Operator

Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Aristocrat Half year 2026 Results Presentation. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's call is being recorded.

I would now like to hand the conference over to James Coghill, General Manager, Investor Relations. Thank you. Please go ahead.

James Coghill
General Manager of Investor Relations

Good morning, and thank you for joining Aristocrat's Half Year 2026 Results Presentation. I'm James Coghill, General Manager, Investor Relations. I'm joined by Trevor Croker, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director; and Sally Denby, Chief Financial Officer.

Trevor will start by covering some key highlights from the first half and in each of our businesses. He will then discuss strategic progress and how we are strengthening Aristocrat's foundations through AI deployment. Sally will then take you through the group's financial results and balance sheet in more detail and discuss our outlook. This will be followed by a Q&A session.

Unless otherwise stated, all figures are presented in reported currency. Please note the usual disclaimer at the back of the presentation.

With that, I will now hand over