Company Information

Business Model & Strategy

Olam’s business today involves supplying food, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing, ingredient manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 4.8 million farmers. Olam’s business model is based on four elements which set our future direction.

Shareholding Structure

Olam was established in 1989 by the Kewalram Chanrai Group (KC Group), one of the oldest international companies in Africa and Asia with more than 150 years of trading history. Over the past 29 years, Olam has developed into a global agri-business headquartered in Singapore with market leadership positions in many of its businesses. Our success has enabled us to attract co-sponsors, strategic and long term investors, as well as world-class institutional investors, providing stability and business and financial strength to the Company.

Financials

Our Company reports our financial results quarterly and holds media and analyst meetings for these announcements. You can read about our reporting metrics, access our results webcasts, or check out our interactive financial analysis tool.

Governance

Olam is committed to observing high standards of corporate governance and harnessing these practices in keeping with its overarching philosophy of delivering sustainable, profitable growth and building capabilities with integrity. The Board constantly reviews the Company’s corporate governance practices and seeks to align its practices with the Code of Corporate Governance. Sustainability and stakeholder engagement remain our core focus.

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News from around the group

13^th Nov, 2019

Press release

Olam International Q3 2019 PATMI at S$20.4 million

- Excluding exceptional losses and impact of SFRS(I) 16, Q3 PATMI would have been at S$27.0 million with 30.4% growth over prior year Singapore HIGHLIGHTS Steady operating performance with Q3 2019 and 9M 2019 EBITDA up 25.2% and 16.9% to S$286.9 million and S$1.1 billion respectively, driven by higher contribution from the Food Category1 Q3 2019 and 9M 2019 PATMI lower by 1.5% and 8.0% at S$20.4 million and S$250.7 million respectively Excluding exceptional losses and the impact of SFRS(I) 162, Q3 2019 PATMI would have increased by 30.4% to S$27.0 million and 9M 2019 PATMI by 4.9% to S$288.0 million Improved, positive Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) of S$767.0 million for 9M 2019 (9M 2018: S$602.4 million) Steady net gearing of 1.37x (9M 2018: 1.38x)

13^th Nov, 2019

News

Announcement of Q3 Results 2019

Please refer to the attachment. Press Release Financial Statements Management Discussion and Analysis Results Presentation

1^st Nov, 2019

Blog

The Goualougo Triangle - In Conversation with David Morgan

David Morgan and Crickette Sanz are co-directors of the Goualougo Triangle Ape Research Project which is a long-term research project focusing on the behavioural ecology of chimpanzees and gorillas in the Congo Basin. David, who is based at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, has been working in the Republic of Congo around the The Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park since 1996. Here he explains the history, the status and the importance of the Goualougo Triangle.

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