[49] Auditors' fees

In 2023, the audit of the financial statements was conducted by KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft for the first time. The fees recognized as an expense in 2023 amounted to €2.8 million for the audit of the financial statements, €0.4 million for other attestation services, and €1.1 million for other services. The other attestation services mainly related to services in connection with financing measures. The other services were primarily provided in connection with audit support for the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system based on SAP S/4HANA.

The auditor that had been engaged to audit the consolidated financial statements in 2022 was Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. The amounts that had been recognized as an expense were €2.2 million for the audit of the financial statements, €0.4 million for other attestation services, €0.0 million for tax consultancy services, and €0.0 million for other services.