Wolters Kluwer Nv (WOLTF) Q2 2026 Earnings Call

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Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Wolters Kluwer half year 2026 results webcast and conference call. At this time all participants are in a listen only mode. After the presentation there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session you will need to press star 1 1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising that you were in the queue to ask a question. Please be advised that today's call is being recorded. I'd now like to hand the call over to your host, Meg Gildens, Vice President, Investor Relations, to begin today's conference. Please go ahead. Hello, everyone, and welcome to our half-year 2026 results presentation. Today's earnings release and the presentation slides are available on the investor section of our website, bolterskluwer.com. On the call today are Stacey Kaywood, our CEO, and Kevin Enterkin, our CFO. Stacey and Kevin will present the highlights of the first half results and provide an update on how we're progressing with our AI strategy. After the presentation, we will take questions. Before we start, I'll remind you that some statements we make today may be forward-looking. We caution that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. Factors that could affect Walters Kluwer's future financial results are disclosed in Note 2 of today's release and in our latest annual report. As usual, we refer to adjusted profits, which exclude non-benchmark items. We also refer to growth in constant currencies, which excludes the effect of exchange rate movements. And we refer to organic growth, which excludes both the effect of currency and the effect of acquisitions and divestments. Reco...