52. Events after the balance sheet date

On 5 January 2026, the Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE (PoH) issued a statement that it now holds more than 95 % of the shares in HHLA and that it intends to transfer the remaining shares held by HHLA’s minority shareholders to the Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE against payment of an appropriate cash settlement (known as a squeeze-out under corporate law as per Section 327a of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)). The corporate squeeze-out becomes effective with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting and entry into the commercial register.

There were no other notable events of special significance after the balance sheet date of 31 December 2025.

Hamburg, 4 March 2026

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board