South32 Limited (S32) Q4 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.246 -- 00:00:05.328 I will now hand over to Matt Daley, CEO. Please go ahead. 00:00:05.328 -- 00:00:07.349 Thanks, Kayleigh, and good morning, everyone. 00:00:07.349 -- 00:00:12.411 Thanks for joining us today as we discuss our financial results for FY26, my first 00:00:12.411 -- 00:00:17.073 to South32 CEO. And of course, on the call today, we have Sandy, our Chief Financial 00:00:17.073 -- 00:00:21.875 Officer. So it's an exciting time for our business with our positive operating performance 00:00:21.875 -- 00:00:25.792 and repositioning to base metals driving strong financial results. 00:00:25.792 -- 00:00:31.116 a clear pathway to substantial value accretive growth in copper and zinc, with 00:00:31.116 -- 00:00:36.659 55% production growth expected from projects under construction or approved, 00:00:36.659 -- 00:00:40.762 and a pipeline of growth and life extension options beyond this that can drive further 00:00:40.762 -- 00:00:43.784 value and returns for our shareholders. 00:00:43.784 -- 00:00:48.287 Before I run through our financial results, I do want to talk about safety. 00:00:48.287 -- 00:00:53.571 The most important measure of our success as a company is the safety of our people. 00:00:53.571 -- 00:00:55.283 And in FY26, 00:00:55.283 -- 00:00:58.344 we did not live up to the standards we set ourselves. 00:00:58.344 -- 00:01:03.846 The death of our colleague Simon Mukwarami in an incident at Worsley Illumina in March 00:01:03.846 -- 00:01:09.248 2026 had a profound impact on everyone at South32, particularly 00:01:09.248 -- 00:01:11.309 our team at Worsley. 00:01:11.309 -- 00:01:16.050 Simon's family, friends and colleagues very much remain in our thoughts. 00:01:16.050 -- 00:01:20.252 We've taken steps to further enhance awareness of Wors...