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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to participate in the FY2018 results briefing for OMRON today. Before we get started, I would like to introduce our management team.
Starting in order from your right:
President and CEO Yoshihito YAMADA;
Takayoshi OUE, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager of Global Finance and Accounting HQ;
Seiji TAKEDA, Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept., Global Strategy HQ;
Tsutomu IGAKI, Executive Officer and Senior General Manager, Global Investor and Brand Communications HQ; and
Shunji OKUMURA, General Manager of Investor Relations Department, Global Investor and Brand Communications HQ.
Finally, I am Kaori ITAGAKI, of the Investor Relations Department; I will be the MC for today’s proceedings.
Today’s agenda is as follows: we will begin with a presentation from CEO Yamada. We will then open the floor to questions. We have set aside between 20 to 30 minutes for Q&A. Due to the venue arrangements, we aim to wind up by a little after 5:00PM.
Please be advised that streaming video of this briefing, including the Q&A session, will be made available in its entirety on our website. We thank you in advance for your understanding. In addition, along with today’s materials, we have, as always, included a feedback sheet. We welcome your feedback.
Let us begin.
Good afternoon, everyone. I am CEO Yamada.
Before starting the presentation, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your participation in the FY2018 results briefing. I would also like to acknowledge and express our sincere appreciation for your ongoing support for OMRON, and in particular, our Investor Relations team. Thank you.
As noted by the MC, I will be presenting today. After my presentation, we have set aside time for questions. In the Q&A session, I will respond to questions related to OMRON’s overall policies and strategy; for specific details or data points, I will hand over to the management team that is here today.
Let’s get started.