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Good morning. Welcome and thank you for joining the Total Energy's 2022 results and 2022 objectives webcast. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Total Energy's chairman and chief executive officer, and Jean-Pierre Spreire, Total Energy's chief financial officer. Please go ahead, sir.

Good morning, good afternoon, wherever you are. Welcome to Total Energy's 2022 results and 2023 objectives. We are presenting from Paris in all virtual mode. Our program today, we will start with a safety moment with Thierry Fimlin, our president, marketing and services. And then Patrick and Jean-Pierre will drive us through the results of last year and the objectives set for 2023. And then we'll have a Q&A session. But for now, a safety moment with Thierry.

Good morning. I've chosen a safety moment to speak about the fatal accident which happened during rebranding work at service station in Burkina Faso last year. But let's start with a description of this sad accident. On April 27th, in our service station in Ouagadougou, Two operators from a contracted company moved a mobile scaffolding between the totem and the station canopy in proximity of a 15,000-volt overhead power line. The third operator, who was the sole victim, helped them, but his leg hit a security barrier at the same time, and he became a conductor of the current when the electrical arch occurred. This third operator collapsed due to electrocution. He died on the spot despite the cardiac massages performed. Kader was 26 years old. The in-depth inquiry made following This dramatic accident showed that the work procedure was respected before the start of the work, including pre-visit and risk analysis, pointing on the nearby presence of overhead power lines, and the need to move the scaffolding in unmounted position. On the day of the accident, the specific work permit had been signed. So what went wrong? The investigation of the accident identified two key non-compliances with the work statement. Inappropriate decision by the operator to reduce the height of the scaffolding rather than dismantle it in order to go safely under the power line. And failing supervision at the moment of the accident because the person in charge of this supervision was distracted in a phone conversation. How did we react? We immediately suspended rebranding work worldwide on a site with presence of overhead power lines. A return experience was issued and explained to define the conditions for restarting the works with four main points. First, the obligation to always consider as a priority isolation by the electrical network company. Second, the guarantee of minimum lateral safety distances with specific surveillance. Third, the strict control with competent supervisors. And the last one, which most probably is the most important one, no scaffolding under live power lines. However, this fatal accident shows that we must push further the appropriation in the field of our safety rules and programs. And this has to apply to our teams and to our partner companies. I'm convinced that we must pursue in this way to improve our safety culture. Thank you for your attention.