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)
March
14, 2008
Commission
file number 1-13163
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YUM!
BRANDS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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North
Carolina
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13-3951308
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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1441
Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky
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40213
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (502)
874-8300
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report: N/A
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Section 5
- Corporate Governance and Management
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(d)
Appointment of New Director
On March
14, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Jing-Shyh S. “Sam” Su as
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. The appointment is effective
immediately. Mr. Su will remain President of the Company’s China
Division and will stand for election to the Board by shareholders at our Annual
Meeting on May 15, 2008. There is no arrangement or understanding
between Mr. Su and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a
director.
SIGNATURE
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.
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YUM! BRANDS,
INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
March 14, 2008
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/s/
John P. Daly
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Assistant
Secretary
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