Imperial Brands PLC (IMB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:04.936 Good morning, everyone. Thanks for joining us for our half-year 26 results. 00:00:04.936 -- 00:00:08.520 Just a few housekeeping items before we kick off. 00:00:08.520 -- 00:00:13.125 For those of you in the room, there are no planned fire alarm tests today. 00:00:13.125 -- 00:00:17.910 So if it goes off, it is a real one. And you'll see the fire exit is just behind you 00:00:17.910 -- 00:00:22.735 there, lit up in green. And finally, I just wanted to draw your attention to the usual 00:00:22.735 -- 00:00:27.480 disclaimer in our R&S this morning and in the presentation, which we're just about to 00:00:27.480 -- 00:00:30.938 go through. So without further ado, I'll Hand over to Lucas. 00:00:30.938 -- 00:00:34.119 Thank you very much. 00:00:34.942 -- 00:00:40.566 And good morning and a very warm welcome to this results presentation. 00:00:41.049 -- 00:00:45.314 Thank you very much for joining us here in the room and a very warm welcome to those 00:00:45.314 -- 00:00:50.479 who join us online. Today I'm joined by Mary McGowan, our Chief 00:00:50.479 -- 00:00:57.102 Financial Officer, and John Cross, our Director for Investors Relations. 00:00:57.102 -- 00:01:01.987 Mary and myself really look forward to presenting the first six months of our fiscal 00:01:01.987 -- 00:01:03.709 year 26 00:01:03.709 -- 00:01:09.276 and also the first six months of our Evolve 2030 strategy. 00:01:09.276 -- 00:01:11.698 I'll start off with a few highlights. 00:01:11.698 -- 00:01:17.525 Mary will then take the stage and talk us through the financial performance 00:01:17.525 -- 00:01:23.131 and our expectations for the full year. I will then come back on stage 00:01:23.131 -- 00:01:28.203 and discuss in more details how we are delivering strong 00:01:28.20...