Yum Brands SEC Filings

YUM Brands (YUM) filed a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale of company stock under Rule 144. The filing lists a planned sale of 273 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch on 11/05/2025 on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of 42,116. The shares were originally acquired on 02/05/2016 via a SAR exercise and sale.

The notice also discloses prior sales by the same seller over the past three months: 263 shares on 08/06/2025 (gross proceeds 36,799), 270 shares on 09/02/2025 (39,222), and 275 shares on 10/01/2025 (41,962). Shares outstanding were 277,535,696 at the time noted in the form.

Proceeds from the proposed transaction would accrue to the selling holder, consistent with Rule 144 sales.

YUM Brands (YUM) reported an insider equity transaction by its Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec. On 11/05/2025, the officer exercised 4,073 stock appreciation rights at $102.87 per share, acquiring the same number of common shares. The filing then shows open‑market sales of 2,804 shares at $149.44 and 1,269 shares at $149.37. Following these transactions, the officer directly owned 64 shares of common stock. The exercised derivative grant was originally exercisable from 11/13/2024 and expiring 11/13/2030.

YUM Brands (YUM) received a Form 144 notice for a proposed sale under Rule 144. The filer plans to sell up to 1,269 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $189,561.

The shares are slated for sale on or about 11/05/2025 through Merrill, to be traded on the NYSE. The filing states the shares were acquired on 11/13/2020 via a SAR exercise and sale from YUM! Brands, with the form listing the nature of payment as Stock.

YUM! Brands (YUM) filed an 8-K stating it issued a press release with financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and began a formal review of strategic options for the Pizza Hut brand. The earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and a separate press release announcing the Pizza Hut review is furnished as Exhibit 99.2.

The filing lists these communications and provides the effective date of the disclosures on November 4, 2025.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 15,380,354 shares of YUM! Brands common stock, representing 5.5% of the class as of 09/30/2025.

The filing lists 13,802,695 shares with sole voting power and 99,732 with shared voting power. It also notes 15,275,536 shares with sole dispositive power and 104,739 with shared dispositive power. JPMorgan classifies itself as a HC (parent holding company) and certifies the holdings were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.

YUM Brands (YUM) filed a Form 144 notice to sell 28,000 shares of common stock. The planned sale is through Merrill on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $4,031,160 and an approximate sale date of 10/15/2025.

The filing lists prior sales in the past three months: 7,106 shares on 08/15/2025 for gross proceeds of $1,043,445, and 7,176 shares on 09/15/2025 for $1,074,965. A total of 277,535,696 shares are shown as outstanding; this is a baseline figure, not the amount being offered.

The securities to be sold were acquired via “SAR exercise and sale” transactions dated 02/05/2016 (20,000 shares) and 05/20/2016 (8,000 shares), with the filing indicating a payment date of 10/15/2025.

Roy Ranjith, identified as Chief Financial Officer and an officer of YUM BRANDS INC (YUM), filed an initial Form 3 reporting his beneficial ownership following an event on 10/01/2025. He directly holds 271 shares of common stock and several equity awards: restricted stock units that convert one-for-one into common stock (scheduled amounts include 726.97, 10,163.39, and 1,369.02 shares) and a stock appreciation right covering 5,712 underlying shares. Vesting schedules are disclosed: some awards vest 33% per year starting one year after grant, others vest 25% per year starting one year after grant.

Tanya Domier, a director of Yum Brands Inc. (YUM), reported a purchase of company stock on 10/01/2025. The Form 4 shows an acquisition of 2,132 shares of Common Stock at a reported price of $152 per share, filed as transaction code "M." Following the transaction, the filing reports 7,089 shares beneficially owned indirectly through a trust. The filing also records 2,132 Phantom Stock units that convert on a one-for-one basis into common shares, with a stated price of $0 and a notation of "0.3585 D." The submission is signed by a power of attorney on behalf of the reporting person.

YUM Brands insider trades by KFC Division CEO Scott Mezvinsky show a mix of option exercise, plan-based purchases, and open-market sales on 10/01/2025. The reporting shows acquisition of 409 shares via a Stock Appreciation Right exercise at an effective price of $49.66 under a 10b5-1 plan, a separate purchase of 409 shares at $49.66, and two sales dispositions: 134 shares and 275 shares sold at $152 and $152.59 respectively. After these transactions the report lists 2,164 shares directly owned and 1,487 shares indirectly held in a 401(k). The derivative table indicates 409 underlying shares from an SAR exercisable through 02/05/2026. The filing notes the trades were made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.