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    Yum! Brands Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure

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    8-K
    YUM BRANDS INC false 0001041061 0001041061 2026-06-16 2026-06-16
     
     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D. C. 20549

     

     

    FORM 8-K

     

     

    CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

    June 16, 2026

    Commission file number 1-13163

     

     

    YUM! BRANDS, INC.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

     

     

    North Carolina
      13-3951308
    (State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation or organization)
      (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification No.)

     

    1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky   40213
    (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (502) 874-8300

    Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

     

     

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

     

    ☐

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     

    ☐

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

     

    Title of Each Class

     

    Trading
    Symbol

     

    Name of Each Exchange

    on Which Registered

    Common Stock, no par value   YUM   New York Stock Exchange

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    ☐ Emerging growth company

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     
     


    Item 7.01

    Regulation FD Disclosure

    On June 16, 2026, Yum! Brands, Inc. issued a press release announcing the entry into definitive agreements providing for the sale of its Pizza Hut business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

    The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

     

    Item 9.01

    Financial Statements and Exhibits

    The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.

     

    Exhibit

    Number

       Description
    99.1    Press Release, dated June 16, 2026
    104    Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.

     


    SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     

         

    YUM! BRANDS, INC.

          (Registrant)
    Date: June 16, 2026      

    /s/ Erika Burkhardt

          Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
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