8-K

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 27, 2022

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

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. ☐

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, May 27, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time (Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time) via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YUMC2022 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 364,481,733 shares, or 86.02% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, were present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the 10 director nominees listed below to serve until the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2022; 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:

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.