51. Auditing fees

In both the reporting year and the previous year, the list of fees for auditing the financial statements mainly comprises 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. The other certification services primarily encompass the review of the non-financial report pursuant to ISAE 3000 (revised) and the review of the remuneration report. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was appointed as the auditor for the 2023 financial year, as in the previous year.

The fees paid to companies in the PwC network or payable for auditing the financial statements for the financial year from 1 January to 31 December 2023 amount to € 993 thousand. For the period to which the consolidated financial statements apply, the fees invoiced by the companies in the PwC network to HHLA and all affiliated companies over which HHLA has control and which feature in the consolidated financial statements amounted to € 101 thousand for other certification services, € 0 thousand for tax advisory services and € 10 thousand for other services.