Shareholding Structure

Temasek Holdings, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, became the majority shareholder of Olam after the completion of a voluntary general offer in May 2014. It currently owns 1,963,148,732 shares through Breedens Investments and Aranda Investments, representing 51.8% of the total issued share capital of Olam.

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC Group), a global integrated business enterprise headquartered in Japan, became a strategic investor and the second largest shareholder of Olam in September 2015. It holds 554,689,829 shares or 14.6% of issued capital and has two representatives on the Board. The MC Group develops and operates businesses together with its global network of around 1,800 group companies. Its strategic investment in Olam sets the platform for a long term strategic partnership with Olam, with several mutually beneficial potential collaboration opportunities, including a joint venture in Japan which has been set up to market specific products of Olam that can leverage its strong distribution and retail presence and Olam’s deep origination expertise in those products.

The KC Group holds 265,000,000 shares or approximately 7.0% of total issued capital.  The Directors hold 4.4% of issued shares, including shares held by Co-Founder and Group CEO, Sunny George Verghese.

Other institutional and public shareholders hold approximately 22.2% of the total issued share capital.

As of 9 July 2024, Olam’s total number of issued shares is 3,792,472,885 (excluding treasury shares of 50,093,700).