Deutsche Telekom AG - The 2009 financial year

39 Declaration of conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code in accordance with §161 AktG. In accordance with § 161 AktG, the Board of Management and the Super- visory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG have submitted the mandatory declaration of conformity and made it available to shareholders on Deutsche Telekom AG’s website. The full text of the Declaration of Conformity can be found on the Deutsche Telekom website ( www.telekom.com) under Investor Relations in the Corporate Governance section. 40 Events after the reporting period. Changes in the composition of the Board of Management. On January 29, 2010, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom approved the proposal by the Board of Management to reassign Hamid Akhavan’s responsibilities on a temporary basis. Board of Management members Guido Kerkhoff and Reinhard Clemens will assume Hamid Akhavan’s responsibilities in an acting capacity. Effective February 15, 2010, Guido Kerkhoff will assume temporary responsibility for the Europe region (United Kingdom, Nether- lands, Austria, Poland and Czech Republic) and International Sales and Service. Reinhard Clemens will, also in an acting capacity, assume Group- wide responsibility for the remaining COO units, such as Products & Inno- vation, Technology, IT and Procurement effective the same date. Regulation of ULL, access to cable ducts, dark fiber. The Federal Administrative Court granted the appeal in part with its ruling dated January 27, 2010 and lifted the regulatory order with legally binding effect insofar as it concerned access to dark fiber. The reason for the ruling was that Deutsche Telekom’s initial investment in the roll-out of optical fiber had not sufficiently been taken into account. 41 Auditors’ fees and services in accordance with §314 HGB. The following table provides a breakdown of professional fees recognized as expenses in the 2009 financial year: PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft. millions of € 2009 Auditing services 9 Other assurance services 7 Tax advisory services 0 Other non-audit services 10 26 Ernst & Young GmbH. millions of € 2009 Auditing services 8 Other assurance services 8 Tax advisory services 1 Other non-audit services 0 17 Professional fees for auditing services include in particular fees for the statutory auditing of annual and consolidated financial statements as well as fees for other auditing services provided, in particular in connection with the audit of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Professional fees for other assurance services primarily relate to fees for the review of the interim financial statements as well as auditing activities in connection with the documentation of the internal control system for financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Professional fees for tax advisory services primarily include professional fees for tax advisory services performed as part of current or planned transactions. Professional fees for other non-audit services mainly relate to consulting services and assistance in connection with the Company’s compliance with requirements stipulated by the Federal Network Agency and other authorities. 215Consolidated financial statements Notes