NORMAN BROADBENT PLC (NBB) — Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026

Investor webinar replay

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Speaker 1: Good afternoon and welcome to the Norman Broadbent PLC investor presentation. Speaker 1: Throughout this recorded presentation, investors will be in a Snony mode. Questions are encouraged and can be submitted at any time via the Q&A tab situated on the right-hand corner of your screen. Simply type in your questions and press send. The company may not be in a position to answer every question it receives during the meeting itself, however the company can review all questions submitted today and publish responses where it's appropriate to do so. Before we begin I'd like to submit the following poll and I'd like to hand you over to Kevin Davison, CEO. Good afternoon sir. Speaker 2: Thank you Lily and good afternoon everybody. Speaker 2: We're delighted to be presenting Norman Broadbent's Speaker 2: financial year 26 instrument results to you today. Speaker 2: With you from Norman Broadbent, you have myself, Kevin Davidson. I have been the CEO since September 2021, Speaker 2: and my colleague Meher Malik, who joined as CFO in early 2023. Speaker 2: We've been busy on a number of fronts and we're delighted to be updating you on our progress in the 1st 0.5 of 2026. Speaker 2: The key headlines from today are following our record-breaking Speaker 2: 2025 Speaker 2: results, Speaker 2: we had a slower start to 2026 Speaker 2: in terms of net free income, Speaker 2: but momentum was firmly re-established Speaker 2: in 0.25 2. And this has been carried forward so far into the 2nd 0.5 of the year. Speaker 2: As per the plan, we've been investing in growth and our core UK based executive search offering, Speaker 2: whilst also building capability Speaker 2: and capacity Speaker 2: internationally Speaker 2: and across broader leadership and consulting services. Speake...