Tianli International (HKG:1773) said its chief executive, Luo Shi, bought a further 1 million shares of the company from the open market, according to a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing.
The CEO bought the shares at an average price of HK$2.57 apiece.
Luo, who is also the chairman of the firm, owns nearly 923.3 million shares after the purchase, representing 44.14% of the business.
The executive has been buying company shares since the start of January.