The auditor meets the board at least once a year without the executive management being present. The auditor provides the board with a review of work on the annual accounts and explains changes in the accounting principles and other significant aspects.

The group’s present external auditor is PricewaterhouseCoopers. The auditor’s fee, broken down by statutory audit, other assurance services, tax services and other assistance, is specified in note 4 to the WWH group accounts and note 3 to the parent company accounts.