8-K

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

8-K 2025-05-23 For: 2025-05-23
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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 23, 2025

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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101 East Park Boulevard, Suite 805 20 Tian Yao Qiao Road
Plano, Texas 75074 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class Trading<br><br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share YUMC New York Stock Exchange
9987 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited

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. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. local time, at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, 5 Connaught Road, Central, Hong Kong (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 313,135,594 shares, or 83.50% 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 12 director nominees listed below to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) approved and ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG as the Company’s independent auditors for 2025; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation; (iv) approved the Board of Directors’ continuing authority to approve issuances of shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock in an amount not to exceed 20% of the Company’s total number of outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of the Annual Meeting, effective from date of the Annual Meeting until the earlier of the date the next annual meeting is held or June 23, 2026; and (v) approved the Board of Directors’ continuing authority to approve the repurchases of shares of common stock in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Company’s total number of outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of the Annual Meeting, effective from date of the Annual Meeting until the earlier of the date the next annual meeting is held or June 23, 2026.

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

Proposal 1: The election of 12 director nominees to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders:
Director Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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Fred Hu 280,223,783 6,722,246 376,788 25,812,777
Joey Wat 285,838,595 1,107,110 377,112 25,812,777
Robert B. Aiken 286,532,856 409,099 380,862 25,812,777
Mikel A. Durham 286,505,098 436,194 381,525 25,812,777
Edouard Ettedgui 286,208,303 729,528 384,986 25,812,777
Grace Xin Ge 286,490,817 458,689 373,311 25,812,777
David Hoffmann 286,521,861 410,657 390,299 25,812,777
Ruby Lu 285,663,769 1,290,284 368,764 25,812,777
Zili Shao 286,054,477 882,244 386,096 25,812,777
William Wang 286,208,877 729,004 384,936 25,812,777
Min (Jenny) Zhang 284,102,853 2,843,922 376,042 25,812,777
Christina Xiaojing Zhu 286,523,549 427,191 372,077 25,812,777
Proposal 2: The approval and ratification of the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG as the Company’s independent auditors for 2025:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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309,650,625 2,967,329 517,640 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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263,367,213 23,244,411 711,193 25,812,777
Proposal 4: To approve the Board of Directors’ continuing authority to approve issuances of shares of common stock or securities convertible into common stock in an amount not to exceed 20% of the Company’s total number of outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of the Annual Meeting, effective from date of the Annual Meeting until the earlier of the date the next annual meeting is held or June 23, 2026.
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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279,117,965 7,533,333 671,519 25,812,777
Proposal 5: To approve the Board of Directors’ continuing authority to approve the repurchases of shares of common stock in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Company’s total number of outstanding shares of common stock as of the date of the Annual Meeting, effective from date of the Annual Meeting until the earlier of the date the next annual meeting is held or June 23, 2026.
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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309,431,761 2,493,841 1,209,992 0

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/ Pingping Liu
Name: Pingping Liu
Title: Chief Legal Officer
Date: May 23, 2025