Next 15 Group plc (NFG) Q4 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning to everybody. Before I hand it over to Simon, just a few comments. Two long-serving board members, Jane Shields and Jonathan Buse, will be stepping down from our board of directors in May. Jane has worked for Next more than 40 years. You don't see that much anymore, do you? more than 40 years, and been on the board of directors since 2013. Jane's contribution to the success of the company has been substantial, both at the operational level and certainly at the board level. I would just say I think Jane represents the best qualities of what we have at Next PLC. Jonathan Buse has been a board member for nine and a half years, and he has been senior independent director and chairman of the audit committee, and he's made significant contribution. So I say, Jonathan, many thanks for your work and your service on the board. I would like to welcome two new board members, Annette Court and Jenny Mundy, who will be joining the board. Annette started on March 1st, and Jenny will be starting on April 1st, and both will stand for election at the May AGM. As you've seen, the results for the year ended 2026 are very good, and it certainly reflects the broad strength of the group. as we outperform in all areas, be it retail or online UK, and certainly in the international markets. Before I turn over to Simon, I would like to recognize and thank our more than 40,000 employees globally for their daily decision-making and basically making things happen for NEXT throughout the world. Right, good morning everybody. Slight change of order to things today, because I know some people like to slip away early, so I'm going to give you the punchline at the beginning. Punchline is about next year rather than all the stuff about last year. And in terms of next year, the big news to...