What a pleasure to be back in close contact with you! This first semester has been full of many challenges and learning, but above all, great achievements. Every step we take is possible thanks to the commitment, dedication, and passion that each of you puts into what you do.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I will share this newsletter every semester and that the Caribbean Webinar will be held once a year. We’ll share more details soon through our media and internal channels.

I’d like to begin by sharing the outstanding financial results of the region during this period:

We closed the first half of the year with an accumulated ebitda of USD $13.4 billion, representing 11% growth compared to the same period last year and nearly 30% above projections.

The Dominican Republic achieved an outstanding performance of 113%, driven mainly by strategic projects and productivity improvements. Puerto Rico achieved a solid 105% thanks to a stable and focused operation. French Guiana achieved 102%, reflecting its focus on efficiency and teamwork. Haiti continues to demonstrate its resilience and ability to adapt to the model that has been implemented with 101%. Even with current market challenges, Suriname achieved 100%. The Antilles closed with 93%, demonstrating its growth potential.

Regarding organizational structure, I would like to “double-click” on the recent developments in the Caribbean General Management:

Jesus Viñas assumes, as of July, the leadership of the aggregates platform in the Dominican Republic, reporting to the Central America Regional management. Ricardo Hollander, currently director in French Guiana, will also lead Argos Suriname. Jorge Perez, director of operations in the Dominican Republic, will also manage Haiti.

In Health and Safety, the progress we’ve made is remarkable: on a consolidated basis, we reduced total injuries by 57% compared to the first quarter of the previous year. Even better, we had no disabling injuries. I invite you to keep our guard up and continually reinforce our safe behaviors by exercising visible and genuine leadership so that together, we can continue to achieve more Green Days.

During these months we reaffirmed our commitment to ethics, transparency and integrity. We made progress on three key issues:

• In competition, we provide training to key teams to help strengthen their understanding of fraud cases, anti-competitive practices, and the prevention of misconduct.

• In due diligence, we adapted tools to the Caribbean context to make safer decisions when entering into a contractual relationship with partners.

• In conflicts of interest, we continue fostering a culture of open conversation in which identifying and reporting is not a mistake, but an act of commitment to our principles.

Finally, we’ve taken a concrete step towards our vision of being a healing organization. Key examples include: the identification of health risks, establishing operational subcommittees, developing programs for medical follow-ups, incorporating technologies to manage risks, and including holistic health topics in our training programs.