Yum China Holdings announces extensive share repurchases across US and Hong Kong markets

Yum China Holdings, Inc. submitted its Next Day Disclosure Return on August 27, 2025, detailing substantial share repurchase and cancellation activities across both the U.S. and Hong Kong stock exchanges. As of August 26, 2025, the company's closing balance of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) stood at 368,357,264, down from an opening balance of 368,425,985 on August 25, 2025. This reduction primarily stems from the repurchase and cancellation of 68,721 shares in the U.S. on August 26, 2025, at an average price of $46.56 per share, representing 0.02% of existing issued shares before the event.

In Hong Kong, the company repurchased 17,000 shares on August 26, 2025, at an aggregate price of HK$6,258,679.2, with the highest and lowest repurchase prices being HK$371.4 and HK$364.8, respectively. Additionally, 68,862 shares were repurchased on the NYSE on the same day for a total of $3,199,975.82, with prices ranging from $46.19 to $46.78. These repurchases contribute to the total of 5,185,204 shares repurchased under the repurchase mandate.

The company's repurchase mandate, granted on May 23, 2025, authorizes the repurchase of up to 37,239,649 shares. The 5,185,204 shares already repurchased represent 1.39% of the issued shares (excluding treasury shares) as of the mandate's grant date. The latest repurchases, both in the U.S. and HK, were made by independent brokers in accordance with pre-established parameters and Rule 10b5-1 and Hong Kong repurchase agreements, respectively.