Knorr-Bremse AG

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Knobrand, the AGQ223 earnings call. At this time, all participants have been placed on a listen-only mode. The floor will be open for questions following the presentation. Let me now turn the floor over to your host, Andreas Spitzhauer. Please go ahead.

Good afternoon, as well as good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I hope all of you are very fine. My name is Andreas Spitzhauer, Head of Investor Relations of Knobrand, the AGQ223. I want to welcome you to Knorr Bremse's conference call for the second quarter results of 2023. Today, Martin Sesea, our CEO, and Frank Weber, our CFO, will present the results of Knorr Bremse, followed by a Q&A session. The conference call will be recorded and is available on our homepage www.knorr-bremse.com in the Investigation section. Here you can find today's presentation and later a transcript of the call. It is now my pleasure to hand over to Martin Sesea. Please go ahead.

Thank you, Andreas, and welcome everybody to our conference hall, from my side. Before we get started, I would like to take the opportunity to express my deep sorrow about the sudden death of Simon Strachan, C.S.O. Joplin. For me personally, Joplin was a highly valued former colleague, always fair, always great. My heartfelt condolences which I expressed on behalf of the entire Knorr-Bremse Group goes to his family, to whom I wish much strength at this difficult time.