Henkel Ag & Co Kgaa S/Adr (HENKY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

Investor webinar replay

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Good morning and welcome to Henkel Conference Call. For the duration of the call, you will be in listen only. If you would like to ask a question during the Q&A session, please press star and 1 on your telephone keypad. If at any time you need assistance, please press star and 0 and you will be connected to an operator. I would now like to turn the conference over to Leslie Iltgen, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, madam. Thank you, good morning and a warm welcome to everyone joining Henkel's half-year 2026 results conference call today. I'm Leslie Iltgen, Head of Investor Relations at Henkel. Today I'm joined by our CEO Carsten Knobel and our CFO Marco Swoboda. Carsten will begin with an overview of the key developments in the first half. Marco will then follow with a more detailed review of the company's financial performance. As always, following the presentation, we will open up the lines and Carsten and Marco will be happy to take your questions. Before handing over to Carsten, please let me remind you that this call will be recorded and a replay will be made available on our Investor Relations website shortly after this call. By asking a question during the Q&A session, you agree to both the live broadcasting as well as the recording of your question, including salutation, to be published on our website. Also, please be reminded that this presentation contains the usual formal disclaimer in regard to forward-looking statements within the meaning of relevant US legislation. It can also be accessed via our website at Henkel.com. As always, the presentation and discussion are conducted subject to this disclaimer. With this, it is my pleasure to hand over to our CEO Carsten Knobel. Carsten, please go ahead. Thank you, Leslie, and a warm welcome also from...