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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start the Q2 financial results announcement for fiscal year 2021. This is part two of the announcement.

First of all, let me introduce to you the participants from TMC. Representative Director and President, Akio Toyoda, Koji Kobayashi, Board Member, Chief Competitive Officer and Chief Project Officer, Shigeki Terashi.

Now our President Toyoda will make his presentation.

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Kenta Kon	Chief Financial Officer
Masayoshi Shirayanagi	Chief Officer for External Affairs and Corporate Communications
Akio Toyoda	CEO, Chief Branding Officer, President & Representative Director
Shigeki Terashi	Chief Competitive Officer, Chief Project Officer & Director
Hans Greimel	Automotive News
Hiroshi Shimizu	Nippon Life
Yasuhisa Shimashita	Journalist

Toyota Motor (TM) 6 Nov 202021 Q2 Earnings call transcript