Yum Brands Inc 8-K, filed Aug 21, 2026
Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
8-K
2026-08-21
For: 2026-08-20
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About this 8-K
Yum Brands Inc filed this 8-K on August 21, 2026, reporting on events of August 20, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
d) On August 20, 2026, the Board of Directors of Yum! Brands, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Steve Bratspies as a director. His appointment is effective August 26, 2026, and he will stand for election to the Board of shareholders at the Company's next Annual Meeting. As of the date of this filing, Mr. Bratspies has not been appointed to a committee of the Board. Consistent with the Company's standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described in the Company's most recent proxy statement, Mr. Bratspies will receive a one-time stock grant with a fair market value of $25,000 on August 27, 2026 and a prorated portion of his annual stock retainer. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bratspies and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as 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.
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| Date: | August 21, 2026 | /s/ Erika Burkhardt | ||||||||||||
| Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||