Yum! Brands, Inc. filings document the public-company record for a franchised restaurant operator with KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger brands. Form 8-K reports cover quarterly and annual results, earnings releases, board changes, bylaw amendments and material agreements tied to the company's restaurant-system financing structure.
Proxy materials describe director elections, executive compensation, shareholder-meeting procedures and governance practices. Other disclosures address Yum!'s NYSE-listed common stock, subsidiary financing arrangements, senior secured notes, restricted-group debt information and capital-structure matters associated with a large global quick-service restaurant franchisor.
Yum Brands KFC Division CEO Scott Mezvinsky exercised stock appreciation rights covering 483 shares of common stock at an effective price of $68.00 per share. He then returned 222 shares to the company in a disposition to the issuer at $147.95 per share and sold 261 shares in an open-market sale at $148.14 per share. Following these transactions, he no longer directly holds Yum Brands common stock. The Form 4 notes the activity was conducted pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating the trades were pre-scheduled.
YUM Brands Inc.’s CEO Christopher Lee Turner executed an open-market sale of 270 shares of common stock at $148.14 per share. This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating it was pre-arranged rather than timed discretionarily.
Following the sale, Turner directly holds 64,281.66 shares of YUM common stock. No derivative securities are listed as remaining positions in this filing, and there are no indications of gifts, tax withholdings, or restructurings associated with this transaction.
YUM! Brands submitted a Rule 144 notice reporting the proposed sale of 1,227 shares of Common Stock, filed 06/01/2026. The filing lists prior sales by Scott Mezvinsky of 277 shares on 05/01/2026 and 271 shares on 04/01/2026.
YUM Brands Inc. submitted a Form 144 notice disclosing restricted common stock vesting and recent small dispositions. The filing lists 840 shares of Common stock in the securities section and notes a restricted stock vest event dated 02/06/2026. It also records two small sales by Christopher Turner: 257 shares on 04/01/2026 and 250 shares on 05/01/2026.
YUM Brands Inc. submitted a Form 144 notice relating to proposed sales of multiple tranches of Common Stock tied to restricted stock vesting dates. The filing lists eight separate vested tranches of Common Stock with specific vesting dates and lot sizes identified for potential sale.
Yum Brands executive Sean Tresvant, Taco Bell CEO and YUM Chief Commercial Officer, reported an open-market sale of 3,000 shares of Common Stock at $154.68 per share. After this transaction, Tresvant directly holds 3,140 shares, indicating he maintains an ongoing equity stake in the company.
Yum! Brands, Inc. reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 14, 2026. All nominated directors were elected, each receiving more votes for than against, with most nominees gaining over 213 million votes in favor.
Shareholders also ratified KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2026 with about 231.6 million votes in favor and approved, on a non-binding basis, executive compensation with about 212.2 million votes for. A shareholder proposal to reduce the ownership threshold required to call a special meeting was rejected, with approximately 137.8 million votes against.
YUM! Brands Inc. reported proposed affiliate sales of Common Stock on a Form 144. The filing lists multiple blocks of restricted stock tied to vesting dates: 4,933, 513, 901, and 5,655 shares associated with vesting events between 11/02/2022 and 02/10/2025. The filing identifies a broker address at Merrill, 8890 Lyra Dr, Columbus, OH and a filing date of 05/19/2026.
Yum Brands executive Aaron Powell, CEO of Pizza Hut, reported an open-market sale of 6,001 shares of Common Stock. The shares were sold at a price of $152.35 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 18,004.48 Yum Brands shares. The sale was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating it was pre-arranged rather than timed discretionarily.
Yum Brands Chief Financial Officer Roy Ranjith exercised 366 Restricted Stock Units into an equal number of common shares on May 16, 2026, at a reported value of $149.97 per share.
Of these, 91 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations, and he now directly holds 786 shares of common stock. The Restricted Stock Units convert one-for-one into common stock and vest 33% per year beginning one year from the grant date.