YUM BRANDS INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2017

Apr 7, 2017

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2017.

YUM! BRANDS, INC.

YUM! BRANDS, INC.

1441 GARDINER LANE

LOUISVILLE, KY 40213

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

1. Ratification of Independent Auditors.

2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.

3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Votes on

Executive Compensation.

1. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of a

Policy to Reduce Deforestation.