UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2017.

 

            YUM! BRANDS, INC.

 

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YUM! BRANDS, INC.

1441 GARDINER LANE

LOUISVILLE, KY 40213

 

 

 

 

 

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Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type:              Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of:     March 21, 2017

 

Date:   May 19, 2017       Time:   9:00 A.M., EDT

 

Location:

 

 

 Yum! Conference Center

     1900 Colonel Sanders Lane
   

 Louisville, Kentucky 40213

 

You are receiving this Notice because you hold shares in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Restaurants. This year we are making our proxy materials available on the Internet to expedite your receipt of these materials, while also lowering costs and helping reduce our carbon footprint.

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                Voting Items                     

 

   

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR

Items 1, 2 and 3, One Year on Item 4 and AGAINST

Item 5 .

 

  1.  Election of Directors.

 Nominees:

 

   1a.   Paget L. Alves

 

   1b.   Michael J. Cavanagh

 

   1c.   Christopher M. Connor

 

   1d.   Brian C. Cornell

 

   1e.   Greg Creed

 

   1f.   Mirian M. Graddick-Weir

 

   1g.   Thomas C. Nelson

 

   1h.   P. Justin Skala

 

   1i.   Elane B. Stock

 

   1j.   Robert D. Walter

 

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2.  Ratification of Independent Auditors.

 

3.  Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

 

4.  Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Votes on

 Executive Compensation.

 

5.  Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of a

 Policy to Reduce Deforestation.

 

 

 

  

 

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