Form 8-K
8-K — Yum China Holdings, Inc.
Accession: 0001193125-26-242942
Filed: 2026-05-28
Period: 2026-05-28
CIK: 0001673358
SIC: 5812 (RETAIL-EATING PLACES)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 28, 2026
Yum China Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
001-37762
81-2421743
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Yum China Building
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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
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. ☐
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. local time, at Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 274,988,510 shares, or 78.30% 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 2027 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 2026; (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 28, 2027; 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 28, 2027.
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 2027 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders:
Director Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Fred Hu
247,861,399
6,165,433
371,698
20,589,980
Joey Wat
253,626,106
402,952
369,472
20,589,980
Mikel A. Durham
250,460,921
3,567,091
370,518
20,589,980
Edouard Ettedgui
252,428,699
1,598,104
371,727
20,589,980
Grace Xin Ge
253,388,099
649,654
360,777
20,589,980
David Hoffmann
253,665,286
362,017
371,227
20,589,980
Ruby Lu
251,563,439
2,472,539
362,552
20,589,980
Zili Shao
253,623,357
401,984
373,189
20,589,980
William Wang
252,738,501
1,284,846
375,183
20,589,980
Zhe (David) Wei
213,355,257
40,671,110
372,163
20,589,980
Min (Jenny) Zhang
246,669,955
7,364,856
363,719
20,589,980
Christina Xiaojing Zhu
253,407,247
624,686
366,597
20,589,980
Proposal 2:
The approval and ratification of the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP and KPMG as the Company’s independent auditors for 2026:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
271,281,443
3,248,096
458,971
0
Proposal 3:
An advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
231,279,153
22,458,693
660,684
20,589,980
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 28, 2027.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
230,114,158
23,739,431
544,941
20,589,980
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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 28, 2027.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
273,084,851
937,367
966,292
0
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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 28, 2026
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