1H'26 Revenue beat with €4.86bn (vs. Cons €4.76bn, CitiE €4.71bn) similarly Trading Profit came ahead with €487.2mn (vs. Con €471mn, CitiE €464mn). Like-for-like growth is +6.2% for top-line and +8.7% for trading profit, while acquisition contributed by +2.8% and +3.2% respectively. EPS up to €1.805 (1H'25 €1.721), and interim DPS €0.271 (vs. 1H'25 €0.263), with payout ratio of 15% consistent with company policy of 15%. The previously announced €650m share buyback programme is paused as management appraise ...