8-K

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC)

8-K 2024-05-23 For: 2024-05-23
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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, 2024

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 2024 annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. local time, at Kerry Hotel, 38 Hung Luen Road, Hung Hom Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 325,243,921 shares, or 82.96% 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 2025 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 2024; (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, 2025; 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, 2025.

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 2025 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders:
Director Name For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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Fred Hu 282,732,654 6,763,213 473,696 35,274,358
Joey Wat 288,990,043 510,515 469,005 35,274,358
Robert B. Aiken 289,075,608 422,918 471,037 35,274,358
Peter A. Bassi 288,793,049 701,560 474,954 35,274,358
Edouard Ettedgui 287,679,266 1,809,409 480,888 35,274,358
David Hoffmann 289,080,502 413,070 475,991 35,274,358
Ruby Lu 283,903,133 5,598,695 467,735 35,274,358
Zili Shao 288,907,349 574,207 488,007 35,274,358
William Wang 288,174,097 1,306,284 489,182 35,274,358
Min (Jenny) Zhang 287,718,535 1,778,337 472,691 35,274,358
Christina Xiaojing Zhu 288,227,962 1,275,417 466,184 35,274,358
Proposal 2: The approval and ratification of the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG as the Company’s independent auditors for 2024:
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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322,583,184 2,056,315 604,422 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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267,652,387 20,879,594 1,437,582 35,274,358
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, 2025.
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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277,782,099 11,483,167 704,297 35,274,358
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, 2025.
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For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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288,305,405 709,146 955,012 35,274,358

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, 2024