Operator
Operator
Good day and welcome to the Q3 2012 Novo Nordisk A/S Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to the CEO, Mr. Lars Rebien Sørensen. Please go ahead, sir. Lars Rebien Sørensen: Thank you, very much and welcome to Novo Nordisk Conference Call regarding our performance in the first nine months of 2012 and an outlook for 2013. I'm Lars Rebien Sorensen, the CEO of Novo Nordisk, with me I have our Chief Financial Officer, Jesper Brandgaard; Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, our Chief Science Officer; and present are also our Investor Relations officers. Today's earnings release and the slides for the call are made available on our webpage on novonordisk.com. The conference call is scheduled to last approximately one hour and as usual. We'll start today with presentation outlined on slide number 2. The Q&A session will begin in about 25 minutes. Turn to slide number 3. As always, I need to advise you that this call will contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from expectations. For further information on the risk factors, please see the earnings release and the slides prepared for this presentation. Please note that this conference call is being webcast live and a replay will be made available on our website. Turn to slide number 4. We're satisfied with the performance of the first nine months of this year. Sales increased 11% in local currencies compared to the same period in 2011. Sales growth predominantly driven by strong performance in North America and International Operations. Key sales drivers have been our Modern insulins and Victoza, among the Modern insulins in particular NovoRapid and Levemir drives the growth. The regulatory review…