Yum China reduces share count through repurchases and cancellations

Yum China Holdings, Inc. detailed changes in its issued shares in a Next Day Disclosure Return on August 28, 2025. As of August 26, 2025, the opening balance of issued shares (excluding treasury shares) was 368,357,264.

The company repurchased and cancelled 68,862 shares on August 27, 2025, representing 0.02% of its existing issued shares. This transaction occurred in the U.S. at a price of $46.47 per share. Following this, the closing balance of issued shares as of August 27, 2025, stands at 368,288,402.

Further details indicate significant repurchase activity for cancellation that occurred but had not yet been fully cancelled as of the closing balance date. On August 27, 2025, the company repurchased 17,600 shares on the Exchange at prices ranging from HK$350.4 to HK$363, with an aggregate price paid of HK$6,245,439.2. Additionally, 71,348 shares were repurchased on NYSE at prices ranging from $44.51 to $45.62, with an aggregate price paid of $3,199,972.07.

The total number of shares repurchased on the Exchange or another stock exchange under the repurchase mandate is 5,274,152, representing 1.42% of the issued shares (excluding treasury shares) as of the resolution date, May 23, 2025. The total authorization for repurchase under this mandate is 37,239,649 shares.