Yum China Holdings details significant share repurchases and issues

Yum China Holdings, Inc. submitted a Next Day Disclosure Return on December 10, 2025, detailing changes in its ordinary shares. The opening balance of issued shares as of December 8, 2025, was 358,435,255. On December 9, 2025, the company repurchased and cancelled 240,759 shares in the U.S. at a volume-weighted average price of $46.52. This cancellation represented a 0.07% change from the existing number of issued shares. Additionally, 2,835 new shares were issued on December 9, 2025, as part of share awards or options granted under the company's long-term incentive plans, at a price of $46.01, bringing the closing balance of issued shares to 358,197,331.

The report also highlighted substantial share repurchases for cancellation that had not yet been finalized. On December 9, 2025, an additional 243,487 shares were repurchased in the U.S. via another stock exchange (NYSE) at a weighted average price between $45.72 and $46.19, totaling an aggregate price paid of $11,199,928.92. On the same day, 66,600 shares were repurchased on the HKEX at a weighted average price between HK$356 and HK$363.2, with an aggregate price paid of HK$23,837,169.46.

These repurchases contribute to the company's authorized mandate, with 16,810,793 shares repurchased on the Exchange or another stock exchange, representing 4.51% of issued shares as of the resolution date of May 23, 2025. The total authorization for repurchase stands at 37,239,649 shares.