Christopher David O'Reilly
Global Head of Investor Relations & Global Finance

[Audio Gap] [Operator Instructions]

[Interpreted] Before starting, I'd like to remind everyone that we will be discussing forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed today. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in our most recent Form 20-F and in our other SEC filings. And please also refer to the important notice on Page 2. We may also refer to non-IFRS financial numbers. For the definition and reconciliations, please refer to the appendix in the presentation.

Now, let's start today's presentation. President and CEO, Christophe Weber; CEO-Elect, Julie Kim; Chief Financial Officer, Milano Furuta; R&D President, Andy Plump. They will be presenting followed by Q&A session. Let's start.

Christophe Weber
President, CEO & Representative Director

Thank you, Chris, and good morning, good afternoon and good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for Takeda year-end earnings call. Today will be my last earnings call as President and CEO of Takeda. It has been a real privilege