Imperial Brands PLC (IMB) Q2 2020 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.757 -- 00:00:06.522 Good morning. Welcome to our 2020 Interim Results presentation. 00:00:06.604 -- 00:00:11.510 I'm Dominic Brisby, Joint Interim CEO, together with Jörg Bibinick, who will also be 00:00:11.510 -- 00:00:16.574 presenting today, along with our CFO, Oliver Tant. 00:00:16.716 -- 00:00:20.981 Since Jörg and I were asked by the board to lead Imperial in early February, we've been 00:00:20.981 -- 00:00:24.305 working with Oliver on five key areas. 00:00:24.305 -- 00:00:28.170 Protecting the health, safety and well-being of our people. 00:00:28.170 -- 00:00:34.043 Maintaining supply to customers. enhancing our focus on our tobacco performance, 00:00:34.043 -- 00:00:39.211 right-sizing investment behind our next-generation products, and strengthening the balance 00:00:39.211 -- 00:00:41.194 sheet. 00:00:41.194 -- 00:00:45.140 Over the course of the presentation, we will outline the progress we've made in each 00:00:45.140 -- 00:00:47.520 of these areas. 00:00:47.563 -- 00:00:52.330 Jörg and I will provide an initial overview, before handing over to Oliver to take you 00:00:52.330 -- 00:00:57.946 through the financials, our revised approach to capital allocation, and the outlook. 00:00:57.946 -- 00:01:02.668 We will then cover our divisional performance before taking questions. 00:01:02.971 -- 00:01:07.835 Let me start by talking about how we have managed the business through coronavirus, starting 00:01:07.835 -- 00:01:13.558 with how we have protected the health, safety and wellbeing of our people. 00:01:14.561 -- 00:01:18.245 We employ more than 32,000 people around the world. 00:01:18.245 -- 00:01:21.988 They are the lifeblood of the business and we value everything they've been doing in 00:01:21.988 -- 00:01:24.270 these challenging times....