Events after the balance sheet date

On 5 January 2026, Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE (PoH) issued a statement that it now holds more than 95 % of the shares in HHLA and that it seeks to transfer the remaining shares held by HHLA’s minority shareholders to Port of Hamburg Beteiligungsgesellschaft SE against payment of an appropriate cash settlement (so-called squeeze-out acc. to Section 327a AktG). The squeeze-out becomes effective on approval 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.