Akzo Nobel N.V.

Hello, and welcome to the Axel Nobel Q1 Results 2026 Earnings Call. My name is Alex. I'll be coordinating today's call. If you'd like to ask a question at the end of the presentation, you may press star, third by one, your telephone keypad. I'll now hand it over to Jan Willem to begin. Please go ahead.

Good morning, and welcome to Axel Nobel's Investor Update for the first quarter of 2026. I'm Jan Willem Enhuis, Head of Investor Relations. Today, our CEO, Greg Puglione, and CFO, Martin DeVries, will take you through our results. We'll refer to the presentation, which you can follow by webcast or download from our website at oxenobel.com. A replay of the webcast will also be made available following the event. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. For additional information, please contact our investor relations team. Before we start, a reminder of a forward-looking statements disclaimer on slide two. Please note, this also applies to the conference call and answers to your questions. I'll now hand over to Greg, who will start on slide three of the presentation.

Thanks, Jan-Willem.