

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)

~~February~~March 1026, 2026

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YUM! BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number 1-13163

North Carolina

13-3951308

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

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:

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

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

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 5.02			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On ~~February~~March 1026, 2026, ~~Keith~~the ~~Barr,~~Board aof ~~member~~Directors of ~~the~~Yum! ~~Board~~Brands, ofInc. ~~Directors~~ (the “~~Board~~Company”) ofappointed ~~Yum!~~Kathleen ~~Brands~~K. ~~Inc~~Oberg as a director. ~~("YUM"~~Her orappointment ~~the~~is ~~"Company")~~effective ~~informed~~April ~~the~~1, ~~Company~~2026, ~~that~~and heshe will ~~resign~~stand ~~from~~for election to the Board ~~effective~~by asshareholders at the Company’s next Annual Meeting. As of ~~that~~the date~~. Mr.~~ ~~Barr’s~~of ~~resignation~~this ~~was~~filing, Ms. Oberg has not ~~the~~been ~~result~~appointed to a committee of ~~any~~the ~~disagreement~~Board. Consistent with the Company's onstandard ~~any~~compensation ~~matter~~arrangements ~~relating~~for tonon-employee ~~its~~directors, ~~operations~~which are described in the Company's most recent proxy statement, ~~policies~~Ms. Oberg will receive a one-time stock grant with a fair market value of $25,000 oron ~~practices~~April 1, 2026 and ita ~~coincides~~prorated ~~with~~portion ~~his~~of ~~recent~~her ~~appointment~~annual stock retainer. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Oberg and any other person pursuant to awhich ~~leadership~~she ~~position~~was ~~outside~~selected ofas ~~YUM~~a director.

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:

~~February~~April 121, 2026

/s/ Erika Burkhardt

Chief Legal Officer andCorporate Secretary

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