THARISA PLC (THS) — FY2023 results presentation

Investor webinar replay

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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the THARISA PLC Full Year Results Investor Presentation. Throughout this recorded presentation, investors will be in listen only mode. Questions are encouraged. They can be submitted at any time via the Q and A tab that's just situated on the right hand corner of your screen. Please just 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, we'll publish those responses where it's appropriate to do so on the Investor Meet company platform. Before we begin, I would like to submit the following poll, which will just appear on your screens now. And I would now like to hand you over to CEO, Phevis Perrudas. Phevis, good morning, sir. Good morning, Jake, and welcome, everyone, to this year end results presentation for the financial year 2023 ended September of this year. It's a real pleasure to be able to talk about our business to all of you, and and again, we appreciate your time. We ask ourselves the question, why mining, why now, and why THARISA? Mining is under a lot of pressure and a lot of scrutiny in terms of its, necessity and impact. And it goes back to that old adage, if it's not grown, it's mined. And what is key is that the metals that are mined are critical to a decarbonization strategy for the planet. And these are key critical metals and are unique in their specific applications. Forecasts are that by 2060, minerals and metal demand will double from today. And the challenge is that there's a lack of investment, whether it's stay in business investment or expansion capital, and certainly new investment for new projects. So we're in the situation where th...