Q2 2026 LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA Earnings Call

August 19, 2026

Christian Nygaard: For the 2026 presentation. Joining me today are CEO Thomas Berge and CFO Morten Løken Edvardsen. Following the presentation, we will open the floor for questions, which can be submitted through the audiocast at any time during the presentation. With that, Thomas, over to you.

Speaker #1: 2026 presentation. Joining me today are CEO Thomas Berge and CFO Morten Edvardsen. Following the presentation, we will open the floor for questions, which can be submitted through the audiocast at any time during the presentation.

Speaker #1: With that, Thomas, over to you.

Speaker #2: Thank you, Christian, for the introduction, and good morning to everybody listening in. Before going into the quarterly results, I would like to outline how LINK is positioned to capture both today's messaging demand and the next generation of customer engagement.

Thomas Berge: Thank you, Christian, for the introduction, and good morning to everybody listening in. Before going into the quarterly results, I would like to outline how LINK is positioned to capture both today's messaging demand and the next generation of customer engagement. We are still in the early stages of a broader shift over mobile-first customer engagement. As consumers increasingly live their digital lives through their mobile devices, businesses are recognizing that the most effective way to engage the customers is through the mobile phone. At the same time, richer channels, improved technology, and AI-enabled capabilities are significantly expanding what can be delivered through these interactions. As a result, the market for mobile engagement will become substantially larger and more valuable over time. With strong operator relationships, extensive channel connectivity, a solid customer base, and a broad customer engagement platform already in place, LINK is uniquely positioned to benefit from this evolution.

Speaker #2: We're still in the early stages of a broader shift toward mobile-first customer engagement. As consumers increasingly live their digital lives through their mobile devices, businesses are recognizing that the most effective way to engage customers is through the mobile phone.

Speaker #2: At the same time, richer channels, improved technology, and AI-enabled capabilities are significantly expanding what can be delivered through these interactions. As a result, the market for mobile engagement will become substantially larger and more valuable over time.

Thomas Berge: At the same time, richer channels, improved technology, and AI-enabled capabilities are significantly expanding what can be delivered through these interactions. As a result, the market for mobile engagement will become substantially larger and more valuable over time. With strong operator relationships, extensive channel connectivity, a solid customer base, and a broad customer engagement platform already in place, LINK is uniquely positioned to benefit from this evolution.

Speaker #2: With strong operator relationships, extensive channel connectivity, a solid customer base, and a broad customer engagement platform already in place, LINK is uniquely positioned to benefit from this evolution.

Speaker #2: AI is enabling more and new customer engagement solutions by automating conversations, personalized campaigns, and content creation, increasing the value of trusted communication infrastructure, channel connectivity, and orchestration capabilities.

Thomas Berge: AI is enabling more and new customer engagement solutions by automating conversations, personalized campaigns, and content creation, increasing the value of trusted communication infrastructure, channel connectivity, and orchestration capabilities. As businesses increasingly deploy AI-driven customer engagement solutions, we see a driver for higher volume of customer interactions and messaging traffic, creating additional growth for the industry. We continue to see strong demand for proven messaging channels today. SMS remains essential for critical communication, authentication, and notifications, and continues to be a highly relevant channel for Enterprise across markets. At the same time, richer channels such as WhatsApp and RCS are becoming increasingly important for conversational customer engagement. Customers will not only want to send messages, but to create richer interactions with their end users, combining the right channel, the right content, and the right timing.

Speaker #2: As businesses increasingly deploy AI-driven customer engagement solutions, we see a driver for a higher volume of customer interactions and messaging traffic, creating additional growth for the industry.

Speaker #2: We continue to see strong demand for proven messaging channels. Today, SMS remains essential for critical communication, authentication, and notifications, and continues to be a highly relevant channel for enterprises across markets.

Thomas Berge: SMS remains essential for critical communication, authentication, and notifications, and continues to be a highly relevant channel for Enterprise across markets. At the same time, richer channels such as WhatsApp and RCS are becoming increasingly important for conversational customer engagement. Customers will not only want to send messages, but to create richer interactions with their end users, combining the right channel, the right content, and the right timing.

Speaker #2: At the same time, richer channels such as WhatsApp and RCS are becoming increasingly important for conversational customer engagement. Customers will not only want to send messages, but also create richer interactions with their end users by combining the right channel, the right content, and the right timing.

Speaker #2: This is where we see demand moving toward richer conversations, context-aware engagement, orchestrated journeys, AI-enabled interactions, and seamless human handover when needed. LINK is already well-positioned to support this evolution through a broad product portfolio and AI-enabled technology platform.

Thomas Berge: This is where we see demand moving towards richer conversations, context-aware engagement, orchestrated journeys, AI-enabled interactions, and seamless human handler when needed. LINK is already well-positioned to support this evolution through a broad product portfolio and AI-enabled technology platform. We provide customers with access to core messaging channels such as SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, and RCS, supported by broader customer engagement solutions including MyLINK Engage, MyLINK MarketingPlatform, MyLINK Studio, and MyLINK Connect. These products address several of the key trends we see in the market, including context-aware engagement, channel orchestration, AI-enabled interactions, trust and compliance, all supported by LINK's underlying platform and connectivity capabilities. These products are used by customers today.

Speaker #2: We provide customers with access to core messaging channels, such as SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, and RCS, supported by broader customer engagement solutions, including MyLink Engage, MyLink Marketing Platform, MyLink Studio, and MyLink Connect.

Thomas Berge: These products address several of the key trends we see in the market, including context-aware engagement, channel orchestration, AI-enabled interactions, trust and compliance, all supported by LINK's underlying platform and connectivity capabilities. These products are used by customers today. Later on in the presentation, we are going to go through a recently won contract with one of the world's largest fashion retailers, using LINK's products to create an advanced customer engagement experience, validating LINK's ability to meet the needs of some of the most advanced Enterprises in the market today.

Speaker #2: These products address several of the key trends we see in the market, including context-aware engagement, channel orchestration, AI-enabled interactions, trust and compliance, all supported by LINK's underlying platform and connectivity capabilities.

Speaker #2: These products are used by customers today. Later on in the presentation, we're going to go through a recently won contract with one of the world's largest fashion retailers, using LINK's products to create an advanced customer engagement experience. This validates LINK's ability to meet the needs of some of the most advanced enterprises in the market today.

Thomas Berge: Later on in the presentation, we are going to go through a recently won contract with one of the world's largest fashion retailers, using LINK's products to create an advanced customer engagement experience, validating LINK's ability to meet the needs of some of the most advanced Enterprises in the market today. We see multiple long-term tailwinds supporting the continued evolution of mobile customer engagement and believe LINK is well positioned to benefit from these trends. LINK is uniquely positioned within the competitive landscape. LINK occupies an attractive position between smaller local providers and larger Global Messaging platforms. Rather than competing purely on local presence or purely on technology, our strategy is built around combining the strengths of both. Smaller local provider often have strong customer relationship and local market knowledge. However, they frequently lack the technology investments, scalability, and product breadth required by larger Enterprise customers.

Speaker #2: We see multiple long-term tailwinds supporting the continued evolution of mobile customer engagement, and believe LINK is well positioned to benefit from these trends. LINK is uniquely positioned within the competitive landscape.

Thomas Berge: We see multiple long-term tailwinds supporting the continued evolution of mobile customer engagement and believe LINK is well positioned to benefit from these trends. LINK is uniquely positioned within the competitive landscape. LINK occupies an attractive position between smaller local providers and larger Global Messaging platforms. Rather than competing purely on local presence or purely on technology, our strategy is built around combining the strengths of both. Smaller local provider often have strong customer relationship and local market knowledge. However, they frequently lack the technology investments, scalability, and product breadth required by larger Enterprise customers.

Speaker #2: LINK occupies an attractive position between smaller local providers and larger global platforms. Rather than competing purely on local presence or purely on technology, our strategy is built around combining the strengths of both.

Speaker #2: Smaller local providers often have strong customer relationships and local market knowledge. However, they frequently lack the technology investments, scalability, and product breadth required by larger enterprise customers.

Speaker #2: On the other hand, large global platforms often have strong technology and scale, but typically lack local presence, customer intimacy, and the market-specific expertise required in many of the countries we serve.

Thomas Berge: On the other hand, large Global Messaging platforms often have strong technology and scale, but typically lack the local presence, customer intimacy, and market-specific expertise required in many of the countries we serve. We believe LINK has a unique position in the middle. We combine local execution and deep understanding of market-specific requirements with an AI-enabled technology platform, broad channel connectivity, and increasingly sophisticated customer engagement capabilities. This allows us to help automate communication, orchestrate customer journey, and deliver more personalized engagement at scale, while maintaining the local expertise and trusted relationships that differentiate LINK in our markets. To sum up, we believe LINK combines the strengths of both local providers and Global Messaging platforms. Our AI-enabled technology platform, deep messaging expertise, local market presence, and trusted delivery create a unique position in the market. LINK's competitive positioning is not only strategic, but also visible in the P&L.

Speaker #2: We believe LINK has a unique position in the middle. We combine local execution and deep understanding of market-specific requirements with an AI-enabled technology platform, broad channel connectivity, and increasingly sophisticated customer engagement capabilities.

Speaker #2: This allows us to help automate communication, orchestrate the customer journey, and deliver more personalized engagement at scale, while maintaining the local expertise and trusted relationships that differentiate LINK in our markets.

Thomas Berge: This allows us to help automate communication, orchestrate customer journey, and deliver more personalized engagement at scale, while maintaining the local expertise and trusted relationships that differentiate LINK in our markets. To sum up, we believe LINK combines the strengths of both local providers and Global Messaging platforms. Our AI-enabled technology platform, deep messaging expertise, local market presence, and trusted delivery create a unique position in the market. LINK's competitive positioning is not only strategic, but also visible in the P&L.

Speaker #2: To sum up, we believe LINK combines the strengths of both local providers and global platforms. Our AI-enabled technology platform, deep messaging expertise, local market presence, and trusted delivery create a unique position in the market.

Speaker #2: LINK's competitive positioning is not only strategic but also visible in the P&L. By combining advanced technology with strong local execution, we can create market demand and growth.

Thomas Berge: By combining advanced technology with strong local execution, we can create market demand and growth. Starting on the left-hand side, we see strong momentum on LINK's advanced conversational solutions labeled CPaaS on the slide. CPaaS gross profit growth has a 39% CAGR from 2023 to Q2 this year, reaching EUR 148 million on LTM basis. CPaaS solutions generate significantly higher gross profit margin than traditional SMS, with approximately twice the gross profit margin. As customers adopt richer and more advanced engagement solutions, LINK benefits from both growth and improving margins. Conversations take place on OTT channels like RCS and WhatsApp. In Q2, RCS billable events increased by 112% year-on-year, while WhatsApp billable events increased by 194%. The right-hand side of the slide shows the other part of LINK's advantage, which is our local presence.

Speaker #2: Starting on the left-hand side, we see strong momentum on LINK's advanced conversational solutions, labeled CPaaS on the slide. CPaaS gross profit growth has a 39% CAGR from 2023 to Q2 this year, reaching NOK 148 million on an LTM basis.

Speaker #2: CPaaS solutions generate significantly higher gross profit margins than traditional SMS, with approximately twice the gross profit margin. As customers adopt richer and more advanced engagement solutions, LINK benefits from both growth and improving margins.

Thomas Berge: As customers adopt richer and more advanced engagement solutions, LINK benefits from both growth and improving margins. Conversations take place on OTT channels like RCS and WhatsApp. In Q2, RCS billable events increased by 112% year-on-year, while WhatsApp billable events increased by 194%. The right-hand side of the slide shows the other part of LINK's advantage, which is our local presence.

Speaker #2: Conversations take place on OTT channels, like RCS and WhatsApp. In Q2, RCS billable events increased by 112% year over year, while WhatsApp billable events increased by 194%.

Speaker #2: The right-hand side of the slide shows the other part of LINK's advantage, which is our local presence. LINK has 30 offices, local presence in 21 countries, and a strong installed customer base of 68,000 customers.

Thomas Berge: LINK has 30 offices, local presence in 21 countries, and a strong installed customer base of 68,000 customers. This gives us customer proximity, local market understanding, and the ability to work closely with customers as they adopt increasingly sophisticated customer engagement solutions. This become more important as use cases become more advanced. Feature-rich channels like WhatsApp and RCS, together with customer journey orchestration and AI-enabled interactions, typically require a higher degree of customer onboarding, advisory support, and ongoing optimization. In our experience, customers increasingly value a partner that can help them identify use cases, implement solutions, and maximize value from the more advanced engagement capabilities. LINK combines advanced technology with local execution, allowing us to support customer throughout their journey. To sum up the last three slides, they show why we believe LINK is well-positioned for the next phase of customer engagement.

Speaker #2: This gives us customer proximity, local market understanding, and the ability to work closely with customers as they adopt increasingly sophisticated customer engagement solutions. This becomes more important as use cases become more advanced.

Speaker #2: Feature-rich channels like WhatsApp and RCS, together with customer journey orchestration and AI-enabled interactions, typically require a higher degree of customer onboarding, advisory support, and ongoing optimization.

Speaker #2: In our experience, customers increase the value of partners that can help them identify use cases, implement solutions, and maximize value from the more advanced engagement capabilities.

Thomas Berge: In our experience, customers increasingly value a partner that can help them identify use cases, implement solutions, and maximize value from the more advanced engagement capabilities. LINK combines advanced technology with local execution, allowing us to support customer throughout their journey. To sum up the last three slides, they show why we believe LINK is well-positioned for the next phase of customer engagement.

Speaker #2: LINK combines advanced technology with local execution, allowing us to support customers throughout their journey. To sum up the last three slides, they show why we believe LINK is well positioned for the next phase of customer engagement.

Speaker #2: We see attractive, long-term tailwinds in personalized conversational messaging. LINK has a differentiated position in the competitive landscape, and this position is already translating into results.

Thomas Berge: We see attractive long-term pay wins in personalized conversational messaging. LINK has a differentiated position in the competitive landscape, and this position is already translating into results. Strong CPaaS momentum and rapid adoption of richer messaging channels show that our combination of advanced technology and local execution is enabling us to compete effectively and convert market demand into growth. Moving over to the Q2 numbers. Overall, we are pleased with the development in Q2. As communicated following Q1, our priority was to return to organic gross profit growth, and we delivered on that commitment with 2% organic gross profit growth for the quarter. This is a clear improvement from previous quarters and fully in line with targets. It marks a return to growth and reinforces our expectations of a stronger second half of the year. We continue to see strong momentum across the business.

Speaker #2: Strong CPaaS momentum and rapid adoption of richer messaging channels show that our combination of advanced technology and local execution is enabling us to compete effectively and convert market demand into growth.

Speaker #2: Moving over to the Q2 numbers. Overall, we are pleased with the development in Q2. As communicated following Q1, our priority was to return to organic gross profit growth, and we delivered on that commitment with 2% organic gross profit growth for the quarter.

Thomas Berge: Overall, we are pleased with the development in Q2. As communicated following Q1, our priority was to return to organic gross profit growth, and we delivered on that commitment with 2% organic gross profit growth for the quarter. This is a clear improvement from previous quarters and fully in line with targets. It marks a return to growth and reinforces our expectations of a stronger second half of the year. We continue to see strong momentum across the business.

Speaker #2: This is a clear improvement from previous quarters and fully in line with targets. It marks a return to growth and reinforces our expectations of a stronger second half of the year.

Speaker #2: We continue to see strong momentum across the business. Customer demand remains healthy, with new contracts reaching an all-time high of €53 million in the quarter, while LTN contract wins increased to €184 million, up 16% year on year.

Thomas Berge: Customer demand remains healthy, with new contracts reaching an all-time high of EUR 53 million in the quarter, while LTM contract wins increased to EUR 184 million, up 16% year-on-year. Growth was driven by both SMS and CPaaS, demonstrating healthy demand across our portfolio. We continue to see a gradual shift toward higher margin and more advanced engagement solution, which will support long-term value creation. LINK delivered the highest ever reported adjusted EBITDA of EUR 272 million, while generating EUR 192 million in operating cash flow. Reported EBITDA came in at EUR 252 million, also record high. This demonstrates both the earnings power and the cash generative nature of the business. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA as displayed on the slide was EUR 286 million, including full quarterly effect of acquired entities. Disciplined capital allocation remains an important part of LINK's value creation strategy.

Speaker #2: Growth was driven by both SMS and CPaaS, demonstrating healthy demand across our portfolio. We continue to see a gradual shift toward higher-margin and more advanced engagement solutions, which will support long-term value creation.

Thomas Berge: LINK delivered the highest ever reported adjusted EBITDA of EUR 272 million, while generating EUR 192 million in operating cash flow. Reported EBITDA came in at EUR 252 million, also record high. This demonstrates both the earnings power and the cash generative nature of the business. Pro forma adjusted EBITDA as displayed on the slide was EUR 286 million, including full quarterly effect of acquired entities. Disciplined capital allocation remains an important part of LINK's value creation strategy.

Speaker #2: LINK delivered the highest ever reported just-EBITDA of €272 million, while generating €192 million in operating cash flow. Reported EBITDA came in at €252 million, also a record high.

Speaker #2: This demonstrates both the earnings power and the cash-generative nature of the business. Pro forma adjusted EBIT, as displayed on the slide, was €286 million, including the full quarterly effect of acquired entities.

Speaker #2: Disciplined capital allocation remains an important part of LINK's value creation strategy. During the quarter, we completed two accretive bolt-on acquisitions: KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania.

Thomas Berge: During the quarter, we completed two accretive bolt-on acquisitions, KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania. These acquisitions strengthen our market position and demonstrate continued execution of our disciplined M&A strategy while maintaining a strong balance sheet. Turning to the outlook for the second half. We are reiterating H2 expectations with reinforced confidence based on Q2 performance. In H2, LINK is expecting mid to high single-digit gross profit growth. Growth expectations for H2 are based on the growth indicators we see across the business. Record high new contract wins improve visibility into future revenue and gross profit development, with LTM contract wins up 16% year-on-year. At the same time, conversational solutions through OTT channels continue to scale, supporting future gross profit growth. We are also observing continued growth across the broader customer base, with net retention improving to 101%, close to the target of 105%.

Speaker #2: These acquisitions strengthened our market position and demonstrate continued execution of our disciplined M&A strategy, while maintaining a strong balance sheet. Turning to the outlook for the second half, we are reiterating A2H2 expectations with reinforced confidence based on Q2 performance.

Speaker #2: In H2, LINK is expecting mid- to high single-digit gross profit growth. Growth expectations for H2 are based on the growth indicators we see across the business.

Thomas Berge: Growth expectations for H2 are based on the growth indicators we see across the business. Record high new contract wins improve visibility into future revenue and gross profit development, with LTM contract wins up 16% year-on-year. At the same time, conversational solutions through OTT channels continue to scale, supporting future gross profit growth. We are also observing continued growth across the broader customer base, with net retention improving to 101%, close to the target of 105%.

Speaker #2: Record-high new contract wins improve visibility into future revenue and gross profit development, with LTM contract wins up 16% year-on-year. At the same time, conversational solutions through OTT channels continue to scale, supporting future gross profit growth.

Speaker #2: We're also observing continued growth across the broader customer base, with net retention improving to 101%, close to the target of 105%. Taken together, these factors reinforce our confidence in delivering mid- to high-single-digit gross profit growth in H2.

Thomas Berge: Taken together, these factors reinforce our confidence in delivering mid to high single-digit gross profit growth in H2. Contract wins reached an all-time high of EUR 53 million in Q2, representing the strongest quarter in LINK's history and reflecting healthy customer demand across both SMS and CPaaS solutions. SMS contract wins reached EUR 31 million during the quarter, representing a 29% increase year-on-year. At the same time, CPaaS contract wins reached EUR 22 million, making Q2 the second strongest CPaaS quarter on record, only surpassed by the same quarter last year, which included several extraordinary large OTT contract wins. CPaaS represented 42% of total contract wins, highlighting the continued shift toward richer and higher-value customer engagement solutions. The strong CPaaS results were supported by continued momentum in OTT channels such as WhatsApp and RCS.

Speaker #2: Contract wins reached an all-time high of 53 million in Q2, representing the strongest quarter in LINK's history and reflecting healthy customer demand across both SMS and CPaaS solutions.

Speaker #2: SMS contract wins reached 31 million during the quarter, representing a 29% increase year on year. At the same time, CPaaS contract wins reached 22 million, making Q2 the second strongest CPaaS quarter on record, only surpassed by the same quarter last year, which included several extraordinarily large OTT contract wins.

Thomas Berge: At the same time, CPaaS contract wins reached EUR 22 million, making Q2 the second strongest CPaaS quarter on record, only surpassed by the same quarter last year, which included several extraordinary large OTT contract wins. CPaaS represented 42% of total contract wins, highlighting the continued shift toward richer and higher-value customer engagement solutions. The strong CPaaS results were supported by continued momentum in OTT channels such as WhatsApp and RCS.

Speaker #2: CPaaS represented 42% of total contract wins, highlighting the continued shift toward richer and higher-value customer engagement solutions. The strong CPaaS results were supported by continued momentum in OTT channels such as WhatsApp and RCS. Overall, record contract wins provide further evidence of healthy customer demand, strong commercial execution, and improving momentum across the underlying business, supporting our confidence in a stronger second half of the year.

Thomas Berge: Overall, record contract wins provide further evidence of healthy customer demand, strong commercial execution, and improving momentum across the underlying business, supporting our confidence in a stronger H2 of the year. This slide highlights a recently won contract with one of the world's largest fashion retailers. We believe this customer is particularly interesting because it is an advanced Enterprise and an early mover in AI-enabled customer engagement. Customers like this are often ahead of the broader market and can provide valuable indication on how future customer demand evolve over time. The contract also demonstrates that LINK already has the capabilities, platform, and expertise required to deliver those more advanced customer engagement solutions today. The customer relationship is already building on successful existing use cases, including digital receipts and basket recovery through WhatsApp. The new use cases take this customer engagement journey to the next level.

Speaker #2: This slide highlights a recently won contract with one of the world's largest fashion retailers. We believe this customer is particularly interesting because it is an advanced enterprise and an early mover in AI-enabled customer engagement.

Speaker #2: Customers like this are often ahead of the broader market and can provide valuable indication on how future customer demand will evolve over time. The contract also demonstrates that LINK already has the capabilities, platform, and expertise required to deliver those more advanced customer engagement solutions today.

Thomas Berge: Customers like this are often ahead of the broader market and can provide valuable indication on how future customer demand evolve over time. The contract also demonstrates that LINK already has the capabilities, platform, and expertise required to deliver those more advanced customer engagement solutions today. The customer relationship is already building on successful existing use cases, including digital receipts and basket recovery through WhatsApp. The new use cases take this customer engagement journey to the next level.

Speaker #2: The customer relationship is already building on successful existing use cases, including digital receipts and basket recovery through WhatsApp. The new use cases take this customer engagement journey to the next level.

Speaker #2: It starts with an AI assistant as the first point of contact, where end users contacting the brand through WhatsApp are initially met by an AI-powered assistant.

Thomas Berge: It starts with an AI assistant as the first point of contact, where end users contacting the brand through WhatsApp are initially met by an AI-powered assistant. This allows the customer to automate part of the interaction while still keeping the experience relevant for the end users. When needed, the conversation can be handled over seamlessly to a human agent without forcing the customer to leave the channel or restart the interaction. Advanced customer engagement is not only about automation. It is also about combining automation, messaging, and human support in a way that improves customer experience. From a commercial perspective, these type of solutions represent a significant long-term opportunity for LINK. They are increasingly software-driven and value-added, with materially higher margin potential than traditional messaging revenues. The contract is also important because it does two things.

Speaker #2: This allows the customer to automate part of the interaction while still keeping the experience relevant for the end users. When needed, the conversation can be handed over seamlessly to a human agent, without forcing the customer to leave the channel or restart the interaction.

Speaker #2: Advanced customer engagement is not only about automation; it's also about combining automation, messaging, and human support in a way that improves customer experience. From a commercial perspective, these types of solutions represent a significant long-term opportunity for LINK.

Thomas Berge: Advanced customer engagement is not only about automation. It is also about combining automation, messaging, and human support in a way that improves customer experience. From a commercial perspective, these type of solutions represent a significant long-term opportunity for LINK. They are increasingly software-driven and value-added, with materially higher margin potential than traditional messaging revenues. The contract is also important because it does two things.

Speaker #2: They are increasingly software-driven and value-added, with materially higher margin potential than traditional messaging revenues. The contract is also important because it does two things.

Speaker #2: It provides a concrete example of where future customer demand is heading, and it demonstrates that LINK already has the platform and capabilities required to deliver advanced AI-enabled customer engagement solutions today.

Thomas Berge: It provides a concrete example of where future customer demand is heading, and it demonstrates that LINK already has the platform and capabilities required to deliver advanced AI-enabled customer engagement solutions today. SMSPortal is a highly attractive business and the market leader in South Africa. As stated last quarter, the Q2 reports lower growth momentum due to high comparables same quarter last year. We expect a return to growth in H2 as the business continues to show positive development, a growing commercial pipeline, and a highly efficient technology platform that customers can rely on for high quality and cost-effective messaging. At the end of Q2, new customer contracts under implementation had reached an annualized run rate of approximately 450 million messages, with a further 770 million annualized messages remaining to be ramped up.

Speaker #2: SMS Portal is a highly attractive business and the market leader in South Africa. As stated last quarter, the second quarter reports lower growth momentum due to a high comparable same quarter last year.

Speaker #2: We expect a return to growth in H2, as the business continues to show positive development. We have a growing commercial pipeline and a highly efficient technology platform that customers can rely on for high-quality and cost-effective messaging.

Thomas Berge: We expect a return to growth in H2 as the business continues to show positive development, a growing commercial pipeline, and a highly efficient technology platform that customers can rely on for high quality and cost-effective messaging. At the end of Q2, new customer contracts under implementation had reached an annualized run rate of approximately 450 million messages, with a further 770 million annualized messages remaining to be ramped up.

Speaker #2: At the end of Q2, new customer contracts under implementation had reached an annualized run rate of approximately 450 million messages, with a further 770 million annualized messages remaining to be ramped up.

Speaker #2: In addition, SMS Portal added approximately 200 million annualized messages in the quarter from new contract wins to be implemented. Based on this development, we expect SMS Portal to deliver growth in H2.

Thomas Berge: In addition, SMSPortal added approximately 200 million annualized messages in the quarter from new contract wins to be implemented. Based on this development, we expect SMSPortal to deliver growth in H2. In addition, WhatsApp is ready for launch during H2, with volumes expecting to start scaling from Q4 and continue through 2027, adding another potential growth driver over time. Creating long-term shareholder value remains the core objective of LINK's capital allocation framework. We continue to allocate capital where we see the strongest value creation opportunities per share, while maintaining a disciplined balance sheet and a financial policy. M&A remains a core part of this framework. Over time, LINK has built a strong track record of identifying, acquiring, and integrating businesses across our markets, having completed close to 40 acquisitions and integrations. We continue to evaluate a healthy pipeline of opportunities.

Speaker #2: In addition, WhatsApp is ready for launch during H2, with volumes expected to start scaling from Q4 and continue through 2027, adding another potential growth driver over time.

Speaker #2: Creating long-term shareholder value remains the core objective of LINK's capital allocation framework. We continue to allocate capital where we see the strongest value creation opportunities per share, while maintaining a disciplined balance sheet and financial policy.

Thomas Berge: Creating long-term shareholder value remains the core objective of LINK's capital allocation framework. We continue to allocate capital where we see the strongest value creation opportunities per share, while maintaining a disciplined balance sheet and a financial policy. M&A remains a core part of this framework. Over time, LINK has built a strong track record of identifying, acquiring, and integrating businesses across our markets, having completed close to 40 acquisitions and integrations. We continue to evaluate a healthy pipeline of opportunities.

Speaker #2: M&A remains a core part of this framework. Over time, LINK has built a strong track record of identifying, acquiring, and integrating businesses across our markets, having completed close to 40 acquisitions and integrations.

Speaker #2: We continue to evaluate the healthy pipeline of opportunities. In the near term, our priority remains targeted bolt-on acquisitions. We believe these opportunities can provide attractive returns, strengthen our local market positions, and be integrated efficiently into the existing platform.

Thomas Berge: In the near term, our priority remains targeted bolt-on acquisitions. We believe these opportunities can provide attractive returns, strengthen our local market positions, and be integrated efficiently into the existing platform. During the quarter, we completed two accretive bolt-on acquisitions: KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania. At the same time, shareholder returns are expected to grow over time, in line with our policy, and we continue to maintain flexibility to scale M&A activity if market conditions and opportunities align with our return requirements. We expect mid to high single-digit organic gross profit growth in H2. As I mentioned earlier, improving business performance, record high new contract wins, and continued OTT momentum all support this expectation. LINK's business model remains highly scalable with significant operational leverage. As gross profit growth improves, we expect adjusted EBITDA growth to develop faster than organic gross profit growth over time.

Speaker #2: During the quarter, we completed two accretive bolt-on acquisitions: KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania. At the same time, shareholder returns are expected to grow over time in line with our policy, and we continue to maintain flexibility to scale M&A activity if market conditions and opportunities align with our return requirements.

Speaker #2: We expect mid- to high-single-digit organic gross profit growth in H2. As I mentioned earlier, improving business performance, record-high new contract wins, and continued OTT momentum all support this expectation.

Thomas Berge: We expect mid to high single-digit organic gross profit growth in H2. As I mentioned earlier, improving business performance, record high new contract wins, and continued OTT momentum all support this expectation. LINK's business model remains highly scalable with significant operational leverage. As gross profit growth improves, we expect adjusted EBITDA growth to develop faster than organic gross profit growth over time.

Speaker #2: LINK's business model remains highly scalable, with significant operational leverage. As gross profit growth improves, we expect adjusted EBITDA growth to develop faster than organic gross profit growth over time.

Speaker #2: Capital allocation remains focused on maximizing long-term shareholder value. Accretive M&A continues to be our first priority, supported by a strong pipeline of opportunities and an improving acquisition playbook.

Thomas Berge: Capital allocation remains focused on maximizing long-term shareholder value. Accretive M&A continues to be our first priority, supported by a strong pipeline of opportunities and a proven acquisition playbook. At the same time, we continue to maintain a disciplined leverage policy of 2.0 to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA. With that, I will hand over to Morten, who will take you through the financial performance for the quarter in more detail.

Speaker #2: At the same time, we continue to maintain a disciplined leverage policy of 2.0 to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA. With that, I will hand over to Martin, who will take you through the financial performance for the quarter in more detail.

Speaker #1: Thank you, Thomas, and good morning, everyone. The second quarter results were strong. We can prove quarter-over-quarter organic growth momentum. Solid customer demand was demonstrated by record-high contract wins.

Morten Edvardsen: Thank you, Thomas, and good morning, everyone. The second quarter results were strong with improved quarter-over-quarter organic growth momentum, solid customer demand demonstrated by record high contract wins, all-time high adjusted EBITDA from M&A add-on, and continued strong cash conversion from operations. We also concluded our 300 million share buyback program in May with a total of 13 million shares acquired, and subsequently, we have canceled 20.9 million shares or approximately 7% of total outstanding shares. Before moving on to the quarterly results, I will start by highlighting an important characteristic of LINK's business model, namely the diversified customer base and industry exposure. The contribution from LINK's top 10 customers has remained consistent over time at around 15% of total gross profit, while remaining 85% is generated from the broader customer base.

Speaker #1: All-time high adjusted EBITDA from M&A add-on and continued strong cash conversions from operations. We also concluded our 300 million share buyback program in May, with a total of 13 million shares acquired. Subsequently, we have canceled 20.9 million shares, representing approximately 7% of total outstanding shares.

Speaker #1: Before moving on to the quarterly results, I will start by highlighting an important characteristic of LINK's business model: namely, the diversified customer base and industry exposure.

Morten Edvardsen: Before moving on to the quarterly results, I will start by highlighting an important characteristic of LINK's business model, namely the diversified customer base and industry exposure. The contribution from LINK's top 10 customers has remained consistent over time at around 15% of total gross profit, while remaining 85% is generated from the broader customer base.

Speaker #1: The contribution from LINK's top 10 customers has remained consistent over time at around 15% of total gross profit, while the remaining 85% is generated from the broader customer base.

Speaker #1: This demonstrates that LINK is not dependent on any single customer, and that our earnings are supported by a large and diversified set of customer relationships across markets and industries.

Morten Edvardsen: This demonstrates that LINK is not dependent on any single customer and that our earnings are supported by a large and diversified set of customer relationships across markets and industries. Banking, insurance, technology, software platforms, telecommunications, retail, and e-commerce represents our largest industry verticals, but no individual sector accounts for a dominant share of total gross profit. We believe this diversification is an important strength of the business as it supports resilience across different economic environments. This also provides exposure to several industries that continue to benefit from structural digitalization trends and growing demand for customer engagement solutions. Our commercial strategy remains focused on increasing wallet share with existing customers, winning new customers, and expanding across products, channels, and use cases. This allows us to continue building a broader and more diversified gross profit base over time. Turning to the quarterly results and firstly, their revenue development.

Speaker #1: Banking, insurance, technology, software platforms, telecommunications, retail, and e-commerce represent our largest industry verticals, but no individual sector accounts for a dominant share of total gross profit.

Speaker #1: We believe this diversification is an important strength of the business, as it supports resilience across different economic environments. This also provides exposure to several industries that continue to benefit from structural digitalization trends and growing demand for customer engagement solutions.

Morten Edvardsen: This also provides exposure to several industries that continue to benefit from structural digitalization trends and growing demand for customer engagement solutions. Our commercial strategy remains focused on increasing wallet share with existing customers, winning new customers, and expanding across products, channels, and use cases. This allows us to continue building a broader and more diversified gross profit base over time. Turning to the quarterly results and firstly, their revenue development.

Speaker #1: Our commercial strategy remains focused on increasing wallet share with existing customers, winning new customers, and expanding across products, channels, and use cases. This allows us to continue building a broader and more diversified gross profit base over time.

Speaker #1: Turning to the quarterly results, and firstly their revenue development. Reported revenue increased 17% year over year to $2.1 billion for the quarter. A significant part of the growth came from acquired businesses, and especially SMS Portal in South Africa, while organic revenue growth improved quarter over quarter to 3% in stable currency.

Morten Edvardsen: Reported revenue increased 17% year-over-year to NOK 2.1 billion for the quarter. A significant part of the growth came from acquired businesses and especially SMSPortal in South Africa, while organic revenue growth improved quarter-over-quarter to 3% in stable currency. Organic revenue development was supported by continued improvement within the Enterprise segment, where organic revenue growth increased 2 percentage points quarter-over-quarter to 6% in stable currency. Growth improved across all Enterprise regions compared to the previous quarter, supported by healthy demand for customer engagement solutions and continued strong momentum in CPaaS. Increased adoption of CPaaS solutions contribute positively to quality and hence margin profile of our revenue base. Within Global Messaging, revenue declined 3% year-over-year. As previously communicated, this was mainly driven by lower traffic volumes from 4 large customers, while the broader Global Messaging customer base continued to develop positively. The bridge chart below illustrates the quarterly development.

Speaker #1: Organic revenue development was supported by continued improvement within the enterprise segment, where organic revenue growth increased 2 percentage points quarter-over-quarter to 6% in stable currency.

Speaker #1: Growth improved across all enterprise regions compared to the previous quarter, supported by healthy demand for customer engagement solutions and continued strong momentum in CPaaS.

Morten Edvardsen: Growth improved across all Enterprise regions compared to the previous quarter, supported by healthy demand for customer engagement solutions and continued strong momentum in CPaaS. Increased adoption of CPaaS solutions contribute positively to quality and hence margin profile of our revenue base. Within Global Messaging, revenue declined 3% year-over-year. As previously communicated, this was mainly driven by lower traffic volumes from 4 large customers, while the broader Global Messaging customer base continued to develop positively. The bridge chart below illustrates the quarterly development.

Speaker #1: Decreased adoption of CPaaS solutions contributes positively to the quality and, hence, the margin profile of our revenue base. Within global messaging, revenue declined 3% year over year.

Speaker #1: As previously communicated, this was mainly driven by lower traffic volumes from four large customers, while the broader global messaging customer base continued to develop positively.

Speaker #1: The bridge chart below illustrates the quarterly development. Enterprise contributed with $75 million in growth, partly offset by the global messaging decline of $14 million.

Morten Edvardsen: Enterprise contributed with NOK 75 million in growth, partly offset by the Global Messaging decline of NOK 14 million. This resulted in organic revenue growth 3% in stable currency. Foreign exchange had a negative impact of 5 percentage points or NOK 89 million in the quarter, while acquisitions contributed with NOK 320 million to reported revenue. The acquisition contribution mainly relates to SMSPortal, which contributed NOK 280 million of revenue during the quarter. In addition, the UK acquisitions contributed NOK 31 million while KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania were consolidated from June and contributed with NOK 10 million. Looking at the revenue retention and churn development on the next slide. This slide illustrates the continued normalization in LINK's net retention rate, reflecting the improved growth momentum across the customer base and low-level churn. Enterprise churn declined to 2.2% from 2.9% in the previous quarter.

Speaker #1: This resulted in organic revenue growth of 3% in stable currency. Foreign exchange had a negative impact of 5 percentage points, or NOK 89 million, in the quarter, while acquisitions contributed NOK 320 million to reported revenue.

Speaker #1: The acquisition contribution mainly relates to SMS Portal, which contributed NOK 280 million of revenue during the quarter. In addition, the UK acquisitions contributed NOK 31 million, while KPM Solutions in Italy and WebSMS/Web2SMS in Romania were consolidated from June and contributed NOK 10 million.

Morten Edvardsen: In addition, the UK acquisitions contributed NOK 31 million while KPM Solutions in Italy and Web2SMS in Romania were consolidated from June and contributed with NOK 10 million. Looking at the revenue retention and churn development on the next slide. This slide illustrates the continued normalization in LINK's net retention rate, reflecting the improved growth momentum across the customer base and low-level churn. Enterprise churn declined to 2.2% from 2.9% in the previous quarter.

Speaker #1: Looking at the revenue retention and churn development on the next slide, this slide illustrates the continued normalization in LINK's net retention rate, reflecting the improved growth momentum across the customer base and low-level churn.

Speaker #1: Enterprise churn declined to 2.2% from 2.9% in the previous quarter. As highlighted, the previous quarter's enterprise churn continues to reflect the impact of a high-volume SMS customer that churned in Q4 last year.

Morten Edvardsen: As highlighted in previous quarters, Enterprise churn continues to reflect the impact of a higher volume SMS customer that churned in Q4 last year. As the strongest comparable revenue quarters relating to this customer have passed, the headwind will ease going forward. At the same time, we continue to see strong customer stickiness across the broader Enterprise business, supported by increasing adoption of CPaaS solutions. Global Messaging churn was also reported at 2.2% in the quarter and is within the normal range for this segment. We are pleased to see net retention strengthen quarter-over-quarter by 5 percentage points to 101% in the quarter. We believe this reflects the continued strength of the broader customer base and supports our view that customer trends remain healthy.

Speaker #1: As the strongest comparable revenue quarters relating to this customer have passed, the headwind will ease going forward. At the same time, we continue to see strong customer stickiness across the broader enterprise business, supported by increasing adoption of CPaaS solutions.

Speaker #1: Global messaging churn was also reported at 2.2% in the quarter and is within the normal range for this segment. We are pleased to see net retention strengthen quarter-over-quarter by 5 percentage points to 101% in the quarter.

Morten Edvardsen: Global Messaging churn was also reported at 2.2% in the quarter and is within the normal range for this segment. We are pleased to see net retention strengthen quarter-over-quarter by 5 percentage points to 101% in the quarter. We believe this reflects the continued strength of the broader customer base and supports our view that customer trends remain healthy.

Speaker #1: We believe this reflects the continued strength of the broader customer base and supports our view that customer trends remain healthy. As highlighted previously, the impact from a small number of shareholder customers in global messaging has weighed on the net retention metrics of recent quarters.

Morten Edvardsen: As highlighted previously, the impact from a small number of share of wallet customers in Global Messaging has weighted on the net retention metrics of recent quarters. With this headwind now fading and Enterprise revenue growth improving, net retention metrics is developing in line with our expectations towards our medium-term target of 105%. Turning to the gross profit development. Reported gross profit increased 16% year-over-year to NOK 492 million for the quarter, including a negative currency effect of NOK 21 million. Organic gross profit returned to positive territory with 2% growth in stable currency. Enterprise gross profit continued to improve and grew 3% organically during the quarter, contributing NOK 9 million in incremental gross profit. Improvement was supported by stronger growth momentum across both Northern and Central Europe, and CPaaS solutions continued to contribute positively to growth.

Speaker #1: With this headwind now fading and enterprise revenue growth improving, the net retention metric is developing in line with our expectations towards our medium-term target of 105%.

Speaker #1: Turning to the gross profit development, reported gross profit increased 16% year over year to 492 million for the quarter, including a negative currency effect of 21 million.

Morten Edvardsen: Reported gross profit increased 16% year-over-year to NOK 492 million for the quarter, including a negative currency effect of NOK 21 million. Organic gross profit returned to positive territory with 2% growth in stable currency. Enterprise gross profit continued to improve and grew 3% organically during the quarter, contributing NOK 9 million in incremental gross profit. Improvement was supported by stronger growth momentum across both Northern and Central Europe, and CPaaS solutions continued to contribute positively to growth.

Speaker #1: Organic gross profit returned to positive territory with 2% growth in stable currency. Enterprise gross profit continued to improve and grew 3% organically during the quarter, contributing €9 million in incremental gross profit.

Speaker #1: The improvement was supported by stronger growth momentum across both Northern and Central Europe, and CPaaS solutions continued to contribute positively to growth. Increasing adoption of higher-value engagement solutions supports both gross profit growth and the quality of revenue mix.

Morten Edvardsen: Increasing adoption of higher value engagement solutions support both gross profit growth and quality of revenue mix. Within Global Messaging, gross profit decline narrowed quarter-over-quarter to 3% year-over-year, corresponding to a modest EUR 2 million decline, reflecting the impact of dimensioned share of wallet customers. Combined, this resulted in organic gross profit growth of 2% in stable currency or a 3 percentage point improvement in growth quarter-over-quarter. As mentioned, foreign exchange had a negative impact of EUR 21 million due to strengthening of the NOK, while acquisitions contributed EUR 83 million, whereof EUR 77 million related to SMSPortal. Turning to the margin bridge below, Enterprise margin declined 0.8 percentage point year-over-year, primarily driven by stronger growth on larger, lower margin customer contracts. At the same time, continued growth in OTT solutions contributed positively to margins, offsetting 0.3 percentage points of the negative mix effect.

Speaker #1: Within global messaging, the gross profit decline narrowed quarter over quarter to 3% year over year, corresponding to a modest €2 million decline, reflecting the impact of the mentioned shareholder customers.

Speaker #1: Combined, this resulted in an organic gross profit growth of 2% in stable currency, or a 3-percentage-point improvement in growth quarter over quarter.

Speaker #1: As mentioned, foreign exchange had a negative impact of €21 million due to the strengthening of the NOK, while acquisitions contributed €83 million, of which €77 million related to SMS Portal.

Morten Edvardsen: As mentioned, foreign exchange had a negative impact of EUR 21 million due to strengthening of the NOK, while acquisitions contributed EUR 83 million, whereof EUR 77 million related to SMSPortal. Turning to the margin bridge below, Enterprise margin declined 0.8 percentage point year-over-year, primarily driven by stronger growth on larger, lower margin customer contracts. At the same time, continued growth in OTT solutions contributed positively to margins, offsetting 0.3 percentage points of the negative mix effect.

Speaker #1: Turning to the margin bridge below, enterprise margin declined 0.8 percentage points to 0.0 year over year, primarily driven by stronger growth on larger, lower-margin customer contracts. At the same time, continued growth in OTT solutions contributed positively to margins, offsetting 0.3 percentage points of the negative mix effect.

Speaker #1: Acquisitions contributed positively to gross margin development, primarily reflecting the higher margin profile of SMS Portal at 28% in the quarter. As a result, reported gross margin remained stable at 24%, despite the mentioned customer mix effects.

Morten Edvardsen: Acquisitions contributed positively to gross margin development, primarily reflecting the higher margin profile of SMSPortal at 28% in the quarter. As a result, reported gross margin remains stable at 24%, despite the mentioned customer mix effects. The takeaway is clear. Organic gross profit growth has returned to positive territory supported by strengthening Enterprise momentum and stabilization in Global Messaging, while the revenue mix continues to improve through OTT solutions and margin accretive acquisitions. This positions LINK for stronger organic growth in the H2 of the year. Moving on to development in adjusted EBITDA. LINK reported all-time high adjusted EBITDA of EUR 272 million in the quarter, representing an increase of 28% year-over-year, driven by acquisitions. While organic adjusted EBITDA declined 1% in constant currency, profitability trends continued to improve during the quarter, linked to improved gross profit growth.

Speaker #1: The takeaway is clear: organic gross profit growth has returned to positive territory, supported by strengthening enterprise momentum and stabilization in global messaging. While the revenue mix continues to improve through OTT solutions, margin has accrued in acquisitions.

Speaker #1: This positions LINK for stronger organic growth in the second half of the year. Moving on to developments in adjusted EBITDA, LINK reported an all-time high adjusted EBITDA of NOK 272 million in the quarter, representing an increase of 28% year over year, driven by acquisitions.

Morten Edvardsen: This positions LINK for stronger organic growth in the H2 of the year. Moving on to development in adjusted EBITDA. LINK reported all-time high adjusted EBITDA of EUR 272 million in the quarter, representing an increase of 28% year-over-year, driven by acquisitions. While organic adjusted EBITDA declined 1% in constant currency, profitability trends continued to improve during the quarter, linked to improved gross profit growth.

Speaker #1: While organic adjusted EBITDA declined 1% in constant currency, profitability trends continued to improve during the quarter, linked to improved gross profit growth. This demonstrates the operating leverage in the business, where improving gross profit growth increasingly translates into stronger EBITDA performance.

Morten Edvardsen: This demonstrates the operating leverage in the business where improving gross profit growth increasingly translates into stronger EBITDA performance. The limited decline in organic adjusted EBITDA of EUR 3 million reflects two offsetting developments. The return to positive organic gross profit growth contributes to EUR 7 million increase, which was offset by an organic EUR 10 million increase in operating expenses. The organic increase in OPEX was 5% year-over-year, and was primarily driven by salary inflation, growth-related investments, and EUR 3 million from higher bad debt recognition. Turning to the margin bridge below, organic adjusted EBITDA margin declined 12.1% to 11.5%. This was mainly driven by the lower Enterprise gross margin discussed on the previous slide, and a slightly higher OPEX to sales ratio as OPEX grew faster than organic revenue during the quarter. Foreign exchange contributed positively by 0.1 percentage points, while acquisitions added 1.7 percentage point to adjusted EBITDA margin.

Speaker #1: The limited decline in organic adjusted EBITDA of €3 million reflects two offsetting developments. The return to positive organic gross profit growth contributed to a €7 million increase, which was offset by an organic €10 million increase in operating expenses.

Speaker #1: The organic increase in OPEX was 5% year over year and was primarily driven by salary inflation, growth-related investments, and €3 million from higher bad debt recognition.

Speaker #1: Turning to the margin bridge below, organic adjusted EBITDA margin declined from 12.1% to 11.5%. This was mainly driven by the lower enterprise gross margin, discussed on the previous slide, and a slightly higher OPEX to sales ratio, as OPEX grew faster than organic revenue during the quarter.

Morten Edvardsen: Turning to the margin bridge below, organic adjusted EBITDA margin declined 12.1% to 11.5%. This was mainly driven by the lower Enterprise gross margin discussed on the previous slide, and a slightly higher OPEX to sales ratio as OPEX grew faster than organic revenue during the quarter. Foreign exchange contributed positively by 0.1 percentage points, while acquisitions added 1.7 percentage point to adjusted EBITDA margin.

Speaker #1: Foreign exchange contributed positively by 0.1 percentage points, while acquisitions added 1.7 percentage points to adjusted EBITDA margin. SMS Portal was the largest contributor, given its accretive adjusted EBITDA margin of 24%.

Morten Edvardsen: SMSPortal was the largest contributor, given its accretive adjusted EBITDA margin of 24%. As a result, reported adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 12.1% to 13.3% year-over-year. Overall, the quarter demonstrates the scalability of LINK's business model. Improvement in organic gross profit growth during the quarter contribute to stabilizing organic adjusted EBITDA, as we expect organic gross profit growth to strengthen in the H2 of the year. We also expect adjusted EBITDA growth to continue to improve. Touching on the P&L, I will focus on the items below adjusted EBITDA. Non-recurring costs amount to EUR 20 million in the quarter. The largest component was M&A related cost of EUR 16 million, approximately EUR 7 million related to SMSPortal, and primarily reflecting the retention program we have, while EUR 4 million related to the acquisitions of Web2SMS and KPM Solutions.

Speaker #1: As a result, reported adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 12.1% to 13.3% year over year. Overall, the quarter demonstrates the scalability of LINK's business model. The improvement in organic gross profit growth during the quarter contributed to stabilizing organic adjusted EBITDA, as we expect organic gross profit growth to strengthen in the second half of the year.

Speaker #1: We also expect adjusted EBITDA growth to continue to improve. Touching on the P&L, I will focus on the items below adjusted EBITDA. Non-recurring costs amounted to €20 million in the quarter.

Morten Edvardsen: We also expect adjusted EBITDA growth to continue to improve. Touching on the P&L, I will focus on the items below adjusted EBITDA. Non-recurring costs amount to EUR 20 million in the quarter. The largest component was M&A related cost of EUR 16 million, approximately EUR 7 million related to SMSPortal, and primarily reflecting the retention program we have, while EUR 4 million related to the acquisitions of Web2SMS and KPM Solutions.

Speaker #1: The largest component was M&A-related cost of €60 million. Approximately €7 million related to SMS Portal, and primarily reflects the retention program we have, while €4 million related to the acquisitions of Web to SMS and KPM Solutions.

Morten Edvardsen: The remaining amount mainly reflects run of cost and ongoing due diligence activities. In addition, restructuring cost amounted to EUR 3 million and option related Social Security tax expenses amounted to EUR 2 million in the quarter linked to non-exercised options. Depreciation and amortization amounted to EUR 129 million during the quarter. Of this, EUR 69 million related to amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, while EUR 64 million related to intangible assets mainly from R&D. As we have highlighted previously, acquisition related amortization is non-cash in nature and does not impact dividend capacity. Net finance expenses amounted to EUR 64 million during the quarter. This consisted of EUR 22 million net interest expenses with EUR 31 million in bond and RCS interest, offset by EUR 3 million in reclassification effects related to cross-currency swap interest to other financial items, and interest income on cash deposits of EUR 6 million.

Speaker #1: The remaining amount mainly reflects runoff costs and ongoing due diligence activities. In addition, restructuring costs amounted to €3 million, and option-related social security tax expenses amounted to €2 million in the quarter, linked to non-exercised options.

Speaker #1: Depreciation and amortization amounted to $129 million during the quarter. Of this, $69 million related to amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, while $64 million related to intangible assets mainly from R&D. As we have highlighted previously, acquisition-related amortization is non-cash in nature and does not impact dividend capacity.

Morten Edvardsen: As we have highlighted previously, acquisition related amortization is non-cash in nature and does not impact dividend capacity. Net finance expenses amounted to EUR 64 million during the quarter. This consisted of EUR 22 million net interest expenses with EUR 31 million in bond and RCS interest, offset by EUR 3 million in reclassification effects related to cross-currency swap interest to other financial items, and interest income on cash deposits of EUR 6 million.

Speaker #1: Net finance expenses amounted to €64 million during the quarter. This consisted of €22 million net interest expenses, with €31 million in bond and RCF interest, offset by €3 million in reclassification effects related to cross-currency swap interest, €2 million to other financial items, and interest income on cash deposits of €6 million.

Speaker #1: Other financial expenses totaled €40 million, primarily related to the cross-currency swap associated with the SAR Eurofinancing structure, where €29 million was related to non-cash fair value adjustments, while interest payments amounted to €10 million, of which €3 million relates to the reclassification related to the first quarter.

Morten Edvardsen: Other financial expenses total EUR 40 million, primarily related to the cross-currency swap associated with ZAR-EUR financing structure, where EUR 29 million was related to non-cash fair value adjustments, while interest payments equated for EUR 10 million, where of EUR 3 million is related to the reclass related to Q1. Net currency effects were close to neutral during the quarter. Profit from continuing operations amounted to EUR 49 million in the quarter, while total profit for the period was EUR 104 million. The difference relates to discontinued operations, where we recognized the EUR 55 million reversal of tax accrual following the finalization of US tax returns related to the sale of Message Broadcast. Finally, we are pleased to see adjusted profit for the period from continuing operations increased by 87% year-over-year to EUR 118 million, compared to EUR 63 million in the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Net currency effects were close to neutral during the quarter. Profit from continuing operations amounted to 49 million in the quarter, while total profit for the period was 104 million.

Speaker #1: The difference relates to discontinued operations, where we recognized a $55 million reversal of tax accrual following the finalization of U.S. tax returns, related to the sale of Message Broadcast.

Morten Edvardsen: The difference relates to discontinued operations, where we recognized the EUR 55 million reversal of tax accrual following the finalization of US tax returns related to the sale of Message Broadcast. Finally, we are pleased to see adjusted profit for the period from continuing operations increased by 87% year-over-year to EUR 118 million, compared to EUR 63 million in the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: Finally, we are pleased to see adjusted profit for the period from continuing operations increased by 87% year over year to €118 million, compared to €63 million in the same quarter last year.

Speaker #1: We believe this metric provides a more representative view of the underlying earnings and dividend capacity of the business, as it excludes acquisition-related amortization, which is non-cash in nature.

Morten Edvardsen: We believe this metric provides a more representative view of the underlying earnings and dividend capacity of the business, as it excludes acquisition-related amortization, which is non-cash in nature. Then I look at the balance sheet. LINK continued to maintain a solid financial position with financial flexibility to support both future inorganic growth opportunities and shareholder distributions. Non-current assets increased year-over-year, primarily affecting completed acquisitions with the largest contribution related to SMSPortal. Trade receivables and payables were both impacted by acquisitions and currency movements during the period. Receivables include EUR 178 million of acquisition-related effects, while payables include approximately EUR 198 million from acquired businesses. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 764 million at the end of the quarter. The reduction compared to last year reflects the completed share buyback program and M&A-related payments combined totaling EUR 1.5 billion in cash outflow in the last 12 months.

Speaker #1: Then I look at the balance sheet. LINK continued to maintain a solid financial position, with financial flexibility to support both future inorganic growth opportunities and shareholder distributions.

Speaker #1: Non-current assets increased year over year, primarily reflecting completed acquisitions, with the largest contribution related to the SMS portal. Trade receivables and payables were both impacted by acquisitions and currency movements during the period. Receivables include €178 million of acquisition-related effects, while payables include approximately €198 million from acquired businesses.

Morten Edvardsen: Trade receivables and payables were both impacted by acquisitions and currency movements during the period. Receivables include EUR 178 million of acquisition-related effects, while payables include approximately EUR 198 million from acquired businesses. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 764 million at the end of the quarter. The reduction compared to last year reflects the completed share buyback program and M&A-related payments combined totaling EUR 1.5 billion in cash outflow in the last 12 months.

Speaker #1: Cash and cash equivalents amounted to €764 million at the end of the quarter. The reduction compared to last year reflects the completed share buyback program and M&A-related payments combined, totaling €1.5 billion in cash outflow in the last 12 months.

Speaker #1: Equity amounted to NOK 5.4 billion at quarter end, corresponding to an equity ratio of 52%. This continues to reflect a strong balance sheet and substantial capacity.

Morten Edvardsen: Equity amounted to EUR 5.4 billion at quarter end, corresponding to an equity ratio of 52%. This continues to reflect a strong balance sheet and sustained capacity. Long-term debts consist of 325 million euro in outstanding bonds, and currently EUR 20 million are drawn under the revolving credit facility with a total frame of EUR 65 million. The bond financing carries an average interest rate of three-month EURIBOR plus 2.53%. Net interest-bearing debt amounted to EUR 2.1 billion at quarter end. Reported leverage increased to 1.9 times adjusted EBITDA during the quarter, reflecting cash outflow related to acquisitions and the concluded share buyback program in the quarter. Adjusted for these capital allocations, leverage remained stable quarter-over-quarter and continues to remain below LINK's target leverage range of 2.0 to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA.

Speaker #1: Long-term debts consist of €225 million in outstanding bonds, and currently €20 million are drawn under the revolving credit facility, which has a total framework of €65 million.

Speaker #1: The bond financing carries an average interest rate of 3-month Euribor plus 2.53%. Net interest-bearing debt amounted to €2.1 billion at quarter end. Reported leverage increased to 1.9 times adjusted EBITDA during the quarter, reflecting cash outflow related to acquisitions and the concluded share buyback program in the quarter.

Morten Edvardsen: Net interest-bearing debt amounted to EUR 2.1 billion at quarter end. Reported leverage increased to 1.9 times adjusted EBITDA during the quarter, reflecting cash outflow related to acquisitions and the concluded share buyback program in the quarter. Adjusted for these capital allocations, leverage remained stable quarter-over-quarter and continues to remain below LINK's target leverage range of 2.0 to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA.

Speaker #1: Just to note for these capital allocations, leverage remained stable quarter over quarter and continues to remain below LINK's target leverage range of 2.0 to 2.5 times adjusted EBITDA.

Speaker #1: The cash generation in the business supports strengthening financial capacity going forward, enabling us to execute on our disciplined capital allocation strategy—combining M&A and growing shareholder distributions.

Morten Edvardsen: The cash generation in the business supports strengthening financial capacity going forward to execute on our disciplined capital allocation strategy, combining M&A and growing shareholder distributions. Moving on to my final slide, I will cover some key aspects of the cash flow development. LINK generated NOK 192 million of cash flow from operations during the quarter and NOK 732 million on an LTM basis. After adjusting for non-recurring M&A related costs, cash flow from operations amounted to NOK 211 million in Q2 and NOK 822 million on an LTM basis. Working capital had a negative impact during the quarter due to normal fluctuation in payments related to larger customers, while remaining broadly neutral on an LTM basis. Taxes paid of NOK 70 million were broadly consistent with the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA cash conversion remains strong at 89% on an LTM basis, demonstrating the underlying cash generative nature of the business.

Speaker #1: Moving on to my final slide, where I will cover some key aspects of the cash flow development. LINK generated €192 million of cash flow from operations during the quarter, and €732 million on an LTM basis.

Speaker #1: After adjusting for non-recurring M&A-related costs, cash flow from operations amounted to €211 million in Q2 and €822 million on an LTM basis. Working capital had a negative impact during the quarter due to normal fluctuations in payments related to larger customers, while remaining broadly neutral on an LTM basis.

Morten Edvardsen: After adjusting for non-recurring M&A related costs, cash flow from operations amounted to NOK 211 million in Q2 and NOK 822 million on an LTM basis. Working capital had a negative impact during the quarter due to normal fluctuation in payments related to larger customers, while remaining broadly neutral on an LTM basis. Taxes paid of NOK 70 million were broadly consistent with the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA cash conversion remains strong at 89% on an LTM basis, demonstrating the underlying cash generative nature of the business.

Speaker #1: Taxes paid of €17 million were broadly consistent with the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA cash conversion remains strong at 89% on an LTM basis, demonstrating the underlying cash-generative nature of the business.

Speaker #1: Capex amounted to $46 million during the quarter and continues to primarily reflect investments in CPaaS solutions and platform development. We continue to expect total capex in 2026 to be lower than in 2025, as optimization initiatives are implemented across the group.

Morten Edvardsen: CapEx amounted to NOK 46 million during the quarter and continues to primarily reflect investments in CPaaS solutions and platform development. We continue to expect total CapEx in 2026 to be lower than in 2025 as optimization initiatives are implemented across the group. At the same time, we are seeing encouraging early customer demand for AI-enabled solutions and expect this demand to accelerate over time. We are therefore actively reallocating investment capacity towards AI initiatives, ensuring that LINK remains well-positioned to capture this emerging growth opportunity. Interest paid on these payments amounted to NOK 31 million during the quarter and relates to bonds and net interest cost associated with the EUR/ZAR cross-currency swap established in connection with the SMSPortal acquisition. I would note that we made a correction in Q2 related to overstating cash effect of the cross-currency swap in Q1. Our cash effect is correct on a year-to-date basis.

Speaker #1: At the same time, we are seeing encouraging early customer demand for AI-enabled solutions and expect this demand to accelerate over time. We are, therefore, actively reallocating investment capacity toward AI initiatives, ensuring that LINK remains well positioned to capture this emerging growth opportunity.

Morten Edvardsen: We are therefore actively reallocating investment capacity towards AI initiatives, ensuring that LINK remains well-positioned to capture this emerging growth opportunity. Interest paid on these payments amounted to NOK 31 million during the quarter and relates to bonds and net interest cost associated with the EUR/ZAR cross-currency swap established in connection with the SMSPortal acquisition. I would note that we made a correction in Q2 related to overstating cash effect of the cross-currency swap in Q1. Our cash effect is correct on a year-to-date basis.

Speaker #1: Interest paid and lease payments amounted to €31 million during the quarter and relate to bonds and net interest costs associated with the Euro-SAR cross-currency swap, established in connection with the SMS Portal acquisition.

Speaker #1: I would note that a correction was made in Q2 related to the overstated cash effect of the cross-currency swap in Q1, while the cash effect is correct on a year-to-date basis.

Speaker #1: After capex, interest, and lease payments, LINK generated €134 million in cash flow during the quarter. Despite €47 million negative working capital effects, cash generation remains strong, demonstrating the resilience of the business model and providing continued flexibility to fund organic investments, pursue acquisitions, and support future growing shareholder distributions.

Morten Edvardsen: After CapEx interest and lease payments, LINK generated NOK 134 million in cash flow during the quarter. Despite NOK -47 million negative working capital effects, cash generation remains strong, demonstrating the resilience of the business model and providing continuous flexibility to fund organic investments, pursue bolt-on acquisitions, and support future growing shareholder distributions. Looking at the cash bridge at the bottom of the slide, the business generated NOK 192 million operating cash flow during the quarter. After CapEx and lease payments, cash flow amounted to positive NOK 143 million. The reduction in cash during the quarter was driven mainly by share buyback and M&A. Share buybacks represented NOK 169 million in cash outflow, while acquisition-related payments amounted to NOK 209 million. This included acquisitions in Romania and Italy, as well as the first conditional payment related to SMSPortal of NOK 160 million.

Speaker #1: Looking at the cash bridge at the bottom of the slide, the business generated €192 million in operating cash flow during the quarter. After capex and lease payments, cash flow amounted to a positive €143 million. The reduction in cash during the quarter was driven mainly by share buybacks and M&A.

Morten Edvardsen: After CapEx and lease payments, cash flow amounted to positive NOK 143 million. The reduction in cash during the quarter was driven mainly by share buyback and M&A. Share buybacks represented NOK 169 million in cash outflow, while acquisition-related payments amounted to NOK 209 million. This included acquisitions in Romania and Italy, as well as the first conditional payment related to SMSPortal of NOK 160 million. These outflows were partly offset by financing activities, including a EUR 20 million draw on the revolving credit facility. As a result, cash and cash equivalents amounted to NOK 764 million at quarter end. With that, I will hand the word back over to Christian for the Q&A session.

Speaker #1: Share buybacks represented €169 million in cash outflow, while acquisition-related payments amounted to €209 million. This included acquisitions in Romania and Italy, as well as the first conditional payment related to the SMS portal of €160 million.

Morten Edvardsen: These outflows were partly offset by financing activities, including a EUR 20 million draw on the revolving credit facility. As a result, cash and cash equivalents amounted to NOK 764 million at quarter end. With that, I will hand the word back over to Christian for the Q&A session.

Speaker #1: These outflows were partly offset by financing activities, including a €20 million draw on the revolving credit facility. As a result, cash and cash equivalents amounted to €764 million at quarter end.

Speaker #1: With that, I will hand the word back over to Christian for the Q&A session. Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, Morten. We will now move on to the Q&A session.

Christian Nygaard: Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, Morten. We will now move on to the Q&A session. Questions can be submitted through the AudioCast platform. We already have received some questions. We will start with some questions from Halvor Dyrdal from Arctic. Very interesting to see the AI-enabled contract with the large fashion retailer. Can you elaborate more on the partnership? In general, how is demand for such solutions developing across your customers?

Speaker #1: Questions can be submitted through the audio cast platform. We have already received some questions. We will start with some questions from Halvo Dybdahl from Arctic.

Speaker #1: It's very interesting to see the AI-enabled contract with the large fashion retailer. Can you elaborate more on the partnership? And in general, how is demand for such solutions developing across your customer base?

Speaker #2: I can respond to that. It's a great question. The partnership with this client has been in place for years. The customer has always been very active in how they approach customer engagement and communication.

Thomas Berge: I can respond to that. It is a great question. The partnership with this client has been in place for years. The customer has always been very active on how they approach customer engagement and customer communication. As I said, we have several existing use cases with them already, which are quite advanced. Then we have taken it to the next level now together with this customer to put in place an AI agent to help with incoming requests and customer support. The demand for these solutions are building momentum, so it is not the only customer we deliver such a solution to. So it is building momentum. We see more demand in less penetrated countries, actually, in Southern Europe compared to the Nordics. The Nordics is lagging a little bit behind on these new solutions, but the more populated countries in Southern Europe has a strong demand for these solutions.

Speaker #2: And as I said, we have several existing use cases with them already, which are quite advanced. Now, together with this customer, we have taken it to the next level by putting in place an AI agent to help with incoming requests and customer support.

Thomas Berge: The demand for these solutions are building momentum, so it is not the only customer we deliver such a solution to. So it is building momentum. We see more demand in less penetrated countries, actually, in Southern Europe compared to the Nordics. The Nordics is lagging a little bit behind on these new solutions, but the more populated countries in Southern Europe has a strong demand for these solutions.

Speaker #2: The demand for these solutions is building momentum, so it's not the only customer we have delivered such a solution to. It's building momentum. We see more demand in less penetrated countries, actually, in Southern Europe compared to the Nordics.

Speaker #2: The Nordics are lagging a little bit behind on these new solutions, but the more populated countries in Southern Europe have a strong demand for these solutions.

Speaker #1: Great. Moving on to some questions on the SMS portal: growth in SMS portal has slowed since the acquisition. Do you see any large change in the market dynamics in South Africa, and what needs to change for SMS portal to deliver on the growth you previously expected?

Christian Nygaard: Great. Moving on to some questions on SMSPortal. Growth in SMSPortal has slowed since the acquisition. Do you see any large change in the market dynamics in South Africa? What needs to change for SMSPortal to deliver on the growth you previously expected?

Speaker #2: First of all, the market dynamics in South Africa are very, very good. And in favor of SMS Portal, they have a state-of-the-art technical platform that delivers cost-effective messaging with the highest throughput and lowest latency in that country.

Thomas Berge: First of all, the market dynamics in South Africa is very good and in favor of SMSPortal. They have a state-of-the-art technical platform that delivers cost-effective messaging with the highest throughput and lowest latency in that country. The reason for the decline in the current quarter is exactly what we informed on previous quarter in Q1. We see that we have high comparables. Same quarter last year, meaning Q2 2025, we had millions of additional messages due to a few customers wrongly templating the messages. So instead of sending one or two messages, they send several more. So that is the reason for the softness in the current quarter. When we acquired SMSPortal, we also said that the growth here is going to be more chunky, meaning that is going to, on average, be high single digit.

Speaker #2: The reason for the decline in the current quarter is exactly what we informed in the previous quarter, in Q1. We see that we have high comparables.

Speaker #2: Same quarter last year, meaning the second quarter of 2025, we had millions of additional messages due to a few customers wrongly templating the messages. So, instead of sending one or two messages, they sent several more.

Thomas Berge: Same quarter last year, meaning Q2 2025, we had millions of additional messages due to a few customers wrongly templating the messages. So instead of sending one or two messages, they send several more. So that is the reason for the softness in the current quarter. When we acquired SMSPortal, we also said that the growth here is going to be more chunky, meaning that is going to, on average, be high single digit.

Speaker #2: So that is the reason for the softness in the current quarter. When we acquired SMS Portal, we also said that the growth here is going to be more chunky, meaning that it is going to, on average, be high single digit.

Thomas Berge: That is what we expected, but it will vary a little bit more. Some quarters it might be double digits, other quarters it might be mid to low single digit. The reason for this is SMSPortal's ultimate selling point in the local market, which means that they are getting in bigger contracts. When the contracts come in, then the growth momentum increases, and then it slows down again when you have quarters where this is not the case. We have also seen that the implementation of new contracts and also signing of new contracts has been slowed by the transaction. We are catching up now. It is a long answer to a very good question.

Speaker #2: That is what we expected, but it will vary a little bit more. So some quarters it might be double-digit; other quarters, it might be mid to low single-digit.

Speaker #2: The reason for this is SMS portals' ultimate selling point in the local market, which means that they are getting into bigger contracts.

Speaker #2: So, when the contracts come in, the growth momentum increases. Then it slows down again in quarters where this is not the case.

Speaker #2: We have also seen that the implementation of new contracts, and also signing on new contracts, has been slowed by the transaction. So we're catching up now.

Speaker #2: Yeah, long answer to a very good question.

Speaker #1: Yeah, great. We can keep on SMS portal. SMS portal faced some delayed new contract volumes. Will these volumes convert in Q3, and how does that factor into the H2 guidance?

Christian Nygaard: Yeah, great. We can keep on SMSPortal. SMSPortal faced some delayed new contract volumes. Will these volumes convert in Q3, and how does that factor into the H2 guidance?

Speaker #2: The short answer to that is yes. It's also contributing to the Q2 numbers. So we see, underlying the growth momentum, when you sort of exclude the high comparables, it's not that bad.

Thomas Berge: The short answer to that is yes. It is also contributing to the Q2 numbers. We see underlying the growth momentum, and you sort of exclude the high comparables. It is not that bad. It is pretty good, actually, and in line with the forecast we gave for H2. So we expect more customer contracts to be implemented and scaled during the second half of 2026, improving the growth momentum in SMSPortal. As we showed on the slide, there is a good backlog and also a high signed contracts that are under implementation.

Speaker #2: It's pretty good, actually, and in line with the forecast we gave for H2. So we expect more customer contracts to be implemented and scaled during the second half of 2026, improving the growth momentum in SMS Portal.

Speaker #2: As we showed on the slide, there's a good backlog, and also a high number of signed contracts that are under implementation.

Speaker #1: And then, last question on SMS portal. Do you still expect SMS portal to deliver high single-digit organic gross profit growth over time? You had—yeah.

Christian Nygaard: Then last question on SMSPortal. Do you still expect SMSPortal to deliver high single-digit organic gross profit growth over time? You had the, yeah.

Speaker #2: Yeah, I've already answered that. That is still our expectations. South Africa is a good market, and we see potential here for a good potential to deliver high single digit gross profit growth.

Thomas Berge: I have already answered that. That is still our expectation.

Christian Nygaard: Yeah.

Thomas Berge: South Africa is a good market, and we see potential here for a good potential to deliver high single-digit gross profit growth. But as I said, it is a little bit more chunky in SMSPortal due to the size of the contracts they are getting in.

Speaker #2: But as I said, it's a little bit more chunky in the SMS portal due to the size of the contract they're getting in.

Speaker #1: Great. And then another question on isolated decliners. Can you share how much isolated decliners declined this quarter?

Christian Nygaard: Great. Then another question on isolated decliners. Can you share how much isolated decliners declined this quarter?

Speaker #3: Yeah, I can take that one. Christian, we see the isolated decliners. They are performing in line with the previous two quarters, so it’s in line with what we expected.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): I can take that one, Kristian. We see the isolated decliners. They are performing in line with the previous two quarters, so it is in line with what we expected. The decline from the decliners is significantly less in the second quarter than it was in the first quarter, but there is still a drag there, which is expected then to fade out in H2, as we communicated previously.

Morten Edvardsen: I can take that one, Kristian. We see the isolated decliners. They are performing in line with the previous two quarters, so it is in line with what we expected. The decline from the decliners is significantly less in the second quarter than it was in the first quarter, but there is still a drag there, which is expected then to fade out in H2, as we communicated previously.

Speaker #3: So the sort of decline from the decliners is significantly less in the second quarter than it was in the first quarter. But there is still a drag there, which is expected to fade out in the second half, as we communicated previously.

Speaker #1: Good. We have a question on the number of shares in the company following the cancellation, and that is 285 million shares. Then, also a question on the FX effects.

Christian Nygaard: Good. We have a question on number of shares in the company following the cancellation, and that is 285 million shares. Also a question on the FX effects in the quarters, which were quite large. Could you elaborate on the FX effects?

Speaker #1: In the quarters, which were quite large, could you elaborate on the FX effects?

Speaker #3: Yeah, so when we do reporting, we're basing it on average rates for the month. When we do reporting, we see that NOK has strengthened towards several of the foreign currencies that we are operating in, and that gives a drag, and on gross profit it is a NOK 21 million drag, meaning that if we applied the same FX rate as last year, the reported gross profit would be NOK 513 million.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): Yeah. When we do reporting, we are basing it on average rates for the month. When we do reporting, we see that NOK has strengthened towards several of the foreign currencies that we are operating in, and that gives a drag on gross profit. It is a EUR 21 million drag, meaning if you apply the same FX rate as last year, the reported gross profit would be EUR 530 million. So there is a significant impact in the quarter from FX.

Morten Edvardsen: Yeah. When we do reporting, we are basing it on average rates for the month. When we do reporting, we see that NOK has strengthened towards several of the foreign currencies that we are operating in, and that gives a drag on gross profit. It is a EUR 21 million drag, meaning if you apply the same FX rate as last year, the reported gross profit would be EUR 530 million. So there is a significant impact in the quarter from FX.

Speaker #3: So there's a significant impact in the quarter from FX.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Given your expectation for accelerating growth in H2, is this mainly driven by easier comps and technical factors, or are you also seeing a genuine improvement in underlying market demand?

Christian Nygaard: Thank you. Given your expectation for accelerating growth in H2, is this mainly driven by easier comps and technical factors, or are you also seeing a genuine improvement in underlying market demand?

Speaker #2: We are seeing increased market demand for more advanced conversational messaging solutions on our CSM WhatsApp, and that is being documented by the numbers we're reporting, with more than 100% growth in volumes for those two channels and also a much higher growth in gross profit.

Thomas Berge: We are seeing an increased market demand for the more advanced solutions, conversational messaging solutions on RCS and WhatsApp, and that is being documented by the numbers we are reporting with more than 100% growth in volumes for those two channels, and also a much higher growth on gross profit. Market itself, it is pretty stable. As I have said the last two years, it is a little bit tougher than normal, but it is pretty stable. I am happy with the commercial execution the last couple of quarters. We have been able to close a lot of new won contracts, significantly over our targets. So the commercial execution, I am happy with.

Speaker #2: The market itself is pretty stable. As I've said over the last three years, it's a little bit tougher than normal, but it's pretty stable. I am happy with the commercial execution.

Speaker #2: The last couple of quarters, we've been able to close a lot of new won contracts, significantly over our targets. So, with the commercial execution, I'm happy.

Speaker #1: Good. Could you elaborate on the contract mix? Overall gross profit contribution from new contracts increased, while CPES declined by around 15% year-over-year to NOK 22 million.

Christian Nygaard: Good. Could you elaborate on the contract mix? Overall gross profit contribution from new contracts increased while CPaaS declined by around 15% year-over-year to 22 million NOK. Are customers shifting towards simpler messaging solutions, or was this mainly a timing and mix effect in the quarter?

Speaker #1: Are customers shifting toward simpler messaging solutions, or was this mainly a timing and mix effect in the quarter?

Thomas Berge: I can take that one as well. New CPaaS contracts was the second highest quarter ever, only surpassed by the same quarter last year. Same quarter last year was unusually high due to timing impact of several larger CPaaS contracts hitting the same quarter. So no, we are seeing the opposite. We are seeing that the more advanced products and solutions are increasing in size, both in the P&L and when you look at won contracts.

Speaker #2: I can take that one as well. New CPAS contracts was the second-highest quarter ever, only surpassed by the same quarter last year. The same quarter last year was unusually high due to the timing impact of several larger CPAS contracts sort of hitting in the same quarter.

Speaker #2: So no, we are seeing the opposite. We are seeing that the more advanced products and solutions are increasing in size, both in the P&L and when you look at won contracts.

Speaker #1: Good. Could you speak a bit about the higher-margin software revenue opportunity you mentioned, and when you expect this will be a more meaningful portion of group revenues?

Christian Nygaard: Good. Could you speak a bit about the higher margin software revenue opportunity you mentioned, and when you expect this will be a more meaningful portion of group revenues?

Speaker #2: It's a meaningful portion today. As you will see on the slides, there is a good increase in gross profit from these more advanced solutions that we call CPaaS solutions.

Thomas Berge: It is a meaningful portion today. As you saw on the slides, there is a good increase in gross profit from these more advanced solutions that we call CPaaS solutions. Looking at, it is 148 million on a LTM basis in the current quarter. So it is growing in size, and it is becoming more and more meaningful. We expect it is going to gradually continue happening going forward as well.

Speaker #2: Looking at it, it's 148 million on an LTM basis in the current quarter. So it's growing in size, and it's becoming more and more meaningful. We expect this is going to gradually continue happening going forward as well.

Speaker #1: Good. What kind of investments are you making to invest in the platform for context automation and AI-driven engagement?

Christian Nygaard: Good. What kind of investments are you making to invest in the platform for context, automation, and AI-driven engagement?

Speaker #2: We are making more investments on engagement solutions and AI. Martin, do you want to touch upon that as well? Because you mentioned you had some comments on that in the CAPEX.

Thomas Berge: We are making more investments on engagement solutions and AI. Morten, do you want to touch upon it as well? You mentioned you had some comments on that in the CapEx.

Speaker #3: Yeah, basically. So what we're seeing, given the demand we're seeing in the market for this more advanced solution—especially on the AI side—we communicated earlier that we are doing optimizations on the CAPEX side.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): Yeah. Basically, we are seeing, given the demand we are seeing in the market on this more advanced solution, and especially on the AI side, we communicated earlier that we are doing optimizations on the CapEx side. We expected it to come down 10%. We are seeing a need to reinvest even more into these solutions this year. We are reallocating some of those savings that we did on the investments side into these solutions. We still expect CapEx to be below 2025, but we are reallocating more into these solutions, which we are starting to see demand on, especially as Thomas exemplified with this customer that we are signing a deal with, it is seeing those demands accelerating, we also put some more investments behind it.

Morten Edvardsen: Yeah. Basically, we are seeing, given the demand we are seeing in the market on this more advanced solution, and especially on the AI side, we communicated earlier that we are doing optimizations on the CapEx side. We expected it to come down 10%. We are seeing a need to reinvest even more into these solutions this year. We are reallocating some of those savings that we did on the investments side into these solutions. We still expect CapEx to be below 2025, but we are reallocating more into these solutions, which we are starting to see demand on, especially as Thomas exemplified with this customer that we are signing a deal with, it is seeing those demands accelerating, we also put some more investments behind it.

Speaker #3: So, we expected it to come down 10%. We are seeing a need to sort of reinvest even more into these solutions this year. So, we're reallocating some of those savings that we made on the investment side into these solutions.

Speaker #3: So we still expect CAPEX to be below 2025, but we are reallocating more into these solutions, which we're starting to see demand on, especially as Thomas exemplified with this customer that we're signing a deal with.

Speaker #3: It's seeing those demands accelerating, and we also put some more investments behind it.

Speaker #1: Good. Do you expect further adjusted EBITDA margin progress in H2 versus what you achieved in Q2?

Christian Nygaard: Good. Do you expect further adjusted EBITDA margin progress in H2 versus what you achieved in Q2?

Speaker #3: We typically see, of course, when you look at the gross margin, Q4 is a softer quarter. So my take is that it will be a tad higher than overall.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): We typically see, of course, when we look at the gross margin in Q4 is a softer quarter. My take is that it will be a tad higher overall than we've seen so far in H1. But fairly stable, I would say. Maybe slightly higher.

Morten Edvardsen: We typically see, of course, when we look at the gross margin in Q4 is a softer quarter. My take is that it will be a tad higher overall than we've seen so far in H1. But fairly stable, I would say. Maybe slightly higher.

Speaker #3: Then we'll see, so far, in the first half. But fairly stable, I would say—maybe slightly higher.

Speaker #1: And then, on H2 guidance—you guided mid to high single-digit organic gross profit growth in H2. What are the key swing factors that could push results toward the high versus low end?

Christian Nygaard: On H2 guidance, you guided mid to high single-digit organic gross profit growth in H2. What are the key swing factors that could push results toward the high versus low end?

Speaker #3: Yeah, I can take that one. There are typically three factors to it. We have a strong contract backlog. We are, of course, dependent on the implementation of these contracts coming through to realize effects in the P&L.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): Yeah, I can take that one. That is typically three factors to it. We have a strong contract backlog. We are, of course, dependent on the implementation of these contracts coming through to realize the effect in the P&L. We see that mainly is linked on the customer side, that they are able to put the necessary resources in place and put it into the roadmap to actually be ready on their side. So that is always an uncertainty for us. Then it is, of course, the development of the existing customer base. Q4 especially, a little bit more difficult to have full visibility, especially on retail campaigns. So that is one factor which is impacting whether it is going to be in the low or high end. Then it is, of course, the uptake on CPaaS and OTT contracts, which we have a significant backlog with high-margin solutions.

Morten Edvardsen: Yeah, I can take that one. That is typically three factors to it. We have a strong contract backlog. We are, of course, dependent on the implementation of these contracts coming through to realize the effect in the P&L. We see that mainly is linked on the customer side, that they are able to put the necessary resources in place and put it into the roadmap to actually be ready on their side. So that is always an uncertainty for us. Then it is, of course, the development of the existing customer base.

Speaker #3: We see that mainly it is linked to, on the customer side, that they are able to put the necessary resources in place and put it into the roadmap to actually be ready on their side.

Speaker #3: So that is always an uncertainty for us. And then, of course, there's the development of the existing customer base. Q4 is especially a little bit more difficult to have full visibility, especially on retail campaigns.

Morten Edvardsen: Q4 especially, a little bit more difficult to have full visibility, especially on retail campaigns. So that is one factor which is impacting whether it is going to be in the low or high end. Then it is, of course, the uptake on CPaaS and OTT contracts, which we have a significant backlog with high-margin solutions. It is also linked to my first point, how fast we are able to actually scale those contracts. I think those are the three main factors.

Speaker #3: So, that is one factor which is sort of impacting whether it's going to be at the low or high end. And then, of course, it's the uptake on CPaaS and OTT contracts, which is—we have a significant backlog with higher-margin solutions.

Speaker #3: It's also linked to my first point—how fast we're able to actually scale those contracts. I think those are the three main factors.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): It is also linked to my first point, how fast we are able to actually scale those contracts. I think those are the three main factors.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Then, for estimation, on acquisition-related expenses, is Q2 a reasonable near-term run rate?

Christian Nygaard: Thank you. Then for estimation on acquisition-related expenses, is Q2 a reasonable near-term run rate?

Speaker #3: I would say Q2 is elevated. We had some runoff costs on larger targets in the quarter, so we would see around $6 million coming from the net retention program in the SMS portal.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): I would say Q2 is elevated. We had some runoff costs on the larger targets in the quarter. We will see around 6 million coming from the net, the retention program in SMSPortal. Beyond that, it will be costs linked to due diligence processes and eventually closing of smaller bolt-on targets, mainly. I would say it should be 8 to 10 million, is my take on it, but it fully depends on actually deals coming through and activity that we will see.

Morten Edvardsen: I would say Q2 is elevated. We had some runoff costs on the larger targets in the quarter. We will see around 6 million coming from the net, the retention program in SMSPortal. Beyond that, it will be costs linked to due diligence processes and eventually closing of smaller bolt-on targets, mainly. I would say it should be 8 to 10 million, is my take on it, but it fully depends on actually deals coming through and activity that we will see.

Speaker #3: And then beyond that, it would be costs linked to due diligence processes and eventually closing of smaller bolt-on targets mainly. So, I would say it should be €8 to €10 million, is my take on it.

Speaker #3: But it fully depends on actual deals coming through and the activity that we will see.

Speaker #1: Yeah, hi. Could you please comment on the dividend policy? Is this something viable in the near-term future?

Christian Nygaard: Eivind, could you please give some comment on the dividend policy? Is this something valid in the near-term future?

Speaker #3: Yeah. So, on the overall dividend policy, we launched that in Q3 last year. We said that for the fiscal year 2025, we're targeting a distribution of 300 million.

[Company Representative] (LINK Mobility Group Holding): On the overall dividend policy, we launched that in Q3 last year. We said that for the fiscal year of 2025, we are targeting a distribution of EUR 300 million, and we did that through a share buyback program, which was closed in Q2. We also did the subsequent cancellation of those shares, as mentioned in the call. Basically, for this year, we have utilized the distribution capacity we have under the bond agreement. We are targeting this distribution to grow over time. We started off with approximately NOK 1 per share, and then we expect that to grow over time. The normal next distribution would then be in 2027 following the annual general meeting.

Morten Edvardsen: On the overall dividend policy, we launched that in Q3 last year. We said that for the fiscal year of 2025, we are targeting a distribution of EUR 300 million, and we did that through a share buyback program, which was closed in Q2. We also did the subsequent cancellation of those shares, as mentioned in the call. Basically, for this year, we have utilized the distribution capacity we have under the bond agreement. We are targeting this distribution to grow over time. We started off with approximately NOK 1 per share, and then we expect that to grow over time. The normal next distribution would then be in 2027 following the annual general meeting.

Speaker #3: We did that through a share buyback program, which was closed in the second quarter. We also did a subsequent cancellation of those shares, as mentioned in the call.

Speaker #3: So basically, for this year, we have utilized the distribution capacity we have under the bond agreement. So we're targeting this distribution to grow over time.

Speaker #3: So, we started off with approximately 1 mark per share, and then we expect that to grow over time. And then the sort of normal next distribution would be in 2027, following the annual general meeting.

Speaker #1: Good. Are you seeing, or expecting to see, any effects from the new marketing regulations in South Africa?

Christian Nygaard: Good. Are you seeing or expecting to see any effects from the new marketing regulations in South Africa?

Speaker #2: No, not at all. They're completely immaterial. And we have that functionality already today, and it's been in place within the SMS portal for the last two years.

Thomas Berge: No, not at all. They are completely immaterial, and we have that functionality already today, and it has been in place within SMSPortal for the last two years.

Speaker #1: Good. Of your customers and gross profit, excluding SMS portal, what share uses the MyLink suite versus legacy platforms from acquisitions?

Christian Nygaard: Good. Of your customers and gross profit, excluding SMSPortal, what share uses the MyLINK suite versus legacy platforms from acquisitions?

Speaker #2: And there are exact percentage points varies a little bit. But you can sort of look at the license fees that we are generating and then the amount of revenue that we are or the amount of gross profit that we're reporting on the OTT channels and you will get a sense of it.

Thomas Berge: The exact percentage point varies a little bit. But you can look at the license fees that we are generating and then the amount of revenue or the amount of gross profit that we are reporting on the OTT channels, and you will get a sense of it. Going into further details there, it is probably not productive here.

Speaker #2: Yeah, I'd say going into further details there is probably not productive here.

Christian Nygaard: Okay. Does the centralized structure make it challenging to upsell more advanced products?

Speaker #1: Okay. Does the centralized structure make it challenging to upsell more advanced products?

Speaker #2: Not really. If you want to sell these solutions, you have to have people on the ground in the local markets selling it, so it's independent of whether you have a centralized or decentralized structure.

Thomas Berge: Not really. If you want to sell these solutions, you have to have people on the ground in the local markets selling it. It is independent of having a centralized or decentralized structure. It is a slightly more hassle when you want to implement it, because then you will have some use cases on legacy or local platforms, and then you will have the new use cases on the centralized platform. But I wouldn't call it a problem. It is more like a detail.

Speaker #2: It's slightly more of a hassle when you want to implement it, because then you will have some use cases on legacy or local platforms, and then you will have the new use cases on the centralized platform.

Speaker #2: But I wouldn't call it a problem. It's more like a detail.

Speaker #1: Good. Do you believe sales channels and the importance of local support will change over time, as AI tools to a larger degree can be used by enterprises for implementation?

Christian Nygaard: Good. Do you believe sales channels and the importance of local support will change over time as AI tools to a larger degree can be used by Enterprises for implementation?

Speaker #2: What we see is the opposite, actually. The more complex tools, including AI tools, the more support they will need—both in the process of selling them and then implementing them. They need a lot of touchpoints with us in order to do it correctly.

Thomas Berge: What we see is the opposite, actually. That the more complex tools, including AI tools, the more support they will need, both in the process of selling it and then implementing it. They need a lot of touchpoints with us in order to do it correctly. So we see the opposite, actually.

Speaker #2: So, we see the opposite, actually.

Speaker #1: Is demand improving? Which markets and product areas do you expect to contribute most? For example, marketing platform, payments, or other parts of the portfolio?

Christian Nygaard: If demand is improving, which markets and product areas do you expect to contribute most? For example, marketing platform payments, or other parts of the portfolio.

Speaker #2: I would expect all parts of the portfolio to contribute. Marketing platform and payments are now contained in the Nordics, but it’s still showing a nice growth momentum.

Thomas Berge: I would expect all parts of the portfolio to contribute. MarketingPlatform and payments are now contained in the Nordics, but it is still showing a nice growth momentum. When we launch that in other regions, the growth potential gets high. What we see is a broader-based growth when it comes to the product portfolio.

Speaker #2: When we launch that in other regions, the growth potential gets higher. What we see is, sort of, it comes to the product portfolio.

Christian Nygaard: Good. The last question, a bit technical one. Can you give some color on CPaaS new contract wins? It looks to be up 6% on an LTM basis, while LTM CPaaS gross profit growth is up 17% from full year 2025. Does that mean current CPaaS gross profit growth is driven by earlier contracts converting, and we should expect that to moderate ahead?

Speaker #1: Good. And the last question, a bit of a technical one. Can you give some color on CPAS new contract wins? It looks to be up 6% on an LTM basis.

Speaker #1: While LTM gross CPaaS gross profit growth is up 17% from full year 2025, does that mean current CPaaS gross profit growth is driven by earlier contracts converting, and we should expect that to moderate ahead?

Thomas Berge: No, not necessarily. The P&L effect deviates from the one contract that we report on a quarterly basis because these contracts need to be implemented and scale. So much of the P&L effect is from CPaaS contracts that we won in 2024 and 2025. Not that much in 2026. So it is more a reflection of that.

Speaker #2: No, not necessarily. The P&L effect deviates from the one contract that we report on a quarterly basis because these contracts need to be implemented and scaled.

Speaker #2: Much of the P&L effect is from CPAS contracts that we won in 2024 and 2025, and not that much in 2026. So, it's more a reflection of that.

Christian Nygaard: Very good. We do not have any more questions at this time. We will give you 20 seconds before we conclude the session. There seems to be no further questions, so that concludes the Q&A. Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, Morten, and thank you for listening in. See you next quarter.

Speaker #1: Very good. We do not have any more questions. At this time, we will give you 20 seconds before we conclude the session. There seem to be no further questions.

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