risk.

There is no significant concentration of credit risk from customers. No single customer comprised more than 10% of Tenaris’s net sales in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Tenaris’s credit policies related to sales of products and services are designed to identify customers with acceptable credit history and to allow Tenaris to require the use of credit insurance, letters of credit and other instruments designed to minimize credit risks whenever deemed necessary. Tenaris maintains allowances for impairment for potential credit losses. See Section II J.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

A. Financial Risk Factors (Cont.)

(iv)

Credit risk (Cont.)

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 trade receivables amount to $1,348.2 million and $1,737.4 million respectively. Trade receivables have guarantees under credit insurance of $178.7 million and $181.7 million, letter of credit and other bank guarantees of $55.2 million and $62.3 million, and other guarantees of $0.6 million and $42.2 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, overdue trade receivables amounted to $242.7 million and $368.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, overdue guaranteed trade receivables amounted to $28.7 million and $31.5 million; and the allowance for doubtful accounts amounted to $48.8 million and $66.5 million respectively. Both the allowance for doubtful accounts and the existing guarantees are sufficient to cover doubtful trade receivables.

(v)

Counterparty risk

Tenaris has investment guidelines with specific parameters to limit issuer risk on marketable securities. Counterparties for derivatives and cash transactions are limited to high credit quality financial institutions, normally investment grade.

Approximately 96% of Tenaris’s liquid financial assets correspond to Investment Grade-rated instruments as of December 31, 2019, in comparison with approximately 83% as of December 31, 2018.

(vi)

Liquidity risk

Tenaris financing strategy aims to maintain adequate financial resources and access to additional liquidity. During 2019, Tenaris has counted on cash flows from operations as well as additional bank financing to fund its transactions.

Management maintains sufficient cash and marketable securities to finance normal operations and believes that Tenaris also has appropriate access to market for short-term working capital needs.

Liquid financial assets as a whole (comprising cash and cash equivalents and other investments) were 12% of total assets at the end of 2019 compared to 7% at the end of 2018.

Tenaris has a conservative approach to the management of its liquidity, which consists of i) cash and cash equivalents (cash in banks, liquidity funds and investments with a maturity of less than three months at the date of purchase), and ii) Other Investments (fixed income securities, time deposits, and fund investments).

Tenaris holds primarily investments in money market funds and variable or fixed-rate securities from investment grade issuers. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, Tenaris does not have direct exposure to financial instruments issued by European sovereign counterparties.

Tenaris holds its investments primarily in U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, U.S. dollar denominated liquid assets represented approximately 95% of total liquid financial assets.

(vii)

Commodity price risk

In the ordinary course of its operations, Tenaris purchases commodities and raw materials that are subject to price volatility caused by supply conditions, political and economic variables and other factors. As a consequence, Tenaris is exposed to risk resulting from fluctuations in the prices of these commodities and raw materials. Tenaris fixes the prices of such raw materials and commodities for short-term periods, typically not in excess of one year, in general Tenaris does not hedge this risk.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

B. Category of financial instruments and classification within the fair value hierarchy

As mentioned in note II.A, the Company classifies its financial instruments in the following measurement categories: amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income and fair value through profit and loss.For financial instruments that are measured in the statement of financial position at fair value, IFRS 13, “Fair value measurement” requires a disclosure of fair value measurements by level according to the following fair value measurement hierarchy:

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (that is, as prices) or indirectly (that is, derived from prices).

Level 3 - Inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (that is, unobservable inputs).

The following tables present the financial instruments by category and levels as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

			Measurement Categories						At Fair Value
December 31, 2019	Carrying amount		Amortized Cost		FVOCI		FVPL		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		1,554,299		387,602		-		1,166,697		1,166,697		-		-
Other investments		210,376		65,874		144,502		-		134,990		9,512		-
Fixed income (time-deposit, zero coupon bonds, commercial papers)		65,874		65,874		-		-		-		-		-
Certificates of deposits		20,637		20,637		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial papers		4,993		4,993		-		-		-		-		-
Other notes		40,244		40,244		-		-		-		-		-
Bonds and other fixed income		144,502		-		144,502		-		134,990		9,512		-
U.S. government securities		10,211		-		10,211		-		10,211		-		-
Non - U.S. government securities		28,637		-		28,637		-		19,125		9,512		-
Corporates securities		105,654		-		105,654		-		105,654		-		-
Derivative financial instruments		19,929		-		-		19,929		-		19,929		-
Other Investments Non-current		24,934		-		18,012		6,922		18,012		-		6,922
Bonds and other fixed income		18,012		-		18,012		-		18,012		-		-
Other investments		6,922		-		-		6,922		-		-		6,922
Trade receivables		1,348,160		1,348,160		-		-		-		-		-
Receivables C and NC (*)		261,678		93,239		48,659		-		-		-		48,659
Other receivables		141,898		93,239		48,659		-		-		-		48,659
Other receivables (non-financial)		119,780		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total				1,894,875		211,173		1,193,548		1,319,699		29,441		55,581
Liabilities
Borrowings C and NC		822,152		822,152		-		-		-		-		-
Trade payables		555,887		555,887		-		-		-		-		-
Finance Lease Liabilities C and NC		230,167		230,167		-		-		-		-		-
Derivative financial instruments		1,814		-		-		1,814		-		1,814		-
Total				1,608,206		-		1,814		-		1,814		-

(*) Includes balances related to interest in our Venezuelan companies. See Note 33.

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Tenaris S.A. Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

B. Category of financial instruments and classification within the fair value hierarchy (Cont.)

			Measurement Categories						At Fair Value
December 31, 2018	Carrying amount		Amortized Cost		FVOCI		FVPL		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		428,361		268,163		-		160,198		160,198		-		-
Other investments		487,734		300,410		166,094		21,230		168,165		19,159		-
Fixed income (time-deposit, zero coupon bonds, commercial papers)		300,410		300,410		-		-		-		-		-
Certificates of deposits		198,912		198,912		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial papers		9,932		9,932		-		-		-		-		-
Other notes		91,566		91,566		-		-		-		-		-
Bonds and other fixed income		187,324		-		166,094		21,230		168,165		19,159		-
U.S. government securities		1,077		-		1,077		-		1,077		-		-
Non - U.S. government securities		24,912		-		24,912		-		24,912		-		-
Corporates securities		142,176		-		140,105		2,071		142,176		-		-
Structured notes		19,159		-		-		19,159		-		19,159		-
Derivative financial instruments		9,173		-		-		9,173		-		9,173		-
Other Investments Non-current		118,155		-		113,830		4,326		113,830		-		4,326
Bonds and other fixed income		113,830		-		113,830		-		113,830		-		-
Other investments		4,326		-		-		4,326		-		-		4,326
Trade receivables		1,737,366		1,737,366		-		-		-		-		-
Receivables C and NC (*)		307,790		139,474		48,711		-		-		52		48,659
Other receivables		188,185		139,474		48,711		-		-		52		48,659
Other receivables (non-financial)		119,605		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total				2,445,413		328,635		194,927		442,193		28,384		52,985
Liabilities
Borrowings C and NC		539,007		539,007		-		-		-		-		-
Trade payables		693,673		693,673		-		-		-		-		-
Derivative financial instruments		11,978		-		-		11,978		-		11,978		-
Total				1,232,680		-		11,978		-		11,978		-

(*) Includes balances related to interest in our Venezuelan companies. See Note 33.

There were no transfers between levels during the year.

The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the reporting date. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service, or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by Tenaris is the current bid price. These instruments are included in Level 1 and comprise primarily corporate and sovereign debt securities.

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (such as certain debt securities, certificates of deposits with original maturity of more than three months, forward and interest rate derivative instruments) is determined by using valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable market data when available and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in Level 2. Tenaris values its assets and liabilities included in this level using bid prices, interest rate curves, broker quotations, current exchange rates, forward rates and implied volatilities obtained from market contributors as of the valuation date.

If one or more of the significant inputs are not based on observable market data, the instruments are included in Level 3. Tenaris values its assets and liabilities in this level using observable market inputs and management assumptions which reflect the Company’s best estimate on how market participants would price the asset or liability at measurement date. Main balances included in this level correspond to the Company interest in Venezuelan companies. See Note 33.

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B. Category of financial instruments and classification within the fair value hierarchy (Cont.)

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities:

	Year ended December 31,
	2019			2018
	Assets / Liabilities
At the beginning of the year		52,985			26,409
Addition / (Decrease)		2,933			26,768
Currency translation adjustment and others		(337	)		(192	)
At the end of the year		55,581			52,985

C. Fair value estimation

Financial assets or liabilities classified at fair value through profit or loss are measured under the framework established by the IASB accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures.

The fair values of quoted investments are generally based on current bid prices. If the market for a financial asset is not active or no market is available, fair values are established using standard valuation techniques.

The fair value of all outstanding derivatives is determined using specific pricing models that include inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived from or corroborated by observable data. The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is calculated as the net present value of the estimated future cash flows in each currency, based on observable yield curves, converted into U.S. dollars at the spot rate of the valuation date.

Borrowings are comprised primarily of fixed rate debt and variable rate debt with a short term portion where interest has already been fixed. They are classified under other financial liabilities and measured at their amortized cost. Tenaris estimates that the fair value of its main financial liabilities is approximately 100.0% of its carrying amount including interests accrued in 2019 as compared with 99.3% in 2018. Fair values were calculated using standard valuation techniques for floating rate instruments and comparable market rates for discounting flows.

The carrying amount of investments valuated at amortized cost approximates its fair value.

D. Accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities

Derivative financial instruments are initially recognized in the statement of financial position at fair value through profit and loss on each date a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at fair value. Specific tools are used for calculation of each instrument’s fair value and these tools are tested for consistency on a monthly basis. Market rates are used for all pricing operations. These include exchange rates, deposit rates and other discount rates matching the nature of each underlying risk.

As a general rule, Tenaris recognizes the full amount related to the change in fair value of derivative financial instruments in Financial Results in the Consolidated Income Statement.

Tenaris designates certain derivatives and non derivative financial liabilities (leasing liabilities denominated in Japanese Yen) as hedges of particular risks associated with recognized assets or liabilities or highly probable forecast transactions. These transactions are classified as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in equity. Similarly the effective portion of the foreign exchange result on the designated leasing liability is recognized in equity Amounts accumulated in equity are then recognized in the income statement in the same period as the offsetting losses and gains on the hedged item. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement. The fair value of Tenaris’s derivative financial instruments (assets or liabilities) continues to be reflected in the statement of financial position. The lease liability will be recognized on the balance sheet at each period end at the exchange rate as of the end of each month. The full fair value of a hedging derivative and the leasing liability is classified as a current or non-current asset or liability according to its expiry date.

For transactions designated and qualifying for hedge accounting, Tenaris documents at the inception of the transaction the relationship between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Tenaris also documents its assessment on an ongoing basis, of whether the hedging instrument are highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flow of hedged items. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the effective portion of designated cash flow hedges which is included in Other Reserves in equity amounts to $2.6 million credit and $0.9 million debit respectively. See Note 24.

The fair values of various derivative instruments used for hedging purposes and the movements of the hedging reserve included within Other Reserves in equity are disclosed in Note 24.

(In the notes all amounts are shown in thousands of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise stated)

Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits

(i) Contingencies

If a potential loss from a claim, lawsuit or other proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, a provision is recorded. Accruals for loss contingencies reflect a reasonable estimate of the losses to be incurred based on information available to management as of the date of preparation of the financial statements and take into consideration litigation and settlement strategies. In a limited number of ongoing cases, Tenaris was able to make a reliable estimate of the expected loss or range of probable loss and has accrued a provision for such loss but believes that publication of this information on a case-by-case basis would seriously prejudice Tenaris’s position in the ongoing legal proceedings or in any related settlement discussions. Accordingly, in these cases, the Company has disclosed information with respect to the nature of the contingency but has not disclosed its estimate of the range of potential loss.

The Company believes that the aggregate provisions recorded for potential losses in these Consolidated Financial Statements are adequate based upon currently available information. However, if management’s estimates prove incorrect, current reserves could be inadequate and Tenaris could incur a charge to earnings which could have a material adverse effect on Tenaris’s results of operations, financial condition, net worth and cash flows.

Below is a summary description of Tenaris’s material legal proceedings which are outstanding as of the date of these Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, Tenaris is subject to other legal proceedings, none of which is believed to be material.

CSN claims relating to the January 2012 acquisition of Usiminas shares

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Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits (Cont.)

(i) Contingencies (Cont.)

CSN claims relating to the January 2012 acquisition of Usiminas shares (Cont.)

Veracel celulose accident litigation

On October 10, 2018, Confab was notified that the court had issued rulings for both lawsuits. Both decisions were unfavorable to Confab:

With respect to Chubb’s claim, Confab was ordered to pay an amount of approximately BRL89.8 million (approximately $21.6 million) (including interest, fees and expenses). On October 15, 2018, Confab filed a request for homologation of the settlement agreement mentioned above, as such settlement agreement remains valid and binding between the parties. On November 8, 2018, the settlement agreement was homologated by the court.

With respect to Veracel’s claim, Confab was ordered to pay the insurance deductible and other concepts not covered by insurance, currently estimated to amount to BRL62.9 million (approximately $15.6 million) (including interest, fees and expenses). Both parties filed motions for clarification against the court’s decision, which were partially granted. Although the contract between Confab and Veracel expressly provided that Confab would not be liable for damages arising from lost profits, the court award would appear to include BRL54.0 million (approximately $13.4 million) of damages arising therefrom; Confab has additional defense arguments in respect of a claim for lost profits. On December 18, 2018, Confab filed an appeal against the first instance court decision, and on April 30, 2019, Veracel filed its response to the appeal. At this stage the Company cannot predict the outcome of the claim or the amount or range of loss in case of an unfavorable outcome.

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Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits (Cont.)

(i) Contingencies (Cont.)

§ Ongoing investigation

The Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors engaged external counsel in connection with the Company’s review. In addition, the Company voluntarily notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2016.

In July 2019, the Company learned that the public prosecutor office of Milan, Italy, had completed a preliminary investigation into the alleged payments and had included in the investigation, among other persons, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, two other board members, Gianfelice Rocca and Roberto Bonatti, and the Company’s controlling shareholder, San Faustin. In February 2020, the Company learned that the magistrate overseeing the investigation decided to move the case to trial. The Company’s outside counsel had previously reviewed the Italian prosecutors’ investigative file and has informed the Board that neither that file nor this magistrate’s decision sets forth evidence of involvement by any of the three directors in the alleged wrongdoing. Accordingly, the Board has concluded that no particular action is warranted at the present time, other than inviting the referred board members to continue discharging their respective responsibilities with the full support of the Board.

§ Putative class actions

Following the Company’s November 27, 2018 announcement that its Chairman and CEO Paolo Rocca had been included in an Argentine court investigation known as the Notebooks Case (a decision subsequently reversed by a higher court), two putative class action complaints were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. On April 29, 2019, the court consolidated the complaints into a single case, captioned “In re Tenaris S.A. Securities Litigation”, and appointed lead plaintiffs and lead counsel. On July 19, 2019, the lead plaintiffs filed an amended complaint purportedly on behalf of purchasers of Tenaris securities during the putative class period of May 1, 2014 through December 5, 2018. The individual defendants named in the complaint are Tenaris’s Chairman and CEO and Tenaris’s former CFO. The complaint alleges that during the class period, the Company and the individual defendants inflated the Tenaris share price by failing to disclose that sale proceeds received by Ternium (in which Tenaris held an 11.46% stake) when Sidor was expropriated by Venezuela were received or expedited as a result of allegedly improper payments made to Argentine officials. The complaint does not specify the damages that plaintiff is seeking. Defendants’ motions to dismiss are expected to be decided during 2020. Management believes the Company has meritorious defenses to these claims; however, at this stage the Company cannot predict the outcome of the claim or the amount or range of loss in case of an unfavorable outcome.

§ Investigation concerning alleged price overcharges in Brazil

In 2018, two Brazilian subsidiaries of the Company were notified of formal charges arising from a review by the Tribunal de Contas da Uniao (“TCU”) for alleged price overcharges on goods supplied to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A- Petrobras under a supply contract. Both companies have already filed their defenses. The estimated amount of this claim is BRL29.8 million (approximately $7.4 million). Tenaris believes, based on the advice of counsel and external consultants, that the prices charged under the Petrobras contract do not result in overprices and that it is unlikely that the ultimate resolution of this matter will result in a material obligation.

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Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits (Cont.)

(i)

Contingencies (Cont.)

§ Administrative proceeding concerning Brazilian tax credits

§ U.S. Patent infringement litigation

Tenaris Coiled Tubes, LLC (“TCT”), a U.S. subsidiary of the Company, was sued on 2017 by its competitor Global Tubing, alleging violations to certain intellectual property regulations and seeking a declaration that certain Global Tubing products do not infringe patents held by TCT. TCT filed a counterclaim seeking declaration that certain Global Tubing products infringe patents held by TCT, and Global Tubing responded alleging that such patents should be invalidated. On December 13, 2019, Global Tubing filed an amended complaint (including the Company as defendant) and alleging that TCT and the Company misled the patent office in order to monopolize the coiled tubing market for quench and tempered products. Trial is set for August of 2021. At this time, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential losses that may result from resolution of this claim.

§ Tax assessment from Italian Tax Authorities

(ii)

Commitments and guarantees

Set forth is a description of Tenaris’s main outstanding commitments:

A Tenaris company entered into a contract with Transportadora de Gas del Norte S.A. for the service of natural gas transportation to the facilities of Siderca, an Argentine subsidiary of Tenaris. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate commitment to take or pay the committed volumes for a 9-year term totaled approximately $27.4 million.

Several Tenaris companies entered into a contract with Praxair S.A. for the service of oxygen and nitrogen supply. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate commitment to take or pay the committed volumes for a 14-year term totalled approximately $53.7 million.

Several Tenaris companies entered into a contract with Graftech for the supply of graphite electrodes. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate commitment to take or pay the committed volumes totalled approximately $26.8 million.

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Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits (Cont.)

(ii)

Commitments and guarantees (Cont.)

A Tenaris company entered into a 25-year contract (effective as of December 1, 2016, through December 1, 2041) with Techgen for the supply of 197 MW (which represents 22% of Techgen’s capacity). Monthly payments are determined on the basis of capacity charges, operation costs, back-up power charges, and transmission charges. As of the seventh contract year (as long as Techgen’s existing or replacing bank facility has been repaid in full), the Tenaris company has the right to suspend or early terminate the contract if the rate payable under the agreement is higher than the rate charged by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (“CFE”) or its successors. The Tenaris company may instruct Techgen to sell to any affiliate, to CFE, or to any other third party all or any part of unused contracted energy under the agreement and the Tenaris company will benefit from the proceeds of such sale.

A Tenaris company entered into a contract with Vale International S.A. for the supply of iron ore, for which it is committed to purchase at least 70% of its annual iron ore needs, up to 770 thousand tons of pellets annually. The contract expires on December 31, 2020. The aggregate commitment amounts to approximately $33.6 million.

A Tenaris company entered into a contract with Canadian National Railway for the service of rail transportation from its raw material supplier to its Canadian production center. The total commitment ending June 30, 2020 is $18.9 million.

A Tenaris company entered into a contract with Air Liquide Mexico, S. de R.L de C.V. for the supply of argon gas. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate commitment totaled approximately $21.2 million.

A Tenaris company is a party to a contract with Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. under which it is committed to purchase on a monthly basis a minimum volume of steel bars at prices that will be adjusted quarterly by the parties. The contract will become effective in January 2020 and will be in force until December 2022. As of December 31, 2019, the estimated aggregate contract amount through December 31, 2022, calculated at current prices, is approximately $107.1 million.

Additionally Tenaris has issued performance guarantees mainly related to long term commercial contracts with several customers and parent companies guarantees for approximately $2.5 billion.

(iii) Restrictions to the distribution of profits and payment of dividends

In accordance with Luxembourg Law, the Company is required to transfer a minimum of 5% of its net profit for each financial year to a legal reserve until such reserve equals 10% of the issued share capital.

As of December 31, 2019, this reserve is fully allocated and additional allocations to the reserve are not required under Luxembourg law. Dividends may not be paid out of the legal reserve.

The Company may pay dividends to the extent, among other conditions, that it has distributable retained earnings calculated in accordance with Luxembourg law and regulations.

In our opinion, the accompanying annual accounts give a true and fair view of the financial position of Tenaris S.A. (the “Company”) as at 31 December 2019, and of the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation and presentation of the annual accounts.

Our opinion is consistent with our additional report to the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”).

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

We are independent of the Company in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants’ Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the annual accounts. We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities under those ethical requirements.

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To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that we have not provided non-audit services that are prohibited under Article 5(1) of the EU Regulation No 537/2014.

The non-audit services that we have provided to the Company for the year ended 31 December 2019, are disclosed in Note 9 to the annual accounts.

The non-audit services rendered by PwC Networks firms to the Company and its controlled undertakings, for the year ended 31 December 2019, are disclosed in Note 31 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the annual accounts of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the annual accounts as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

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Our opinion on the annual accounts does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the annual accounts, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the annual accounts or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Responsibilities of the Board of Directors and those charged with governance for the annual accounts

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the annual accounts in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements relating to the preparation and presentation of the annual accounts, and for such internal control as the Board of Directors determines is necessary to enable the preparation of annual accounts that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the annual accounts, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Responsibilities of the “Réviseur d’entreprises agréé” for the audit of the annual accounts

The objectives of our audit are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the annual accounts as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an audit report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the EU Regulation No 537/2014, the Law of 23 July 2016 and with ISAs as issued by the IAASB and as adopted for Luxembourg by the CSSF will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these annual accounts.

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From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the annual accounts of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our audit report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter.

The consolidated management report is consistent with the annual accounts and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

The Corporate Governance Statement is included in the consolidated management report. The information required by Article 68ter Paragraph (1) Letters c) and d) of the Law of 19 December 2002 on the commercial and companies register and on the accounting records and annual accounts of undertakings, as amended, is consistent with the annual accounts and has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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We have been appointed as “Réviseur d’Entreprises Agréé” of the Company by the General Meeting of the Shareholders on 6 May 2019 and the duration of our uninterrupted engagement, including previous renewals and reappointments, is 18 years.

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Tenaris S.A. (the “Company” or “Tenaris”) was established on December 17, 2001 under the name of Tenaris Holding S.A. as a public limited liability company under Luxembourg’s 1929 holding company regime (société anonyme holding). On June 26, 2002, the Company changed its name to Tenaris S.A. On January 1, 2011, the Company became an ordinary public limited liability company (société anonyme).

Tenaris’s object is to invest mainly in companies that manufacture and market steel tubes and other related businesses.

Tenaris prepares and publishes consolidated financial statements which include further information on Tenaris and its subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements are available at the registered office of the Company, 26, Boulevard Royal – 4th floor, L-2449, Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg.

These annual accounts have been prepared in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements under the historical cost convention.

Accounting policies and valuation rules are, besides the ones laid down by the law of 19 December 2002, determined and applied by the Board of Directors.

The preparation of these annual accounts requires management to make certain accounting estimates and assumptions that might affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the reporting dates, and the reported amounts of income and charges during the reporting years. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Current and non-current assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the United States Dollar (“USD”) are translated into USD at the rate of exchange at the balance sheet date. Non-current assets remain at the exchange rate on the day of incorporation. The resulting gains or losses are reflected in the Profit and loss account for the financial year. Income and expenses in currencies other than the USD are translated into USD at the exchange rate prevailing at the date of each transaction.

Shares in affiliated undertakings are valued at purchase or contribution price including the expenses incidental thereto. Loans to affiliated undertakings are stated at nominal value.

Whenever necessary, the Company conducts impairment tests on its financial assets in accordance with Luxembourg regulations.

In case of other than a temporary decline in respect of the financial assets value, its carrying value will be reduced to recognize this decline. If there is a change in the reasons for which the value adjustments were made, these adjustments could be reversed, if appropriate.

Debtors are valued at their nominal value. They are subject to value adjustments where their recovery is compromised. These value adjustments are not continued if the reasons for which the value adjustments were made have ceased to apply.

Cash at bank and in hand mainly comprise cash at bank and liquidity funds. Assets recorded in cash at bank and in hand are carried at fair market value or at historical cost which approximates fair market value.

Tenaris holds 100% of the shares of Tenaris Investments S.à r.l. (“Tenaris Investments”) with registered office in Luxembourg and holds, indirectly through this wholly-owned subsidiary, 100% of the shares of Confab Industrial S.A., Inversiones Lucerna Limitada, Maverick Tube Corporation, Siderca S.A.I.C., Talta - Trading e Marketing, Sociedade Unipessoal Lda., Tenaris Investments Switzerland AG, Algoma Tubes Inc., Siderca International ApS, S.C. Silcotub S.A., Management Solutions Services Inc., Tenaris Investments (NL) B.V. and Tenaris Connections B.V., 50% of the shares of Exiros B.V. and 11.5% of the shares of Ternium S.A.

On December 7, 2010, Tenaris entered into a master credit agreement with Tenaris Investments pursuant to which, upon request from Tenaris, Tenaris Investments may, but shall not be required to, from time to time make loans to Tenaris. Any loan under the master credit agreement may be repaid or prepaid from time to time through a reduction of the capital of Tenaris Investments by an amount equivalent to the amount of the loan then outstanding (including accrued interest). As a result of reductions in the capital of Tenaris Investments made during the financial year ended December 31, 2019, in connection with cancellations of loans to Tenaris, the value of the participation of Tenaris in Tenaris Investments decreased by USD520.2 million.

As of December 31, 2019 Tenaris Investments reported an equity of USD18.5 billion and a loss for the financial year of USD1.5 billion.

The authorized capital of the Company amounts to USD2.5 billion. The total authorized share capital of the Company is represented by 2,500,000,000 shares with a par value of USD1 per share. The total capital issued and fully paid-up at December 31, 2019 was 1,180,536,830 shares with a par value of USD1 per share.

The board of directors is authorized until June 5, 2020, to increase the issued share capital, through issues of shares within the limits of the authorized capital.

Following the completion of the corporate reorganization, and upon its conversion into an ordinary Luxembourg holding company, the Company recorded a special reserve for tax purposes in a significant amount. The Company expects that, as a result of its corporate reorganization, its current overall tax burden will not increase, as all or substantially all of its dividend income will come from high income tax jurisdictions.

During 2019 the Company paid dividends for an amount of USD484 million; this amount includes the interim dividend paid on November 20, 2019 of USD153.5 million.

In accordance with Luxembourg law, the Company is required to set aside a minimum of 5% of its annual net profit for each financial year to a legal reserve. This requirement ceases to be necessary once the balance on the legal reserve has reached 10% of the issued share capital. The Company’s reserve has already reached this 10%. If the legal reserve later falls below the 10% threshold, at least 5% of net profits must be allocated again toward the reserve. The legal reserve is not available for distribution to the shareholders.

Dividends may be paid by Tenaris upon the ordinary shareholders’ meeting approval to the extent distributable retained earnings exist.

At December 31, 2019, profit brought forward after deduction of the loss and the interim dividend for the financial year of Tenaris under Luxembourg law totaled approximately USD15.9 billion.

In November 2019, the Company paid an interim dividend of USD153.5 million based on the board of directors’ decision of October 30, 2019 and in compliance with the conditions set out in the “Amended law of August 10, 1915 on commercial companies” regarding the payment of interim dividends.

(*) In addition to the audit services which amounted USD1.2 million, during the financial year the Company received from the statutory auditor audit-related services for a total amount of USD22 thousand. No tax-related fees or other fees for services rendered by the statutory auditor were accrued during the financial year.

Total fees accrued for professional services rendered by PwC Network firms to Tenaris S.A. and its subsidiaries are disclosed in note 31 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Interests payable concerning affiliated undertaking are referred to intercompany loans from Tenaris Investments (See Note 3).

The Company is liable to all taxes applicable to a Luxembourg "Société Anonyme". For the financial year ended December 31, 2019 the Company did not realize any profits subject to tax in Luxembourg.

Based on the information most recently available to the Company, Tenaris’s directors and senior management as a group owned 0.08% of the Company’s outstanding shares.

The Company issued a guarantee covering the funding obligations of Techgen S.A. de C.V. (“Techgen”), a Mexican natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in the Pesquería area of the State of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, under a loan agreement between Techgen and Natixis, New York Branch, as the administrative agent and collateral agent of various lenders. As of December 31, 2019 the amount guaranteed was approximately USD4.9 million.

The Company issued a guarantee to cover obligations under a loan agreement entered into a Tenaris’s company and Citibank. As of December 31, 2019 the amount guaranteed was approximately USD17 million.

The above mentioned events were included in the Consolidated Condensed Interim Financial Statements as of March 31, 2020. These annual accounts do not reflect these circumstances.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition

A novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) surfaced in China in December 2019 and subsequently spread to the rest of the world in early 2020. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a global pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, countries have taken different measures in relation to prevention and containment. For example, several countries introduced bans on business activities or locked down cities or countries, including countries where Tenaris has operations (such as Argentina, China, Colombia, Italy, Mexico and the United States). The rapid expansion of the virus and the measures taken to contain it have triggered a severe fall in global economic activity and a serious crisis in the energy sector.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition (Cont.)

We are adjusting our operations on a country-by-country basis to comply with applicable rules and requirements and adapt to this new, rapidly evolving scenario. As of the date of these annual accounts, this is the status of our facilities:

•      In China, we are again fully operational, after several weeks of interruption and an extraordinary combined effort of our people and of our community.

•      In Italy, production was greatly reduced; although our Dalmine facility was used exclusively for the manufacturing of oxygen tanks to aid local hospitals and health centers for a limited period of time, currently the facility is gradually resuming normal operations. In Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, Tenaris decreased its activity following the imposition of mandatory lockdowns, and our plants in these countries are currently operating at reduced levels. Although the lockdowns or restrictions to operate in these countries are expected to end or be relaxed in the next few weeks, these could be extended and/or made more stringent if so decided by the appropriate authorities as the circumstances could require.

•    In the United States, our facilities in Koppel and Ambridge (PA), Brookfield (OH), Blytheville (AR), Wilder (KY), and Odessa and Baytown (TX), have been or will be temporarily closed until market conditions improve. In addition, Tenaris is in the process of performing employee reductions and adjusting production levels at its other facilities in line with market demand.

In order to safeguard the health and safety of its employees, customers and suppliers, Tenaris has taken preventive measures, including remote working for the majority of white collar employees, restricting onsite access to essential operational personnel, keeping personnel levels at a minimum, implementing a special operations protocol to ensure social distancing and providing medical assistance and supplies to onsite employees. As of the date of these annual accounts, remote work and other work arrangements have not materially adversely affected Tenaris’s ability to conduct operations. In addition, these alternative working arrangements have not adversely affected our financial reporting systems, internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition (Cont.)

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing oil & gas crisis poses the following main risks and challenges to Tenaris:

•     Global oil or gas demand may fail to recover or even decrease further in the future, driving down prices even more or keeping them at very low levels, which would exert downward pressure on sales and margins of oil and gas companies, leading to further reductions and even generalized suspension of drilling activities (in the U.S. or elsewhere) and, as a result, materially adversely affecting our sales and financial position.

•     Tenaris or its employees, contractors, suppliers, customers and other business partners may be prevented from conducting certain business activities for a prolonged or indefinite period of time. In addition, employees in some or all of our facilities, or those of our contracts, suppliers, customers or other business partners, may refuse to work due to health concerns while the COVID-19 outbreak is ongoing, If that happens, the continuity of our future operations may be severely affected.

•     A continuing spread of COVID-19 may affect the availability and price of raw materials, energy and other inputs used by Tenaris in its operations. Any such disruption or increased prices could adversely affect Tenaris’s profitability.

As of the date of these annual accounts, our capital and financial resources, and overall liquidity position, have not been materially affected by this new scenario.

On April 29, 2020, the Company’s board of directors resolved to propose, for approval by the annual shareholders meeting to be held on June 2, 2020, that no further dividends be distributed in respect of fiscal year 2019 beyond the interim dividend of approximately USD153 million already paid in November 2019. For a discussion of the rationale behind the dividend proposal, see “The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil & gas crisis and their impact on Tenaris’s operations and financial condition” included in this note.

EBITDA provides an analysis of the operating results excluding depreciation and amortization and impairments, as they are non-cash variables which can vary substantially from company to company depending on accounting policies and the accounting value of the assets. EBITDA is an approximation to pre-tax operating cash flow and reflects cash generation before working capital variation. EBITDA is widely used by investors when evaluating businesses (multiples valuation), as well as by rating agencies and creditors to evaluate the level of debt, comparing EBITDA with net debt. EBITDA is calculated in the following manner:

EBITDA = Operating results + Depreciation and amortization + Impairment charges/(reversals).

This is the net balance of cash and cash equivalents, other current investments and fixed income investments held to maturity less total borrowings. It provides a summary of the financial solvency and liquidity of the company. Net cash / (debt) is widely used by investors and rating agencies and creditors to assess the company’s leverage, financial strength, flexibility and risks.

Net cash= Cash and cash equivalents + Other investments (Current and Non-Current) +/- Derivatives hedging borrowings and investments – Borrowings (Current and Non-Current).

Free cash flow is a measure of financial performance, calculated as operating cash flow less capital expenditures. FCF represents the cash that a company is able to generate after spending the money required to maintain or expand its asset base. Free cash flow is calculated in the following manner:

Free cash flow = Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities – Capital expenditures.

	2019		2018		2017
TUBES SALES VOLUMES (thousands of tons)
Seamless		2,600		2,694		2,157
Welded		671		877		461
Total		3,271		3,571		2,618

TUBES PRODUCTION VOLUMES (thousands of tons)
Seamless		2,629		2,798		2,347
Welded		671		799		544
Total		3,300		3,597		2,890

FINANCIAL INDICATORS (millions of $)
Net sales		7,294		7,659		5,289
Operating income (loss)		832		872		335
EBITDA ⁽¹⁾		1,372		1,536		943
Net income		731		874		536
Cash flow from operations		1,528		611		(22	)
Capital expenditures		350		349		558

BALANCE SHEET (millions of $)
Total assets		14,843		14,251		14,398
Total borrowings		822		539		966
Net cash position ⁽²⁾		980		485		647
Total liabilities		2,657		2,376		2,817
Shareholders’ equity including non-controlling interests		12,186		11,875		11,581

PER SHARE / ADS DATA ($ PER SHARE / PER ADS) ⁽³⁾
Number of shares outstanding ⁽⁴⁾ (thousands of shares)		1,180,537		1,180,537		1,180,537
Earnings per share		0.63		0.74		0.46
Earnings per ADS		1.26		1.48		0.92
Dividends per share ⁽⁵⁾		0.41		0.41		0.41
Dividends per ADS ⁽⁵⁾		0.82		0.82		0.82
ADS Stock price at year-end		22.62		21.32		31.86
Number of employees ⁽⁴⁾		23,200		22,967		21,605

	At or for the year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Thousands of tons
Steel Bars
Effective Capacity (annual) ⁽¹⁾		3,985		3,935		3,835
Actual Production		2,835		3,167		2,793
Tubes – Seamless
Effective Capacity (annual) ⁽¹⁾		4,300		4,300		3,680
Actual Production		2,629		2,798		2,347
Tubes – Welded
Effective Capacity (annual) ⁽¹⁾		2,980		2,620		2,620
Actual Production		671		799		544

	For the year ended December 31,
Thousands of U.S. dollars (except number of shares and per share amounts)	2019			2018			2017

Selected consolidated income statement data

Continuing operations
Net sales		7,294,055			7,658,588			5,288,504
Cost of sales		(5,107,495	)		(5,279,300	)		(3,685,057	)
Gross profit		2,186,560			2,379,288			1,603,447
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(1,365,974	)		(1,509,976	)		(1,270,016	)
Other operating income (expenses), net		11,805			2,501			1,157
Operating income		832,391			871,813			334,588
Finance income		47,997			39,856			47,605
Finance cost		(43,381	)		(36,942	)		(27,072	)
Other financial results		14,667			34,386			(43,550	)
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax		851,674			909,113			311,571
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies		82,036			193,994			116,140
Income before income tax		933,710			1,103,107			427,711
Income tax		(202,452	)		(229,207	)		17,136
Income for the year for continuing operations		731,258			873,900			444,847

Discontinued operations
Result for discontinued operations		–			–			91,542
Income for the year ⁽¹⁾		731,258			873,900			536,389

Income (loss) attributable to ⁽¹⁾:
Owners of the parent		742,686			876,063			544,737
Non-controlling interests		(11,428	)		(2,163	)		(8,348	)
Income for the year ⁽²⁾		731,258			873,900			536,389

Depreciation and amortization for continuing operations		(539,521	)		(664,357	)		(608,640	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		1,180,536,830			1,180,536,830			1,180,536,830
Basic and diluted earnings per share for continuing operations		0.63			0.74			0.38
Basic and diluted earnings per share		0.63			0.74			0.46
Dividends per share ⁽²⁾		0.41			0.41			0.41

	At December 31,
Thousands of U.S. dollars (except number of shares)	2019		2018		2017

Selected consolidated financial position data

Current assets		5,670,607		5,464,192		5,381,154
Property, plant and equipment, net		6,090,017		6,063,908		6,229,143
Other non-current assets		3,082,367		2,723,199		2,787,921
Total assets		14,842,991		14,251,299		14,398,218

Current liabilities		1,780,457		1,718,363		2,070,899
Non-current borrowings		40,880		29,187		34,645
Deferred tax liabilities		336,982		379,039		457,970
Other non-current liabilities		498,300		249,218		253,734
Total liabilities		2,656,619		2,375,807		2,817,248

Capital and reserves attributable to the owners of the parent		11,988,958		11,782,882		11,482,185
Non-controlling interests		197,414		92,610		98,785
Total equity		12,186,372		11,875,492		11,580,970

Total liabilities and equity		14,842,991		14,251,299		14,398,218

Share capital		1,180,537		1,180,537		1,180,537
Number of shares outstanding		1,180,536,830		1,180,536,830		1,180,536,830

Percentage of net sales	For the year ended December 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Continuing operations
Net sales		100.0			100.0			100.0
Cost of sales		(70.0	)		(68.9	)		(69.7	)
Gross profit		30.0			31.1			30.3
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(18.7	)		(19.7	)		(24.0	)
Other operating income (expenses), net		0.2			0.0			0.0
Operating income		11.4			11.4			6.3
Finance income		0.7			0.5			0.9
Finance cost		(0.6	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)
Other financial results		0.2			0.4			(0.8	)
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax		11.7			11.9			5.9
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies		1.1			2.5			2.2
Income before income tax		12.8			14.4			8.1
Income tax		(2.8	)		(3.0	)		0.3
Income for the year for continuing operations		10.0			11.4			8.4

Discontinued operations
Result for discontinued operations		–			–			1.7
Income for the year		10.0			11.4			10.1

Income (loss) attributable to:
Owners of the parent		10.2			11.4			10.3
Non-controlling interests		(0.2	)		(0.0	)		(0.2	)

Company Profile	3
Letter from the Chairman	4
Consolidated Management Report	6
Leading Indicators	9
Information on Tenaris	10
Principal Risks and Uncertainties	25
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects	35
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk	50
Outstanding Legal Proceedings	56
Recent Developments	60
Corporate Governance Statement	64
Related Party Transactions	79
Dividends	82
Employees	83
Diversity	83
Non-financial Information	84
Management Certification	85
Financial Information	86
Consolidated Financial Statements	86
Annual Accounts (Luxembourg GAAP)	157
Exhibit I – Alternative performance measures	174

Company	Country of Incorporation	Main activity	Percentage of ownership at December 31, (*)
Company	Country of Incorporation	Main activity	2019	2018	2017
ALGOMA TUBES INC.	Canada	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
CONFAB INDUSTRIAL S.A. and subsidiaries	Brazil	Manufacturing of welded steel pipes and capital goods	100%	100%	100%
DALMINE S.p.A.	Italy	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
HYDRIL COMPANY and subsidiaries (except detailed) (a)	USA	Manufacture and marketing of premium connections	100%	100%	100%
KAZAKHSTAN PIPE THREADERS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP	Kazakhstan	Threading of premium products	100%	100%	100%
MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION and subsidiaries	USA	Manufacturing of welded steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
NKKTUBES	Japan	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	51%	51%	51%
P.T. SEAMLESS PIPE INDONESIA JAYA	Indonesia	Manufacturing of seamless steel products	89%	89%	89%
PRUDENTIAL STEEL LTD.	Canada	Manufacturing of welded steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
S.C. SILCOTUB S.A.	Romania	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
SAUDI STEEL PIPE CO.	Saudi Arabia	Manufacturing of welded steel pipes	48%	NA	NA
SIAT SOCIEDAD ANONIMA	Argentina	Manufacturing of welded and seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
SIDERCA SOCIEDAD ANONIMA INDUSTRIAL Y COMERCIAL and subsidiaries	Argentina	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
TALTA - TRADING E MARKETING SOCIEDADE UNIPESSOAL LDA.	Portugal	Holding Company	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS BAY CITY, INC.	USA	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS CONNECTIONS BV	Netherlands	Development, management and licensing of intellectual property	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.	Uruguay	Financial company	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (CANADA) INC.	Canada	Marketing of steel products	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (U.S.A.) CORPORATION	USA	Marketing of steel products	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES (UK) LTD	United Kingdom	Holding company and marketing of steel products	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS GLOBAL SERVICES S.A. and subsidiaries (except detailed) (b)	Uruguay	Holding company and marketing of steel products	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS INVESTMENTS (NL) B.V.	Netherlands	Holding company	100%	NA	NA
TENARIS INVESTMENTS S.à.r.l.	Luxembourg	Holding company	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS INVESTMENTS SWITZERLAND AG and subsidiaries	Switzerland	Holding company	100%	100%	100%
TENARIS TUBOCARIBE LTDA.	Colombia	Manufacturing of welded and seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%
TUBOS DE ACERO DE MEXICO, S.A.	Mexico	Manufacturing of seamless steel pipes	100%	100%	100%

Millions of U.S. dollars	For the year ended December 31,								Increase /
	2019				2018				(Decrease)
Tubes		6,870	94	%		7,233	94	%		(5	%)
Others		424	6	%		426	6	%		(0	%)
Total		7,294	100	%		7,659	100	%		(5	%)

Millions of U.S. dollars	For the year ended December 31,						Increase /
	2019			2018			(Decrease)
Net sales
- North America		3,307			3,488			(5	%)
- South America		1,240			1,284			(3	%)
- Europe		641			628			2	%
- Middle East & Africa		1,337			1,541			(13	%)
- Asia Pacific		345			292			18	%
Total net sales		6,870			7,233			(5	%)
Operating income		755			777			(3	%)
Operating income (% of sales)		11.0	%		10.7	%

Millions of U.S. dollars
Disbursement date	Borrower	Type	Original & Outstanding	Final maturity
2019	Tamsa	Bank loans	621	2020
2019	Siderca	Bank loans	60	2020

At December 31, 2018	Expected maturity date
	2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		Thereafter		Total ⁽¹⁾
	(in millions of U.S. dollars)
Non-current Debt
Fixed rate		–		4		4		20		–		–		28
Floating rate		–		0		1		0		–		–		1

Current Debt
Fixed rate		493		–		–		–		–		–		493
Floating rate		17		–		–		–		–		–		17
		510		4		5		20		–		–		539

All amounts in millions of U.S. dollars
Currency Exposure	Functional currency	Long / (Short) Position

Argentine Peso	U.S. dollar		(96	)
Euro	U.S. dollar		(104	)
Saudi Arabian Riyal	U.S. dollar		(108	)

Fair value of acquired assets and liabilities:	$ million
Property, Plant and Equipment		506
Intangible assets		170
Working capital		144
Cash and Cash Equivalents		4
Other assets		46
Borrowings		(53	)
Provisions		(27	)
Other liabilities		(77	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(3	)
Net assets acquired		710

Name	Position	Principal Occupation	Years as Director	Age at December 31, 2019

Mr. Roberto Bonatti ⁽¹⁾	Director	President of San Faustin	17	70
Mr. Carlos Condorelli	Director	Director of Tenaris and Ternium	13	68
Mr. Germán Curá	Director	Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Tenaris	2	57
Mr. Roberto Monti	Director	Director of Tenaris	15	80
Mr. Gianfelice Mario Rocca ⁽¹⁾	Director	Chairman of the board of directors of San Faustin	17	71
Mr. Paolo Rocca ⁽¹⁾	Director	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tenaris	18	67
Mr. Jaime José Serra Puche	Director	Chairman of SAI Derecho & Economía	17	68
Mr. Yves Speeckaert	Director	Director of Tenaris	3	59
Ms. Mónica Tiuba	Director	Director of Tenaris	2	41
Mr. Amadeo Vázquez y Vázquez	Director	Director of Tenaris	17	77
Mr. Guillermo Vogel	Director	Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Tenaris	17	69

	For the year ended December 31,
Thousands of U.S. dollars	2019		2018

Audit Fees		3,846		3,841
Audit-Related Fees		50		43
Tax Fees		7		-
All Other Fees		1		7
Total		3,904		3,891

Director or Officer	Number of Shares Held

Guillermo Vogel		850,446
Carlos Condorelli		67,211
Gabriel Podskubka		3,946
Total		921,603

Identity of Person or Group	Number		Percent

San Faustin ⁽¹⁾		713,605,187		60.45	%
Directors and senior management as a group		921,603		0.08	%
Public		466,010,040		39.47	%
Total		1,180,536,830		100.00	%

(all amounts in thousands of US dollars, unless otherwise stated)		Year ended December 31,
	Notes	2019			2018			2017
Continuing operations
Net sales	1		7,294,055			7,658,588			5,288,504
Cost of sales	2		(5,107,495	)		(5,279,300	)		(3,685,057	)
Gross profit			2,186,560			2,379,288			1,603,447
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3		(1,365,974	)		(1,509,976	)		(1,270,016	)
Other operating income	5		23,004			15,059			10,516
Other operating expenses	5		(11,199	)		(12,558	)		(9,359	)
Operating income			832,391			871,813			334,588
Finance income	6		47,997			39,856			47,605
Finance cost	6		(43,381	)		(36,942	)		(27,072	)
Other financial results	6		14,667			34,386			(43,550	)
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax			851,674			909,113			311,571
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies	12		82,036			193,994			116,140
Income before income tax			933,710			1,103,107			427,711
Income tax	7		(202,452	)		(229,207	)		17,136
Income for continuing operations			731,258			873,900			444,847

Discontinued operations
Result for discontinued operations	29		-			-			91,542
Income for the year			731,258			873,900			536,389

Attributable to:
Owners of the parent			742,686			876,063			544,737
Non-controlling interests			(11,428	)		(2,163	)		(8,348	)
			731,258			873,900			536,389
Earnings per share attributable to the owners of the parent during the year:
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (thousands)			1,180,537			1,180,537			1,180,537
Continuing operations
Basic and diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars per share)			0.63			0.74			0.38
Basic and diluted earnings per ADS (U.S. dollars per ADS) (*)			1.26			1.48			0.77
Continuing and discontinued operations
Basic and diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars per share)			0.63			0.74			0.46
Basic and diluted earnings per ADS (U.S. dollars per ADS) (*)			1.26			1.48			0.92

(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)	Year ended December 31,
	2019			2018			2017
Income for the year		731,258			873,900			536,389
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss:
Currency translation adjustment		(27,294	)		(96,916	)		151,762
Change in value of cash flow hedges and instruments at fair value		3,039			(6,701	)		4,502
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income		(707	)		34			23
From participation in non consolidated companies:
- Currency translation adjustment (*)		(10,781	)		1,848			(9,548	)
- Changes in the fair value of derivatives held as cash flow hedges and others		812			(132	)		512
		(34,931	)		(101,867	)		147,251
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations		(9,272	)		7,963			(8,635	)
Income tax on items that will not be reclassified		1,545			(1,932	)		1,338
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations of non-consolidated companies		(9,878	)		(3,855	)		(376	)
		(17,605	)		2,176			(7,673	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax		(52,536	)		(99,691	)		139,578
Total comprehensive income for the year		678,722			774,209			675,967
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent		690,095			776,713			683,531
Non-controlling interests		(11,373	)		(2,504	)		(7,564	)
		678,722			774,209			675,967
Total comprehensive income for the year
attributable to Owners of the parent arises from
Continuing operations		690,095			776,713			591,989
Discontinued operations		-			-			91,542
		690,095			776,713			683,531

(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)		At December 31, 2019			At December 31, 2018
	Notes
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net	9		6,090,017			6,063,908
Intangible assets, net	10		1,561,559			1,465,965
Right-of-use assets, net	11		233,126			-
Investments in non-consolidated companies	12		879,965			805,568
Other investments	18		24,934			118,155
Deferred tax assets	20		225,680			181,606
Receivables, net	13		157,103	9,172,384		151,905	8,787,107
Current assets
Inventories, net	14		2,265,880			2,524,341
Receivables and prepayments, net	15		104,575			155,885
Current tax assets	16		167,388			121,332
Trade receivables, net	17		1,348,160			1,737,366
Derivative financial instruments	24		19,929			9,173
Other investments	18		210,376			487,734
Cash and cash equivalents	18		1,554,299	5,670,607		428,361	5,464,192
Total assets				14,842,991			14,251,299
EQUITY
Capital and reserves attributable to owners of the parent				11,988,958			11,782,882
Non-controlling interests				197,414			92,610
Total equity				12,186,372			11,875,492
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings	19		40,880			29,187
Lease liabilities	11		192,318			-
Deferred tax liabilities	20		336,982			379,039
Other liabilities	21 (i)		251,383			213,129
Provisions	22 (ii)		54,599	876,162		36,089	657,444
Current liabilities
Borrowings	19		781,272			509,820
Lease liabilities	11		37,849			-
Derivative financial instruments	24		1,814			11,978
Current tax liabilities	16		127,625			250,233
Other liabilities	21 (ii)		176,264			165,693
Provisions	23 (ii)		17,017			24,283
Customer advances			82,729			62,683
Trade payables			555,887	1,780,457		693,673	1,718,363
Total liabilities				2,656,619			2,375,807
Total equity and liabilities				14,842,991			14,251,299

(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)	Attributable to owners of the parent
	Share Capital (1)		Legal Reserves		Share Premium		Currency Translation Adjustment			Other Reserves (2)			Retained Earnings (3)			Total			Non-controlling interests			Total
Balance at December 31, 2018		1,180,537		118,054		609,733		(919,248	)		(322,310	)		11,116,116			11,782,882			92,610			11,875,492
Income (loss) for the year		-		-		-		-			-			742,686			742,686			(11,428	)		731,258
Currency translation adjustment		-		-		-		(27,217	)		-			-			(27,217	)		(77	)		(27,294	)
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations, net of taxes		-		-		-		-			(7,132	)		-			(7,132	)		(595	)		(7,727	)
Change in value of instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and cash flow hedges, net of taxes		-		-		-		-			1,605			-			1,605			727			2,332
From other comprehensive income of non-consolidated companies		-		-		-		(10,781	)		(9,066	)		-			(19,847	)		-			(19,847	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year		-		-		-		(37,998	)		(14,593	)		-			(52,591	)		55			(52,536	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year		-		-		-		(37,998	)		(14,593	)		742,686			690,095			(11,373	)		678,722
Acquisition and other changes in non-controlling interests (4)		-		-		-		-			1			-			1			117,984			117,985
Dividends paid in cash		-		-		-		-			-			(484,020	)		(484,020	)		(1,807	)		(485,827	)
Balance at December 31, 2019		1,180,537		118,054		609,733		(957,246	)		(336,902	)		11,374,782			11,988,958			197,414			12,186,372

I	GENERAL INFORMATION	IV	OTHER NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
		1	Segment information
II	ACCOUNTING POLICIES (“AP”)	2	Cost of sales
A	Basis of presentation	3	Selling, general and administrative expenses
B	Group accounting	4	Labor costs (included in Cost of sales and in Selling, general and administrative expenses)
C	Segment information	5	Other operating income and expenses
D	Foreign currency translation	6	Financial results
E	Property, plant and equipment	7	Income tax
F	Intangible assets	8	Dividends distribution
G	Impairment of non-financial assets	9	Property, plant and equipment, net
H	Other investments	10	Intangible assets, net
I	Inventories	11	Right-of-use assets, net and lease liabilities
J	Trade and other receivables	12	Investments in non-consolidated companies
K	Cash and cash equivalents	13	Receivables - non current
L	Equity	14	Inventories, net
M	Borrowings	15	Receivables and prepayments, net
N	Current and deferred income tax	16	Current tax assets and liabilities
O	Employee benefits	17	Trade receivables, net
P	Provisions	18	Cash and cash equivalents and other investments
Q	Trade and other payables	19	Borrowings
R	Revenue recognition	20	Deferred income tax
S	Cost of sales and other selling expenses	21	Other liabilities
T	Earnings per share	22	Non-current allowances and provisions
U	Financial instruments	23	Current allowances and provisions
V	Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations	24	Derivative financial instruments
		25	Contingencies, commitments and restrictions on the distribution of profits
III	FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT	26	Agreement to build a welded pipe plant in West Siberia
		27	Business combinations
A	Financial risk factors	28	Cash flow disclosures
B	Category of financial instruments and classification within the fair value hierarchy	29	Discontinued Operations
C	Fair value estimation	30	Related party transactions
D	Accounting for derivative financial instruments and hedging activities	31	Fees paid to the Company's principal accountant
		32	Principal subsidiaries
		33	Nationalization of Venezuelan subsidiaries
		34	Delisting of Tenaris’s shares from the Buenos Aires stock exchange
		35	Subsequent events
		36	Update as of April 29, 2020

Year ended December 31, 2019	Tubes			Other			Continuing operations			Discontinued operations
IFRS - Net Sales		6,870			424			7,294			-
Management view - operating income		857			73			929			-
Difference in cost of sales		(105	)		3			(102	)		-
Differences in depreciation and amortization		(1	)		(0	)		(1	)		-
Differences in selling, general and administrative expenses		(1	)		1			(0	)		-
Differences in other operating income (expenses), net		6			-			6			-
IFRS - operating income		755			77			832			-
Financial income (expense), net								19			-
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax								852			-
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies								82			-
Income before income tax								934			-
Capital expenditures		338			12			350			-
Depreciation and amortization		523			17			540			-

Year ended December 31, 2018	Tubes			Other		Continuing operations			Discontinued operations
IFRS - Net Sales		7,233			426		7,659			-
Management view - operating income		702			81		783			-
Difference in cost of sales		112			7		119			-
Differences in depreciation and amortization		(34	)		-		(34	)		-
Differences in selling, general and administrative expenses		(2	)		6		4			-
IFRS - operating income		777			95		872			-
Financial income (expense), net							37			-
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax							909			-
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies							194			-
Income before income tax							1,103			-
Capital expenditures		346			3		349			-
Depreciation and amortization		645			19		664			-

Year ended December 31, 2017	Tubes			Other			Continuing operations			Discontinued operations
IFRS - Net Sales		4,966			323			5,289			12
Management view - operating income		115			48			163			3
Difference in cost of sales		164			1			165			(1	)
Differences in depreciation and amortization		(3	)		-			(3	)		-
Differences in selling, general and administrative expenses		14			(6	)		8			-
Differences in other operating income (expenses), net		2			-			2			-
IFRS - operating income		292			43			335			2
Financial income (expense), net								(23	)		-
Income before equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies and income tax								312			2
Equity in earnings of non-consolidated companies								116			-
Income before income tax								428			2
Capital expenditures		550			8			558			-
Depreciation and amortization		594			15			609			-

(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)	North America		South America		Europe		Middle East & Africa		Asia Pacific		Unallocated (*)		Total continuing operations		Total discontinued operations
Year ended December 31, 2019
Net sales		3,429,911		1,391,288		738,880		1,382,172		351,804		-		7,294,055		-
Total assets		7,885,120		2,227,044		2,282,775		958,424		609,663		879,965		14,842,991		-
Trade receivables		612,809		176,173		149,321		319,406		90,451		-		1,348,160		-
Property, plant and equipment, net		3,771,570		1,129,260		816,721		254,858		117,608		-		6,090,017		-
Capital expenditures		169,390		113,999		55,169		4,578		7,038		-		350,174		-
Depreciation and amortization		276,046		105,308		82,400		42,520		33,247		-		539,521		-

Year ended December 31, 2018
Net sales		3,611,509		1,462,044		724,733		1,559,988		300,314		-		7,658,588		-
Total assets		7,971,311		2,489,522		1,913,589		588,746		482,563		805,568		14,251,299		-
Trade receivables		791,190		280,801		215,202		383,358		66,815		-		1,737,366		-
Property, plant and equipment, net		3,859,060		1,133,113		848,178		94,040		129,517		-		6,063,908		-
Capital expenditures		196,220		68,603		77,467		2,047		5,136		-		349,473		-
Depreciation and amortization		441,705		108,558		82,769		10,389		20,936		-		664,357		-

Year ended December 31, 2017
Net sales		2,451,357		1,142,142		545,777		937,439		211,789		-		5,288,504		11,899
Total assets		7,925,520		2,975,599		2,002,658		391,029		441,546		661,866		14,398,218		-
Trade receivables		582,204		234,877		214,944		135,524		46,511		-		1,214,060		-
Property, plant and equipment, net		3,914,229		1,190,145		878,788		102,481		143,500		-		6,229,143		-
Capital expenditures		430,142		58,949		57,285		7,562		4,153		-		558,091		145
Depreciation and amortization		354,091		126,273		93,900		12,094		22,282		-		608,640		-

Revenues Tubes (in million US dollar)	2019		2018		2017
Oil and Gas		5,757		6,042		4,034
Hydrocarbon Processing and Power Generation		534		602		484
Industrial and Other		579		589		448
Total		6,870		7,233		4,966

Country	2019		2018		2017
Argentina		5,405		5,427		5,221
Mexico		5,370		5,595		5,139
USA		2,255		2,382		1,953
Italy		2,144		2,155		2,088
Romania		1,815		1,852		1,870
Brazil		1,360		1,287		1,382
Colombia		1,040		1,082		1,003
Canada		772		1,030		919
Indonesia		616		554		506
Japan		400		399		410
Other		2,023		1,204		1,114
		23,200		22,967		21,605

Year ended December 31, 2019	Land and civil buildings			Industrial buildings, plant and production equipment			Vehicles, furniture and fixtures			Work in progress			Spare parts and equipment			Total

Cost
Values at the beginning of the year		732,578			12,121,569			377,260			127,378			63,197			13,421,982
Translation differences		(1,611	)		(38,961	)		(1,615	)		(864	)		(256	)		(43,307	)
Increase due to business combinations (*)		59,468			115,908			1,733			1,630			-			178,739
Additions		16			1,178			1,107			299,412			12,202			313,915
Disposals / Consumptions		(35	)		(27,153	)		(7,110	)		(2,120	)		(2,557	)		(38,975	)
Transfers / Reclassifications		8,723			296,272			28,349			(317,128	)		(11,984	)		4,232
Values at the end of the year		799,139			12,468,813			399,724			108,308			60,602			13,836,586

Depreciation
Accumulated at the beginning of the year		110,914			6,936,900			310,260			-			-			7,358,074
Translation differences		(420	)		(24,973	)		(1,485	)		-			-			(26,878	)
Depreciation charge		11,409			415,826			20,080			-			-			447,315
Transfers / Reclassifications		(362	)		(38	)		-			-			-			(400	)
Disposals / Consumptions		(73	)		(25,580	)		(5,889	)		-			-			(31,542	)
Accumulated at the end of the year		121,468			7,302,135			322,966			-			-			7,746,569
At December 31, 2019		677,671			5,166,678			76,758			108,308			60,602			6,090,017

Year ended December 31, 2019	Information system projects			Licenses, patents and trademarks (*)			Goodwill			Customer relationships		Total

Cost
Values at the beginning of the year		580,622			464,571			2,085,936			2,058,859		5,189,988
Translation differences		(1,917	)		(70	)		(968	)		-		(2,955	)
Increase due to business combinations (**)		405			-			32,869			81,192		114,466
Additions		35,487			772			-			-		36,259
Transfers / Reclassifications		(4,665	)		-			-			-		(4,665	)
Disposals		(5,062	)		(1,531	)		-			-		(6,593	)
Values at the end of the year		604,870			463,742			2,117,837			2,140,051		5,326,500

Amortization
Accumulated at the beginning of the year		513,984			373,466			797,592			2,038,981		3,724,023
Translation differences		(1,734	)		-			-			-		(1,734	)
Amortization charge		28,937			719			-			18,259		47,915
Disposals		(4,850	)		(413	)		-			-		(5,263	)
Accumulated at the end of the year		536,337			373,772			797,592			2,057,240		3,764,941
At December 31, 2019		68,533			89,970			1,320,245			82,811		1,561,559

(All amounts in million US dollar)
As of December 31, 2019	Tubes Segment						Other Segment
CGU	Maverick Acquisition		Hydril Acquisition		Other		Maverick Acquisition		Total
OCTG (USA)		225		-		-		-		225
Tamsa (Hydril and other)		-		346		19		-		365
Siderca (Hydril and other)		-		265		93		-		358
Hydril		-		309		-		-		309
Confab		-		-		-		-		-
Coiled Tubing		-		-		-		4		4
Other		-		-		59		-		59
Total		225		920		171		4		1,320

Year ended December 31, 2019	Land and Civil Buildings			Industrial Buildings, Plant and Production Equipment			Vehicles, furniture and fixtures			Total
Cost
Opening net book amount		27,713			202,352			8,335			238,400
Increase due to business combinations		229			2,038			-			2,267
Currency translation adjustment		(88	)		6			8			(74	)
Additions		9,292			24,985			7,165			41,442
Disposals		(1,009	)		(4,488	)		(818	)		(6,315	)
Transfers		-			496			(496	)		-
At December 31, 2019		36,137			225,389			14,194			275,720

Depreciation
Accumulated at the beginning of the year		-			-			-			-
Translation differences		(3	)		3			8			8
Depreciation charge		8,514			31,869			3,908			44,291
Transfers / Reclassifications		-			(62	)		62			-
Disposals / Consumptions		(181	)		(1,229	)		(295	)		(1,705	)
Accumulated at the end of the year		8,330			30,581			3,683			42,594
At December 31, 2019		27,807			194,808			10,511			233,126

			% ownership at December 31,						Value at December 31,
Company	Country of incorporation		2019			2018			2019		2018
a) Ternium (*)		Luxembourg		11.46	%		11.46	%		751,105		725,548
b) Usiminas (**)		Brazil		3.07	%		3.07	%		74,593		72,988
Others		-		-			-			54,267		7,032
										879,965		805,568

	Usiminas
	2019		2018
Non-current assets		4,335,662		4,696,896
Current assets		2,198,449		2,148,322
Total assets		6,534,111		6,845,218
Non-current liabilities		1,955,395		1,933,207
Current liabilities		716,930		860,862
Total liabilities		2,672,325		2,794,069

Non-controlling interests		377,667		369,333

Revenues		3,790,206		3,766,241
Gross profit		478,141		612,156
Net income for the year attributable to owners of the parent		52,779		194,381

					Past due
	Trade Receivables		Not Due		1 - 180 days		>180 days
At December 31, 2019
Guaranteed	234,427		205,764		26,899		1,764
Not guaranteed	1,162,515		948,449		157,960		56,106
Guaranteed and not guaranteed	1,396,942		1,154,213		184,859		57,870
Expected loss rate	0.09	%	0.04	%	0.24	%	0.57	%
Allowances for doubtful accounts	(1,294	)	(529	)	(455	)	(310	)
Nominative allowances for doubtful accounts	(47,488	)	-		(1,922	)	(45,566	)
Net Value	1,348,160		1,153,684		182,482		11,994