51. Auditing fees

In both the reporting year and the previous year, fees for auditing the financial statements mainly comprised the fees for the audit of the consolidated financial statements, the audits of the financial statements of HHLA AG and its domestic subsidiaries, and the review of the interim financial statements. Other certification services primarily encompass the review of the compliance management system, the review of the non-financial report pursuant to ISAE 3000 (revised), the review of the remuneration report and the review of financial information, in particular according to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) and the Combined Heat and Power Act (KWKG). PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was appointed as the auditor for the 2022 financial year, as in the previous year.