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Public companies are required to disclose risks that can affect the business and impact the stock. These disclosures are known as “Risk Factors”. Companies disclose these risks in their yearly (Form 10-K), quarterly earnings (Form 10-Q), or “foreign private issuer” reports (Form 20-F). Risk factors show the challenges a company faces. Investors can consider the worst-case scenarios before making an investment. TipRanks’ Risk Analysis categorizes risks based on proprietary classification algorithms and machine learning. Grab disclosed 72 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Grab reported the most risks in the “Finance & Corporate” category.

Risk Overview Q4, 2025

Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Dec 31, 2025, filed Mar 06, 2026

Risk Distribution
72Risks
Sector Avg.Finance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Risk Change Over Time

Grab disclosed risks per quarterNo. of Risks686970717273Q4Q4Showing: Q4, 2025
Risks removedRisks addedRisks changedGrab Risk Factors
New Risk (5)
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1
    The choice-of-forum provision of the warrant agreement (the "Warrant Agreement") governing the Warrants may limit a Warrant holder's ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.

    The Warrant Agreement designates the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for any action, proceeding, or claim arising out of or relating to the agreement, including claims under the Securities Act. We have irrevocably submitted to this jurisdiction and waived any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. However, these provisions do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States are the sole and exclusive forum. Under the terms of the agreement, any person or entity acquiring an interest in the Warrants is deemed to have notice of and consented to these forum provisions. If a holder files a "foreign action" in any other court, that holder is deemed to have consented to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York for any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions and to service of process in such enforcement action through their counsel in the foreign action. While this provision is intended to centralize litigation, it may discourage lawsuits by limiting a holder's ability to bring claims in a judicial forum they find favorable. Conversely, if a court finds this choice-of-forum provision inapplicable or unenforceable, we may incur additional costs resolving disputes in other jurisdictions, which could divert management's time and resources and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2
    We and certain of our current and former directors or officers have been, and in the future may be, subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

    The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We have been and may be the target of this type of litigation and investigations. Beginning in March 2022, various putative shareholder class action lawsuits were filed against our Company and certain of its officers in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which were later consolidated under the caption In re Grab Holdings Limited Securities Litigation, No. 1:22-cv-02189-VM. On August 22, 2022, Lead Plaintiffs filed an Amended Class Action Complaint against the Company, certain of its officers and directors, and certain officers and directors of Altimeter Growth Corp. The class action was purportedly brought on behalf of various classes of persons who allegedly suffered damages as a result of alleged misstatements and omissions regarding our proxy and registration statements, business operations, potential impact on our financial results, and future prospects, in violation of the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9 promulgated thereunder. On March 12, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. On May 15, 2025, the Court granted final approval of a settlement agreement for $80 million. Involvement in securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management's attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.

  • Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 3
    Although we made a net profit in 2025, we had incurred net losses in each year before that and may not be able to continue to raise sufficient capital or achieve or sustain profitability.

    We made a net profit of $0.2 billion in the year ended December 31, 2025, and net losses of $0.2 billion and $0.5 billion in the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. We cannot assure you that we will continue to make a net profit. We invest significantly in our business, including, among others, (i) expanding the deliveries, mobility and financial services offerings on our platform; (ii) increasing the scale of the driver- and merchant-partner base and consumer base accessing offerings on our platform; (iii) developing and enhancing our platforms, (iv) enhancing the tools that we provide for the driver- and merchant-partners, our payments network, digital banks and other technology and infrastructure, and (v) recruiting of quality industry talent. We are also developing our business across over 900 cities in Southeast Asia, where each country has different infrastructure, regulations, systems and user expectations, with a strategy that involves a hyperlocal approach to our operations, all of which requires more investment than if we only operated in one country and a smaller number of cities. Our offerings such as GrabRentals require us to make investments and develop scale in order to achieve profitability. To be competitive in certain markets, generate scale and increase liquidity, from time to time we lower fees and offer driver-partner, merchant-partner and consumer incentives, which also reduce our revenue. We will continue to require significant capital investment to support our business. Issuances of equity or equity-linked securities could cause existing shareholders to suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities issued may have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of existing shareholders. Debt financing could contain restrictive covenants relating to financial and operational matters including restrictions on the ability to incur additional secured or unsecured indebtedness that may make it more difficult to obtain additional capital with which to pursue business opportunities. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all. Any failure to increase our revenue, manage the increase in our operating expenses, continue to raise capital, manage our liquidity or the effects of net losses (if we were to incur net losses again), could prevent us from continuing as a going concern or achieving or maintaining profitability.

  • Debt & Financing - Risk 4
    We use debt, including the Notes, to fund our business and may in the future incur additional indebtedness. Our payment obligations under such indebtedness may limit the funds available to us, and the terms of our debt agreements may restrict our flexibility in operating our business.

    As of December 31, 2025, we had total outstanding indebtedness of $1.8 billion, including the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion. Subject to the limitations in the terms of our existing and future indebtedness, we may incur or secure additional indebtedness or refinance existing indebtedness to finance our operations. However, such financing may not be available on attractive terms, or at all. Macroeconomic factors, such as increased interest rates, would adversely affect our ability to secure debt and would result in higher interest payments. During periods of interest rate hikes, such as those in 2022 and 2023, we may use capital management and interest rate derivatives to mitigate increases in interest rates, but we may still be required to use a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to pay interest and principal. Such payments reduce funds available for working capital, capital expenditures, expansion plans, and other investments. This may limit our ability to implement our business strategy, heighten our vulnerability to economic downturns, and prevent us from taking advantage of business opportunities. We cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future financing will be available in amounts sufficient to meet our debt service obligations or fund operations. In addition, holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase their Notes on June 15, 2028, and upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, in each case at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. However, we may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to make repurchases of the Notes surrendered therefor or redeem the Notes. In addition, our ability to repurchase or redeem the Notes may be limited by law, by regulatory authority or by agreements governing our current or future indebtedness. Our failure to repurchase the Notes or pay the redemption price at a time when the repurchase or such payment is required by the indenture governing the Notes would constitute a default under the indenture. A default under the indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our existing indebtedness and could also lead to a default under agreements governing our future indebtedness. If the repayment of the related indebtedness were to be accelerated after any applicable notice or grace periods, we may not have sufficient funds to repay the indebtedness and repurchase or redeem the Notes. Furthermore, future debt financing could involve restrictive covenants relating to capital-raising and financial or operational matters, making it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions or divestitures. Any default under our debt arrangements could require immediate repayment and limit future financing, while a downgrade of our credit ratings may further increase costs or decrease the availability of capital.

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Risk Highlights Q4, 2025

Main Risk Category
Finance & Corporate
With 29 Risks
Number of Disclosed Risks
72
+3
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 32
Recent Changes
5Risks added
2Risks removed
13Risks changed
Since Dec 2025
Number of Risk Changed
13
+11
From last report
S&P 500 Average: 1

Risk Word Cloud

we rely on third-party background check providers to screen potential driver-partners and they may fail to provide accurate information.fail to provide accurate informationour dual-class voting structure may limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our class a ordinary shares may view as beneficial.ability to influence corporate mattersas a company incorporated in the cayman islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic u.s. companies. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.relation to corporate governance matterswe have granted in the past, and we will also grant in the future, share incentives, which may result in increased share-based compensation expenses.increased share-based compensation expensesas a company incorporated in the cayman islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from nasdaq corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic u.s. companies. these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with nasdaq corporate governance listing standards.nasdaq corporate governance listing standardswe rely significantly on third-party cloud infrastructure services providers and software-as-a-service ("saas") providers and any disruption of or interference with the use of our services could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.third-party cloud infrastructure services providerif we are required to reclassify our driver-partners as employees, if we are required to provide additional benefits, welfare and protection for our driver-partners, or if our driver-partners unionize, there may be adverse business, financial, tax, legal and other consequences.required to reclassify our driver-partnersif we are required to reclassify our driver-partners as employees, if we are required to provide additional benefits, welfare and protection for our driver-partners, or if our driver-partners unionize, there may be adverse business, financial, tax, legal and other consequences.required to provide additional benefitsour dual-class voting structure may limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our class a ordinary shares may view as beneficial.our dual-class voting structureour ability to remain profitable is dependent upon our ability to manage incentive levels and corporate overheads, relative to the commissions, fees, and other revenues generated by our services.our ability to remain profitable

Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 72

Share Price & Shareholder Rights11 | 15.3%
  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1Changed
    The choice-of-forum provision of the warrant agreement (the "Warrant Agreement") governing the Warrants may limit a Warrant holder's ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.

    The Warrant Agreement designates the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York as the sole and exclusive forum for any action, proceeding, or claim arising out of or relating to the agreement, including claims under the Securities Act. We have irrevocably submitted to this jurisdiction and waived any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. However, these provisions do not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal district courts of the United States are the sole and exclusive forum. Under the terms of the agreement, any person or entity acquiring an interest in the Warrants is deemed to have notice of and consented to these forum provisions. If a holder files a "foreign action" in any other court, that holder is deemed to have consented to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of New York for any action brought in any such court to enforce the forum provisions and to service of process in such enforcement action through their counsel in the foreign action. While this provision is intended to centralize litigation, it may discourage lawsuits by limiting a holder's ability to bring claims in a judicial forum they find favorable. Conversely, if a court finds this choice-of-forum provision inapplicable or unenforceable, we may incur additional costs resolving disputes in other jurisdictions, which could divert management's time and resources and materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Changed
    We and certain of our current and former directors or officers have been, and in the future may be, subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

    The market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants may be volatile and, in the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We have been and may be the target of this type of litigation and investigations. Beginning in March 2022, various putative shareholder class action lawsuits were filed against our Company and certain of its officers in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which were later consolidated under the caption In re Grab Holdings Limited Securities Litigation, No. 1:22-cv-02189-VM. On August 22, 2022, Lead Plaintiffs filed an Amended Class Action Complaint against the Company, certain of its officers and directors, and certain officers and directors of Altimeter Growth Corp. The class action was purportedly brought on behalf of various classes of persons who allegedly suffered damages as a result of alleged misstatements and omissions regarding our proxy and registration statements, business operations, potential impact on our financial results, and future prospects, in violation of the U.S. Securities Act, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rules 10b-5 and 14a-9 promulgated thereunder. On March 12, 2024, the Court granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss. On May 15, 2025, the Court granted final approval of a settlement agreement for $80 million. Involvement in securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert management's attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3
    The trading prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants have been, and may continue to be, volatile.

    The trading prices of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants have been, and may continue to, fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: - changes in the industries and countries in which we operate;- developments involving our competitors;- changes in laws and regulations affecting our businesses;- variations in our operating performance and financial condition, as well as the performance of our competitors in general;- actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating and financial results;- publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry;- the public's reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and filings with the SEC concerning our company or our securities;- actions by shareholders, including any sale by major shareholders, other significant shareholders or our directors and officers;- short seller reports that make allegations against us or our affiliates, even if unfounded;- departures of key personnel;- commencement of, or involvement in, litigation;- any share repurchases made by us;- changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;- the volume of our Class A Ordinary Shares available for public sale, including due to conversions of the Notes, which we may choose to fully or partially settle by issuing Class A ordinary shares; and - general economic and political conditions, such as recessions, inflation, interest rates, local and national elections, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, corruption, political instability and acts of war or terrorism. These market and industry factors may materially reduce the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants regardless of our operating performance.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 4
    Sales of a substantial number of our securities in the public market by our existing securityholders could cause the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants to fall.

    Sales of a substantial number of Class A Ordinary Shares and/or Warrants in the public market by the existing securityholders, or the perception that those sales might occur, could depress the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We are unable to predict the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants. Pursuant to our Shareholder Support Agreements and Sponsor Support Agreement, certain of our shareholders were or are restricted, subject to certain exceptions, from selling certain of our securities that they received as a result of the share exchange in the Business Combination. As of the date of this annual report, the sale restrictions on all the relevant securities have expired and have become eligible for resale in accordance with U.S. securities laws, including Rule 144. In addition, as of the date of this annual report, the Notes are convertible into 228,937,800 Class A Ordinary Shares at any time at the option of the holders thereof. Subject to applicable Rule 144 restrictions or additional registration under the Securities Act, the Class A ordinary shares converted from the Notes may be freely traded in the public market. In addition, certain of our shareholders and certain other significant shareholders may avail of the registration statements on Form F-3 (File Number: 333-261949 and 333-264872) which we filed pursuant to our agreements with them to sell large amounts of our securities in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which could have the effect of increasing the volatility in our share price or putting significant downward pressure on the price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 5
    We may issue additional securities without shareholder approval in certain circumstances, which would dilute existing ownership interests and may depress the market price of our shares.

    We require significant capital investment to support our business and may issue additional Class A Ordinary Shares, Class B Ordinary Shares, or other equity or convertible debt securities of equal or senior rank in the future without shareholder approval. In June 2025, we issued the Notes, which, as of the date of this annual report, are convertible into 228,937,800 Class A Ordinary Shares at any time at the option of the holders thereof. Additionally, employees, directors, and consultants hold and are granted equity awards under the 2021 Plan and purchase rights under the ESPP, the vesting, exercise and settlement of which will cause further dilution. See "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-B. Compensation-Share Incentive Plans." Dilution will also take place if we issue new shares in relation to acquisitions, strategic partnerships or other events. For instance, subject to certain conditions precedent and other agreed terms, our partner of the Digital Banking JV may be entitled to exchange its shares for our shares starting in December 2027 based on a formula considering the then-prevailing valuations of the Digital Banking JV and the trading price of Class A Ordinary Shares. For illustrative purposes, if the partner's stake were valued at $1 billion and our share price was $10, they would receive 100 million Class A Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 2.4% of total Ordinary Shares as of January 31, 2026. However, because the actual valuation and share price will not be determined until at least late 2027, the resulting issuance could be materially greater than this illustrative 2.4%, resulting in significantly higher dilution. Any issuance of additional securities would have the following effects: (i) existing shareholders' proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease; (ii) the relative voting power of each previously outstanding Class A Ordinary Share may be diminished; (iii) the amount of cash available per share, including for potential future dividends, may decrease; and (iv) the market price of Class A Ordinary Shares may decline or be depressed.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 6
    If securities or industry analysts do not publish research, publish inaccurate or unfavorable research or cease publishing research about us, our share price and trading volume could decline significantly.

    The trading market for our Class A Ordinary Shares will depend, in part, on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We may be unable to sustain coverage by well-regarded securities and industry analysts. If either none or only a limited number of securities or industry analysts maintain coverage, or if these securities or industry analysts are not widely respected within the general investment community, the demand for our Class A Ordinary Shares could decrease, which might cause our share price and trading volume to decline significantly. In the event that we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade their assessment or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the market price and liquidity for our Class A Ordinary Shares could be negatively impacted.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 7
    A certain number of our Warrants have become exercisable for our Class A Ordinary Shares, which would increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our shareholders.

    Our Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 10,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares have become exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement and the Existing Warrant Agreement governing those securities. The exercise price of these warrants is $11.50 per share. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional Class A Ordinary Shares will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Class A Ordinary Share and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 8
    We qualify as a foreign private issuer within the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, and as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to United States domestic public companies.

    Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and regulations in the United States that are applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, including: (i) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K with the SEC; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents, or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (iii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iv) the selective disclosure rules by issuers of material nonpublic information under Regulation FD. We are required to file an annual report on Form 20-F within four months of the end of each fiscal year. In addition, we have published and intend to continue to publish our results on a quarterly basis through press releases, distributed pursuant to the rules and regulations of NASDAQ. Press releases relating to financial results and material events will also be furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K. However, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC are less extensive and less timely compared to that required to be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers. Accordingly, you may receive less or different information about us than you would receive about a U.S. domestic public company. We could lose our status as a foreign private issuer under current SEC rules and regulations if more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities become directly or indirectly held of record by U.S. holders and any one of the following is true: (i) the majority of our directors or executive officers are U.S. citizens or residents; (ii) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States; or (iii) our business is administered principally in the United States. If we lose our status as a foreign private issuer in the future, we will no longer be exempt from the rules described above and, among other things, will be required to file periodic reports and annual and quarterly financial statements as if we were a company incorporated in the United States. Such a transition would likely result in substantial compliance costs and require management to divert significant time and resources from other responsibilities to meet these additional regulatory requirements. See "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-C. Board Practices-Foreign Private Issuer Status."

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 9
    As a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices in relation to corporate governance matters that differ significantly from NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic U.S. companies. These practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would enjoy if we complied fully with NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards.

    We are a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and are listed on NASDAQ. NASDAQ market rules permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the corporate governance practices of our home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may differ significantly from NASDAQ corporate governance listing standards applicable to domestic U.S. companies. We currently rely on these exemptions, which means we are not required to have a majority-independent board of directors, a compensation or nominating committee consisting entirely of independent directors, or regularly scheduled executive sessions with only independent directors each year. Additionally, we are not required to seek shareholder approval for certain issuances of securities, including those related to the establishment of or material amendments to equity compensation arrangements, or for corporate actions or issuances which may disparately reduce or restrict the voting rights of existing shareholders. Although we are not required to do so and may change our practices at any time, we currently maintain a majority-independent board of directors, a majority-independent compensation committee, and a nominating committee. However, because we are permitted to follow home country practices, you may not be provided with the full benefits and protections of certain NASDAQ corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. domestic public companies. Subject to the foregoing, we rely on the exemptions listed above. See "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-C. Board Practices-Foreign Private Issuer Status."

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 10
    You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited, because we are incorporated under the law of the Cayman Islands, and because we conduct substantially all of our operations, and a majority of our directors and executive officers reside, outside of the United States.

    We are an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and we conduct a majority of our operations through our subsidiary, GHI, and GHI's subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities outside the United States. Substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. A majority of our officers and directors reside outside the United States and a substantial portion of the assets of these individuals are located outside the United States. Consequently, it could be difficult or impossible for you to bring an action against us or these individuals in the United States for alleged infringements of securities laws or otherwise. Even if a U.S. action is successful, the laws of the Cayman Islands and other non-U.S. jurisdictions may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. Our principal operating markets, including Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam, do not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of U.S. court judgments. Furthermore, it is unclear if existing extradition treaties between the United States and Southeast Asian markets would permit the effective enforcement of criminal penalties under U.S. federal securities laws. The corporate affairs of GHL are governed by its currently effective articles of association (the "GHL Articles"), the Cayman Islands Companies Act (Revised) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against the directors, actions by minority shareholders, and the fiduciary duties of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law, are largely governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our directors under Cayman Islands law may not be as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a different body of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, may have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may lack standing to initiate shareholder derivative actions in U.S. federal courts. Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (other than the memorandum and articles of association) or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our directors will have discretion under the GHL Articles to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but we are not obliged to make them available to the shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain information needed to establish facts for shareholder motions or to solicit proxies in a proxy contest. Furthermore, certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands differ significantly from U.S. requirements. To the extent we follow home country practices, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. See "Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees-C. Board Practices-Foreign Private Issuer Status." As a result of the above, our shareholders may face more difficulty protecting their interests against actions taken by management, the board, or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a U.S. company.

  • Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 11
    Our dual-class voting structure may limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A Ordinary Shares may view as beneficial.

    Our authorized and issued ordinary shares are divided into Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Each Class A Ordinary Share is entitled to one vote, while each Class B Ordinary Share is entitled to 45 votes. Only Class A Ordinary Shares are listed and traded on NASDAQ, and we intend to maintain the dual-class voting structure. The Key Executives and their respective Permitted Entities hold all of the outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. The proxies given to Mr. Tan by the other Key Executives and certain entities related to such Key Executives or Mr. Tan under the Shareholders' Deed (the "Key Executive Proxies") and the proxies given to Mr. Tan by our executive officers other than Mr. Tan under the Voting Proxy Deeds (the "Exco Proxies") give Mr. Tan control of the voting power of all outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares. As a result, as of January 31, 2026, after giving effect to the Key Executive Proxies and the Exco Proxies, Mr. Tan controlled approximately 59.9% of the total voting power of all issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares voting together as a single class, even though he and his Permitted Entities only beneficially owned 3.2% of outstanding Ordinary Shares. For further information, see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-B. Related Party Transactions-Shareholders' Deed." and "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-B. Related Party Transactions-Voting Proxy Deeds." We will hold an extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") on March 24, 2026 for our shareholders to consider and, if they think fit, pass and approve a special resolution to amend and restate the GHL Articles, whereby the voting power per Class B Ordinary Share will be increased from 45 votes to 90 votes. If the resolution were adopted, Mr. Tan would beneficially own 74.9% of the total voting power in the Company immediately upon the effectiveness of the amendment and restatement of the GHL Articles, based on our total number of outstanding shares as of January 31, 2026 and assuming that there has not been any conversion of any Class B Ordinary Shares into Class A Ordinary Shares. If all Class B Ordinary Shares (other than those legally owned by Mr. Tan and his affiliates) were converted into Class A Ordinary Shares, Mr. Tan would hold 69.4% of the total voting power, based on our total number of outstanding shares as of January 31, 2026. We believe Mr. Tan's majority voting power in Grab would preserve our focus on long-term growth. In addition, maintaining Mr. Tan's majority voting power is a prerequisite for satisfying the regulatory requirements of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which mandate that our Digital Banking JV remains under the control of a Singaporean. For more details, see "Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-A. Major Shareholders-Proposed Variation of Voting Rights" of this annual report. With respect to the election of the board of directors, under the terms of the Class B Ordinary Shares, holders of a majority of the Class B Ordinary Shares have the right to nominate, appoint and remove a majority of the members of our board of directors, which majority are designated as Class B Directors. As of January 31, 2026, Mr. Tan and his Permitted Entities owned approximately 78.7% of the total issued and outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares (without taking into account Class B Ordinary Shares that may be acquired pursuant to awards under our share incentive plans). As a result of such ownership, as well as the Key Executive Proxies and the Exco Proxies, Mr. Tan effectively has the right to nominate, appoint and remove all of the Class B Directors. In addition, since all of the issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares voting together as a single class will elect the remaining members of our board of directors, then Mr. Tan, by virtue of his control of approximately 59.9% of that total voting power as of January 31, 2026 (after giving effect to the Key Executive Proxies and the Exco Proxies), effectively has the ability to elect and remove the entire board of directors. Additionally, the Key Executives and certain entities related to the Key Executives entered into a letter agreement (the "ROFO Agreement"), pursuant to which, subject to certain limited exceptions, in the event any holder of Class B Ordinary Shares intends to sell or otherwise transfer Class B Ordinary Shares in an open market or private transaction, that transferring shareholder first shall irrevocably offer those shares to each other holder of Class B Ordinary Shares by way of a notice delivered to each such other holder. Each recipient holder then has a right of first offer to purchase any or all of those shares at a price per share equal to the market price (as defined in the ROFO Agreement) of the Class A Ordinary Shares (into which those shares would automatically convert if sold in an open market or private transaction to other purchasers). The recipients of the right of first offer generally shall have three business days within which to exercise such right, which shall be allocated pro rata among exercising recipients if the total of all shares exercised exceed the total amount of shares to be transferred. In March 2025, all of our executive officers (other than Mr. Tan) entered into a joinder agreement, pursuant to which they agreed to be a party to, and be fully bound by, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the ROFO Agreement with respect to any and all Class B Ordinary Shares that they hold as if they were parties thereto, except that each of them waived their right of first offer to purchase any Class B Ordinary Shares held by any other person. The ROFO Agreement has the effect of providing Class B Ordinary Shareholders the right to preserve the continued ownership of Class B Ordinary Shares within that group of holders except the executive officers other than Mr. Tan. Since all of those holders delivered the Key Executive Proxies and given the Exco Proxies, the ROFO Agreement also will have the effect of preserving Mr. Tan's control over the Class B Ordinary Shares and our company as discussed herein. If the aforementioned special resolution to increase the voting power per Class B Ordinary Share were adopted, the Key Executive Proxies, the Exco Proxies and the ROFO Agreement and all the joinders thereto will cease to be operative in accordance with their terms.

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