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.

The other certification services primarily comprise the audit of the non-financial report pursuant to ISAE 3000 (revised), services related to the preparation for the implementation of the legal requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the review of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the internal control system in accordance with IDW PS 982, the audit of the remuneration report and the review of the interim financial statements. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft was appointed as the auditor for the 2025 financial year, as in the previous year.

The fees paid, or payable, to companies in the PwC network for auditing the financial statements for the financial year from 1 January to 31 December 2025 amount to € 1,067 thousand (previous year: € 973 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 are included in the consolidated financial statements amounted to € 262 thousand (previous year: € 290 thousand) for other certification services, € 0 thousand for tax advisory services (previous year: € 0 thousand) and € 17 thousand for other services (previous year: € 0 thousand).