Press Release

* Based on weighted average number of shares of 2,390,213,869 for Q1 FY2013 (compared to weighted average number of shares of 2,442,234,869 for Q1 FY2012)

Olam International Limited (“Olam” or “the Group”), a leading global, integrated supply chain manager and processor of agricultural products and food ingredients, today reported Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (PATMI) of S$43.2 million for Q1 FY2013 compared to S$34.2 million in Q1 FY2012.

Sales Volume grew 97.7% to 3.7 million metric tons while Sales Revenue increased 45.2% to S$4.69 billion. Overall NC grew 23.6% to S$311.5 million. While Sales Volume rose, NC per tonne was lower at S$85 compared to S$135 in Q1 FY2012, impacted primarily by the significant growth in the Grains business which has inherently lower NC margins within the Food Staples & Packaged Foods segment.

The Food category accounted for 90.4% of total volumes, 80.2% of total revenue and 89.4% of total NC. Sales Volume increased by 114.7% and NC increased by 24.2% compared to Q1 FY2012. Sales Volume for the Non-food category improved by 13.1% and NC increased by 19.4% led by a turnaround in the Commodity Financial Services segment.

Olam’s Executive Director of Finance and Business Development, A Shekhar explained the results: “Olam continues to deliver overall earnings growth amidst a still sluggish recovery in market conditions especially within the Industrial Raw Materials segment. This has been a result of our uniquely shaped portfolio that is well-balanced and diversified across 16 product platforms and 65 countries with no platform or country dominating our revenues, earnings or investments.”

Olam’s Group CEO, Sunny Verghese concurred: “Our long term strategy of building a well-balanced and diversified portfolio with a larger emphasis on food raw materials has served us well. Food raw materials, being relatively more recession-resistant, have shown their continued strong trajectory of growth and are expected to continue to underpin our future growth. The Non-food category, in particular the Industrial Raw Materials segment, is expected to show a recovery in margins in the second half of FY2013, when market demand improves.”

Segmental Review

The Edible Nuts, Spices & Beans segment grew Sales Volume by 14.7% and NC by 22.3% during Q1 FY2013. The growth in volume was largely driven by the hazelnuts business in Turkey, spices from our facilities in Vietnam, China and India and the Vegetable Ingredients business in California (garlic, onion and tomatoes).

The Industrial Raw Materials (IRM) segment recorded a Sales Volume growth of 13.1% and a decline of 4.2% and 15.3% in NC and NC per tonne respectively in Q1 FY2013. The Cotton business has seen volume recovery during the quarter and is expected to start delivering normalised NC margins from H2 FY2013. The Wool and Rubber businesses have had a good start during the quarter while Wood products business remained lacklustre.

The Commodity Financial Services (CFS) segment contributed NC of S$3.9 million in Q1 FY2013 compared to a loss in Q1 FY2013, when the business adopted a risk-off mode due to exceptional volatility in commodity prices.

Outlook and Prospects

The cyclical events experienced over the past year combined with the continuing volatility and uncertainty in the global markets could have some residual impact on the results in FY2013. Olam remains positive about the long-term fundamentals of the industry, as well as our overall business model and will continue to execute on the strategy to grow long term intrinsic value across all existing business segments.

Note: This release should be read and understood only in conjunction with the full text of Olam International Limited’s Q1 FY2013 Financial Statements lodged on SGXNET on November 14, 2012.