Yum China details share buybacks and allotments

Yum China Holdings, Inc. announced a series of share transactions in its latest Next Day Disclosure Return submitted on October 3, 2025. The company reported an opening balance of 363,863,149 ordinary shares as of October 1, 2025.

A notable event was the repurchase and cancellation of 74,114 shares on October 2, 2025, in the U.S. at an average price of $43.18, representing 0.02% of the existing issued shares. Additionally, 247 new shares were issued on October 2, 2025, at $42.8 to settle awards granted under the company’s long-term incentive plans. These activities led to a closing balance of 363,789,282 issued shares as of October 2, 2025.

The report also detailed shares repurchased for cancellation but not yet cancelled. On October 2, 2025, Yum China repurchased 74,761 shares on another stock exchange (NYSE) at an aggregate price of $3,199,980.13, with prices ranging from $42.61 to $43.12. Concurrently, 18,650 shares were repurchased on the HKEX at an aggregate price of HK$6,266,480.2, with prices ranging from HK$334 to HK$337.6. Both repurchases are pending cancellation.

As of the date of the resolution granting the repurchase mandate (May 23, 2025), Yum China was authorized to repurchase 37,239,649 shares. The number of shares repurchased on the Exchange or another stock exchange under this mandate is 9,081,616, which represents 2.44% of the issued shares.