Hornbach-Baumarkt-AG Group

150 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Other Disclosures
(34) Sundry disclosures
Employees
The average number of employees was as follows:
2012/2013 2011/2012
Salaried employees 13,892 13,234
Trainees 766 775
14,658 14,009
of which: part-time employees 2,832 2,819
In terms of geographical regions, 8,740 of the average workforce were employed in Germany during the
2012/2013 financial year (2011/2012: 8,398) and 5,918 in other European countries (2011/2012: 5,611).
Auditor’s fee
The fees charged by the auditor of the annual and consolidated financial statements of HORNBACH-
Baumarkt-AG, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, for the year under report were
as follows:
2012/2013 2011/2012
€ 000s € 000s
Auditing of financial statements 439 393
Other certification services 410 155
Tax advisory services 38 61
Other services 24 42
911 651
Information on the German Corporate Governance Code
The annual Declaration of Conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code required by § 161 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) was submitted by the Board of Management and Supervisory Board of
HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG on December 19, 2012 and made available to shareholders on the company’s
homepage.