Hendrik Finger
Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for standing by. This is Hendrik Finger from Investor Relations.

Evelin Veit
Head of Communications

I would also like to welcome you. My name is Evelin Veit, and I'm the Head of Communications at thyssenkrupp nucera. We wish you a warm welcome to thyssenkrupp nucera's joint press, analyst and investor conference on the results of the second quarter and first half year of our fiscal year '25-'26. We are very pleased that you have taken the time to join us today.

Hendrik Finger
Head of Investor Relations

Our Management Board is here with us this morning to walk you through the presentation and to discuss our latest business technology and financial developments. Now, before we start the presentation, some housekeeping.

First, this call will be recorded, and a replay will be made available on our website later. Second, today's presentation and potentially some answers to your questions may contain forward-looking statements. For additional information in this regard, please refer to the disclaimer. As usual, the presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session for journalists and analysts. And with that, I'll hand over to our CEO, Werner Ponikwar, who will be