...(spoken in foreign language) On behalf of my fellow members in the Sandoz Board of Directors, it is a great pleasure to welcome you to our second Annual General Meeting. My name is Gilbert Ghostine, Chairman of Sandoz, and on behalf of the entire Board, I want to thank you for your attendance today. Before sharing with you a couple of reflections about the exciting first full year of independence that lies behind us and the promising future that waits ahead, allow me to make a few organizational comments. Most of today's meeting will be held in English, with simultaneous translation into German and French. Some parts of the meeting will be in German, with simultaneous translation into English and French. According to our articles of incorporation, general meetings of shareholders are conducted by the Chair of the Board of Directors, so I will lead today's meeting and herewith formally open it. At the same time, I appoint Georg Frey, Corporate Secretary of Sandoz, as Secretary of the Meeting,...
