Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a multinational conglomerate incorporated in Bermuda and headquartered in Hong Kong, with its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange and Bermuda Stock Exchange.
The majority of its business interests are in Asia, and its subsidiaries include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Hongkong Land, Jardine Strategic Holdings, Dairy Farm, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra International. It sponsors the Jardine Scholarship.
Jardines was one of the original Hong Kong trading houses or Hongs that date back to Imperial China and, as of December 2010, 41 per cent of the company’s profits were still earned in China. The company is controlled by the Keswick family, who are descendants of co-founder William Jardine’s older sister, Jean Johnstone.
In 2013, both Jardine Matheson and Jardine Strategic were among the top 200 publicly traded companies in the world, as valued by market capitalisation.
Type: Public company
Traded as:
- LSE: JARB
- LSE: JARJ
- LSE: JAR
- SGX: J36
Industry: Conglomerate
Founded: 1 July 1832; 188 years ago[1]
Founder: William Jardine; James Matheson
Headquarters: 48/F Jardine House, Hong Kong
Products:
- Retail
- Real Estate
- Financial services
- Shipping and aviation
- Construction
- Auto & truck parts
- Hotels
Subsidiaries:
- Jardine Pacific
- Jardine Motors
- Jardine Lloyd Thompson
- Jardine Strategic Holdings
- Jardine Cycle & Carriage
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Hongkong Land
- Dairy Farm
Website: www.jardines.com