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.

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

3^rd Jul, 2019

Press release

Olam secures US$375 million European revolving credit facility

Singapore Olam International Limited (“Olam’’ or “the Company”), a global food and agri-business operating across the value chain in over 60 countries, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Olam Holdings B.V. (“OHBV”), has secured a revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) aggregating US$375 million. The Facility has a 364-day tenor with an option to extend for a further 364 days and is guaranteed by the Company. Proceeds from the Facility will be applied towards refinancing of OHBV’s syndicated loan and bilateral bank loans of the Company and its subsidiaries. KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Erste Group Bank AG, London Branch, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg S.A., Amsterdam Branch, ABC International Bank plc, Frankfurt Branch, DZ BANK AG, Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Singapore Branch, Bank of Baroda, Singapore Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, UniCredit Bank AG, Singapore Branch, Habib Bank AG Zuri

16^th Jul, 2019

News

Share Buy Back - Daily Share Buy-Back Notice

Please refer to the attachment. 16 Jul 2019 - Daily Share Buy Back Notice

6^th Jul, 2019

Blog

Building cooperative capacity in smallholder farming communities

To mark International Day of Cooperatives, Olam’s Global Head of CR&S - Social Capital & Livelihoods, Julie Greene took the hot seat on Twitter and responded to questions by cooperative assessment company Scope Insight, on ‘Farmer Cooperatives and the Importance of Professionalism’. 1. How are you working with cooperatives? We source much of our products (cocoa, coffee, cotton, nuts etc.) from ~13,000 partner co-ops in the developing world. We support the co-ops and their ½mn members with agricultural, literacy, financial & leadership training to improve yields, incomes & well-being. 2. What role do cooperatives play in achieving your business and CSR objectives? As part of our purpose to ‘Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems’ we are working to transform farmer livelihoods. Co-ops enable us to invest more in farmers – with training, access to credit - due to better communication channels and collaboration between members. They also pl

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