Finally, As you know, asa whole On the other hand, Next, in other words As far as draw your attention 1. by welcoming you all, especially as this meeting has had to be called. our latest project has been the target of intense speculation in the media during the last few days, and the 4. of this presentation is to bring you 5. on what has been happening. 6. Id like to refresh your memories as to the background to the project. 7. TU give you a broad outline of what we've achieved so far. 8. TU try to give an indication of what our 9. wili be over the next few months. If I can 10. to the month of July, you will notice that there was an unexpected fall in overseas sales. 1l. domestic sales are concerned, you can see that growth has been sustained. If we look at the figures for Europe 12. , and Germany in particular, we can see some guite encouraging trends. We don't fear competition. 13. , We welcome it. We could open a branch there. 14. , We may be better advised to look for a good agent to represent us. This is a time when we must consider our options carefully. 15. m we should not rush into making any decisions. So, 16. then, don't believe everything the media tells you. We've had a few problems but the future looks bright.