8-K

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

8-K 2020-05-11 For: 2020-05-08
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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): May 8, 2020

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware 001-37762 81-2421743
(State or other jurisdiction of<br>incorporation) (Commission<br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)
Yum China Building
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7100 Corporate Drive 20 Tian Yao Qiao Road
Plano, Texas 75024 Shanghai 200030
United States of America People’s Republic of China

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(469) 980-2898

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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).

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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. ☐

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

Title of each class Trading<br><br><br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share YUMC New York Stock Exchange
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time (Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time) via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YUMC2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 317,377,626 shares, or 84.38% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the 11 director nominees listed below to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2020; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation.

Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: The election of 11 director nominees to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders:
Director Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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Fred Hu 240,132,047 24,101,639 555,875 52,588,065
Joey Wat 263,819,244 427,144 543,173 52,588,065
Peter A. Bassi 263,859,396 407,474 522,691 52,588,065
Christian L. Campbell 235,214,552 29,071,972 503,037 52,588,065
Ed Yiu-Cheong Chan 263,771,696 463,486 554,379 52,588,065
Edouard Ettedgui 257,122,067 7,118,828 548,666 52,588,065
Cyril Han 263,687,802 555,884 545,875 52,588,065
Louis T. Hsieh 261,964,205 2,313,881 511,475 52,588,065
Ruby Lu 259,869,233 4,412,242 508,086 52,588,065
Zili Shao 263,819,152 432,907 537,502 52,588,065
William Wang 263,602,520 640,485 546,556 52,588,065
Proposal 2: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2020:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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315,920,533 829,026 628,067 0
Proposal 3: An advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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245,753,992 14,521,803 4,513,766 52,588,065

SIGNATURES

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 CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Joseph Chan
Name: Joseph Chan
Title: Chief Legal Officer
Date: May 11, 2020