Half-year Financial Report January – June 2023

9. Pension provisions

Provisions for pensions include pension obligations and liabilities from working lifetime accounts.

The calculation of pension obligations as of 30 June 2023 was based on an interest rate of 4.00 % (31 December 2022: 4.10 %; 30 June 2022: 3.20 %). The calculation of pension obligations was also based on a discount rate of 4.00 % as stated in the HHLA capital plan as of 30 June 2023 (31 December 2022: 4.20 %; 30 June 2022: 3.30 %).

Actuarial gains/losses from provisions for pensions changed as follows. These are recognised in equity without effect on profit and loss:

Development of actuarial gains/losses from pension provisions

in € thousand

 

2023

 

2022

Cumulative actuarial gains (+)/losses (-) as of 1 January

 

68,620

 

- 89,316

Changes in the financial year due to experience adjustments and changes in financial assumptions

 

2,038

 

120,824

Cumulative actuarial gains (+)/losses (-) as of 30 June

 

70,658

 

31,508