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Anna im anna edwards. Its 6 00 here in london. 7 00 if youre watching in paris or berlin right now. Lets dig into the basf numbers, the German Chemicals business. Adjusted earnings before interest an tax 1. 18 billion. That against an estimate of 1. 16 billion, in line or a touch ahead of that estimate. Q4 sales coming in above the estimate of 14. 1 billion. Theyre proposing a dividend of three euros per share. They say 2017 will be slightly higher. The estimate has been 7. 24 billion for that number. Well get more details as we go through the earnings release. Well be speaking to management of basf. Lots to talk about with chemicals an the agriculture business. Lets also get to some other things coming up in the show. The French Defense business is reporting numbers, theyre reporting number this is morning. They see adjusted renews rising 3 in 2017, thats the guidance part ....