George Yeo Lifts Wilmar Holding Above One Million Shares With SGD 297,000 Purchase

Singapore, 5 November 2026 – Wilmar International Limited independent director George Yong-Boon Yeo bought 100,000 shares in the agribusiness group on 4 November for SGD 297,000, increasing his direct holding to 1,006,500 shares. The purchase, made at SGD 2.97 a share, was disclosed in a Singapore Exchange filing published that evening.

For Asian investors, the transaction adds a verified director purchase to the information available on Wilmar as the company faces scrutiny over possible links to Indonesian fires and transboundary haze. It does not explain Yeo’s investment rationale or resolve that inquiry. The shareholding disclosure and the environmental assessment are separate developments and should be evaluated on their own evidence.