YUM! BRANDS 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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DEAR STAKEHOLDERS,
2015 was a landmark year for Yum! Brands. Late in the year we announced our
intention to spin-off our China business into an independent, publicly-traded company.
Our decision to create two powerful, independent, focused growth companies is a
classic example of one plus one being greater than two. Yum! China will be China’s
largest independent restaurant company, with no meaningful external debt. New Yum!
will be a global, diversified, franchise company with an optimized capital structure. The
separation of these two distinctly different businesses will give shareholders the best of
both worlds. Yum! China will be a focused China investment with strong national appeal and
major growth potential and will target annual ongoing EPS growth of approximately 15%.
This company will have tremendous new-unit potential in China’s growing consumer economy
and inherent value from improving unit economics. Yum! China will also have a self-sufficient
business model, funding all of its capital needs, while having the potential for stock buybacks in
year one. New Yum! will be an even more highly franchised
company with three leading global brands, leadership in
emerging markets, clear average-unit volume and new-
unit growth opportunities, less volatile cash and earnings
streams, and high shareholder cash returns. New Yum! will
target approximately 15% annual ongoing shareholder
return, defined as EPS growth plus dividend yield.
In addition, we intend to return approximately $6.2 billion
in capital to our shareholders prior to the completion
of the spin-off. This is an incremental return of capital
beyond our regularly planned dividend.
15%
ANNUAL ONGOING
EPS GROWTH IN CHINA
Needless to say, 2016 will be a transformational year for
Yum! as we complete this spin-off. The fundamental
goal of Yum!, however, is unchanged. We are 100%
dedicated to building and strengthening KFC, Pizza
Hut and Taco Bell all around the world as strong
brands are critical to delivering sustained growth
and creating long-term shareholder value.
$6.2 BILLION
OF INCREMENTAL CAPITAL RETURN PRIOR TO
CHINA BUSINESS SPIN-OFF COMPLETION
Please see our Safe Harbor Statement
in the back following the Form 10-K.
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CONTENTS
02 DEAR STAKEHOLDERS
04 CHINA DIVISION
06 KFC DIVISION
07 PIZZA HUT DIVISION
08 TACO BELL DIVISION
09 HUGE HEART
10 CONCLUSION
In 2015 EPS excluding Special Items grew to $3.18 per share,
or 3%, despite a 7% decline in the first half of the year.
With restaurants in over 130 countries and territories we have
foreign exchange exposure from the impact of translating our
foreign profits from local currencies into U.S. dollars. In 2015
we had six percentage points of foreign currency headwinds.
Excluding these currency headwinds full-year EPS grew 9%
despite lower than expected sales in our China division.
While 2015 EPS was below our initial expectations, I was
pleased with the sales momentum we generated across
the majority of Yum! in the fourth quarter and look
forward to building on this in 2016.
GREG CREED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
YUM! BRANDS, INC.
YUM! CHINA
NEW YUM!
ONE PLUS
ONE IS GREATER
THAN TWO
FOCUSED CHINA INVESTMENT
STRONG NATIONAL APPEAL
MAJOR GROWTH POTENTIAL
TARGET APPROXIMATELY 15%
ANNUAL ONGOING EPS GROWTH
FOCUSED, HIGH MARGIN,
GLOBAL FRANCHISE COMPANY
MAJOR GLOBAL GROWTH
TARGET APPROXIMATELY
15% ANNUAL ONGOING
SHAREHOLDER RETURN
For the full year our brand divisions collectively grew operating profit 8% in constant currency, which is
in-line with our ongoing growth model target. This was led by 12% operating profit growth at Taco Bell – a
remarkable result given the significant investments we made in the fourth quarter to position the brand for
continued momentum and category leadership for years to come. Operating profit grew 8% in constant
currency in China, with impressive cost management partially offsetting weaker than originally anticipated
sales results.
In 2015 worldwide system sales grew 5% in constant currency, which included increases of 8% at Taco Bell,
7% at KFC, 2% at Pizza Hut and 2% in China. Same-store sales growth was positive across all three of our
brand divisions, with Taco Bell at 5%, KFC at 3% and Pizza Hut at 1%. China’s same-store sales declined 4%
in 2015 but we have plans to return both KFC China and Pizza Hut Casual Dining to positive growth in 2016.
We opened 2,365 new restaurants globally in 2015. This year we expect to open nearly 2,400 new restaurants,
which means we’re opening over 6 new restaurants a day, laying the groundwork for future growth. Given
the plans we have laid out for each of the divisions, we’re confident in our ability to deliver 10% operating
profit growth in constant currency in 2016, which includes the benefit of a 53rd operating week for part of our
brand divisions.
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In China we opened 743 new restaurants in 2015. Our disciplined
approach to development balances our continued, strong belief in China’s
long-term growth potential and strong cash paybacks on new restaurants
with current market realities. In 2016 we plan to open 600 more restaurants
in China. This reflects the opportunities we see across our brands
to enter new trade zones and expand our presence in existing ones.
Our net-new unit growth in 2016 will
be similar to 2015 as we expect fewer
closures this year. We expect 2016
to be another year of sequential
operating profit improvement with
growth of 10%.
743
NEW RESTAURANT
OPENINGS IN 2015
KFC CHINA
KFC, which represents about 75% of China’s operating profit,
grew same-store sales 6% in the fourth quarter, continuing
the sequential improvement we saw throughout the
year. While same-store sales declined 4% for the year,
total system sales in constant currency were even as
we added 175 net-new units, surpassing the 5,000
unit mark. KFC has more than twice the number of
restaurants of our nearest Western QSR competitor
and is in about five times more cities. This beloved
brand reported restaurant-level margins of 16%, a
full percentage point higher than 2014, despite a
decline in same-store sales. These fundamentals
demonstrate our progress
in productivity
initiatives and
the
tremendous operating
leverage the brand should realize as sales
continue to improve.
We know we still have work to do at KFC and I’m thrilled the
China team is applying global best practices, fresh thinking and
new insights to revitalize the brand and achieve traction with
consumers. Early test results of proven, global, sales-driving
tactics are encouraging and the implementation of these
programs should drive transactions and benefit the division
later this year. One example is box meals, which have proven
successful globally and which we expect to be similarly well
received in China. I can assure you we are taking the right
steps to grow this business – and the momentum we are
seeing makes me confident we will.
KFC BOX MEAL
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PIZZA HUT CASUAL DINING CHINA
Pizza Hut Casual Dining, which represents about
25% of China’s operating profit, is the Western Casual
Dining category leader with nearly 1,600 restaurants in
over 400 cities. This is a lead of around 6:1 over our nearest
259 NET-NEW PIZZA HUT CASUAL
DINING UNITS IN 2015
Western Casual Dining competitor. In 2015 system sales
in constant currency grew 10% as we added 259 net-new
units, but same-store sales declined 5%. The macroeconomic
environment and volatile stock market impacted the casual
dining segment and we know we must generate more exciting
news and value to counter this headwind. We’ll be more
focused on value going forward with workday lunch specials
and value pizzas – as well as other initiatives to drive traffic.
We have our work cut out for us here, but the China team has a
number of strategies and concepts in test that we expect to improve
6:1
PIZZA HUT CASUAL
DINING’S LEAD IN
RESTAURANT COUNT OVER NEAREST
WESTERN CASUAL DINING COMPETITOR
results. We know there
is substantial runway for
new units and same-store
sales growth for China’s
leading Western Casual
Dining brand.
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NEARLY
15,000
RESTAURANTS WORLDWIDE
KFC is a franchise-led, emerging-market powerhouse.
With nearly 15,000 restaurants in 120 countries and
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
territories, the brand generated $16 billion in annual system sales and has grown operating profit over the last
three years at a 9% compound annual growth rate in constant currency. I’m thrilled to see KFC’s “Always
Original” positioning gaining momentum and being adopted globally, which I believe will lend further
strength to the brand.
Franchisees opened 85% of our 705 new international restaurants in 2015. Total system sales grew 11% in
emerging markets for the year, with particular strength in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. In fact,
Russia has generated system-sales growth of at least 40% in each of the last four years. We have tremendous
potential in emerging markets, where we have a significant lead over the competition. I’m also encouraged
by our recent performance in developed markets, such as Australia, the U.S., and Japan. International
developed markets’ system sales grew 6% in 2015 and U.S. system sales grew 2%. These results reinforce my
confidence in the brand’s ability to drive sales going forward. We have an unbelievable ability to generate
meaningful growth in mature markets, where we have a long established presence. We are taking our global
brand identity and unifying that with local cultural insights to expand and grow our business all around the
world. We are 100% focused on our real, authentic and freshly prepared food and merging that with value
and innovation to drive results. On the international front we’ve enjoyed success with lunch and dinner box
meals. In the U.S. we recently introduced Nashville Hot Chicken. This is a spicy version of our crispy chicken,
inspired by one of Nashville’s most famous dishes. We’re excited about the possibility of this innovative
product finding its way into the system outside of the U.S.
NASHVILLE HOT CHICKEN
The new-unit pipeline at KFC remains impressive. In KFC’s top 12
emerging markets, excluding China, we only have one restaurant
per million people today. With an aggregate population of 3 billion
people in these markets, think of the potential. Across the world
we have plans in place to grow sales and to build on the division’s
consistent operating profit growth performance. This year we expect at
least 675 new international restaurant openings and to grow operating
profit 11%, which includes a one percentage point benefit from the 53rd
operating week. I am confident KFC will continue to excel and reward
shareholders in the years to come.
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STUFFED GARLIC KNOTS PIZZA
At Pizza Hut U.S., which generates
about 60% of the division’s operating profit,
we are starting to turn the corner with our
focused emphasis on “making it easier to
get a better pizza.” This runs the gamut from
improved operations and insight-driven food
innovation to digital enhancements and consistent
value. While we recognize there is a lot more work
to do, we’re now generating positive momentum
with same-store sales growth.
525
NEW INTERNATIONAL
RESTAURANT OPENINGS
PROJECTED IN 2016
Equally significant, we reached an important agreement
with our U.S. franchisees. Starting in January, we and
our franchisees began an overhaul of Pizza Hut’s assets,
replacing ovens and upgrading in-store technology. From a
marketing calendar perspective, we are focused on a balanced
approach. You may have seen the launch of our $5 Flavor Menu,
the most compelling value menu in the pizza business. In conjunction with our ongoing $6.99 Any Pairs deal
it provides our customers with great value on an ongoing basis. Simultaneously, we are offering premium-
priced innovation, such as our recent launch of the Stuffed Garlic Knots Pizza, to protect and improve
unit-level economics.
Our international business at Pizza Hut is led by strength
in emerging markets but offset by weakness in some
developed markets. We believe we can apply best
practices from the U.S. business to drive growth in
these developed markets going forward. In 2016
we expect to open at least 525 new international
restaurants. We also expect to grow operating
profit 7% in constant currency, which includes
a two percentage point benefit from the 53rd
operating week.
NEW PIZZA HUT U.S. DESIGN
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Taco Bell delivered a fantastic 2015, surpassing $9 billion in system sales, and we expect a solid year in
2016 as well. Taco Bell is on the cutting edge of QSR and is the industry gold standard for social engagement,
product development, brand positioning and advertising. The brand’s Live
Más positioning is an example of how strong brand identity can drive
QUESALUPA
success across the spectrum. We have several new, exciting products
launching this year, including the Quesalupa, which we introduced
during Super Bowl 50. Our innovation focus extends beyond just
food. We are encouraged by early results of our delivery program
and are developing expansion plans for additional cities. The addition
SYSTEM SALES
OF MORE THAN
$9 BILLION
of our loyalty program in November builds on our
mobile app and will increase brand affinity as it rewards social
behavior. Furthermore, we are focused on our core value messaging to
drive transactions. We continue to build our breakfast day-part where
sales are growing at twice the rate of the business as a whole. In fact,
we grew breakfast transactions 6% in the fourth quarter.
Given the brand’s strong economics and broad franchisee appeal,
we continue to accelerate new-unit openings both domestically
and internationally. We had a record number of U.S. openings
in 2015 and expect to build upon this in 2016. I’m particularly
excited that we’re starting to get some traction expanding
this great brand internationally. We know this process will
take time, but we’re making real progress here. In 2016 we
expect to open at least 300 global new restaurants and
to grow operating profit in constant currency 9%, which
includes a three percentage point benefit from the 53rd
operating week. Our growth plans both domestically
and internationally will lay the groundwork for higher
operating profit growth in the years to come.
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TOKYO, JAPAN
HUGE HEART Last but not least,
I want you to know I am proud of the way
our three iconic brands come together
to show we’re a company with a Huge
Heart – opening doors, growing people
and truly caring about the world. Making
responsible decisions as we build brands
people trust and champion is core to us being
a good corporate citizen. This includes leading
the world’s largest private sector hunger relief
effort, where we set the bar high every year in
support of World Hunger Relief and raised more
than $35 million in cash and food donations in 2015.
Since 2007, our efforts have raised $640 million in
cash and food donations resulting in 2.6 billion meals
going to people in need. Together we are making a
meaningful difference in peoples’ lives.
GRADUATES FOR MÁS
ADD HOPE
FEED THE WORLD AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
I am equally pleased that all of our divisions have
meaningful community engagement efforts that
positively impact the local communities where
they live and work. And trust me, we are going
to get better and more courageous every
day at delivering the high quality, high
integrity contributions our consumers most
care about in our food, people, communities
and environment. I invite you to view our
progress in our online Corporate Social
Responsibility report.
LIFE UNBOXED
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With all this progress you can see why I am very excited about what’s happening at our company. We are
undertaking the biggest strategic move in the history of Yum! with the planned spin-off of our China business.
We’re confident this will create two powerful, optimally-structured, independent companies with unique
investment profiles. And, I want to assure you that while the spin-off transaction is critically important we’re
not going to let it distract us from running the business in China or anywhere else.
All three of our brands have significant opportunities for growth as
“We have three iconic
brands and are making
them even stronger. “
restaurant industry going forward. Yum! is in a unique position. We have three iconic brands and are making
to achieve 10% growth in operating profit in constant currency
this year, which includes the benefit of the 53rd operating week,
and are setting up two separate companies that will lead the
they progress along the journey to brand excellence. We expect
them even stronger. As you’ve heard me say before, my goal as CEO is to build three global, iconic brands
that people trust and champion. We are well on our way to achieving this, led by our brand positionings,
courageous leadership and committed team members and franchisees. Needless to say, there is a lot to be
excited about at Yum! and I could not be more pleased to lead this company into its next phase.
Finally, I want to take the opportunity to thank several senior executives who are retiring from Yum!, each
of whom made significant contributions to the company for many years. First and foremost, David Novak,
who will step down as Executive Chairman in May, completing his retirement plan. As co-founder, Executive
Chairman and former CEO, David’s contributions to this company are far too many to put into words.
He has created a world-class company, renowned recognition culture and high-performance orientation that
will stand the test of time. As a result, our shareholders were well-rewarded during his
tenure. David served as a caring and inspirational coach and mentor to many, including
me. I thank him for his visionary leadership and for entrusting our company to the next
generation of leaders. I’d also like to thank Sam Su, who retired in August from Yum!
China as Chairman and CEO, and as Vice Chairman of Yum! Brands. Sam is a true
pioneer who led the tremendous growth of our China business, creating one of the
FEED
THE
WORLD
finest restaurant companies in the world. Lastly, I’d like to recognize Massimo Ferragamo, who also will be
stepping off the Board. He joined the company at its inception and has been an invaluable Director since
that time. We owe each of them a debt of gratitude and wish them continued success and happiness.
And of course, I thank our Board of Directors, employees and franchisees around the globe, whose
contributions are truly inspiring and who are helping Yum! Feed The World.
Cheers,
GREG CREED
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
YUM! BRANDS, INC.
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YUM! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40213
April 8, 2016
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
On behalf of your Board of Directors, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
YUM! Brands, Inc. The Annual Meeting will be held Friday, May 20, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., local time, in the YUM! Conference
Center at 1900 Colonel Sanders Lane in Louisville, Kentucky.
Once again, we encourage you to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rule allowing companies to
furnish proxy materials to their shareholders over the Internet. We believe that this e-proxy process expedites shareholders’
receipt of proxy materials, lowers the costs of delivery and helps reduce the Company’s environmental impact.
Your vote is important. We encourage you to vote promptly whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. You may vote
your shares via a toll-free telephone number or over the Internet. If you received a paper copy of the proxy card by mail,
you may sign, date and mail the proxy card in the envelope provided. Instructions regarding the three methods of voting
are contained on the notice or proxy card.
If you plan to attend the meeting, please bring your notice, admission ticket from your proxy card or proof of your ownership
of YUM common stock as of March 22, 2016 as well as a valid picture identification. Whether or not you attend the meeting,
we encourage you to consider the matters presented in the proxy statement and vote as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Greg Creed
Chief Executive Officer
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholders Meeting to Be Held on
May 20, 2016—this notice and the proxy statement are available at www.yum.com/investors/investor_materials.asp.
The Annual Report on Form 10-K is available at www.yum.com/annualreport.
Proxy Statement YUM! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40213
Notice of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
Friday, May 20, 2016 9:00 a.m.
YUM! Conference Center, 1900 Colonel Sanders Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213
ITEMS OF BUSINESS:
(1)
To elect twelve (12) directors to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified.
(2) To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
(3) To consider and hold an advisory vote on executive compensation.
(4) To approve the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan As Amended.
(5) To consider and vote on one (1) shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting.
(6) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
WHO CAN VOTE:
You can vote if you were a shareholder of record as of the close of business on March 22, 2016.
ANNUAL REPORT:
A copy of our 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K is included with this proxy statement.
WEBSITE:
You may also read the Company’s Annual Report and this Notice and proxy statement on our website at
www.yum.com/annualreport and www.yum.com/investors/investor_materials.asp.
DATE OF MAILING:
This Notice, the proxy statement and the form of proxy are first being mailed to shareholders on or about April 8, 2016.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Marc L. Kesselman
General Counsel and Secretary
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Under securities exchange rules, brokers cannot vote on your behalf for the election of directors or on executive
compensation related matters without your instructions. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please provide
your proxy by following the instructions on your Notice or proxy card. On or about April 8, 2016, we mailed to our shareholders a
Notice containing instructions on how to access the proxy statement and our Annual Report and vote online.
If you received a Notice by mail, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail, unless you request a copy.
Instead, you should follow the instructions included in the Notice on how to access and review the proxy statement and Annual
Report. The Notice also instructs you on how you may submit your vote by proxy over the Internet.
If you received the proxy statement and Annual Report in the mail, please submit your proxy by marking, dating and signing
the proxy card included and returning it promptly in the envelope enclosed. If you are able to attend the Annual Meeting and wish to
vote your shares personally, you may do so at any time before the proxy is exercised.
Proxy Statement Table of Contents
PROXY STATEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MEETING AND VOTING
GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY
MATTERS REQUIRING SHAREHOLDER ACTION
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ITEM 1 Election of Directors and Director Biographies (Item 1 on the Proxy Card) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �16
ITEM 2 Ratification of Independent Auditors (Item 2 on the Proxy Card) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �24
ITEM 3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (Item 3 on the Proxy Card) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �25
ITEM 4 Proposal to Approve the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan As Amended (Item 4 on the Proxy Card) � � � � � �26
ITEM 5 Shareholder Proposal Concerning Responsible and Accurate Labeling (Item 5 on the Proxy Card) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �35
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Compensation Discussion and Analysis � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �39
Summary Compensation Table � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �62
All Other Compensation Table � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �63
Grants of Plan-Based Awards � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �64
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
APPENDIX A: YUM! BRANDS, INC. LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective as of May 20, 2016)
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YUM! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40213
PROXY STATEMENT
For Annual Meeting of Shareholders To Be Held On
May 20, 2016
The Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) of YUM! Brands, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“YUM”
or the “Company”), solicits the enclosed proxy for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held
at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Saving Time), on Friday, May 20, 2016, in the YUM! Conference Center, at 1900 Colonel
Sanders Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. This proxy statement contains information about the matters to be voted on at the
Annual Meeting and the voting process, as well as information about our directors and most highly paid executive officers.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MEETING
AND VOTING
What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?
At our Annual Meeting, shareholders will vote on several important Company matters. In addition, our management will report
on the Company’s performance over the last fiscal year and, following the meeting, respond to questions from shareholders.
Why am I receiving these materials?
You received these materials because our Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the Annual
Meeting. As a shareholder, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and are entitled to vote on the items of business
described in this proxy statement.
Why did I receive a one-page Notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability
of proxy materials this year instead of a full set of proxy materials?
As permitted by Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) rules, we are making this proxy statement and our
Annual Report available to our shareholders electronically
via the Internet. On or about April 8, 2016, we mailed to
our shareholders a Notice containing instructions on how
to access this proxy statement and our Annual Report and
vote online. If you received a Notice by mail you will not
receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail,
unless you request a copy. The Notice instructs you on how
to access and review all of the important information
contained in the proxy statement and Annual Report. The
Notice also instructs you on how you may submit your
proxy over the Internet. If you received a Notice by mail and
would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials,
you should follow the instructions for requesting such
materials contained on the Notice.
We encourage you to take advantage of the availability of
the proxy materials on the Internet in order to help lower
the costs of delivery and reduce the Company’s environmental
impact.
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Who may attend the Annual Meeting?
The Annual Meeting is open to all shareholders of record as of close of business on March 22, 2016, or their duly appointed
proxies. Seating is limited and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
What do I need to bring to attend the Annual Meeting?
You will need a valid picture identification and either an
admission ticket or proof of ownership of YUM’s common
stock to enter the Annual Meeting. If you are a registered
owner, your Notice will be your admission ticket.
If you received the proxy statement and Annual Report by
mail, you will find an admission ticket attached to the proxy
card sent to you. If you plan to attend the Annual Meeting,
please so indicate when you vote and bring the ticket with
you to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the
name of a bank or broker, you will need to bring your legal
proxy from your bank or broker and your admission ticket.
If you do not bring your admission ticket, you will need proof
of ownership to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. A recent
brokerage statement or letter from a bank or broker is an
example of proof of ownership. If you arrive at the Annual
Meeting without an admission ticket, we will admit you only
if we are able to verify that you are a YUM shareholder. Your
admittance to the Annual Meeting will depend upon availability
of seating. All shareholders will be required to present valid
picture identification prior to admittance. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE A VALID PICTURE IDENTIFICATION AND EITHER
AN ADMISSION TICKET OR PROOF THAT YOU OWN YUM
COMMON STOCK, YOU MAY NOT BE ADMITTED INTO
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Please note that computers, cameras, sound or video
recording equipment, cellular and smart phones, tablets
and other similar devices, large bags, briefcases and
packages will not be allowed in the meeting room.
May shareholders ask questions?
Yes. Representatives of the Company will answer shareholders’ questions of general interest following the Annual Meeting.
In order to give a greater number of shareholders an opportunity to ask questions, individuals or groups will be allowed
to ask only one question and no repetitive or follow-up questions will be permitted.
Who may vote?
You may vote if you owned YUM common stock as of the close of business on the record date, March 22, 2016. Each
share of YUM common stock is entitled to one vote. As of March 22, 2016, YUM had 407,176,521 shares of common
stock outstanding.
What am I voting on?
You will be voting on the following five (5) items of business
at the Annual Meeting:
•• An advisory vote on executive compensation;
•• The approval of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan
•• The election of twelve (12) directors to serve until the
next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their
respective successors are duly elected and qualified;
•• The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as
our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2016;
As Amended; and
•• One (1) shareholder proposal.
We will also consider other business that properly comes
before the meeting.
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How does the Board of Directors recommend that I vote?
Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote
your shares:
•• FOR each of the nominees named in this proxy statement
for election to the Board;
•• FOR the proposal regarding an advisory vote on executive
compensation;
•• FOR the proposal to approve the Company’s Long Term
Incentive Plan; and
•• FOR the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our
•• AGAINST the shareholder proposal.
independent auditors;
How do I vote before the Annual Meeting?
There are three ways to vote before the meeting:
•• By Internet — If you have Internet access, we encourage
you to vote on www.proxyvote.com by following instructions
on the Notice or proxy card;
•• By telephone — by making a toll-free telephone call from
the U.S. or Canada to 1(800) 690-6903 (if you have
any questions about how to vote over the phone, call
1(888) 298-6986); or
•• By mail — If you received your proxy materials by mail,
you can vote by completing, signing and returning the
enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided.
If you are a participant in the Direct Stock Purchase Plan,
the administrator of this program, as the shareholder of
record, may only vote the shares for which it has received
directions to vote from you.
If you are a participant in the YUM! Brands 401(k) Plan (“401(k)
Plan”), the trustee of the 401(k) Plan will only vote the shares
for which it has received directions to vote from you.
Proxies submitted through the Internet or by telephone as
described above must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern
Can I vote at the Annual Meeting?
Daylight Saving Time, on May 19, 2016. Proxies submitted
by mail must be received prior to the meeting. Directions
submitted by 401(k) Plan participants must be received by
12:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on May 18,
2016.
Also, if you hold your shares in the name of a bank or broker,
your ability to vote by telephone or the Internet depends
on their voting processes. Please follow the directions on
your notice carefully. A number of brokerage firms and
banks participate in a program provided through Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) that offers telephone
and Internet voting options. If your shares are held in an
account with a brokerage firm or bank participating in the
Broadridge program, you may vote those shares telephonically
by calling the telephone number shown on the voting
instruction form received from your brokerage firm or bank,
or through the Internet at Broadridge’s voting website
(www.proxyvote.com). Votes submitted through the Internet
or by telephone through the Broadridge program must be
received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on
May 19, 2016.
Shares registered directly in your name as the shareholder of
record may be voted in person at the Annual Meeting. Shares
held through a broker or nominee may be voted in person
only if you obtain a legal proxy from the broker or nominee
that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares.
Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage
you to vote your shares by proxy. You may still vote your
shares in person at the meeting even if you have previously
voted by proxy.
Can I change my mind after I vote?
You may change your vote at any time before the polls close
at the Annual Meeting. You may do this by:
•• Signing another proxy card with a later date and returning
it to us prior to the Annual Meeting;
•• Voting again by telephone or through the Internet
prior to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, on
May 19, 2016;
•• Giving written notice to the Secretary of the Company
prior to the Annual Meeting; or
•• Voting again at the Annual Meeting.
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Your attendance at the Annual Meeting will not have the effect of revoking a proxy unless you notify our Secretary in writing
before the polls close that you wish to revoke a previous proxy.
Who will count the votes?
Representatives of American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC will count the votes and will serve as the independent
inspector of election.
What if I return my proxy card but do not provide voting instructions?
If you vote by proxy card, your shares will be voted as you
instruct by the individuals named on the proxy card. If you sign
and return a proxy card but do not specify how your shares
are to be voted, the persons named as proxies on the proxy
card will vote your shares in accordance with the
recommendations of the Board. These recommendations are:
•• FOR the election of the twelve (12) nominees for director
named in this proxy statement (Item 1);
•• FOR the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our
independent auditors for the fiscal year 2016 (Item 2);
•• FOR the proposal regarding an advisory vote on executive
compensation (Item 3);
•• FOR the proposal to approve the Company’s Long Term
Incentive Plan As Amended (Item 4); and
•• AGAINST the shareholder proposal (Item 5).
What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card?
It means that you have multiple accounts with brokers and/
or our transfer agent. Please vote all of these shares. We
recommend that you contact your broker and/or our transfer
agent to consolidate as many accounts as possible under
the same name and address. Our transfer agent is American
Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, which may be
reached at 1 (888) 439-4986.
Will my shares be voted if I do not provide my proxy?
Your shares may be voted if they are held in the name of a
brokerage firm, even if you do not provide the brokerage
firm with voting instructions. Brokerage firms have the
authority under the New York Stock Exchange rules to vote
shares for which their customers do not provide voting
instructions on certain “routine” matters.
The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our
independent auditors for fiscal year 2016 is considered a
routine matter for which brokerage firms may vote shares
for which they have not received voting instructions. The
other proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting are
not considered “routine” under applicable rules. When a
proposal is not a routine matter and the brokerage firm has
not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner
of the shares with respect to that proposal, the brokerage
firm cannot vote the shares on that proposal. This is called
a “broker non-vote.”
How many votes must be present to hold the Annual Meeting?
Your shares are counted as present at the Annual Meeting
if you attend the Annual Meeting in person or if you properly
return a proxy by Internet, telephone or mail. In order for us
to conduct our Annual Meeting, a majority of the outstanding
shares of YUM common stock, as of March 22, 2016, must
be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual
Meeting. This is referred to as a quorum. Abstentions and
broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of establishing
a quorum at the Annual Meeting.
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How many votes are needed to elect directors?
You may vote “FOR” each nominee or “AGAINST” each
nominee, or “ABSTAIN” from voting on one or more nominees.
Unless you mark “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN” with respect to
a particular nominee or nominees or for all nominees, your
proxy will be voted “FOR” each of the director nominees
named in this proxy statement. In an uncontested election,
a nominee will be elected as a director if the number of
“FOR” votes exceeds the number of “AGAINST” votes.
Abstentions will be counted as present but not voted.
Abstentions and broker non-votes will not affect the outcome
of the vote on directors. Full details of the Company’s
majority voting policy are set out in our Corporate
Governance Principles at www.yum.com/investors/
governance/principles.asp and at page 9 under “What other
significant Board practices does the Company have? —
Majority Voting Policy.”
How many votes are needed to approve the other proposals?
The other proposals must receive the “FOR” vote of a
majority of the shares, present in person or represented by
proxy, and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. For each
of these items, you may vote “FOR”, “AGAINST” or
“ABSTAIN.” Abstentions will be counted as shares present
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly,
abstentions will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST”
the proposals. Broker non-votes will not be counted as
shares present and entitled to vote with respect to the
particular matter on which the broker has not voted. Thus,
broker non-votes will not affect the outcome of any of these
proposals.
When will the Company announce the voting results?
The Company will announce the voting results of the Annual Meeting on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed within four
business days of the Annual Meeting.
What if other matters are presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting?
The Company knows of no other matters to be submitted to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting, other than the
proposals referred to in this Proxy Statement. If any other matters properly come before the shareholders at the Annual
Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named on the proxy to vote the shares represented thereby on such matters in
accordance with their best judgment.
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The business and affairs of YUM are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board believes that good
corporate governance is a critical factor in achieving business success and in fulfilling the Board’s responsibilities to
shareholders. The Board believes that its practices align management and shareholder interests.
The corporate governance section of the Company website makes available the Company’s corporate governance materials,
including the Corporate Governance Principles (the “Governance Principles”), the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, the charters for each Board committee, the Company’s Worldwide Code of Conduct, the Company’s Political
Contributions and U.S. Government Advocacy Policy, and information about how to report concerns about the Company.
To access these documents on the Company’s website, www.yum.com, click on “Investors” and then “Corporate Governance”.
Highlights of our corporate governance practices are described below.
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What is the composition of the Board of Directors and how often are members
elected?
Our Board of Directors presently consists of 15 directors whose terms expire at this Annual Meeting. Messrs. Ferragamo,
Novak and Su will be retiring and are not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting.
As discussed in more detail later in this section, the Board has determined that 11 of the 12 current directors standing
for election are independent under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
How often did the Board meet in fiscal 2015?
The Board of Directors met 10 times during fiscal 2015. Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board
and the committees of which he or she was a member and that were held during the period he or she served as a director.
What is the Board’s policy regarding director attendance at the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders?
The Board of Director’s policy is that all directors should attend the Annual Meeting and all 12 directors on the Board
during the 2015 Annual Meeting were in attendance.
How does the Board select nominees for the Board?
The Nominating and Governance Committee considers
candidates for Board membership suggested by its members
and other Board members, as well as management and
shareholders. The Committee’s charter provides that it may
retain a third-party executive search firm to identify candidates
from time to time.
nominee is presented to the full Board for consideration.
After completing this evaluation and interview process, the
Committee will make a recommendation to the full Board
as to the person(s) who should be nominated by the Board,
and the Board determines the nominee(s) after considering
the recommendation and report of the Committee.
In accordance with the Governance Principles, our Board
seeks members from diverse professional backgrounds
who combine a broad spectrum of experience and expertise
with a reputation for integrity. Directors should have
experience in positions with a high degree of responsibility,
be leaders in the companies or institutions with which they
are affiliated and are selected based upon contributions
they can make to the Board and management. The
Committee’s assessment of a proposed candidate will
include a review of the person’s judgment, experience,
independence, understanding of the Company’s business
or other related industries and such other factors as the
Nominating and Governance Committee determines are
relevant in light of the needs of the Board of Directors. The
Committee believes that its nominees should reflect a
diversity of experience, gender, race, ethnicity and age. The
Board does not have a specific policy regarding director
diversity. The Committee also considers such other relevant
factors as it deems appropriate, including the current
composition of the Board, the balance of management and
independent directors, the need for Audit Committee
expertise and the evaluations of other prospective nominees,
if any. In connection with this evaluation, it is expected that
each Committee member will interview the prospective
nominee in person or by telephone before the prospective
We believe that each of our directors has met the guidelines
set forth in the Governance Principles. As noted in the
director biographies that follow this section, our directors
have experience, qualifications and skills across a wide
range of public and private companies, possessing a broad
spectrum of experience both individually and collectively.
Brian C. Cornell, Keith Meister and P. Justin Skala were
appointed to the Board effective September 18, 2015,
October 15, 2015 and January 28, 2016, respectively.
Messrs. Cornell, Meister and Skala will stand for election
to the Board by our shareholders for the first time. The full
Board is recommending their election as directors. Mr. Cornell
was recommended to our Nomination and Governance
Committee by our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Meister was
recommended by a shareholder and a non-management
member of our Board, and Mr. Skala was recommended
by a third party search firm and a non-management member
of our Board.
For a shareholder to submit a candidate for consideration
by the Nominating and Governance Committee, a shareholder
must notify YUM’s Corporate Secretary, YUM! Brands, Inc.,
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213.
The recommendation must contain the information described
on page 82.
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How Can Shareholders Nominate for the Board?
Director nominations for inclusion in Yum’s proxy materials
(Proxy Access). During the past year, we reached out to
many of our shareholders regarding corporate governance
matters, including proxy access for director nominations.
Based on these discussions, we amended our bylaws during
2015 to adopt proxy access provisions that we believe serve
the interests of our shareholders.
The amended Yum bylaws permit a shareholder, or group
of up to 20 shareholders, owning continuously for at least
three years shares of Yum stock representing an aggregate
of at least 3% of our outstanding shares, to nominate and
include in Yum’s proxy materials director nominees
constituting up to 20% of Yum’s Board, provided that the
shareholder(s) and nominee(s) satisfy the requirements in
Yum’s bylaws. Notice of proxy access director nominees
must be received no earlier than November 10, 2016, and
no later than December 10, 2016.
What is the Board’s leadership structure?
In 2016, the Board will continue the evolution of its leadership
structure. Effective January 1, 2015, the Board appointed
Greg Creed as CEO to succeed David C. Novak and
contemporaneously appointed Mr. Novak Executive Chairman
of the Board. Effective after the upcoming Annual Meeting
on May 20, 2016, Mr. Novak will retire as Executive Chairman
and step down from the Board. Robert D. Walter will assume
the new position of Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.
Applying our Corporate Governance Principles, the Board
also determined that based on Mr. Walter’s independence,
it would not appoint a Lead Director when Mr. Walter
becomes Non-Executive Chairman.
The Nominating and Governance Committee annually
reviews the Board’s leadership structure and evaluates the
performance and effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
The Board retains the authority to modify its leadership
structure in order to address our Company’s circumstances
and advance the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders as and when appropriate. The Board’s annual
self-evaluation includes questions regarding the Board’s
opportunities for open communication and the effectiveness
of executive sessions.
The Company’s Governance Principles provide that the CEO
may serve as Chairman of the Board, and up until 2015
Mr. Novak served as our CEO and Chairman. These Principles
also provide for an independent Lead Director, when the
CEO is serving as Chairman. During 2015, our CEO did not
serve as Chairman, and our Board determined that it was
appropriate to have a Lead Director since Mr. Novak was
our former CEO. Our Board believes that Board independence
and oversight of management are effectively maintained
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Director nominations to be brought before the 2017
Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Director nominations
that a shareholder intends to present at the 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, other than through the proxy
access procedures described above, must be received no
later than February 20, 2017. These nominations must be
submitted by a shareholder in accordance with the
requirements specified in the Yum’s bylaws.
Where to send director nominations for the 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders. Director nominations brought
by shareholders must be delivered to Yum’s Secretary by
mail at YUM! Brands, Inc., 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville,
Kentucky 40213 and received by Yum’s Secretary by the
dates set forth above.
through a strong independent Chairman or Lead Director
and through the Board’s composition, committee system
and policy of having regular executive sessions of non-
employee directors, all of which are discussed below this
section. Thomas M. Ryan, the Chairman of our Nominating
and Governance Committee, served as Lead Director
during 2015.
As CEO, Mr. Creed is responsible for leading the Company’s
strategies, organization design, people development and
culture, and for providing the day-to-day leadership over
operations. In 2015, while serving as Executive Chairman,
Mr. Novak was responsible for supporting the CEO on
corporate strategy, innovative business and brand building
ideas, and leadership development.
The Board created the Lead Director position in August 2012,
after its annual review which included engaging in dialogue
and receiving input from a number of major shareholders.
During 2015 (and since 2012), the Lead Director position
was structured so that one independent Board member is
empowered with sufficient authority to ensure independent
oversight of the Company and its management. The Lead
Director position has no term limit and is subject only to
annual approval by the independent members of the Board.
Thomas M. Ryan served as the Lead Director during 2015,
and the Board concluded that Mr. Ryan provided effective
oversight in this role. The Board appointed Robert D. Walter
Lead Director effective January 1, 2016.
To assure effective independent oversight, the Board has
adopted a number of governance practices discussed on
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What are the Company’s governance policies and ethical guidelines?
•• Board Committee Charters. The Audit, Management
Planning and Development and Nominating and
Governance Committees of the YUM Board of Directors
operate pursuant to written charters. These charters were
approved by the Board of Directors and reflect certain
best practices in corporate governance. These charters
comply with the requirements of the NYSE. Each charter
is available on the Company’s website at www.yum.com/
investors/governance/charters.asp.
•• Governance Principles. The Board of Directors has
documented its corporate governance guidelines in the
YUM! Brands, Inc. Corporate Governance Principles.
These guidelines are available on the Company’s website
at www.yum.com/investors/governance/principles.asp.
•• Ethical Guidelines. YUM’s Worldwide Code of Conduct
was adopted to emphasize the Company’s commitment
to the highest standards of business conduct. The Code
of Conduct also sets forth information and procedures
for employees to report ethical or accounting concerns,
misconduct or violations of the Code of Conduct in a
confidential manner. The Code of Conduct applies to the
Board of Directors and all employees of the Company,
including the principal executive officer, the principal
financial officer and the principal accounting officer. Our
directors and the senior-most employees in the Company
are required to regularly-complete a conflicts of interest
questionnaire and certify in writing that they have read
and understand the Code of Conduct. The Code of
Conduct is available on the Company’s website at
www.yum.com/investors/governance/conduct.asp.
The Company intends to post amendments to or waivers
from its Code (to the extent applicable to the Board of
Directors or executive officers) on this website.
What other significant Board practices does the Company have?
•• Private Executive Sessions. Our non-management
directors meet in executive session at each regular Board
meeting. The executive sessions are attended only by
the non-management directors and are presided over by
the Lead Director. Our independent directors meet in
executive session at least once per year.
•• Role of Lead Director. Our Governance Principles require
the election, by the independent directors, of a Lead
Director when the CEO is also serving as Chairman.
The Lead Director position is structured so that one
independent Board member is empowered with sufficient
authority to ensure independent oversight of the Company
and its management. The Lead Director position has no term
limit and is subject only to annual approval by the independent
members of the Board. Based upon the recommendation
of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board
has determined that the Lead Director is responsible for:
(a) Presiding at all executive sessions of the Board and
any other meeting of the Board at which the Chairman
is not present, and advising the Chairman and CEO
of any decisions reached or suggestions made at any
executive session,
(b) Approving in advance agendas and schedules for
Board meetings and the information that is provided
to directors,
(c)
If requested by major shareholders, being available for
consultations and direct communication,
(d) Serving as a liaison between the Chairman and the
independent directors, and
(e) Calling special meetings of the independent directors.
As noted above, Robert D. Walter, our current Lead Director,
will become Non-Executive Chairman of the Board upon
Mr. Novak’s retirement as Executive Chairman at our Annual
Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2016. Since Mr. Walter
is independent, the Board has determined that it will not
appoint a Lead Director once Mr. Walter’s appointment as
Non-Executive Director becomes effective. It is expected
that the independent Non-Executive Chairman will preside
at all meetings of the Board, and work with the CEO to set
Board meeting agendas and schedule Board meetings, as
well as retain the other responsibilities that the Lead Director
currently has.
•• Advance Materials. Information and data important to
the directors’ understanding of the business or matters
to be considered at a Board or Board Committee meeting
are, to the extent practical, distributed to the directors
sufficiently in advance of the meeting to allow careful
review prior to the meeting.
•• Board and Committees’ Evaluations. The Board has
an annual self-evaluation process that is led by the
Nominating and Governance Committee. This assessment
focuses on the Board’s contribution to the Company and
emphasizes those areas in which the Board believes a
better contribution could be made. In addition, the Audit,
Management Planning and Development and Nominating
and Governance Committees also each conduct similar
annual self-evaluations.
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•• Majority Voting Policy. Our Articles of Incorporation
require majority voting for the election of directors in
uncontested elections. This means that director nominees
in an uncontested election for directors must receive a
number of votes “for” his or her election in excess of the
number of votes “against.” The Company’s Governance
Principles further provide that any incumbent director
who does not receive a majority of “for” votes will promptly
tender to the Board his or her resignation from the Board.
The resignation will specify that it is effective upon the
Board’s acceptance of the resignation. The Board will,
through a process managed by the Nominating and
Governance Committee and excluding the nominee in
question, accept or reject the resignation within 90 days
after the Board receives the resignation. If the Board
rejects the resignation, the reason for the Board’s decision
will be publicly disclosed.
What access do the Board and Board committees have to management
and to outside advisors?
•• Access to Management and Employees. Directors
have full and unrestricted access to the management and
employees of the Company. Additionally, key members
of management attend Board meetings to present
information about the results, plans and operations of the
business within their areas of responsibility.
•• Access to Outside Advisors. The Board and its
committees may retain counsel or consultants without
obtaining the approval of any officer of the Company in
What is the Board’s role in risk oversight?
advance or otherwise. The Audit Committee has the sole
authority to retain and terminate the independent auditor.
The Nominating and Governance Committee has the sole
authority to retain search firms to be used to identify
director candidates. The Management Planning and
Development Committee has the sole authority to retain
compensation consultants for advice on executive
compensation matters.
The Board maintains overall responsibility for overseeing
the Company’s risk management, including succession
planning. In furtherance of its responsibility, the Board has
delegated specific risk-related responsibilities to the Audit
Committee and to the Management Planning and
Development Committee. The Audit Committee engages
in substantive discussions of risk management at its regular
committee meetings held during the year. At these meetings,
it receives functional risk review reports covering significant
areas of risk from senior managers responsible for these
functional areas, as well as receiving reports from the
Company’s Chief Auditor and the General Counsel. Our
Chief Auditor reports directly to the Chairman of the Audit
Committee and our Chief Financial Officer. The Audit
Committee also receives reports at each meeting regarding
legal and regulatory risks from management and meets in
separate executive sessions with our independent auditors
and our Chief Auditor. The Audit Committee provides a
summary to the full Board at each regular Board meeting
of the risk area reviewed together with any other risk related
subjects discussed at the Audit Committee meeting. In
addition, our Management Planning and Development
Committee considers the risks that may be implicated by
our compensation programs through a risk assessment
conducted by management and reports its conclusions to
the full Board.
Has the Company conducted a risk assessment of its compensation policies
and practices?
As stated in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis at
page 39, the philosophy of our compensation programs is
to reward performance by designing pay programs that
incorporate team and individual performance, customer
satisfaction and shareholder return; emphasize long-term
incentives; drive ownership mentality; and require executives
to personally invest in Company stock.
In early 2016, the Management Planning and Development
Committee (the “Committee”) oversaw the risk assessment
of our compensation programs for all employees to determine
whether they encourage unreasonable or excessive risk
taking. In conducting this review, each of our compensation
practices and programs was reviewed against the key risks
facing the Company in the conduct of its business. Based
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policies and practices do not encourage our employees to
take unnecessary or excessive risks.
As part of this assessment, the Committee concluded the
following policies and practices of the Company’s cash and
equity incentive programs serve to reduce the likelihood of
excessive risk taking:
•• Our compensation system is balanced, rewarding both
short-term and long-term performance
•• Long-term Company performance is emphasized. The
majority of incentive compensation for the top level
employees is associated with the long-term performance
of the Company
•• Strong stock ownership guidelines are enforced for
approximately 400 senior employees
•• The annual incentive and performance share plans both
have caps on the level of performance over which no
additional rewards are paid, thereby mitigating incentives
for executives to take unreasonable risks
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•• The annual incentive target setting process is closely
linked to the annual financial planning process and supports
the Company’s overall strategic plan, which is reviewed
and approved by the Board
•• Compensation performance measures set for each division
are transparent and tied to multiple measurable factors,
none of which exceed a 50% weighting. The measures
are drivers of returns and are transparent to shareholders
•• The capital allocation process is driven by strategic
objectives, aligned with Division annual operating plans
and requires capital expenditure approval, ensuring
alignment with development and return requirements
•• The financial performance which determines employee
awards is closely monitored by the Audit Committee and
the full Board
•• The Company has implemented a robust recoupment
(clawback) policy
How does the Board determine which directors are considered independent?
The Company’s Governance Principles, adopted by the
Board, require that we meet the listing standards of the
NYSE. The full text of the Governance Principles can be
found on the Company’s website (www.yum.com/investors/
governance/principles.asp).
Pursuant to the Governance Principles, the Board undertook
its annual review of director independence. During this
review, the Board considered transactions and relationships
between each director or any member of his or her
immediate family and the Company and its subsidiaries
and affiliates. As provided in the Governance Principles,
the purpose of this review was to determine whether any
such relationships or transactions were inconsistent with
a determination that the director is independent.
As a result of this review, the Board affirmatively determined
that all of the directors are independent of the Company
and its management under NYSE rules, with the exception
of David C. Novak, Greg Creed, and Jing-Shyh S. Su.
Messrs. Novak, Creed and Su are not considered
independent directors because of their employment by
the Company.
In determining that the other directors did not have a
material relationship with the Company, the Board determined
that Messrs. Cavanagh, Dorman, Ferragamo, Linen, Meister,
Nelson, Ryan, Skala, Walter and Mmes. Graddick-Weir
and Stock had no other relationship with the Company
other than their relationship as a director. The Board did
note as discussed in the next paragraph that Target Corp.,
which employs Mr. Cornell, has a business relationship
with the Company; however, as noted below, the Board
determined that this relationship was not material to the
director or Target Corp. and, therefore determined Mr. Cornell
was independent.
Brian C. Cornell is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Target Corp. During 2015, the Company received
approximately $12 million in license fees from Target Corp.
in the normal course of business. Divisions of the Company
paid Target Corp. approximately $2.5 million in rebates in
2015.The Board determined that these payments did not
create a material relationship between the Company and
Mr. Cornell or the Company and Target Corp. as the payments
represent less than one-tenth of 1% of Target Corp.’s
revenues. The Board determined that this relationship was
not material to Mr. Cornell or Target Corp.
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How do shareholders communicate with the Board?
Shareholders and other parties interested in communicating
directly with individual directors, the non-management
directors as a group or the entire Board may do so by
writing to the Nominating and Governance Committee,
c/o Corporate Secretary, YUM! Brands, Inc., 1441 Gardiner
Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213. The Nominating and
Governance Committee of the Board has approved a
process for handling letters received by the Company and
addressed to individual directors, non-management
members of the Board or the Board. Under that process,
the Corporate Secretary of the Company reviews all such
correspondence and regularly forwards to a designated
individual member of the Nominating and Governance
Committee copies of all such correspondence (although
we do not forward commercial correspondence and
correspondence duplicative in nature; however, we will
retain duplicate correspondence and all duplicate
correspondence will be available for directors’ review upon
their request) and a summary of all such correspondence.
The designated director of the Nominating and Governance
Committee will forward correspondence directed to
individual directors as he or she deems appropriate.
Directors may at any time review a log of all correspondence
received by the Company that is addressed to members
of the Board and request copies of any such
correspondence. Written correspondence from shareholders
relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters
are immediately brought to the attention of the Company’s
Audit Committee Chair and to the internal audit department
and handled in accordance with procedures established
by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters
(described below). Correspondence from shareholders
relating to Management Planning and Development
Committee matters are referred to the Chair of the
Management Planning and Development Committee.
What are the Company’s policies on reporting of concerns regarding accounting?
The Audit Committee has established policies on reporting
concerns regarding accounting and other matters in addition
to our policy on communicating with our non-management
directors. Any person, whether or not an employee, who
has a concern about the conduct of the Company or any
of our people, with respect to accounting, internal
accounting controls or auditing matters, may, in a
confidential or anonymous manner, communicate that
concern to our General Counsel, Marc Kesselman. If any
person believes that he or she should communicate with
our Audit Committee Chair, Thomas C. Nelson, he or she
may do so by writing him at c/o YUM! Brands, Inc., 1441
Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY 40213. In addition, a person
who has such a concern about the conduct of the Company
or any of our employees may discuss that concern on a
confidential or anonymous basis by contacting The Network
at 1 (800) 241-5689. The Network is our designated
external contact for these issues and is authorized to
contact the appropriate members of management and/
or the Board of Directors with respect to all concerns it
receives. The full text of our Policy on Reporting of Concerns
Regarding Accounting and Other Matters is available on
our website at www.yum.com/investors/governance/
complaint.asp.
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What are the Committees of the Board?
The Board of Directors has standing Audit, Management Planning and Development, Nominating and Governance and
Executive/Finance Committees.
Number of Meetings
in Fiscal 2015
10
Name of Committee
and Members
Audit:
Thomas C. Nelson, Chair
Michael J. Cavanagh*
Brian C. Cornell*
Keith Meister*
Jonathan S. Linen
P. Justin Skala
Elane B. Stock
Functions of the Committee
•• Possesses sole authority regarding the selection and retention of independent
auditors
•• Reviews and has oversight over the Company’s internal audit function
•• Reviews and approves the cost and scope of audit and non-audit services
provided by the independent auditors
•• Reviews the independence, qualification and performance of the independent
auditors
•• Reviews the adequacy of the Company’s internal systems of accounting and
financial control
•• Reviews the annual audited financial statements and results of the audit with
management and the independent auditors
•• Reviews the Company’s accounting and financial reporting principles and
practices including any significant changes
•• Advises the Board with respect to Company policies and procedures
regarding compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the Company’s
Worldwide Code of Conduct and Policy on Conflicts of Interest
•• Discusses with management the Company’s policies with respect to risk
assessment and risk management. Further detail about the role of the Audit
Committee in risk assessment and risk management is included in the section
entitled “What is the Board’s role in risk oversight?” set forth on page 10.
The Board of Directors has determined that all of the members of the Audit Committee are independent within the meaning
of applicable SEC regulations and the listing standards of the NYSE and that Mr. Nelson, the chair of the Committee, is
qualified as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations. The Board has also determined
that Mr. Nelson has accounting and related financial management expertise within the meaning of the listing standards
of the NYSE and that each member is financially literate within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE.
*Brian C. Cornell and Michael Cavanagh were each appointed Audit Committee members effective September 18, 2015.
Keith Meister and P. Justin Skala were appointed Audit Committee members effective November 19, 2015 and March 4,
2016, respectively.
Name of Committee
and Members
Management Planning
and Development:
Robert D. Walter, Chair
David W. Dorman
Massimo Ferragamo
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir*
Thomas M. Ryan
Elane B. Stock*
Functions of the Committee
•• Oversees the Company’s executive compensation plans and programs and
reviews and recommends changes to these plans and programs
•• Monitors the performance of the chief executive officer and other senior
executives in light of corporate goals set by the Committee
•• Reviews and approves the compensation of the chief executive officer and
other senior executive officers
•• Reviews management succession planning
Number of Meetings
in Fiscal 2015
4
The Board has determined that all of the members of the Management Planning and Development Committee are
independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE.
*Mirian Graddick-Weir and Elane B. Stock were each appointed Management Planning and Development Committee
members effective September 18, 2015 and January 28, 2015, respectively.
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Name of Committee
and Members
Nominating and
Governance:
Thomas M. Ryan, Chair
David W. Dorman
Massimo Ferragamo
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir
Elane B. Stock
Robert D. Walter
Functions of the Committee
•• Identifies and proposes to the Board suitable candidates for Board membership
•• Advises the Board on matters of corporate governance
•• Reviews and reassesses from time to time the adequacy of the Company’s
Corporate Governance Principles
•• Receives comments from all directors and reports annually to the Board with
assessment of the Board’s performance
•• Prepares and supervises the Board’s annual review of director independence
Number of Meetings
in Fiscal 2015
4
The Board has determined that all of the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are independent within
the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE.
Name of Committee
and Members
Executive/Finance:
David C. Novak, Chair
Thomas C. Nelson
Thomas M. Ryan
Robert D. Walter
Functions of the Committee
•• Exercises all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business and
affairs of the Company consistent with applicable law while the Board is not in
session
Number of Meetings
in Fiscal 2015
—
How are directors compensated?
Employee Directors. Employee directors do not receive
additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.
Non-Employee Directors Annual Compensation. The annual
compensation for each director who is not an employee of
YUM is discussed under “Director Compensation” beginning
on page 75.
What are the Company’s policies and procedures with respect to related person
transactions?
Under the Company’s policies and procedures for the review
of related person transactions the Nominating and
Governance Committee reviews related person transactions
in which we are or will be a participant to determine if they
are in the best interests of our shareholders and the Company.
Transactions, arrangements, or relationships or any series
of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships in
which a related person had or will have a material interest
and that exceed $100,000 are subject to the Committee’s
review. Any member of the Nominating and Governance
Committee who is a related person with respect to a
transaction under review may not participate in the
deliberation or vote respecting approval or ratification of
the transaction.
Related persons are directors, director nominees, executive
officers, holders of 5% or more of our voting stock and their
immediate family members. Immediate family members are
spouses, parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren,
siblings, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and any person,
other than a tenant or domestic employee, who resides in
the household of a director, director nominee, executive
officer or holder of 5% or more of our voting stock.
After its review, the Nominating and Governance Committee
may approve or ratify the transaction. The policies and
procedures provide that certain transactions are deemed
to be pre-approved even if they will exceed $100,000.
These transactions include employment of executive officers,
director compensation, and transactions with other
companies if the aggregate amount of the transaction does
not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of that company’s
total revenues and the related person is not an executive
officer of the other company.
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Does the Company require stock ownership by directors?
Yes, the Company requires stock ownership by directors.
The Board of Directors expects non-management directors
to hold a meaningful number of shares of Company common
stock and expects non-management directors to retain
shares acquired as compensation as a director until at least
12 months following their departure from the Board.
YUM directors receive a significant portion of their annual
compensation in stock. The Company believes that the
emphasis on the equity component of director compensation
serves to further align the interests of directors with those
of our shareholders.
How much YUM stock do the directors own?
Stock ownership information for each director is shown in the table on page 38.
Does the Company have stock ownership guidelines for executives and senior
management?
The Management Planning and Development Committee
has adopted formal stock ownership guidelines that set
minimum expectations for executive and senior management
ownership. These guidelines are discussed on page 58.
The Company has maintained an ownership culture among
its executive and senior managers since its formation.
Substantially all executive officers and members of senior
management hold stock well in excess of the guidelines.
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ITEM 1 Election of Directors and Director Biographies
(Item 1 on the Proxy Card)
Who are this year’s nominees?
The twelve (12) nominees recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors for
election this year to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting and until their respective successors are elected and qualified
are provided below. The biographies of each of the nominees below contains information regarding the person’s service
as a director, business experience, director positions held currently or at any time during the last five years, information
regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings, if applicable, and the experiences, qualifications,
attributes or skills that caused the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board to determine that the person
should serve as a director for the Company. In addition to the information presented below regarding each nominee’s
specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led our Board to the conclusion that he or she should serve
as a director, we also believe that all of our director nominees have a reputation for integrity, honesty and adherence to
high ethical standards. They each have demonstrated business acumen and an ability to exercise sound judgment, as
well as a commitment of service to YUM and our Board. Finally, we value their significant experience on other public
company boards of directors and board committees.
There are no family relationships among any of the directors and executive officers of the Company. Director ages are as
of the date of this proxy statement.
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Michael J. Cavanagh is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation,
a global media and technology company. He has held this position since July 2015. From July 2014 to
May 2015 he served as Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer for The Carlyle Group, a global
investment firm, and he was also a member of the Executive Group and Management Committee of
The Carlyle Group. Prior to this, Mr. Cavanagh was the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate &
Investment Bank of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 2012 until 2014. From 2010 to 2012, he was the Chief
Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Treasury & Securities Services business, one of the world’s
largest cash management providers and a leading global custodian. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Cavanagh
was Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Mr. Cavanagh served on the board of The Carlyle
Group L.P. in 2014.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chief financial officer of a global media
and technology company and president and chief operating officer of a global investment
firm
•• Expertise in finance and strategic planning
•• Independent of Company
Brian C. Cornell has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Corp., a general
merchandise retailer, since August 2014. Mr. Cornell served as the Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Americas Foods, a division of PepsiCo, Inc. from March 2012 to July 2014. From April 2009 to January
2012, Mr. Cornell served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Sam’s Club, a division of
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and as an Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He has been a Director
of Target Corp. since 2014. He has served as a Director of Home Depot, OfficeMax, Polaris Industries
Inc., Centerplate, Inc. and Kirin-Tropicana, Inc.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chairman and chief executive officer
of a merchandise retailer
•• Expertise in strategic planning, retail business, branding and corporate leadership
•• Public company directorship experience
•• Independent of Company
Michael J. Cavanagh
Age 50
Director Since 2012
Senior Executive
Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer Comcast
Corporation
Brian C. Cornell
Age 57
Director since 2015
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
Target Corp.
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Greg Creed is Chief Executive Officer of YUM. He has served in this position since January 2015. He
served as Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division from January 2014 to December 2014 and as Chief
Executive Officer of Taco Bell U.S. from 2011 to December 2013. Prior to this position, Mr. Creed served
as President and Chief Concept Officer of Taco Bell U.S., a position he held beginning in December 2006.
Mr. Creed served as Chief Operating Officer of YUM from 2005 to 2006. He has served as a director of
International Games Technology since 2010.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chief executive officer of Taco Bell
•• Expertise in strategic planning, global branding, franchising, and corporate leadership
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
David W. Dorman is the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CVS Health Corporation (formerly known
as CVS Caremark Corporation), a pharmacy healthcare provider. He has held this position since May
2011. He is also a Founding Partner of Centerview Capital, a private investment firm, since July 2013.
From 2008 until 2011, he was the Non-Executive Chairman of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as
Motorola Inc.), a leading provider of business and mission critical communication products and services
for enterprise and government customers. From October 2006 through April 2008, he was a Managing
Director and Senior Advisor with Warburg Pincus LLC, a global private equity firm. From November 2005
until January 2006, Mr. Dorman served as President and a director of AT&T Inc., a telecommunications
company (formerly known as SBC Communications). From November 2002 until November 2005,
Mr. Dorman was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Corporation. Mr. Dorman
currently serves on the board of Georgia Tech Foundation and Paypal Holdings, Inc. Mr. Dorman served
on the board of Motorola Solutions, Inc. from 2006 to 2015 and on eBay Inc. from 2014 to 2015.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chief executive officer of global
telecommunications-related businesses
•• Expertise in finance, strategic planning and public company executive compensation
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Greg Creed
Age 58
Director since 2014
Chief Executive
Officer, YUM
David W. Dorman
Age 62
Director Since 2005
Non-Executive
Chairman, CVS
Health Corporation
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Mirian M. Graddick-Weir serves as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for Merck & Co., Inc.,
a pharmaceutical company. She has held this position since 2008. From 2006 until 2008, she was Senior
Vice President of Human Resources of Merck & Co., Inc. Prior to this position, she served as Executive
Vice President of Human Resources of AT&T Corp. from 2001 to 2006. Ms. Graddick-Weir served as a
director of Harleysville Group Inc. from 2000 until 2012.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Management experience, including as executive vice president of human resources for a
pharmaceutical company
•• Expertise in global human resources, corporate governance and public company compensation
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Jonathan S. Linen has been an advisor to the Chairman of American Express Company, a diversified
worldwide travel and financial services company, since January 2006. From August 1993 until December
2005, he served as Vice Chairman of American Express Company. Mr. Linen is a director of Modern
Bank, N.A. Mr. Linen served on the board of The Intercontinental Hotels Group from 2005 to 2014.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as president and chief executive officer
of global travel-related services company
•• Expertise in finance, marketing and international business development
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir
Age 61
Director since 2012
Executive Vice
President Human
Resources Merck &
Co., Inc.
Jonathan S. Linen
Age 72
Director since 2005
Advisor to the
Chairman, American
Express Company
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Keith Meister has been the Managing Partner of Corvex Management LP, a New York based investment
firm, since 2011. From 2003 to August 2010, Mr. Meister served as Chief Executive Officer and then
Principal Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general
partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P., a diversified holding company. Mr. Meister currently serves on the
board of directors of The Williams Company, Inc. Mr. Meister previously served on the board of directors
of several public companies, including The ADT Corporation, Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., XO Holdings,
Motorola Mobility and Motorola, Inc., Federal Mogul, American Railcar Industries and American Casino
& Entertainment Properties LLC.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operational and management experience as managing partner, and executive officer of an
investment firm and diversified holding company
•• Expertise in finance, securities, capital markets, strategic development and risk management
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Keith Meister
Age 42
Director since 2015
Managing
Partner of Corvex
Management LP
Thomas C. Nelson has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of National Gypsum Company,
a building products manufacturer, since 1999 and was elected Chairman of the Board in January 2005.
Mr. Nelson previously worked for Morgan Stanley & Co. and in the United States Defense Department
as Assistant to the Secretary and was a White House Fellow. He serves as Director of Carolinas Healthcare
System and was a director of Belk, Inc. from 2003 to 2015. Since January 2015, Mr. Nelson has served
as a director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operational and management experience, including as president and chief executive officer of
a building products manufacturer
•• Senior government experience as Assistant to the Secretary of the United States Defense
Thomas C. Nelson
Department and as a White House Fellow
•• Expertise in finance, strategic planning, business development and retail business
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Age 53
Director Since 2006
Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer
and President,
National Gypsum
Company
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Thomas M. Ryan is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Board of CVS Health
Corporation, formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation (“CVS”), a pharmacy healthcare provider.
He served as Chairman from April 1999 to May 2011. He was Chief Executive Officer of CVS from
May 1998 to February 2011 and also served as President from May 1998 to May 2010. Mr. Ryan
serves on the boards of Five Below, Inc. and PJT Partners, Inc., and is an Operating Partner of Advent
International. Mr. Ryan was a director of Bank of America Corporation from 2004 to 2010 and Vantiv
Inc. from 2012 to 2016.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chief executive officer of a global pharmacy
healthcare business
•• Expertise in finance, strategic planning and public company executive compensation
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
P. Justin Skala is Chief Operating Officer, North America, Europe, Africa/Eurasia and Global Sustainability,
of the Colgate-Palmolive Company, a leading consumer products company. He has held this position
since 2013. From 2010 to 2013 he was the President of Colgate - Latin America. From 2007 to 2010,
he was president of Colgate - Asia.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Global operating and management experience, including as president of major divisions of a
consumer products company
•• Expertise in branding, marketing, sales, strategic planning and international business development
•• Independent of Company
Thomas M. Ryan
Age 63
Director Since 2002
Former Chairman
and CEO, CVS
Health Corporation
P. Justin Skala
Age 56
Director since
January 28, 2016
Chief Operating
Officer of North
America, Europe,
Africa/Eurasia
and Global
Sustainability for the
Colgate - Palmolive
Company
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Elane B. Stock is Group President of Kimberly-Clark International, a division of Kimberly-Clark Corporation,
a leading global consumer products company. She has held this position since 2014. From 2012 to
2014 she was the Group President for Kimberly-Clark Professional. Prior to this role, Ms. Stock was
the Chief Strategy Officer from 2010, when she first joined Kimberly-Clark, to 2012. Ms. Stock was the
National Vice President of Strategy for the American Cancer Society from 2008 to 2010.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Global operating and management experience, including as group president of a consumer
products company
•• Expertise in branding, marketing, sales, strategic planning and international business development
•• Independent of Company
Robert D. Walter is the founder of Cardinal Health, Inc., a company that provides products and services
supporting the health care industry. Mr. Walter retired from Cardinal Health in June 2008. Prior to his
retirement from Cardinal Health, he served as Executive Director from November 2007 to June 2008.
From April 2006 to November 2007, he served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Cardinal Health.
From 1979 to April 2006, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health. Mr. Walter
also serves as a director of American Express Company and Nordstrom, Inc. From 2000 to 2007, he
was a director of CBS Corporation and its predecessor, Viacom, Inc.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:
•• Operating and management experience, including as chief executive officer, of a global healthcare
and service provider business
•• Expertise in finance, business development, business integrations, financial reporting, compliance
and controls
•• Public company directorship and committee experience
•• Independent of Company
Elane B. Stock
Age 51
Director Since 2014
Group President
Kimberly-Clark
International
Robert D. Walter
Age 70
Director Since 2008
Founder and Retired
Chairman/CEO
Cardinal Health, Inc.
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If elected, we expect that all of the aforementioned nominees will serve as directors and hold office until the 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.
What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of these nominees.
What if a nominee is unwilling or unable to serve?
That is not expected to occur. If it does, proxies may be voted for a substitute nominated by the Board of Directors.
What vote is required to elect directors?
A nominee will be elected as a director if the number of “FOR” votes exceeds the number of “AGAINST” votes with respect
to his or her election.
O u r p o l i c y re g a rd i n g t h e e l e c t i o n o f d i re c t o r s c a n b e f o u n d i n o u r G o v e r n a n c e P r i n c i p l e s a t
www.yum.com/investors/governance/principles.asp and at page 9 under “What other significant Board practices does
the Company have? — Majority Voting Policy.”
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ITEM 2 Ratification of Independent Auditors
(Item 2 on the Proxy Card)
What am I voting on?
A proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as our independent auditors for fiscal year 2016. The Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors has selected KPMG to audit our consolidated financial statements. During fiscal
2015, KPMG served as our independent auditors and also provided other audit-related and non-audit services.
Will a representative of KPMG be present at the meeting?
Representatives of KPMG will be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they
desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.
What vote is required to approve this proposal?
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. If the selection of KPMG is not ratified, the Audit Committee will reconsider
the selection of independent auditors.
What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR approval of this proposal.
What were KPMG’s fees for audit and other services for fiscal years 2015 and 2014?
The following table presents fees for professional services rendered by KPMG for the audit of the Company’s annual
financial statements for 2015 and 2014, and fees billed for audit-related services, tax services and all other services
rendered by KPMG for 2015 and 2014.
Audit fees(1)
Audit-related fees(2)
Audit and audit-related fees
Tax fees(3)
All other fees
TOTAL FEES
2015
6,233,000 $
558,000
6,791,000
304,000
—
7,095,000 $
2014
6,904,000
615,000
7,519,000
438,000
—
7,957,000
$
$
(1) Audit fees include fees for the audit of the annual consolidated financial statements, reviews of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
included in the Company’s quarterly reports, audits of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, statutory audits and
services rendered in connection with the Company’s securities offerings.
(2) Audit-related fees include audits of financial statements of certain employee benefit plans, agreed upon procedures and other attestations.
(3) Tax fees consist principally of fees for international tax compliance, tax audit assistance, and VAT and other tax advisory services.
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What is the Company’s policy regarding the approval of audit and non-audit
services?
The Audit Committee has implemented a policy for the
pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services,
including tax services, proposed to be provided to the
Company by its independent auditors. Under the policy,
the Audit Committee may approve engagements on a
case-by-case basis or pre-approve engagements pursuant
to the Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy. The Audit
Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one of
its independent members, and has currently delegated
pre-approval authority up to certain amounts to its Chair.
Pre-approvals for services are granted at the January Audit
Committee meeting each year. In considering pre-approvals,
the Audit Committee reviews a description of the scope of
services falling within pre-designated services and imposes
specific budgetary guidelines. Pre-approvals of designated
services are generally effective for the succeeding 12 months.
Any incremental audit or permitted non-audit services which
are expected to exceed the relevant budgetary guideline
must be pre-approved.
The Corporate Controller monitors services provided by
the independent auditors and overall compliance with the
pre-approval policy. The Corporate Controller reports
periodically to the Audit Committee about the status of
outstanding engagements, including actual services provided
and associated fees, and must promptly report any non-
compliance with the pre-approval policy to the Chair of the
Audit Committee.
The complete policy is available on the Company’s website
at www.yum.com/investors/governance/media/gov_
auditpolicy.pdf.
ITEM 3 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
(Item 3 on the Proxy Card)
What am I voting on?
In accordance with SEC rules, we are asking shareholders to approve, on a non-binding basis, the compensation of the
Company’s Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this proxy statement.
Our Performance-Based Executive Compensation Program Attracts and Retains Strong
Leaders and Closely Aligns with Our Shareholders’ Interests
Our performance-based executive compensation program
is designed to attract, reward and retain the talented leaders
necessary for our Company to succeed in the highly
competitive market for talent, while maximizing shareholder
returns. This approach has made our management team
a key driver in the Company’s strong performance over
both the long and short term. We believe that our
compensation program has attracted and retained strong
leaders, and is closely aligned with the interests of our
shareholders.
In deciding how to vote on this proposal, we urge you to
read the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section
of this proxy statement, beginning on page 39, which
discusses in detail how our compensation policies and
procedures operate and are designed to meet our
compensation goals and how our Management Planning
and Development Committee makes compensation decisions
under our programs.
Accordingly, we ask our shareholders to vote in favor of the
following resolution at the Annual Meeting:
RESOLVED, that the shareholders approve, on an
advisory basis, the compensation awarded to our Named
Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to SEC rules,
including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis,
the compensation tables and related materials included
in this proxy statement.
What vote is required to approve this proposal?
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a
majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. While this vote
is advisory and non-binding on the Company, the Board of
Directors and the Management Planning and Development
Committee will review the voting results and consider
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shareholder concerns in their continuing evaluation of the
Company’s compensation program. Unless the Board of
Directors modifies its policy on the frequency of this advisory
vote, the next advisory vote on executive compensation
will be held at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR approval of this proposal.
ITEM 4
Proposal to Approve The Company’s
Long Term Incentive Plan As Amended
(Item 4 on the Proxy Card)
What am I voting on?
We are requesting that shareholders approve the Long
Term Incentive Plan as amended (the “Plan”). We established
the Plan to attract and retain persons who are eligible to
participate in the Plan, to motivate the Plan participants,
by means of appropriate incentives, to achieve long-range
goals, to provide incentive compensation opportunities that
are competitive with those of other similar companies, and
to align the interests of the Plan participants with our
shareholders.
Key Changes to the Plan
The Board approved an amendment and restatement of
the Plan on March 4, 2016. The following are the most
significant changes to the Plan included in the amendment
and restatement:
compensation (within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code”) and the regulations thereunder, (“Performance-
Based Compensation”);
•• Net Share increase of 13 million.
•–Share increase. We will increase the number of shares
available for issuance under the Plan by 22 million shares;
•–Shares cancelled. Upon shareholder approval of the
Plan, we will cancel approximately 9 million shares
representing the remaining shares available for issuance
under the YUM! Brands, Inc. Restaurant General Manager
Stock Plan (the “YumBucks Plan”), the YUM! Brands,
Inc. SharePower Plan (the “SharePower Plan”), and the
YUM! Brands 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “1997
Plan”), as described in greater detail below;
•–Net Share increase. This represents a net increase of
shares available for issuance of approximately 13 million
shares.
•–We have modified the provisions relating to treatment of
awards in connection with a change in control because
our awards no longer provide for “single trigger” vesting;
•• We clarified the requirements with respect to awards that
are intended to be qualified as performance-based
•• We have expanded the restrictions on repricing of stock
options and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”);
•• We updated the maximum shares or value that can be
subject to awards made under the Plan, including adding
a limit on awards to our directors who are not employees
of us or our subsidiaries (“Outside Directors”);
•• We have added a limitation on the number of shares
under the Plan that may be awarded in the form of incentive
stock options (“ISOs”);
•• We have added more broad provisions relating to
clawbacks and compensation recovery policies;
•• We have modified the Plan to provide that dividend rights
and dividend equivalent rights may not be granted with
respect to stock options or SARs and any such features
applicable to other awards under the Plan must be subject
to the same vesting and payment restrictions as apply to
the underlying award; and
•• We made other technical and conforming changes.
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Selected Plan Data
The following table includes information regarding outstanding equity awards and shares available for future awards under
the Company’s equity plans as of December 31, 2015 (and without giving effect to approval of the amended Plan under
this Proposal):
Total shares underlying outstanding options and SARs(2)
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options and SARs
Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options
and SARs
Total shares underlying outstanding unvested time-based RSUs
Total shares underlying outstanding performance-based RSUs
Total shares underlying outstanding deferral shares
Total shares currently available for grant(3)
The Plan
Other
Plans(1)
8,278,913
413,909
50.91
5.30
61.09
6.37
469,429
169,194
4,500,989
0
0
0
3,204,537
9,348,882(4)
(1) Other Plans are the YUM Brands 1997 Plan, the YumBucks Plan and the SharePower Plan
(2) Shares shown here represent resulting shares upon exercise of outstanding options and SARs at December 31, 2015. For SARs, we report the shares that would be
delivered upon exercise (which is equal to the number of SARs multiplied by the difference between the fair market value of our common stock at year-end and the
exercise price divided by the fair market value of the stock). The total number of outstanding options and SARs is 25,922,722 (23,657,306 were issued under the Plan
and 2,265,416 issued under the Other Plans).
(3) Under the Plan, stock based awards are granted from a pool of available shares, with stock options and SARs counting as 1 share and full value awards (RSUs and
performance share units, etc) counted as 2 shares except for shares underlying deferral shares which count as 1 share
(4) Upon shareholder approval of the Plan these shares will not be available for grant (except for approximately 400,000 shares underlying options and SARs granted early
in 2016)
Options/SARs
Granted
3,811,598
3,619,536
3,767,552
Time-Based
RSUs
Granted
Performance-
Based RSUs
Earned
205,581
204,687
562,339
0
0
0
Weighted
Average
Number of
Common Shares
Outstanding
Burn Rate =
Total Granted
/ Common
Shares
Outstanding
436,000,000
444,000,000
452,000,000
0.92%
0.86%
0.96%
Total
Granted
4,017,179
3,824,223
4,329,891
Year
2015
2014
2013
Overview of Plan Awards
The Plan authorizes the award of stock options (including ISOs and non-qualified stock options (“NQOs”)), SARs, and
“Full Value Awards” (including restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance shares, and performance
unit awards), each as described below.
Prohibition on Repricing
The Plan provides that, except for adjustments in connection
with corporate transactions (discussed below) or as approved
by our shareholders, the exercise price of an outstanding
stock option or SAR may not be decreased after the date
of grant, nor may an outstanding stock option or SAR be
surrendered to us in consideration for the grant of a
replacement stock option or SAR with a lower exercise price
or a Full Value Award. Except as approved by our shareholders,
in no event may any stock option or SAR granted under the
Plan be surrendered to us in consideration for a cash payment
if, at the time of such surrender, the exercise price of the
stock option or SAR is greater than the then current fair
market value of a share of our common stock.
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Description of the Plan
The following is a brief description of the material features
of the Plan. This description, including information
summarized above, is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is attached to
this proxy statement as Appendix A.
Eligibility
Any officer, director or other employee of us or one of our
subsidiaries, consultants, independent contractors or agents
of us or one of our subsidiaries, and persons who are
expected to become officers, employees, directors,
consultants, independent contractors or agents of us or
one of our subsidiaries (but effective no earlier than the date
on which such individual begins to provide services to us
or one of our subsidiaries), including in any case, Outside
Directors. Upon receiving a grant of an award under the Plan,
an eligible individual shall be a “participant” in the Plan.
Approximately 505,000 individuals were eligible on an annual
basis to receive awards under the Plan and in 2015, we
granted equity awards of the type authorized in the Plan to
approximately 800 persons.
Administration of the Plan
The Plan is administered by the Management Planning and
Development Committee (the “Committee”). For purposes
of the Plan and subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan, the Committee has the authority and discretion (a) to
select from among the eligible individuals those persons who
shall receive awards under the Plan, (b) to determine the
time or times of receipt, (c) to determine the types of awards
and the number of shares covered by the awards, (d) to
establish the terms, conditions, performance criteria,
restrictions, and other provisions of such awards, and, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan, to cancel or suspend
awards, (e) to the extent that the Committee determines that
the restrictions imposed by the Plan preclude the achievement
of the material purposes of the awards in jurisdictions outside
the United States, to modify those restrictions as the
Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to
conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions
outside of the United States, (f) to conclusively interpret the
Plan, (g) to establish, amend, and rescind any rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, (h) to determine the terms
and provisions of any award agreement made pursuant to
the Plan, and (i) to make all other determinations that may
be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
In addition, the Committee also has the authority to determine
the extent to which awards under the Plan will be structured
as Performance-Based Compensation and to take such
action, establish such procedures, and impose such
restrictions at the time such awards are granted as the
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Committee determines to be necessary or appropriate to
conform to the requirements of Code Section 162(m). Any
interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and any decision
made by it under the Plan is final and binding on all persons.
Except as prohibited by applicable law or as necessary to
preserve exemptions under the securities laws, the Committee
may delegate any of its duties under the Plan to such agents
as it determines from time to time (which delegation can
be revoked at any time). Unless action to the contrary has
been taken by the Board or the Committee, the Committee’s
authority with respect to awards and other matters concerning
participants below the Executive Officer level is delegated
to our Chief Executive Officer.
Shares Available Under the Plan
We have reserved for issuance under the Plan 92,600,000
shares. As noted above, this represents an increase of
22 million shares available for issuance. Also as noted above,
we will cancel shares available for issuance under the
YumBucks Plan, the SharePower Plan and the 1997 Plan
as of the date that the Plan is approved by our shareholders
(referred to as the “Approval Date”) (and immediately prior
to approval). This will represent the cancellation of approximately
9 million shares.
The number of shares available for grants of ISOs under the
Plan is equal to 92,600,000. The number of shares available
for grants of Full Value Awards under the Plan is equal to
approximately 12,000,000 except that shares subject to Full
Value Awards granted with respect to the deferral of annual
cash incentive awards under a deferred compensation plan
maintained by us or our subsidiaries will not count towards
this maximum.
Shares available under the Plan may be authorized but unissued
or shares currently held or subsequently acquired by us as
treasury shares (to the extent permitted by law), including
shares purchased in the open market or in private transactions.
Each share delivered in respect of a Full Value Award is
counted as covering 2 shares except that, in the case of
restricted stock or restricted stock units delivered pursuant
to the settlement of earned annual incentives, each share
shall be counted as covering 1 share. To the extent any
shares of stock covered by an award are not delivered to a
participant or beneficiary because the award is forfeited or
canceled, or used to satisfy the applicable tax withholding
obligation, such shares shall not be deemed to have been
delivered for purposes of determining the maximum number
of shares of stock available for delivery under the Plan. If the
exercise price of any stock option granted under the Plan
is satisfied by tendering shares of our common stock (by
either actual delivery or by attestation, including net exercise),
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tendered shall be deemed delivered for purposes of the Plan.
After the Approval Date, no awards may be granted under
the YumBucks Plan, the 1997 Plan or the SharePower Plan.
On March 30, 2016, the last reported sale price of our
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was
$82.25 per share.
Other Share Limitations
The following limitations shall apply under the Plan: (a) the
maximum number of shares that may be covered by stock
options or SARs granted to any one individual during any
five calendar-year period shall be 9,000,000; (b) in the case
of Full Value Awards that are intended to be Performance-
Based Compensation, no more than 3,000,000 shares of
common stock may be subject to such awards granted to
any one individual during any five-calendar-year period
(regardless of when such shares are deliverable); provided,
however, that, in the case of any Full Value Award that is a
performance unit award that is intended to be Performance-
Based Compensation, no more than $10,000,000 may be
subject to any such awards granted to any one individual
during any one-calendar-year period (regardless of when
such amounts are deliverable); and (c) no Outside Director
may be granted during any calendar year an award or
awards having a value determined on the grant date in
excess of $750,000.
Adjustments
If (1) any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock
split, reverse stock split, or stock dividend, or (2) any
corporate transaction such as a reorganization,
reclassification, merger or consolidation or separation,
including a spin-off, or sale or other disposition by us of all
or a portion of our assets, (3) any other change in our
corporate structure, or (4) any distribution to shareholders
(other than a cash dividend that is not an extraordinary cash
dividend) results in (x) the outstanding shares of our common
stock, or any securities exchanged therefor or received in
their place, being exchanged for a different number or class
of shares or other securities of us or for shares of stock or
other securities of any other corporation (or new, different
or additional shares or other securities of us or of any other
corporation being received by the holders of outstanding
shares of our common stock), or (y) a material change in
the market value of the outstanding shares of our common
stock as a result of the change, transaction or distribution,
then equitable adjustments shall be made by the Committee,
as it determines are necessary and appropriate, in: (a) the
number and type of shares (or other property) with respect
to which awards may be granted under the Plan; (b) the
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number and type of shares (or other property) subject to
outstanding awards; (c) the grant or exercise price with
respect to outstanding awards; (d) the limitations on shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan and the limitations on
the number of shares (or dollar amount) that can be subject
to awards granted to certain individuals or within a specified
time period; and (e) the terms, conditions or restrictions of
outstanding awards and/or award agreements. In the case
of any stock option that is an ISO, any adjustments in
accordance with the foregoing shall be accomplished so
that such stock option shall continue to be an ISO and
there are restrictions on the type and manner of adjustment
to awards to ensure compliance with Code Section 409A
(relating to nonqualified deferred compensation).
Awards under the Plan
Agreements
An award under the Plan shall be subject to such terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee
shall, in its sole discretion, prescribe. The terms and conditions
of any award to any participant shall be reflected in such
form of written document as is determined by the Committee.
A copy of such document shall be provided to the participant,
and the Committee may, but need not, require that the
participant sign a copy of such document.
Stock Options and SARs
The grant of a stock option under the Plan entitles the
participant to purchase shares of our common stock at an
exercise price and during a specified time established by
the Committee. Any stock option may be either an ISO or
an NQO, as determined in the discretion of the Committee.
An “ISO” is a stock option that is intended to satisfy the
requirements applicable to an “incentive stock option”
described in Code Section 422(b) and may only be granted
to employees of us or our eligible subsidiaries. An “NQO”
is a stock option that is not intended to be an ISO. A stock
option will be deemed to be an NQO unless it is specifically
designated by the Committee as an ISO and/or to the extent
that it does not meet the requirements of an ISO. Any stock
option that is intended to constitute an ISO shall satisfy any
other requirements of Code Section 422 and, to the extent
such stock option does not satisfy such requirements, the
stock option shall be treated as a NQO.
A SAR entitles the participant to receive, in cash or stock,
value equal to (or otherwise based on) the excess of: (a) the
fair market value of a specified number of shares of our
common stock at the time of exercise; over (b) an exercise
price established by the Committee.
The Committee shall designate the participants to whom
stock options or SARs are to be granted and shall determine
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the number of shares of stock subject to each such stock
option or SAR and the other terms and conditions thereof,
not inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee may not,
however, grant dividends or dividend equivalents (current
or deferred) with respect to any stock option or SAR granted
under the Plan. In no event shall a stock option or SAR
be exercisable later than the ten-year anniversary of the
date on which the stock option or SAR is granted (or such
shorter period required by law or the rules of any stock
exchange on which the stock is listed).
The “exercise price” of each stock option or SAR granted
shall be established by the Committee or shall be determined
by a method established by the Committee at the time the
stock option or SAR is granted, except that the exercise
price shall not be less than the fair market value of a share
of stock on the date of grant. Stock options and SARs
granted under the Plan in replacement for awards under
plans and arrangements of us or one of our subsidiaries
that are assumed in business combinations may provide
for exercise prices that are less than the fair market value
of the stock at the time of the replacement grants, if the
Committee determines that such exercise price is appropriate
to preserve the economic benefit of the award.
The exercise price of a stock option shall be payable in cash
or by tendering (including by way of a net exercise), by either
actual delivery of shares or by attestation, shares of stock
acceptable to the Committee, and valued at fair market value
as of the day of exercise, or in any combination thereof, as
determined by the Committee. The Committee may permit
a participant to elect to pay the exercise price upon the
exercise of a stock option by irrevocably authorizing a third
party to sell shares of stock (or a sufficient portion of the
shares) acquired upon exercise of the stock option and remit
to us a sufficient portion of the sale proceeds to pay the
entire exercise price and any tax withholding resulting from
such exercise. Generally, the full exercise price for shares of
common stock purchased upon the exercise shall be paid
at the time of such exercise (except that, in the case of a
third party exercise arrangement described above, payment
may be made as soon as practicable after the exercise).
Full Value Awards
A Full Value Award is a grant of one or more shares of our
common stock or a right to receive one or more shares of
our common stock in the future (including restricted stock,
restricted stock units, performance shares, and performance
units) that is contingent on continuing service, the achievement
of performance objectives during a specified period
performance, or other restrictions as determined by the
Committee. The grant of Full Value Awards may also be
subject to such other conditions, restrictions and contingencies,
as determined by the Committee, including provisions relating
to dividend or dividend equivalent rights and deferred payment
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or settlement; provided, however, that no dividends or
dividend equivalent rights will be paid or settled on Full Value
Awards that have not been earned or vested.
Except for Full Value Awards that are granted (a) in lieu of
other compensation, (b) as a form of payment of earned
performance awards or other incentive compensation, (c) to
new hires, or (d) as retention awards outside the United
States, if the right to become vested in a Full Value Award
granted to an employee is conditioned on the completion
of a specified period of service with us and our subsidiaries,
without achievement of performance measures or
performance objectives being required as a condition of
vesting, then the required period of service for full vesting
of the Full Value Award shall be not less than three years
(provided that the required period for full vesting shall,
instead, not be less than two years in the case of annual
incentive deferrals payable in restricted shares), subject to
pro rated vesting over the applicable minimum service
period and to acceleration of vesting, to the extent permitted
by the Committee, in the event of the participant’s death,
disability, retirement, change in control or involuntary
termination). Awards to Outside Directors are not subject
to these restrictions.
Settlement and Payment of Awards
Awards may be settled through the delivery of shares of our
common stock, the granting of replacement awards, or
combination thereof as the Committee shall determine. Any
award settlement, including payment deferrals, may be subject
to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as the
Committee shall determine. The Committee may permit or
require the deferral of any award payment (other than a stock
option or SAR other than to the extent permitted by Code
Section 409A), subject to such rules and procedures as it
may establish, which may include provisions for the payment
or crediting of interest, or dividend equivalents, including
converting such credits into deferred Stock equivalents.
Performance-Based Compensation
In general, Code Section 162(m) limits our compensation
deduction to $1,000,000 paid in any tax year to any “covered
employee” as defined under Code Section 162(m). This
deduction limitation does not apply to certain types of
compensation, including Performance-Based Compensation.
The terms of the Plan permit, but do not require, us to issue
awards under the Plan that meet the requirements of
Performance-Based Compensation so that such awards
will be deductible by us for federal income tax purposes.
We anticipate that any compensation paid in connection
with exercises of stock options or the exercise or settlement
of SARs under the Plan will qualify as Performance-Based
Compensation.
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2016 Proxy StatementProxy Statement Full Value Awards granted under the Plan may be designated
and structured as Performance-Based Compensation. To
the extent required by Code Section 162(m), any Full Value
Award so designated will be conditioned on the achievement
of one or more performance targets as determined by the
Committee, which performance targets will be based on
one or more of the following performance measures: cash
flow; earnings; earnings per share; market value added or
economic value added; profits; return on assets; return on
equity; return on investment; revenues; stock price; total
shareholder return; customer satisfaction metrics; or
restaurant unit development. Each goal may be expressed
on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be based on or
otherwise employ comparisons based on internal targets,
the past performance of us and/or the past or current
performance of other companies, and in the case of earnings-
based measures, may use or employ comparisons relating
to capital, shareholders’ equity and/or shares outstanding,
investments or to assets or net assets. The performance
targets established by the Committee may be with respect
to us, a subsidiary, operating unit, division, or group or
individual performance (or any combination thereof).
If a Full Value Award is intended to constitute Performance-
Based Compensation, the participant will not receive a
settlement or payment of the award until the Committee
has determined that the applicable performance target(s)
have been attained. To the extent that the Committee
exercises discretion in making the foregoing determination,
such exercise of discretion may not result in an increase in
the amount of the payment.
Nothing in the Plan precludes the Committee from granting
Full Value Awards or other awards under the Plan that are
not intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation.
Change in Control
Subject to the provisions relating to adjustments in the context
of corporate transactions and except as otherwise provided
in the Plan or the award agreement reflecting the applicable
award, if a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs
prior to the date on which an award is vested and prior to
the participant’s separation from service and if the participant’s
employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company
(other than for cause) on or within two years following the
Change in Control (referred to as “double trigger” vesting),
then (a) all outstanding Options and SARs (regardless of
whether in tandem with a SAR or Option, as applicable) shall
become fully exercisable and (b) all Full Value Awards (including
any award payable in shares of our common stock which is
granted in conjunction with a Company deferral program)
shall become fully vested and the Committee shall determine
the extent to which performance conditions are met in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and the applicable
award agreement.
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Transferability
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly
provided for in an award agreement, no award or any other
benefit under the Plan shall be assignable or otherwise
transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Withholding
All distributions under the Plan are subject to withholding of
all applicable taxes, and the Committee may condition the
delivery of any shares or other benefits under the Plan on
satisfaction of the applicable withholding obligations. The
Committee, in its discretion, and subject to such requirements
as the Committee may impose prior to the occurrence of
such withholding, may permit such withholding obligations
to be satisfied through cash payment by the participant,
through the surrender of shares of stock which the participant
already owns, or through the surrender of shares of stock
to which the participant is otherwise entitled under the Plan;
provided, however, previously-owned stock that has been
held by the participant or stock to which the participant is
entitled under the Plan may only be used to satisfy the
minimum tax withholding required by applicable law (or other
rates that will not have a negative accounting impact).
Participants Outside the United States
The Committee may grant awards to eligible persons who
are foreign nationals on such terms and conditions different
from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of
the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and
promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan. In
furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make
such modifications, amendments, procedures and subplans
as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions
of laws in other countries or jurisdictions in which we or any
of our subsidiaries operates or has employees. The foregoing
provisions may not be applied to increase the share limitations
of the Plan or to otherwise change any provision of the Plan
that would otherwise require the approval of our shareholders.
Miscellaneous
Limitation of Implied Rights
Neither a participant nor any other person shall, by reason
of participation in the Plan, acquire any right in or title to any
assets, funds or property of us or any of our subsidiaries
whatsoever, including, without limitation, any specific funds,
assets, or other property which may be set aside in anticipation
of a liability under the Plan. A participant shall have only a
contractual right to the stock or amounts, if any, payable
under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of us or our
subsidiaries, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute
a guarantee that the assets of us or any of our subsidiaries
shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.
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The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment or
continued service, and selection as a participant will not give
any participating employee or other individual the right to
be retained in the employ of us or a subsidiary or the right
to continue to provide services to us or a subsidiary, nor any
right or claim to any benefit under the Plan, unless such right
or claim has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan.
Delivery of Stock Under the Plan
We shall have no liability to deliver any shares of stock under
the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits under
the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would comply
with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of
any securities exchange or similar entity. To the extent that
the Plan provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect
the issuance of shares of stock, the issuance may be effected
on a non-certificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by
applicable law or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.
Misconduct and Recoupment
The Committee, in its discretion, may impose such restrictions
on shares of stock acquired pursuant to the Plan, whether
pursuant to the exercise of a stock option or SAR, settlement
of a Full Value Award or otherwise, as it determines to be
desirable, including, without limitation, restrictions relating
to disposition of the shares and forfeiture restrictions based
on service, performance, stock ownership by the participant,
conformity with our recoupment, compensation recovery,
or clawback policies and such other factors as the Committee
determines to be appropriate. Unless otherwise specified
by the Committee, any awards under the Plan and any
shares of stock issued pursuant to the Plan shall be subject
to our compensation recovery, clawback, and recoupment
policies as in effect from time to time.
If the Committee determines that a present or former
employee has (a) used for profit or disclosed to unauthorized
persons, confidential or trade secrets of us or (b) breached
any contract with or violated any fiduciary obligation to us,
the Committee may cause that employee to forfeit his or
her outstanding awards under the Plan. This provision does
not apply during any period where there is a potential change
in control in effect or following a change in control.
Amendment and Termination of the Plan
The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan
(and the Committee may amend any award agreement);
provided, however, that no amendment or termination of
the Plan or amendment of any award agreement may, in
the absence of written consent to the change by the affected
participant (or, if the participant is not then living, the affected
beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any participant
or beneficiary under any award granted under the Plan prior
to the date such amendment is adopted. Adjustments
pursuant to corporate transactions and restructurings are
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not subject to the foregoing limitations. In addition,
amendments to the provisions of the Plan that prohibit the
repricing of stock options and SARS, amendments expanding
the group of eligible individuals, or amendments increases
in the aggregate number of shares reserved under the Plan,
the shares that may be issued in the form of ISOs, limitations
on certain types of Full Value Awards and amendments of
the individual limits on awards and the limitations on awards
to Outside Directors will not be effective unless approved
by our shareholders. No amendment shall be made to the
Plan without the approval of our shareholders if such approval
is required by law or the rules of any stock exchange on
which the common stock is listed.
The Plan will continue in effect, until terminated by the Board;
provided, however, that no award may be granted under
the Plan on or after May 20, 2026, which is the ten-year
anniversary of May 20, 2016, the date shareholders will vote
whether to approve the Plan as amended. However, any
awards that are outstanding on or after the date of Plan
termination will remain subject to the terms of the Plan. If
shareholders do not approve the Plan as amended, no
awards may be granted under the Plan after May 15, 2018.
It is our intention that, to the extent that any provisions of
the Plan or any awards granted under the Plan are subject
to Code Section 409A, the Plan and the awards comply
with the requirements of Code Section 409A and that the
Board shall have the authority to amend the Plan as it
deems necessary or desirable to conform to Code Section
409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither we nor our
Subsidiaries guarantee that awards under the Plan will
comply with Code Section 409A and the Committee is
under no obligation to make any changes to any award to
cause such compliance.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Implications of the Plan
The discussion that follows is a summary, based on U.S.
federal tax laws and regulations presently in effect, of some
significant U.S. federal income tax considerations relating
to awards under the Plan. The applicable laws and regulations
are subject to change, and the discussion does not purport
to be a complete description of the federal income tax
aspects of the Plan. This summary does not discuss state,
local or foreign laws.
Stock Options. The tax treatment of a stock option depends
on whether the option is a NQO or an ISO.
The grant of an NQO will not result in taxable income to the
participant. Except as described below, the participant will
realize ordinary income at the time of exercise in an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares
of stock acquired over the exercise price for those shares
of common stock, and we will be entitled to a corresponding
deduction.
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2016 Proxy StatementProxy Statement The grant of an ISO will not result in taxable income to the
participant. The exercise of an ISO will not result in taxable
income to the participant provided that the participant was,
without a break in service, an employee of us and our eligible
subsidiaries (determined under tax rules) during the period
beginning on the date of the grant of the ISO and ending
on the date three months prior to the date of exercise (one
year prior to the date of exercise if the participant is disabled,
as that term is defined in the Code).
The excess of the fair market value of the shares of common
stock at the time of the exercise of an ISO over the exercise
price is an adjustment that is included in the calculation of
the participant’s alternative minimum taxable income for
the tax year in which the ISO is exercised. For purposes of
determining the participant’s alternative minimum tax liability
for the year of disposition of the shares of common stock
acquired pursuant to the ISO exercise, the participant will
have a basis in those shares of common stock equal to the
fair market value of the shares of common stock at the time
of exercise.
If the participant does not sell or otherwise dispose of the
shares of common stock within two years from the date of
the grant of the ISO or within one year after receiving the
transfer of such shares of common stock, then, upon
disposition of such shares of common stock, any amount
realized in excess of the exercise price will be taxed to the
participant as capital gain, and we will not be entitled to
any deduction for Federal income tax purposes.
If the foregoing holding period requirements are not met,
the participant will generally realize ordinary income, and a
corresponding deduction will be allowed to us, at the time
of the disposition of the shares of common stock, in an
amount equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair
market value of the shares of common stock on the date
of exercise over the exercise price, or (b) the excess, if any,
of the amount realized upon disposition of the shares of
common stock over the exercise price.
Special rules apply if an option is exercised through the
exchange of previously acquired stock.
SARs. A participant will not be deemed to have received
any income upon the grant of a SAR. Generally, when a
SAR is exercised, the excess of the market price of common
stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price will
be taxable to a participant as ordinary income. We are
entitled to a deduction in the year of exercise equal to the
amount of income taxable to the individual.
Full Value Awards. The federal income tax consequences
of a Full Value Award will depend on the type of award. The
tax treatment of the grant of shares of common stock
depends on whether the shares are subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture (determined under Code rules) at the time
of the grant. If the shares are subject to a substantial risk
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of forfeiture, the participant will not recognize taxable income
at the time of the grant and when the restrictions on the
shares lapse (that is, when the shares are no longer subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture), the participant will recognize
ordinary taxable income in an amount equal to the fair
market value of the shares at that time. If the shares are
not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or if the participant
elects to be taxed at the time of the grant of such shares
under Code Section 83(b), the participant will recognize
taxable income at the time of the grant of shares in an
amount equal to the fair market value of such shares at that
time, determined without regard to any of the restrictions.
If the shares are forfeited before the restrictions lapse, the
participant will be entitled to no deduction on account
thereof. The participant’s tax basis in the shares is the
amount recognized by him or her as income attributable to
such shares. Gain or loss recognized by the participant on
a subsequent disposition of any such shares is capital gain
or loss if the shares are otherwise capital assets.
In the case of other Full Value Awards, such as restricted
stock units or performance stock units, the participant
generally will not have taxable income upon the grant of
the award provided that there are restrictions on such
awards that constitute a substantial risk of forfeiture under
applicable Code rules. Participants will generally recognize
ordinary income when the restrictions on awards lapse, on
the date of grant if there are no such restrictions or, in certain
cases, when the award is settled. At that time, the participant
will recognize taxable income equal to the cash or the then
fair market value of the shares issuable in payment of such
award, and such amount will be the tax basis for any shares
received. In the case of an award which does not constitute
property at the time of grant (such as an award of units),
participants will generally recognize ordinary income when
the award is paid or settled.
We generally will be entitled to a tax deduction in the same
amount, and at the same time, as the income is recognized
by the participant.
Section 162(m). Compensation that qualifies as Performance-
Based Compensation is excluded from the $1 million
deductibility cap of Code Section 162(m), and therefore
remains fully deductible by the company paying it. Generally,
stock options and SARs granted with an exercise price at
least equal to 100% of fair market value of the underlying
stock at the date of grant and performance awards to
employees that the Committee designates as Performance-
Based Compensation are intended to qualify as such
“performance-based compensation”. A number of
requirements must be met in order for particular compensation
to so qualify, however, so there can be no assurance that
such compensation under the Plan will be fully deductible
under all circumstances. In addition, other awards under
the Plan, such as non-performance-based awards, generally
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will not so qualify, so that compensation paid to certain
executives in connection with such awards may, to the
extent it and other compensation subject to the limitations
of Code Section 162(m) in a given year, not be deductible
by us as a result of Code Section 162(m). Compensation
to certain employees resulting from the earning or vesting
of awards in connection with a change in control or
termination following a change in control also may be non-
deductible under Code Sections 4999 and 280G.
The foregoing provides only a general description of the application of federal income tax laws to certain awards under
the Plan. This discussion is intended for the information of stockholders considering how to vote at the Annual Meeting
and not as tax guidance to participants in the Plan, as the consequences may vary with the types of awards made, the
identity of the recipients and the method of payment or settlement.
New Plan Benefits
The benefits that will be awarded or paid under the Plan are not currently determinable. Awards granted under the Plan
are within the discretion of the Committee, and the Committee has not determined future awards or who might receive
them.
Existing Plan Benefits
The following table sets forth information with respect to options, SARs and full value awards (other than shares attributable
to salary or bonus deferrals) previously granted under the Plan as of December 26, 2015.
Name and Principal Position
Greg Creed, CEO
Patrick J. Grismer, CFO
David C. Novak, Executive Chairman
Micky Pant, CEO Yum Restaurants China
Brian Niccol, CEO Taco Bell
Jing-Shy S. Su, Former Chairman and CEO Yum Restaurants China
All current executive officers as a group
All non-employee directors as a group
All current employees as a group (excluding executive officers)
Number of Shares
Covered by Awards
1,932,141
608,590
10,025,299
1,224,407
524,738
2,841,882
23,433,780
240,715
15,281,891
What is the Company’s position regarding this proposal?
The Board of Directors recommends approval of the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
effective as of May, 20, 2016. We are submitting the Plan to our shareholders for approval in order to satisfy (i) applicable
listing rules of New York Stock Exchange and (ii) the stockholder approval requirements under Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
What vote is required to approve this proposal?
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR this proposal.
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ITEM 5
Shareholder Proposal Concerning
Responsible and Accurate Labeling
(Item 5 on the Proxy Card)
What am I voting on?
William C. Fleming and Jacquelyn Howard have advised
us that they intend to present the following shareholder
proposal at the Annual Meeting. We will furnish the address
and share ownership upon request.
RESOLVED: The Corporation shall expand its current
labeling policy on all of its food products to acknowledge
the use or absence of genetically modified organisms
(GMOs).
There are four reasons supporting the passage of this
resolution:
1.
In order to foster the credibility of the Corporate brands
and to establish consumer confidence in the quality
and content of the Yum! product line.
2. To enable consumers to make informed choices with
respect to the brands available that will enhance the
appreciation and marketability of the product.
3. Genetically modified foods are at the center of a
controversy about the impact of these organisms on
the health of the individual consumer as well as the
agricultural environment in general. At issue is the
perception of inadequate testing of GMOs by FDA,
USDA or independent evaluative agencies. Reliance
on information generated by the companies that are
producing and profiting from these entities is insufficient
to satisfy the concerns of an inquisitive public.
4. We are in an environment of heightened interest in the
quality and content of commercially produced foodstuffs.
Many states have already moved to require labeling of
genetically modified organisms. We the shareholders
call upon the Corporation to take the lead in labeling
GMOs in the product line thereby demonstrating Yum!’s
concern for environmental health, the safety of consumers
and their right to know the contents of the food they
purchase.
Management Statement in Opposition to Shareholder Proposal
What is the Company’s position regarding this proposal?
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends that
stockholders vote AGAINST this proposal.
Mandatory labeling for foods developed through bio-
technology (also known as “genetically modified” foods)
risks creating an unnecessary stigma for foods that leading
authorities have deemed safe and not materially different
from those not developed through biotechnology.
Genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) are commonly
used in crop production and have been grown commercially
since 1996. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”)
estimates that approximately 90% of corn and soybeans
planted in the U.S. contain GMOs. Farmers use this
technology to produce higher crop yields, improve farming
sustainability, use less pesticides and water, and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
Health officials at the FDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
the U.N. World Health Organization, the U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organization, Health Canada, and numerous
other government health authorities have found GMOs to
be safe and have found no negative health effects associated
with their use. These conclusions are based on hundreds
of studies that have concluded that GMOs do not pose a
threat to human or animal health. Experts at the American
Medical Association, the National Academy of Sciences,
and the British Royal Society concur that there are no health
risks associated with GMO foods or ingredients. Indeed,
many of these organizations strongly support the further
development and adoption of foods developed through
biotechnology due to their potential to increase agricultural
productivity and improve the nutritional value of foods.
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Why does the Company oppose the proposal?
Yum! Brands complies with the food safety and labeling
laws in every market in which it operates, and is committed
to ensuring that our products adhere to the highest standards
of food safety and quality. We fully believe that our current
efforts regarding foods developed through biotechnology
are appropriate for our circumstances.
Rather than diverting attention to GMO issues, our brands
are already addressing more material aspects of transparency
and clean labeling. We are leaders in our industry in providing
more choice for consumers, more transparency about
product nutrition, and more nutritional improvement in our
ingredients. For example, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut have
removed or have plans to remove artificial flavors and colors.
Taco Bell is working on additional ingredient simplification
by removing artificial preservatives and additives, where
possible, and was one of the first quick service restaurants
to post ingredient statements and full nutrition information
online. To understand our strategies in these areas, we
invite all stakeholders to visit www.yumcsr.com/food/.
With respect to GMOs, we do not believe our shareholders
would benefit if mandatory labeling applied to our company,
but not to others in our industry. Assuming it was even
feasible, GMO labeling would inevitably drive higher costs
throughout our system and result in higher prices for our
consumers. As a result of the widespread use of GMOs, it
would be overly burdensome, if not impossible, to identify
every GMO ingredient in every source of food products.
Worse yet, this shareholder proposal inappropriately attempts
to conflate the issues of GMOs and consumer health. Given
the prevalence of GMOs and the determinations of safety
made by leading authorities, labeling GMOs could risk
creating substantial consumer confusion.
While approaches to mandate GMO labeling are problematic,
we do support federal legislation in the United States to
establish a national uniform standard for labeling products
that are GMO-free, in order to ensure that consumers are
not misled. Such an approach would ensure that when
consumers wish to purchase products made without GMOs,
they are able to do so with confidence. We also support
organics labeling regimes, such as the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s current system of certifying products that meet
the standards of its National Organics Program. For
consumers seeking products that do not intentionally contain
GMOs, they already have the option to purchase foods
bearing the organic label. As a leading restaurant company,
Yum! Brands will continue to evaluate its policies regarding
the labeling of GMO ingredients in light of any changes in
the scientific and regulatory environments, as well as
consumer preferences.
What vote is required to approve this proposal?
Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
What is the recommendation of the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST this proposal.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2016 Proxy StatementProxy Statement STOCK OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
Who are our largest shareholders?
This table shows ownership information for each YUM shareholder known to us to be the owner of 5% or more of YUM
common stock. This information is presented as of December 31, 2015, and is based on a stock ownership report on
Schedule 13G filed by such shareholders with the SEC and provided to us.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
Vanguard
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Blackrock Inc.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
Corvex Management, LP (and Keith Meister in his capacity as the control
person of the general partner of Corvex Management, LP)
667 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10065
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
Percent
of Class
27,226,598(1)
6.31%
22,171,722(2)
5.1%
21,040,195(3)
5.0%
(1) The filing indicates sole voting power for 811,990 shares, shared voting power for 43,300 shares, sole dispositive power for 26,383,318 shares and shared dispositive
power for 843,280 shares.
(2) The filing indicates sole voting power for 18,262,875 shares, shared voting power of 8,167 shares, sole dispositive power of 22,163,555 shares and shared dispositive
power of 8,167 shares.
(3) The filing indicates sole voting power for 21,040,195 shares, shared voting power of 0 shares, sole dispositive power of 21,040,195 shares and shared dispositive
power of 0 shares.
How much YUM common stock is owned by our directors and executive officers?
This table shows the beneficial ownership of YUM common
stock as of December 31, 2015 by
Mr. Meister’s ownership. Directors and executive officers
as a group, beneficially own approximately 7%.
•• each of our directors,
•• each of the executive officers named in the Summary
Compensation Table on page 62, and
•• all directors and executive officers as a group.
Unless we note otherwise, each of the following persons
and their family members have sole voting and investment
power with respect to the shares of common stock beneficially
owned by him or her. None of the persons in this table
holds in excess of one percent of the outstanding YUM
common stock, except Mr. Meister. Please see table above
setting forth information concerning beneficial ownership by
holders of five percent or more of Yum!’s common stock and
The table shows the number of shares of common stock
and common stock equivalents beneficially owned as of
December 31, 2015. Included are shares that could have
been acquired within 60 days of December 31, 2015 through
the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights
(“SARs”) or distributions from the Company’s deferred
compensation plans, together with additional underlying
stock units as described in footnote (4) to the table. Under
SEC rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to
which the individual has either sole or shared voting power
or investment power and also any shares that the individual
has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise
of any stock option or other right.
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Beneficial Ownership
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned(1)
38,681
10,000
—
56,901
53,429
—
33,110(5)
21,040,195(6)
8,288
45,174(7)
—
108,301
Options/
SARS
Exercisable
within
60 Days(2)
310,939
177
—
10,618
10,618
431
10,618
—
5,646
10,618
—
6,951
20,212(8)
135,247
Deferral
Plans Stock
Units(3)
Total
Beneficial
Ownership
Additional
Underlying
Stock
Units(4)
Total
9,775
—
—
—
43,130
—
—
359,395
10,177
—
67,519
107,177
431
43,728
69,807
429,202
7,379
487
5,254
34,532
9,681
35,641
17,556
487
72,773
141,709
10,112
79,369
— 21,040,195
346 21,040,541
—
9,400
—
—
—
13,934
65,192
—
115,252
155,459
36,051
22,599
2,494
23,586
25,082
49,985
87,791
2,494
138,838
180,541
337,650
1,447,823
1,334,279
3,119,752
1,088,257
4,208,009
15,403
6,664
325,765
50,544
—
13,891
341,168
71,099
92,189
29,241
433,357
100,340
380,437(9)
1,311,666
—
1,692,103
194,595
1,886,698
Name
Greg Creed
Michael J. Cavanagh
Brian C. Cornell
David W. Dorman
Massimo Ferragamo
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir
Jonathan S. Linen
Keith Meister
Thomas C. Nelson
Thomas M. Ryan
Elane B. Stock
Robert D. Walter
Patrick J. Grismer
David C. Novak
Micky Pant
Brian Niccol
Jing-Shyh S. Su
All Directors and Executive
Officers as a Group (23 persons)
22,267,328
4,321,067
1,503,675
28,092,070
1,947,556 30,039,626
(1) Shares owned outright. These amounts include the following shares held pursuant to YUM’s 401(k) Plan as to which each named person has sole voting power:
• Mr. Novak, 33,816 shares
• Mr. Grismer, 8,612 shares
• Mr. Pant, 2,587 shares
• Mr. Niccol, 5,497 shares
• all executive officers as a group, 53,249 shares
(2) The amounts shown include beneficial ownership of shares that may be acquired within 60 days pursuant to stock options and SARs awarded under our employee or
director incentive compensation plans. For stock options, we report shares equal to the number of options exercisable within 60 days. For SARs, we report the shares
that would be delivered upon exercise (which is equal to the number of SARs multiplied by the difference between the fair market value of our common stock at year-end
and the exercise price divided by the fair market value of the stock).
(3) These amounts shown reflect units denominated as common stock equivalents held in deferred compensation accounts for each of the named persons under our
Director Deferred Compensation Plan or our Executive Income Deferral Program. Amounts payable under these plans will be paid in shares of YUM common stock at
termination of directorship/employment or within 60 days if so elected.
(4) The amounts shown include units denominated as common stock equivalents held in deferred compensation accounts which become payable in shares of YUM
common stock at a time (a) other than at termination of directorship/employment or (b) after 60 days. For Messrs. Novak and Su, these amounts also include vested
restricted stock units.
(5) This amount includes 23,616 shares held in a trust.
(6) These shares are held for the account of certain private investment funds for which Corvex Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Corvex”), acts as
investment advisor. The general partner of Corvex is controlled by Mr. Meister.
(7) These shares are held in a trust.
(8) This amount includes 11,600 shares held in trusts.
(9) This amount includes 278,361 shares held indirectly.
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REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our directors, executive officers and persons
who own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of YUM common stock to file with the SEC reports of their ownership
and changes in their ownership of YUM common stock. Directors, executive officers and greater-than-ten percent
shareholders are also required to furnish YUM with copies of all ownership reports they file with the SEC. To our knowledge,
based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to YUM and representations that no other reports were
required, all of our directors and executive officers complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements during fiscal 2015,
except that the Form 4 filed on October 9, 2015 by Mr. Novak reported one late transaction.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) describes our executive compensation philosophy and program,
the compensation decisions of the Management Planning and Development Committee (the “Committee”), and factors
considered in making those decisions.
Table of Contents
II.
I. Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
A. Yum 2015 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
B. Named Executive Officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Compensation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A. Compensation Philosophy and Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
B. Compensation Changes for 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
C. Relationship between Company Pay and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
III. Elements of Executive Compensation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
A. Base Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
B. Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
C. Long-Term Equity Performance-Based Incentives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
IV. 2015 Named Executive Officer Total Direct Compensation and Performance Summary . . . . 49
V. Retirement and Other Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
VI. How Compensation Decisions Are Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
VII. Compensation Policies and Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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I. Executive Summary
A. Yum 2015 Performance(1)
In 2015 YUM’s overall performance was below expectations.
Although our three global brand Divisions (excluding the
China and India Divisions) collectively grew operating profit
8% which is in-line with our ongoing growth model target,
our China Division’s results did not meet our expectations.
As a result, total operating profit grew 7%. These results,
combined with the negative impact of foreign currency,
resulted in earnings per share (“EPS”) growth of 3% in 2015.
While these overall results were disappointing, YUM delivered
the following results, which will help build long-term
shareholder value and enhanced shareholder returns:
•• Worldwide systems sales grew 5% and restaurant margin
increased 1.5 percentage points.
•• Opened 2,365 new restaurants including 1,972 outside
the U.S., with 80% of the international development
occurring in emerging markets.
•• The China Division grew system sales 2%, and operating
profit 8% with impressive cost management partially
offsetting weaker than originally anticipated sales results.
•• The KFC Division grew system sales 7%, same-store
sales 3% and operating profit 8%.
•• The Taco Bell Division delivered exceptional results,
continuing to roll-out innovative products and building on
its breakfast menu, fueling 8% system sales growth, 5%
same-store sales growth and 12% operating profit growth.
•• Increased the quarterly dividend by 12%, marking the
eleventh consecutive year of dividend increases at a
double-digit percentage rate.
In October, 2015 we announced our intent to separate
YUM’s China business from YUM into an independent,
publicly-traded company by the end of 2016. This transaction,
which is expected to be a tax-free spin-off of our China
business, will create two powerful, independent, focused
growth companies with distinct strategies, financial profiles
and investment characteristics. The new China entity will
become a licensee of YUM in mainland China, with exclusive
rights to the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell concepts and
90% company-owned restaurants currently. Upon completion
of the planned spin-off, YUM will become more of a “pure
play” franchisor with more stable earnings, higher profit
margins, lower capital requirements and stronger cash flow
conversion. Consistent with this strategy YUM is targeting
96% franchisee ownership of its restaurants by the end
of 2017.
B. Named Executive Officers
Greg Creed became the Company’s new CEO on January 1, 2015, succeeding David C. Novak. The named executive
officers (“NEOs”) for 2015 discussed in this CD&A are as follows:
Name
Greg Creed
Patrick J. Grismer
David C. Novak
Micky Pant
Brian Niccol
Jing-Shyh S. Su
Title
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer of YUM Restaurants China
Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division
Former Chief Executive Officer of YUM Restaurants China
Although Mr. Su retired as Vice Chairman and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of YUM Restaurants China on
August 18, 2015, he is included because his 2015 total compensation would have placed him among the three most
highly-compensated executive officers after the CEO and CFO.
(1) Note: All comparisons are versus the same period a year ago and exclude Special Items unless noted. System sales and operating profit figures in this section exclude
the impact of foreign currency translation and restaurant margin figures are as reported.
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II. Compensation Overview
A. Compensation Philosophy and Practices
Our compensation program is designed to support our long-term growth model, while holding our executives accountable
to achieve key annual results year after year. YUM’s compensation philosophy for the NEOs is reviewed annually by the
Committee and has the following objectives:
Objective
Retain and reward the best talent to achieve superior
shareholder results—To be consistently better than our competitors,
we need to recruit and retain superior talent who are able to drive
superior results. We have structured our compensation programs to be
competitive and to motivate and reward high performers.
Base Salary
✓
Reward performance—The majority of NEO pay is performance
based and therefore at risk. We design pay programs that incorporate
team and individual performance, customer satisfaction and
shareholder return.
Emphasize long-term value creation—Our belief is simple: if we create
value for shareholders, then we share a portion of that value with those
responsible for the results. Stock Appreciation Rights/Options (‘‘SARs/
Options’’) reward value creation generated from sustained results and
the favorable expectations of our shareholders. Performance Share Unit
(‘‘PSU’’) awards reward for superior relative performance as compared to
the S&P 500.
Drive ownership mentality—We require executives to personally
invest in the Company’s success by owning a substantial amount of
Company stock.
Pay Element
Annual
Performance-Based
Cash Bonuses
Long-Term Equity
Performance-
Based Incentives
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
We employ compensation and governance best practices that provide a foundation for our pay-for-performance program
and align Company and shareholder interests.
We Do
✓ Independent compensation committee (Management Planning
& Development Committee), which oversees the Company’s
compensation policies and strategic direction
✓ Directly link Company performance to pay outcomes
✓ Executive ownership guidelines reviewed annually against
Company guidelines
We Don’t Do
✘ Employment agreements
✘ Re-pricing of SARs/Options
✘ Grants of SARs/Options with exercise price
less than fair market value of common stock
on date of grant
Company stock
significant financial or reputational harm to Company
✘ Permit executives to hedge or pledge
✓ “Clawback” compensation if executive’s conduct results in
✘ Payment of dividends or dividend equivalents
✓ Make a substantial portion of NEO target pay “at risk”
✓ Double-trigger vesting of equity awards upon change in control ✘ Excise tax gross-ups upon change in control
✓ Utilize independent Compensation Consultant
✓ Incorporate comprehensive risk mitigation into plan design
✓ Periodic review of Executive Peer Group to align appropriately
✓ Evaluate CEO and executive succession plans
✓ Conduct annual shareholder engagement program to obtain
✘ Excessive executive perquisites like car
allowances or country club memberships
with Company size and complexity
on PSUs unless or until they vest
feedback from shareholders for consideration in annual
compensation program design
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B. Compensation Changes for 2015
The Committee made significant compensation changes for 2015, including changes to CEO pay:
•• Consideration of pay philosophy, benchmark data
and pay decisions. During 2015, the Committee
considered the Company’s pay philosophy, benchmarking
practices and use of market data. Based on this review,
the Committee decided that beginning in September
2015 it would review market data and make decisions
for each executive officer most often within a range of
the market median for each element of compensation,
including base, bonus target and long-term incentive
target. In addition to the market data, the Committee will
continue to take into account the role, level of responsibility,
experience, individual performance and future potential
in setting compensation. Prior to this change the Committee
targeted compensation for all NEOs at the 50th percentile
for salary, 75th percentile for annual bonus and 50th
percentile for long term incentive compensation.
•• CEO total direct compensation set below median of
our Executive Peer Group. Mr. Creed was appointed
CEO by the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2015.
The Committee reviewed compensation for internal peers
and a range of market data for quick service restaurant
CEOs and CEOs of YUMs Executive Peer Group, which
is comprised of the companies listed on page 58. Because
Mr. Creed was new to his role, the Committee set
Mr. Creed’s total direct compensation below the median
CEO compensation of YUM’s Executive Peer Group.
2015 CEO Pay
2015 CEO Pay
vs. Peer Group
Base
$1,100,000
<50th percentile
Target Bonus
$1,650,000
50th percentile
Long-Term
Incentive
$4,300,000
<50th percentile
Total
Direct Compensation
$7,050,000
<50th percentile
Note: The Long-Term Incentive value does not match the Summary Compensation Table due to the value of SARs/Options for this table being determined based on the full
10-year term for the CEO rather than the expected term of all SARs/Options granted by the Company.
•• Executive Chairman pay will target median
compensation philosophy. Mr. Novak retired as CEO
effective December 31, 2014 and was appointed Executive
Chairman of the YUM Board of Directors effective January
1, 2015. Based on the Committee’s review of a variety
of external and internal factors, the Committee targeted
total compensation and set pay at the 50th percentile,
which was based on executive chairs in the Fortune 250
who were not founders of their companies.
•• Updated the Company’s Executive Peer Group. The
Committee removed OfficeMax, Darden, H.J. Heinz
Company and JC Penney and added Starwood, Hilton,
Office Depot and Kraft to the Executive Peer Group in
order to better align the size of the peer group companies
with YUM.
•• Aligned ownership guidelines with market best practice.
Our ownership guidelines in effect for 2015 are described
at page 58. The Committee determined it was appropriate
to adjust the guidelines beginning in 2015 to be more in
line with market practice. The guidelines in effect prior to
2015 had been in place for many years, and the increase
in the Company’s stock price over these years had resulted
in the guidelines exceeding market practice by a wide
margin. For 2015, under the revised ownership guidelines
Mr. Creed and Mr. Novak were required to own 100,000
shares and our Chief Financial Officer and Division CEOs
were required to own 30,000 shares. As a multiple of
salary, this represents over six times for Mr. Creed and
Mr. Novak and over three times for the Chief Financial
Officer and Division CEOs. At these multiples of salary,
the new guidelines are above the median for YUM’s
Executive Peer Group.
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C.
Relationship between Company Pay and Performance
To focus on both the short and long-term success of the Company, our NEOs’ target compensation includes a significant
portion, approximately 80%, that is “at-risk” pay, where the compensation paid is determined based on Company results.
If short-term and long-term financial and operational target goals are not achieved, then performance-related compensation
will decrease. If target goals are exceeded, then performance-related compensation will increase. As demonstrated below,
our target pay mix for NEOs emphasizes our commitment to “at-risk” pay in order to tie pay to performance.
CEO TARGET PAY MIX—2015
ALL OTHER NEO TARGET PAY MIX—2015
Annual Bonus
23%
Base Salary
16%
Long-Term
Equity Incentive
61%
At-Risk
84%
Annual Bonus
24%
Base Salary
23%
Long-Term
Equity Incentive
53%
At-Risk
77%
4MAR201521365491
Annual Bonus reflects 2015 Performance
The NEOs annual performance reflects the results of the business that the NEO was leading. For Messrs. Creed, Grismer
and Novak, annual performance is tied to that of YUM. For the other NEOs, annual performance is weighted 75% for the
business that each NEO was leading and 25% for YUM performance. Therefore, bonus payouts for Messrs. Creed,
Grismer, Novak and Su were all below target. Two NEOs received above target bonuses: Mr. Pant, whose compensation
reflects the strong performance of the KFC Division where he was the CEO for over half the year and Mr. Niccol, who led
the Taco Bell Division to perform significantly above target on all performance metrics.
NEO ACTUAL BONUS VS. TARGET
)
%
(
l
a
u
t
c
A
240%
147%
Target
Bonus
48%
53%
53%
CREED
GRISMER
NOVAK
PANT
NICCOL
37%
SU
PSU Awards did not Pay Out in 2015
Long-term incentive grants are valued based on grant date value and are meant to be incentive opportunities based on
future performance. Therefore, values in the Summary Compensation Table do not represent the value that may ultimately
be realized by the executive. Realized value will be determined by actual performance over succeeding years. This means
that, consistent with our pay-for performance philosophy, in the case of SARs/Options, our stock price must increase
and, in the case of PSUs, we must attain certain performance thresholds before our executives realize any value. As shown
below, our 2012 PSU award under our Performance Share Plan did not pay out to our NEOs in 2015 since the Company’s
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EPS growth during the 2012 - 2014 performance cycle did not reach the required minimum threshold of seven percent
(see discussion of PSUs at page 48).
ALL NEO PSU VALUE FOR 2012 – 2014 PERFORMANCE CYCLE
Total Value Granted(1)
3-Year EPS
CAGR Target
3-Year EPS
CAGR Actual
Realized Value
$1.6MM 10% 2.5%
(1) Amount is the sum of the grant date values awarded to each NEO as follows: Mr. Creed ($240,000), Mr. Novak ($773,000), Mr. Pant ($250,000), and Mr. Su ($385,000).
Mr. Grismer and Mr. Niccol did not receive PSU grants in 2012. Mr. Grismer began participating in the Performance Share Plan in 2013, and Mr. Niccol began
participating in 2015.
CEO Cash Compensation was Below Target
Our CEO’s cash compensation tracks EPS growth, which is our primary business performance metric. As demonstrated
below, our EPS growth in each of the last three years was below our targets of 10%, 20%, and 10% and resulted in our
CEO’s actual cash compensation being below target.
CEO CASH COMPENSATION VS. EPS GROWTH
Cash
Compensation
in $ millions
4
Novak Target
Creed Target
2
0
(9%)
2013
9%
4%
3%
2014
2015
EPS
Growth
10%
5%
0%
-5
-10%
Base Salary
Bonus
EPS
CEO Total Direct Compensation reflects Performance
Similarly with cash compensation, our CEO’s actual direct compensation (comprised of base salary, bonus and annual
long-term incentive value at grant date) for the last three years was below target reflecting the below target performance
of the Company. The SARs award will only provide value to Mr. Novak and Mr. Creed if shareholders receive value through
stock price appreciation, and PSU’s will only pay out if our three-year Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) hits threshold
performance.
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CEO TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION VS. EPS GROWTH
Direct
Compensation
in $ millions
16
14
Novak Target
12
10
8
Creed Target
6
4
2
0
4%
3%
EPS
Growth
10%
5%
0%
-5%
9%
2013
2014
Base Salary
Bonus
SAR
2015
PSU
-10%
EPS
(1) The 2013 PSU Award did not pay out. The 2014 and 2015 PSU awards,
described at page 48 reflects estimates based on the Company’s
current TSR ranking.
III. Elements of Executive Compensation Program
Our annual executive compensation program has three primary pay components: base salary, annual performance-based
cash bonuses and long-term equity performance-based incentives. We also offer retirement and other benefits.
Element
Base salary
Annual Performance-Based Cash
Bonuses
Long-Term Equity Performance-Based
Incentives
Retirement and Additional Benefits
Objective
Attract and retain high-caliber talent and provide a fixed level of cash
compensation.
Motivate high performance and reward short-term Company, team and
individual performance.
Align the interests of executives with shareholders and emphasize
long-term results.
Provide for long-term retirement income and basic health and welfare
coverage.
Form
Cash
Cash
SARs/Options &
PSUs
Various
Details on each program element follow.
A. Base Salary
We provide base salary to compensate our NEOs for their primary roles and responsibilities and to provide a stable level
of annual compensation. A NEO’s actual salary varies based on the role, level of responsibility, experience, individual
performance, future potential and market value. Specific salary increases take into account these factors. The Committee
reviews the NEOs’ salary and performance annually.
B. Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses
Our performance-based annual bonus program, the YUM Leaders’ Bonus Program, is a cash-based plan. The principal
purpose of the YUM Leaders’ Bonus Program is to motivate and reward short-term team and individual performance that
drives shareholder value.
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The formula for calculating the performance-based annual bonus under the YUM Leaders’ Bonus Program is the product
of the following:
Base Salary
X
Target Bonus
Percentage
X
Team Performance
(0 – 200%)
X
Individual Performance
(0 – 150%)
=
Bonus Payout
(0 – 300%)
Team Performance
The Committee established team performance measures,
targets and weights in January 2015 after receiving input
and recommendations from management. The objectives
were also reviewed by the Board to ensure the goals support
the Company’s overall strategic objectives.
The performance objectives were developed through the
Company’s annual financial planning process, which takes
into account Division growth strategies, historical
performance, and the expected future operating environment.
These projections included profit growth to achieve our
EPS growth target.
When setting targets for each specific team performance
measure, the Company takes into account overall business
goals and structures the target to motivate achievement of
desired performance consistent with our growth commitment
to shareholders.
A leverage formula for each team performance measure
magnifies the potential impact that performance above or
below the performance target will have on the calculation
of the annual bonus. This leverage increases the payouts
when targets are exceeded and reduces payouts when
performance is below target. There is a threshold level of
performance for all measures that must be met in order for
any bonus to be paid. Additionally, all measures have a cap
on the level of performance over which no additional bonus
will be paid regardless of performance above the cap.
The performance targets are comparable to those we
disclose to our investors and, when determined to be
appropriate by our Committee, may be slightly above or
below disclosed guidance. Division targets may be adjusted
during the year when doing so is consistent with the
objectives and intent at the time the targets were originally set.
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Detailed Breakdown of 2015 Team Performance
The team performance targets, actual results, weights and overall performance for each measure for our NEOs are outlined
below. The Committee selected these performance measures because they are key drivers of long-term value creation.
For Divisions, the team performances are weighted 75% on Division operating measures and 25% on YUM team performance.
TEAM PERFORMANCE
Target
Actual
Earned Award
as % of Target Weighting
Final Team
Performance
NEO
Creed
Grismer
Novak
Measures
Weighted Average Divisions’ Team Performances(1)
Earnings Per Share Growth
(excluding special items)
FINAL YUM TEAM FACTOR
Pant
Operating Profit Growth(2,7)
System Same-Store Sales Growth
System Net Builds(5)
10%
3%
8%
3%
425
9%
3%
500
System Customer Satisfaction
Weighted Average(4)
Total Weighted Team Performance — KFC (75%)
Total Weighted Team Performance — YUM (25%)
FINAL KFC TEAM FACTOR(3)
Niccol
Operating Profit Growth(2)
System Same-Store Sales Growth
System Net Builds
System Customer Satisfaction
Total Weighted Team Performance — Taco Bell (75%)
Total Weighted Team Performance — YUM (25%)
FINAL TACO BELL TEAM FACTOR(3)
Su
Operating Profit Growth(2)
Same Store Sales Growth
System Gross New Builds
6%
3%
125
68%
12%
5%
192
70%
27%
7%
650
8%
(4)%
743
System Customer Satisfaction
Weighted Average(6)
Total Weighted Team Performance — China (75%)
Total Weighted Team Performance — YUM (25%)
FINAL CHINA TEAM FACTOR(3)
106
0
115
110
200
137
200
190
200
177
0
0
200
183
50%
50%
50%
20%
20%
10%
50%
20%
20%
10%
50%
20%
20%
10%
53
0
53
57
22
40
14
133
53
113
100
38
40
18
196
53
160
0
0
40
18
58
53
57
(1) Weighted average based on each Division’s contribution to overall segment operating profit of YUM in 2014.
(2) Excludes the impact of foreign exchange.
(3) Final team Factor reflects 75% Division and 25% YUM weighting.
(4) Weighted average of each subsidiary business unit’s Team Factor based on number of restaurants.
(5) Excludes US units.
(6) Weighted average of each Brand’s Team Factor based on number of restaurants.
(7) KFC’s standard operating profit growth rate target is 10% year-over-year. For 2015, the actual operating growth target was adjusted as shown above for the impact of
certain non-recurring costs and other items distortive of brand performance primarily in the US and UK markets.
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C. Long-Term Equity Performance-Based Incentives
based on the closing market price of the underlying YUM
common stock on the date of grant. Therefore, SARs/Options
awards will only have value if our NEOs are successful in
increasing share price above the awards’ exercise price.
Performance Share Plan
Under the Company’s Performance Share Plan, we granted
to each of our NEOs PSU awards in 2015. PSU awards
are earned based on the Company’s 3-year average TSR
relative to the companies in the S&P 500. Incorporating
TSR supports the Company’s pay-for-performance philosophy
while diversifying performance criteria by using measures
not used in the annual bonus plan and aligning our NEOs’
reward with the creation of shareholder value.
The threshold and maximum share payouts are aggressively
set, exceeding market best practice. The target, threshold
and maximum shares that may be paid out under these
awards for each NEO are described at page 64.
For the performance period covering the 2015 – 2017
calendar years, each NEO will earn a percentage of his
target PSU award based on the achieved TSR percentile
ranking as set forth in the chart below:
TSR Percentile Ranking <40%
Payout as % of Target
0%
40%
50%
Threshold
Target
Max.
90%
50%
100%
200%
We set target long-term incentive pay at the 50th percentile.
Therefore, for on-target performance we pay at the median,
which is consistent with market practice. Dividend equivalents
will accrue during the performance period and will be
distributed as incremental shares but only in the same
proportion and at the same time as the original awards are
earned. If no awards are earned, no dividend equivalents
will be paid. The awards are eligible for deferral under the
Company’s Executive Income Deferral Program. As discussed
on page 43, PSU awards granted in 2012 did not pay out
since YUM did not attain the minimum performance threshold.
(These awards would have paid out during 2015 had the
Company’s average earnings per share during the 2012
– 2014 performance period reached the required minimum
average growth threshold of seven percent.)
We provide performance-based long-term equity compensation
to our NEOs to encourage long-term decision making that
creates shareholder value. To that end, we use vehicles that
motivate and balance the tradeoffs between short-term and
long-term performance. Performance-based long-term equity
compensation also serves as a retention tool.
Our NEOs are awarded long-term incentives annually based
on the Committee’s subjective assessment of the following
items for each NEO (without assigning weight to any
particular item):
•• Prior year individual and team performance
•• Expected contribution in future years
•• Consideration of the market value of the executive’s role
compared with similar roles in our Executive Peer Group
•• Achievement of stock ownership guidelines
Equity Mix
Each year, the Committee reviews the mix of long-term
incentives to determine if it is appropriate to continue
predominantly using SARs/Options as the long-term incentive
vehicle. For 2015, the Committee continued to choose
SARs/Options and PSU awards because these equity
vehicles focus and reward management to enhance long-
term shareholder value, thereby aligning our NEOs with the
interests of our shareholders.
At the beginning of 2015, the Committee determined each
NEO’s target grant value and the split of that value between
SARs/Options and PSU grants. For the CEO, his target
grant value was split 75% SARs/Options and 25% PSUs.
For the other NEOs, their target grant values were split
80% SARs/Options and 20% PSUs. The Committee awarded
predominantly SARs/Options because it believed it aligns
executives and incentives them to drive a long-term growth
in the business. For each NEO, the breakdown between
SARs/Options award values and PSU award values can
be found under the Summary Compensation Table, page
62 at columns e and f.
Stock Appreciation Rights/Stock Options
In 2015, we granted to each of our NEOs SARs/Options
which have ten-year terms and vest over at least four
years. The exercise price of each SARs/Options grant was
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IV. 2015 Named Executive Officer Total Direct Compensation and Performance
Summary
Below is a summary of each of our named executive officers’
total direct compensation – which includes base salary,
annual cash bonus, PSUs and SARs – and an overview of
their 2015 performance relative to our annual and long term
incentive performance goals. The process the Committee
used to determine each officer’s 2015 compensation is
described more fully in “How Compensation Decisions Are
Made” beginning on page 56.
CEO Compensation
Greg Creed
Chief Executive Officer
2015 Performance Summary
Our Board, under the leadership of the Committee Chair,
approved Mr. Creed’s goals at the beginning of the year
and conducted a mid-year and year-end evaluation of his
performance. These evaluations included a review of his
leadership pertaining to the achievement of his goals that
included business results, leadership in the development
and implementation of Company strategies, and development
of Company culture and talent.
The Committee determined that Mr. Creed’s overall
performance for 2015 was below target, and awarded him
an individual factor of 90. This individual factor combined
with YUM’s team factor of 53 (discussed at page 47),
resulted in Mr. Creed receiving 48% of his 2015 target
bonus. This determination was based on the Committee’s
subjective assessment of Mr. Creed’s performance against
his goals which included (without assigning a weight to any
particular item):
•• Company below target performance for EPS (EPS
increased by 3% against growth target of 10% which
includes foreign exchange impact)
•• China and Pizza Hut Divisions below target performance
for same store sales and profits
•• Taco Bell’s above target performance for same store sales
growth and profits
•• KFC’s on target performance for same store sales and
profits
•• Continued strong unit expansion with emphasis on high
returns
•• Development of strong leaders and fostering customer-
focused employee culture in the Company, and
•• Continued commitment to corporate social responsibility
through the World Food Programme and other hunger
relief organizations
2015 Committee Decisions
Mr. Creed was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on
January 1, 2015. The Committee set Mr. Creed’s
compensation taking into account this promotion noting
that all elements were at or below the 50th percentile of the
Company’s Executive Peer Group. Mr. Creed’s annual cash
bonus target was set at 150% of his base salary.
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Creed:
2015 BONUS AWARD
Base Salary
Target Bonus %
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$1,100,000
X
150%
X
53%
X
90%
=
$787,050
The graphic below illustrates Mr. Creed’s 2015 direct
compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Variable
Compensation
Stock Appreciation
Rights
$3,108,013
Performance
Shares
$1,075,016
Annual
Incentive Award
$787,050
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$1,104,615
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
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Other NEO 2015 Total Direct Compensation
Patrick J. Grismer
Chief Financial Officer
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Grismer:
2015 Performance Summary
2015 BONUS AWARD
The Committee determined that Mr. Grismer’s performance
as the Chief Financial Officer was on target and approved a
100 individual performance factor. Despite below target
financial performance, the Committee determined that
Mr. Grismer positively impacted the Company’s long-term
opportunities by driving Company-wide strategic growth
priorities and Division initiatives, and also by his leadership in
the review of strategic options that led to the Company’s
announcement to separate the Company into two independent
publicly-traded companies. Mr. Grismer’s individual performance
factor, combined with a team factor of 53, resulted in him
receiving 53% of his target bonus.
2015 Committee Decisions
•• Base salary was increased 12% percent for 2015.
•• Annual cash bonus target was increased to 105% of base
salary.
•• Target grant value of equity award was increased 18%.
The Committee approved the foregoing increases in
Mr. Grismer’s compensation in recognition of his sustained
performance and several years in the role of CFO. These
increases brought Mr. Grismer’s total direct compensation
to between the 50th and 75th percentile of the Executive
Peer Group for his position.
On December 5, 2015, Mr. Grismer notified the Company
that he intended to resign from the Company on February 19,
2016. The Company and Mr. Grismer executed a letter of
understanding at that time in which the Company agreed
to accelerate a portion of Mr. Grismer’s unvested SARs
having an intrinsic fair value of $500,000 on February 19,
2016, Mr. Grismer’s departure date from the Company.
Base Salary
Target Bonus %
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$800,000
X
105%
X
53%
X
100%
=
$445,200
The graphic below illustrates Mr. Grismer’s 2015 direct
compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Stock Appreciation
Rights
$1,680,012
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Variable
Compensation
Performance
Shares
$420,070
Annual
Incentive Award
$445,200
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$790,192
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
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Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
2015 Performance Summary
Mr. Novak retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Company
and was appointed Executive Chairman effective January 1,
2015. For 2015, the Committee awarded Mr. Novak a bonus
based on the Company’s team factor of 53.
2015 Committee Decisions
As discussed at page 42 the Committee reviewed a variety
of external and internal factors, targeting total compensation
and setting pay at the 50th percentile for Mr. Novak in his
new role as Executive Chairman. Applying this philosophy,
the Committee set Mr. Novak’s total target compensation
for 2015 at $5 million as described below. In making this
decision, the Committee took into consideration Mr. Novak’s
responsibilities as Executive Chairman and his expected
substantial contribution to the Company in 2015 including
supporting Mr. Creed, as the Company’s new CEO.
•• Base salary was decreased to $1 million (representing a
31% decrease for 2015).
•• Annual cash bonus target was decreased to 100%
(from 160%) of base salary, with no individual factor for
the award.
•• Target grant value of long term incentive pay (split 75%
SARs and 25% PSUs) was set at an economic value of
$3 million (a decrease of 61% from 2014).
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Novak:
2015 BONUS AWARD
Base Salary
Target Bonus %
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$1,000,000
X
100%
X
53%
X
N/A
=
$530,000
The graphic below illustrates Mr. Novak’s 2015 direct
compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Variable
Compensation
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Stock Appreciation
Rights
$2,168,382
Performance
Shares
$750,020
Annual
Incentive Award
$530,000
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$1,005,192
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
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Micky Pant
Chief Executive Officer of Yum Restaurants China
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Pant:
2015 Performance Summary
2015 BONUS AWARD
Mr. Pant was Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s KFC
Division prior to being named Chief Executive Officer of the
China Division on August 18, 2015. The Committee
determined Mr. Pant’s performance was above target and
approved a 130 individual performance factor. The Committee
recognized Mr. Pant for the strong results of the KFC Division,
especially unit expansion and strong same store sales
results. The Committee also acknowledged his leadership
in taking over as the China Division CEO and reinvigorating
the brand culture and planning the China separation.
Mr. Pant’s individual performance factor, combined with a
team factor of 113 (discussed at page 47), resulted in him
receiving 147% of his target bonus. Mr. Pant’s team factor
for 2015 was based solely on KFC Division results – which
were driven by his leadership prior to his assignment to
China – as agreed to by Mr. Pant and the Committee at the
time of his promotion to CEO of the China Division.
2015 Committee Decisions
In January, Mr. Pant’s compensation was adjusted as follows:
•• Base salary was increased 7%.
•• Annual cash bonus target remained unchanged.
•• Target grant value of equity award remained unchanged.
In connection with his mid-year promotion to CEO of the
China Division, Mr. Pant’s compensation was further adjusted
as follows:
•• Base salary was increased 19%.
•• Annual cash bonus target was increased to 115% of base
salary.
•• Target grant value of equity award remained unchanged.
These increases brought Mr. Pant’s total direct compensation
to between the 50th and 75th percentile of the Executive
Peer Group.
Base Salary
Blended Target Bonus %(1)
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$950,000
X
105.589%
X
113%
X
130%
=
$1,473,548
(1) Mr. Pant’s “Blended Target Bonus” is based on a Target Bonus of 100% during
his time as CEO of the KFC Division and 115% during his time as CEO of the
China Division.
The graphic below Mr. Pant’s 2015 direct compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Stock Appreciation
Rights
$1,419,011
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Variable
Compensation
Performance
Shares
$355,012
Annual
Incentive Award
$1,473,548
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$849,038
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Brian Niccol
Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Niccol:
2015 Performance Summary
2015 BONUS AWARD
The Committee determined Mr. Niccol’s performance as
the Chief Executive Officer, Taco Bell Division, was significantly
above target and approved a 150 individual performance
factor. Under Mr. Niccol’s leadership, Taco Bell Division’s
operating performance was very strong with 5% same-store
sales growth and operating profit growth of 12%. Mr. Niccol’s
individual performance factor, combined with a team factor
of 160 (discussed at page 47), resulted in him receiving
240% of his target bonus.
2015 Committee Decisions
Mr. Niccol was promoted to CEO of the Taco Bell Division,
effective, January 1, 2015. In recognition of this promotion,
the Committee made the following changes to Mr. Niccol’s
target compensation for 2015:
•• Base salary was increased 17% percent for 2015.
•• Annual cash bonus target was increased to 90% of base
salary.
•• Target grant value of long-term incentive equity awards
was increased by 80%.
•• Received CEO Award for superlative long term performance
at Taco Bell and in recognition of promotion to Taco Bell
CEO (grant date fair market value of award was
$1,091,491).
These increases brought Mr. Niccol’s total direct
compensation to between the 50th and 75th percentile of
the Executive Peer Group for his position.
Base Salary
Target Bonus %
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$700,000
X
90%
X
160%
X
150%
=
$1,512,000
The graphic below illustrates Mr. Niccol’s 2015 direct
compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Variable
Compensation
Stock Appreciation
Rights
$2,091,503
Performance
Shares
$250,031
Annual
Incentive Award
$1,512,000
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$697,688
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Jing-Shyh S. Su
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – Yum
Restaurants China
2015 Performance Summary
Mr. Su was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
China Division prior to his retirement on August 18, 2015.
Following his retirement, Mr. Su served as Executive Advisor
to the Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Restaurants China
until February 15, 2016.
The Committee determined his overall individual performance
for 2015 was below target and approved a 65 individual
performance factor. This was based upon the China Division
not achieving operating profit or system sales growth targets.
Mr. Su’s individual performance factor, combined with a team
factor of 57, resulted in him receiving 37% of his target bonus.
2015 Committee Decisions
•• Base salary remained unchanged.
•• Annual cash bonus target remained unchanged.
•• Target grant value of equity award remained unchanged.
Mr. Su retired as Chairman and CEO of the China Division on
August 19, 2015. As part of Mr. Su’s agreement with the
Company, the Company entered into a retirement agreement
with Mr. Su and agreed to make tax equalization payments
to Mr. Su (as if he were a resident of Hong Kong) for China
income tax which exceeds the marginal Hong Kong tax rate
incurred by him with respect to his stock option and SAR
exercises and deferral plan payouts up to a maximum benefit
of $5 million. During 2015 and after his retirement, Mr. Su had
received $3.2 million of this tax equalization benefit under this
agreement (in addition to approximately $1.9 million in tax
equalization benefits received prior to his retirement
during 2015).
The table below summarizes how the annual performance-
based incentive award was calculated based on the formula
described above at page 46 for Mr. Su
2015 BONUS AWARD
Base Salary
Target Bonus %
Team Performance Factor
Individual Performance Factor
2015 Bonus Award
$1,100,000
X
115%
X
57%
X
65%
=
$468,683
The graphic below illustrates Mr. Su’s 2015 direct
compensation:
2015 TOTAL DIRECT COMPENSATION
Variable
Compensation
Total
Long-Term
Equity
Compensation
Stock Options
$1,834,009
Performance
Shares
$459,031
Annual
Incentive Award
$468,683
Fixed
Compensation
Base Salary
$1,100,000
Total Annual Cash
Compensation
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V. Retirement and Other Benefits
Retirement Benefits
We offer several types of competitive retirement benefits.
The YUM! Brands Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”) is a
broad-based qualified plan designed to provide a retirement
income based on years of service with the Company and
average annual earnings. Mr. Novak is the only NEO who
actively participates in the Retirement Plan (the plan is US
based and was closed to new entrants in 2001). Messrs.
Creed, Grismer, Pant, Su and Niccol are not active
participants in the Retirement Plan; however, Mr. Creed
maintains a balance in the Retirement Plan from the years
that he was a participant.
For executives hired or re-hired after September 30, 2001,
the Company implemented the Leadership Retirement Plan
(“LRP”). This is an unfunded, unsecured account-based
retirement plan which allocates a percentage of pay to an
account payable to the executive following the later to occur
of the executive’s separation of employment from the Company
or attainment of age 55. Beginning in 2013, Mr. Novak started
receiving an allocation to his LRP account equal to 9.5% of
his base salary and target bonus and will receive an annual
earnings credit on his account balance equal to 120% of the
applicable federal rate. For 2015, Messrs. Grismer, Pant and
Niccol were also eligible for the LRP. Under the LRP, they
receive an annual allocation to their accounts equal to a
percentage of their base salary and target bonus (9.5% for
Mr. Grismer, 20% for Mr. Pant and 9.5% for Mr. Niccol) and
an annual earnings credit of 5%.
The Company provides retirement benefits for certain
international employees through the YUM! Brands
International Retirement Plan (“YIRP”) and the Third Country
National Plan (“TCN”). The YIRP is an unfunded, non-qualified
plan that provides benefits similar to, and pursuant to the
same terms and conditions as, the Retirement Plan without
regard to Internal Revenue Service limitations on amounts
of includible compensation and maximum benefits. The
TCN is an unfunded, unsecured account-based retirement
plan that provides an annual contribution floor of 7.5% of
salary and target bonus and an annual earnings credit of
5% on the balance. The Company can add an additional
7.5%, for a maximum total contribution of 15% annually.
Mr. Su is the only NEO who participates in the YIRP. Mr. Creed
is the only NEO who participates in the TCN. Under this
plan, Mr. Creed receives an annual contribution equal to
15% of his base salary and target bonus and an annual
earnings credit of 5%.
Benefits payable under these plans are described in more
detail beginning on page 68.
Medical, Dental, Life Insurance and Disability Coverage
We also provide other benefits such as medical, dental, life
insurance and disability coverage to each NEO through
benefit plans, which are also provided to all eligible U.S.-based
salaried employees. Eligible employees can purchase
additional life, dependent life and accidental death and
dismemberment coverage as part of their employee benefits
package. Our broad-based employee disability plan limits
the annual benefit coverage to $300,000.
Perquisites
Mr. Creed and Mr. Novak are required to use the Company
aircraft for personal as well as business travel pursuant to
the Company’s executive security program established by
the Board of Directors. The Board’s security program also
covers Mrs. Creed and Mrs. Novak. The Board has
considered past instances of potential safety concerns for
the CEO and their spouses and based on a security study
completed by a security expert and the expert’s advice
decided to require Mr. Creed and Mr. Novak to use the
corporate aircraft for personal travel. We do not provide tax
gross-ups on the personal use of the Company aircraft. In
2015, the Committee approved timeshare arrangements
beginning in 2015 for Mr. Creed and Mr. Novak with respect
to their personal use of aircraft. The arrangement provides
that upon the executive reaching $200,000 in incremental
costs for his personal use, the executive’s timeshare
agreements will be triggered and any incremental costs for
personal use of corporate aircraft above $200,000 will be
reimbursed to the Company in accordance with the
requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration regulations
and the time share agreements.
The Company pays for the cost of the transmission of home
security information from Mr. Novak’s home to our security
department.
Mr. Su, who retired as Chairman and CEO of the China
Division in August of 2015, receives perquisites related to
his overseas assignment which were part of his original
compensation package and ratified by the Committee. The
Committee reviewed these benefits during 2015 and has
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elected to continue to provide them, noting that this practice
is consistent with how we treat other executives on foreign
assignment. Mr. Su’s agreement stipulates that the following
will be provided:
•• Housing, commodities and utilities allowances
•• Tax preparation services
•• Tax equalization to Hong Kong with respect to income
attributable to certain SARs/options exercises and to
distributions of deferred income
On August 19, 2015, Mr. Su retired as Chairman and CEO
of the China Division and assumed the role of Executive
Advisor to the new CEO of the China Division, Micky Pant.
Mr. Su retired as an employee of the Company on
February 15, 2016. At the time of his retirement as Chairman
and CEO of the China Division, the Company agreed to
make tax equalization payments to Mr. Su (as if he were a
resident of Hong Kong) for China income tax incurred by
him with respect to his stock option and SAR exercises
and deferral plan payouts up to a maximum of $5 million.
At the end of 2015, Mr. Su had benefitted from approximately
$3.2 million in tax equalization payments under the agreement
as reported at page 54.
VI. How Compensation Decisions Are Made
Shareholder Outreach, Engagement and 2015 Vote on NEO Compensation
At our 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 65% of votes
cast on our annual advisory vote on NEO compensation
were in favor of our NEOs’ compensation program, as
disclosed in our 2015 proxy statement. During 2015, we
continued our shareholder outreach program to better
understand our investors’ opinions on our compensation
practices and respond to their questions. Committee
members and management team members from
compensation, investor relations and legal continued to be
directly involved in engagement efforts during 2015 that
served to reinforce our open door policy. The efforts included:
•• Contacting the top 100 shareholders, representing
ownership of approximately 46% of our shares
•• Meeting with shareholders representing 17% of our shares
•• Dialogue with proxy advisory firm
•• Investor road shows and conferences
•• Presenting shareholder feedback to the Committee
•• Considering letters from shareholders
Our annual engagement efforts allow many shareholders
the opportunity to provide feedback. The Committee carefully
considers shareholder and advisor feedback, among other
factors discussed in this CD&A, in making its compensation
decisions. Shareholder feedback, including the 2015 voting
results on NEO compensation, has influenced and reinforced
a number of compensation design changes over the years,
including:
•• Moving away from above-market benchmarking for
CEO pay
•• Adjusting CEO long-term incentives from 100% SARs/
Options to a mix comprised of 75% SARs/Options and
25% PSUs
•• Moving away from EPS to TSR-based targets under PSU
awards thus, removing duplicative measures between
the bonus and long-term incentive plan
Shareholder feedback further influenced the changes to our
compensation program for 2015 described above. The Company
and the Committee appreciate the feedback from our
shareholders and plan to continue these engagement efforts.
Role of the Committee
Compensation decisions are ultimately made by the
Committee using its judgment, focusing primarily on each
NEO’s performance against his financial and strategic
objectives, qualitative factors and the Company’s overall
performance. The Committee considers the total
compensation of each NEO and retains discretion to make
decisions that are reflective of overall business performance
and each executive’s strategic contributions to the business.
In making its compensation decisions, the Committee
typically follows the annual process described below:
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• Reviews competitive analysis/benchmarking for CEO and direct reports
• Reviews bonus and performance share plan metrics, targets, and leverage
recommendations for the following year
• Evaluates feedback from shareholders and proxy advisors
• Evaluates and approves CEO and direct reports’ performance against
pre-established goals and compensation decisions
• Approves bonus plans and Performance Shares results for the prior year
• Approves bonus and performance share plan metrics, targets and
leverage for the current year
• Reviews tally sheets
• Confirms CEO and CEO’s direct reports meet ownership guidelines
• Reviews compensation trends
• Reviews market analysis of
Director compensation and
makes recommendations
to Board (bi-annually)
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MARCH
• Completes compensation risk assessment
• Conducts independence analysis of compensation consultant retaining sole authority
to continue or terminate its relationship with outside advisors, including consultant
• Reviews and approves inclusion of CD&A in proxy statement
Role of the Independent Consultant
The Committee’s charter states the Committee may retain
outside compensation consultants, lawyers or other advisors.
The Committee retains an independent consultant, Meridian
Compensation Partners, LLC (“Meridian”), to advise it on
certain compensation matters. The Committee has instructed
Meridian that:
•• it is to act independently of management and at the
direction of the Committee;
•• it is to assist the Committee in its determination of the
annual compensation package for our CEO and other
NEOs.
The Committee considered the following factors, among
others, in determining that Meridian is independent of
management and its provision of services to the Committee
did not give rise to a conflict of interest:
•• Meridian did not provide any services to the Company
•• its ongoing engagement will be determined by the
unrelated to executive compensation.
Committee;
•• Meridian has no business or personal relationship with
•• it is to inform the Committee of relevant trends and
any member of the Committee or management.
regulatory developments;
•• it is to provide compensation comparisons based on
information that is derived from comparable businesses
of a similar size to the Company for the NEOs; and
•• Meridian’s partners and employees who provide services
to the Committee are prohibited from owning YUM stock
per Meridian’s firm policy.
Comparator Compensation Data
Our Committee uses an evaluation of how our NEO target
compensation levels compare to those of similarly situated
executives at companies that comprise our executive peer
group (“Executive Peer Group”) as one of the factors in
setting executive compensation. The Executive Peer Group
is made up of retail, hospitality, food, nondurable consumer
goods companies, special eatery and quick service
restaurants, as these represent the sectors with which the
Company is most likely to compete for executive talent.
The companies selected from these sectors must also be
reflective of the overall market characteristics of our executive
talent market, relative leadership position in their sector,
size as measured by revenues, complexity of their business,
and in some cases global reach.
Executive Peer Group
The Committee established the current peer group of companies (the “Executive Peer Group”) for all NEOs at the end of
2014 for pay determinations in 2015. The 2015 Executive Peer Group is comprised of the following companies:
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AutoZone Inc.
Avon Products Inc.
Kellogg Company
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Campbell Soup Company
Kohl’s Corporation
Nike Inc.
Office Depot, Inc.
Staples Inc.
Colgate Palmolive Company
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Starbucks Corporation
Gap Inc.
General Mills Inc.
Macy’s Inc.
Marriott International
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
McDonald’s Corporation
At the time the benchmarking analysis was prepared, the
Executive Peer Group’s median annual revenues were
$17.6 billion, while YUM annual revenues were estimated
at $19.2 billion (calculated as described below).
For companies with significant franchise operations, measuring
size can be complex. There are added complexities and
responsibilities for managing the relationships, arrangements,
and overall scope of the franchising enterprise, in particular,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Unilever USA
managing product introductions, marketing, promoting new
unit development, and customer satisfaction and overall
operations improvements across the entire franchise system.
Accordingly, in calibrating size-adjusted values, our philosophy
is to add 25% of franchisee and licensee sales to the Company’s
sales to establish an appropriate revenue benchmark. The
reason for this approach is based on our belief that the correct
calibration of complexity and responsibility lies between
corporate-reported revenues and system-wide sales.
Competitive Positioning and Setting Compensation
At the beginning of 2015, the Committee considered Executive
Peer Group compensation data as a frame of reference for
establishing compensation targets for base salary, annual
bonus and long-term incentives for each NEO. In particular,
the Committee generally targeted each NEO’s base salary
and long-term incentive compensation at the 50th percentile
of the Executive Peer Group and target bonus opportunity at
the 75th percentile of the Executive Peer Group. During 2015,
The Committee changed this approach as described at 56.
In setting NEO compensation, the Committee considers
this competitive market data but does not rely on it exclusively.
It also considers additional factors in setting each element
of NEO compensation, including individual performance,
experience, time in role and expected contributions.
When benchmarking and making decisions about the CEO’s
SARs/Options, we use a grant date fair value based on the
full 10-year term rather than the expected term of all SARs/
Options granted by the Company. This methodology is a
more appropriate method to determine the award amount
as it better reflects the actual historical holding pattern for
SARs/Options granted to our CEO. Our CEO receives fewer
shares under this practice than if we used the expected
term of all SARs/Options granted by the Company.
VII. Compensation Policies and Practices
YUM’s Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines
The Committee has established stock ownership guidelines for approximately 400 of our senior employees, including the NEOs.
If a NEO or other executive does not meet his or her ownership guidelines, he or she is not eligible for a long-term equity
incentive award. In 2015, all NEOs and all other employees subject to guidelines met or exceeded their ownership guidelines.
NEO
Creed
Grismer
Novak
Pant
Niccol
Su
Ownership Guidelines
Shares Owned(1)
Value of Shares(2)
Multiple of Salary
100,000
30,000
100,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
118,263
45,294
2,760,186
107,592
49,796
575,032
8,639,112
3,308,727
201,631,587
7,859,596
3,637,598
42,006,088
8
4
202
8
5
38
(1) Calculated as of December 31, 2015 and represents shares owned outright, vested RSUs and all RSUs awarded under the Company’s Executive Income Deferral Program.
(2) Based on YUM closing stock price of $73.05 as of December 31, 2015.
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result, the full amount will be paid, but the NEO will be solely
responsible for any potential excise tax payment. Also,
effective for equity awards made in 2013 and beyond, the
Company implemented “double trigger” vesting, pursuant
to which outstanding awards will fully and immediately vest
only if the executive is employed on the date of a change
in control of the Company and is involuntarily terminated
(other than by the Company for cause) on or within two
years following the change in control.
In case of retirement, the Company provides retirement
benefits described above, life insurance benefits (to employees
eligible under the Retirement Plan), the continued ability to
exercise vested SARs/Options and the ability to vest in
performance share awards on a pro-rata basis.
With respect to consideration of how these benefits fit into
the overall compensation policy, the change-in-control
benefits are reviewed from time to time by the Committee
for competitiveness. The Committee believes the benefits
provided in case of a change in control are appropriate,
support shareholder interests and are consistent with the
policy of attracting and retaining highly qualified employees.
which are awarded by our CEO (and approved by the
Committee), in recognition of superlative performance and
extraordinary impact on business results.
Management recommends the awards be made pursuant
to our LTIP to the Committee, however, the Committee
determines whether and to whom it will issue grants and
determines the amount of the grant. The Board of Directors
has delegated to our CEO and our Chief People Officer,
the ability to make grants to employees who are not executive
officers and whose grant is less than approximately 15,000
SARs/Options annually. In the case of these grants, the
Committee sets all the terms of each award, except the
actual number of SARs/Options, which is determined by
our CEO and our Chief People Officer pursuant to guidelines
approved by the Committee in January of each year.
Payments upon Termination of Employment
The Company does not have agreements with its executives
concerning payments upon termination of employment
except in the case of a change in control of the Company.
The Committee believes these are appropriate agreements
for retaining NEOs and other executive officers to preserve
shareholder value in case of a potential change in control.
The Committee periodically reviews these agreements and
other aspects of the Company’s change-in-control program.
The Company’s change-in-control agreements, in general,
entitle NEOs terminated other than for cause within two
years of the change in control, to receive a benefit of two
times salary and bonus. The terms of these change-in-
control agreements are described beginning on page 72.
In 2013, the Company eliminated tax gross-ups for
executives, including the NEOs, for any excise tax due
under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code and
implemented a “best net after-tax” approach to address
any potential excise tax imposed on executives. If any excise
tax is due, the Company will not make a gross-up payment,
but instead will reduce payments to an executive if the
reduction will provide the NEO the best net after-tax result.
If full payment to a NEO will result in the best net after-tax
YUM’s Stock Option and SAR Granting Practices
Historically, we have awarded non-qualified SARs/Options
grants annually at the Committee’s January meeting. This
meeting date is set by the Board of Directors more than
six months prior to the actual meeting. The Committee sets
the annual grant date as the second business day after our
fourth quarter earnings release. The exercise price of awards
granted under our Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) is set
as the closing price on the date of grants. We make grants
at the same time other elements of annual compensation
are determined so that we can consider all elements of
compensation in making the grants. We do not backdate
or make grants retroactively. In addition, we do not time
such grants in coordination with our possession or release
of material, non-public or other information.
Grants may also be made on other dates the Board of
Directors meets. These grants generally are CEO Awards,
Limits on Future Severance Agreement Policy
The Committee has adopted a policy to limit future severance
agreements with our NEOs and our other executives. The
policy requires the Company to seek shareholder approval for
future severance payments to a NEO if such payments would
exceed 2.99 times the sum of (a) the NEO’s annual base salary
as in effect immediately prior to termination of employment;
and (b) the highest annual bonus awarded to the NEO by the
Company in any of the Company’s three full fiscal years
immediately preceding the fiscal year in which termination of
employment occurs or, if higher, the executive’s target bonus.
Certain types of payments are excluded from this policy, such
as amounts payable under arrangements that apply to classes
of employees other than the NEOs or that predate the
implementation of the policy, as well as any payment the
Committee determines is a reasonable settlement of a claim
that could be made by the NEO.
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Compensation Recovery Policy
Pursuant to the Company’s Compensation Recovery Policy
(i.e., “clawback”), the Committee may require executive
officers (including the NEOs) to return compensation paid
or may cancel any award or bonuses not yet vested or
earned if the executive officers engaged in misconduct or
violation of Company policy that resulted in significant
financial or reputational harm or violation of Company policy,
or contributed to the use of inaccurate metrics in the
calculation of incentive compensation. Under this policy,
when the Board determines that recovery of compensation
is appropriate, the Company could require repayment of
all or a portion of any bonus, incentive payment, equity-
based award or other compensation, and cancellation of
an award or bonus to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Hedging and Pledging of Company Stock
Under our Code of Conduct, no employee or director is
permitted to engage in securities transactions that would
allow them either to insulate themselves from, or profit from,
a decline in the Company stock price. Similarly, no employee
or director may enter into hedging transactions in the
Company’s stock. Such transactions include (without
limitation) short sales as well as any hedging transactions
in derivative securities (e.g. puts, calls, swaps, or collars)
or other speculative transactions related to YUM’s stock.
Pledging of Company stock is also prohibited.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
The provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code limit the tax deduction for compensation in excess
of $1 million paid to certain NEOs. Performance-based
compensation is excluded from the limit, however, so long
as it meets certain requirements. The Committee intends
that the annual bonus, SARs/Options, RSU and PSU awards
satisfy the requirements for exemption under Internal Revenue
Code Section 162(m).
For 2015, the annual salary paid to Mr. Creed exceeded
$1 million. The other NEOs were in each case paid salaries
of $1 million or less, except for Mr. Su whose salary exceeded
$1 million; however, the Committee noted that Mr. Su’s
compensation is not subject to United States tax rules and,
therefore, the $1 million limitation does not apply in his case.
The 2015 annual bonuses were all paid pursuant to our
annual bonus program and, therefore, we expect will be
deductible. For 2015, the Committee set the maximum
individual award opportunity based on a bonus pool for the
CEO and the next two highest paid executive officers, other
than Messrs. Creed, Su and Grismer. (Mr. Grismer is not
included for purposes of our pool since under IRS rules the
Chief Financial Officer is not subject to these limits.) The
bonus pool for 2015 was equal to 1.5% of operating profit
(adjusted to exclude special items believed to be distortive
of consolidated results on a year-over-year basis — these
are the same items excluded in the Company’s annual
earnings releases). The maximum payout opportunity for
each executive was set at a fixed percentage of the pool.
Based on the Company’s operating profit, before special
items of $2.0 billion, the bonus pool was set at approximately
$30 million and the maximum 2015 award opportunity for
each NEO was based on their applicable percentage of the
pool (Mr. Creed=30%, Mr. Novak=20%, Mr. Pant=20% and
Mr. Niccol=10% and Mr. Su=10%), (Under the terms of the
shareholder approved plan no executive may earn a bonus
in excess of $10 million for any year.) The Committee then
exercised its discretion in determining actual incentive
awards based on team performance and individual
performance measures as described above.
Due to the Company’s focus on performance-based
compensation plans, we expect most compensation paid
to the NEOs to continue to qualify as tax deductible, but
the Committee may approve compensation that is not
deductible under 162(m).
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Management Planning and Development Committee Report
The Management Planning and Development Committee
of the Board of Directors reports that it has reviewed and
discussed with management the section of this proxy
statement titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”
and, on the basis of that review and discussion, recommended
to the Board that the section be incorporated by reference
into the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and
included in this proxy statement.
THE MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Robert D. Walter, Chair
David W. Dorman
Massimo Ferragamo
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir
Thomas M. Ryan
Elane B. Stock
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The following tables provide information on the compensation of the Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) for our 2015
fiscal year. The Company’s NEOs are our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and our three other most highly
compensated executive officers for our 2015 fiscal year determined in accordance with SEC rules and one former executive
officer who was no longer serving as an executive officer as of the end of the year.
Summary Compensation Table
Year
(b)
Salary
($)(1)
(c)
2015 1,104,615
750,000
2014
750,000
2013
790,192
2015
707,500
2014
2013
638,462
2015 1,005,192
2014 1,450,000
2013 1,450,000
849,038
2015
750,000
2014
750,000
2013
Stock
Bonus
Awards
($)(2)
($)
(d)
(e)
— 1,075,016
— 325,048
— 203,735
— 420,070
— 350,019
— 114,098
— 750,020
— 1,925,037
— 1,568,655
— 355,012
— 350,019
— 203,735
Option/
SAR
Awards
($)(3)
(f)
3,108,013
2,561,957
1,323,839
1,680,012
1,475,973
1,765,138
2,168,382
5,228,142
5,255,519
1,419,011
1,475,973
1,323,839
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(4)
(g)
787,050
945,750
1,511,625
445,200
267,410
277,875
530,000
512,720
939,600
1,473,548
799,500
784,875
Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)(5)
(h)
25,294
45,680
7,348
12,861
9,087
3,977
—
202,360
17,351
42,979
32,735
15,640
Total
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)(6)
(i)
7,493,376
1,393,388
4,973,503
345,068
4,035,284
238,737
3,510,467
162,132
2,952,103
142,114
2,979,030
179,480
409,290
4,862,884
689,028 10,007,287
776,268 10,007,393
5,090,210
950,622
3,721,583
313,356
3,387,287
309,198
2015
697,688
— 250,031
2,091,503
1,512,000
8,123
180,361
4,739,706
Name and
Principal Position
(a)
Greg Creed
Chief Executive
Officer of YUM
Patrick J. Grismer
Chief Financial
Officer of YUM
David C. Novak
Executive Chairman
of YUM
Micky Pant
Chief Executive
Officer of YUM
Restaurants China
Brian Niccol
Chief Executive
Officer of Taco Bell
Division(7)
Jing-Shyh S. Su
2015 1,100,000
— 459,031
1,834,009
468,683
—
5,455,648
9,317,371
Vice Chairman of the
Board of YUM and
Chief Executive
Officer of YUM
Restaurants China(8)
2014 1,100,000
— 450,045
1,907,966
378,235
1,956,023
5,035,711 10,827,980
2013 1,100,000
— 342,294
1,765,123
614,790
727,430
5,768,264 10,317,901
(1) Amounts shown are not reduced to reflect the NEOs’ elections, if any, to defer receipt of salary into the Executive Income Deferral (“EID”) Program or into the
Company’s 401(k) Plan.
(2) Amounts shown in this column represent the grant date fair values for performance share units (PSUs) granted in 2015, 2014 and 2013. Further information
regarding the 2015 awards is included in the “Grants of Plan- Based Awards” and “Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End” tables later in this proxy
statement. The grant date fair value of the PSUs reflected in this column is the target payout based on the probable outcome of the performance condition,
determined as of the grant date. The maximum potential values of the PSUs is 200% of target. For 2015, Mr. Creed’s PSU maximum value at grant date fair
value would be $2,150,032; Mr. Grismer’s PSU maximum value would be $840,140; Mr. Novak’s PSU maximum value would be $1,500,040; Mr. Pant’s
PSU maximum value would be $710,024; Mr. Niccol’s PSU maximum value would be $500,062 and Mr. Su’s PSU maximum value would be $918,062.
(3) The amounts shown in this column represent the grant date fair values of the stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs) awarded in 2015, 2014
and 2013, respectively. For a discussion of the assumptions and methodologies used to value the awards reported in column (e) and column (f), please see
the discussion of stock awards and option awards contained in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the 2015 Annual Report
in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at Note 14, “Share-based and Deferred Compensation Plans.” For Mr. Niccol this column also includes his
2015 CEO Award with a grant date fair value of $1,091,491. See the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table for details.
(4) Amounts in this column reflect the annual incentive awards earned for the 2015, 2014 and 2013 fiscal year performance periods, which were awarded by
our Management Planning and Development Committee (“Committee”) in January 2016, January 2015 and January 2014, respectively, under the Yum
Leaders’ Bonus Program, which is described further in our Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) beginning at page 39 under the heading
“Annual Performance-Based Cash Bonuses”.
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(5) Amounts in this column also represent the above market earnings as established pursuant to SEC rules which have accrued under each of their accounts
under the LRP for Messrs. Grismer, Pant and Niccol and the Third Country National Plan (“TCN”) for Mr. Creed of $23,096, which are described in more detail
beginning at page 69 under the heading “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”.
Also listed in this column for Mr. Creed is the amount of aggregate changes in actuarial present value of his accrued benefits under the Retirement Plan during
the 2015 fiscal year (using interest rate and mortality assumptions consistent with those used in the Company’s financial statements). Mr. Creed is not an active
participant in the Retirement Plan but maintains a balance in the Retirement Plan from the two years (2002 and 2003) during which he was a participant and for
2015 the increase in actuarial value was $2,198. For Mr. Novak and Mr. Su the actuarial present value of their benefits under the Retirement Plan (for Mr. Novak)
and the YIRP (for Mr. Su), decreased $19,700 and $324,490, respectively, during the 2015 fiscal year. Under SEC rules, a decrease in the actuarial value cannot
be reported in the table. Mr. Grismer, Mr. Pant and Mr. Niccol were hired after September 30, 2001, and are ineligible for the Company’s Retirement Plan. See
the Pension Benefits Table at page 53 for a detailed discussion of the Company’s pension benefits.
(6) Amounts in this column are explained in the All Other Compensation Table and footnotes to that table, which follows.
(7) Mr. Niccol became a NEO in 2015. No amounts are reported for Mr. Niccol for 2013 and 2014 since he was not a NEO for those years.
(8) Mr. Su was Vice Chairman and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yum Restaurants China until August 18, 2015; he was Executive Advisor to the Chief
Executive Officer of Yum Restaurants China for the remainder of the year. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” at page 39 for additional information.
All Other Compensation Table
The following table contains a breakdown of the compensation and benefits included under All Other Compensation in
the Summary Compensation Table above for 2015.
Perquisites and
other personal
benefits
($)(1)
(b)
598,881
—
197,807
376,431
47,718
—
Tax
Reimbursements
($)(2)
(c)
364,951
—
—
114,028
2,215
5,190,420
Total
Other
($)(5)
Name
($)
(f)
(g)
(a)
— 1,393,388
Creed
162,132
—
Grismer
409,290
3,190
Novak
950,622
36,750
Pant
180,361
906
Niccol
Su
5,455,648
— 243,942
(1) Amounts in this column include for Mr. Creed and Mr. Novak: incremental cost for the personal use of Company aircraft ($93,866 and $197,807 respectively)
— we calculate the incremental cost to the Company of any personal use of Company aircraft based on the cost of fuel, trip-related maintenance, crew travel,
on board catering, landing and license fees, “dead head” costs of flying planes to and from locations for personal use, and contract labor; for Mr. Creed:
relocation expense ($505,015); for Mr. Pant: relocation and cost of living allowance ($150,000) and expenditures/housing allowance ($226,431); and for
Mr. Niccol: relocation expense. As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Company executed a letter of understanding with Mr. Grismer
during 2015 that provided that on February 19, 2016, the Company would accelerate a portion of Mr. Grismer’s unvested SARs having an intrinsic value
of $500,000 on that date. Since the fair value of those SARs has already been reported in prior years or in the Summary Compensation Table above, no
additional amount is reported here.
LRP/TCN
Contributions
($)(4)
(e)
412,500
155,800
190,000
408,500
126,350
Insurance
premiums
($)(3)
(d)
17,056
6,332
18,293
14,913
3,172
21,286
(2) Amounts in this column reflect payments to the executive of tax reimbursements. For Mr. Creed, this amount represents Company-provided tax
reimbursement for his relocation associated with his new position as CEO effective January 1, 2015. For Mr. Pant, this amount represents Company-provided
tax reimbursement for relocation, cost of living allowance and expenditure/housing allowance associated with his new position as CEO of the China Division.
For Mr. Niccol, this amount represents Company-provided tax reimbursement for relocation expense. For Mr. Su, as explained at page 54, this amount
represents the Company-provided tax reimbursement for China income taxes incurred on deferred income distributions and SARs exercises which exceed
the marginal Hong Kong tax rate. As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Company executed a retirement agreement with Mr. Su
during 2015 in which the Company agreed to provide $5 million of tax reimbursements for China income taxes incurred on deferred income distributions and
stock option and SARs exercises which exceed the marginal Hong Kong tax rate. Mr. Su’s tax reimbursements in this column represents $1,927,747 paid
to him prior to his retirement and $3,262,673 paid to him pursuant to his retirement agreement during 2015. He is entitled to receive up to $1,737,327 of
additional tax reimbursements for China income taxes incurred which exceed the marginal Hong Kong tax rate on future deferred income distributions and
stock option and SARs exercises.
(3) These amounts reflect the income each executive was deemed to receive from IRS tables related to Company-provided life insurance in excess of $50,000.
The Company provides every salaried employee with life insurance coverage up to one times the employee’s salary plus target bonus.
(4) For Messrs. Grismer, Novak, Pant and Niccol this column represents the Company’s annual allocations to the LRP, an unfunded, unsecured account based
retirement plan. For Mr. Creed, this column represents the Company’s annual allocation to the TCN, an unfunded, unsecured account based retirement plan.
(5) This column reports the total amount of other benefits provided, none of which individually exceeded the greater of $25,000 or 10% of the total amount of
these benefits and the perquisites and other personal benefits shown in column (b) for each NEO. These other benefits include: home security expense, home
leave expenses, personal use of Company aircraft, tax preparation assistance and relocation.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table provides information on stock options, SARs and PSUs granted in 2015 to each of the Company’s
NEOs. The full grant date fair value of these awards is shown in the Summary Compensation Table at page 62.
Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards(1)
Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2)
Threshold
($)
(c)
Maximum
Target
($)
($)
(e)
(d)
0 1,650,000 4,950,000
Threshold
(#)
(f)
Target
(#)
(g)
Maximum
(#)
(h)
All Other Option/
SAR Awards;
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)(3)
(i)
Exercise or
Base Price
of Option/
SAR
Awards
($/Sh)(4)
(j)
Grant
Date Fair
Value($)(5)
(k)
0
840,000 2,520,000
0 1,000,000 3,000,000
0 1,003,096 3,009,288
0
630,000 1,890,000
— 14,541
29,082
— 5,682
11,364
— 10,145
20,290
— 4,802
9,604
0 1,265,000 3,795,000
— 3,382
6,764
194,982
105,396
136,034
89,022
62,736
68,475
73.93 3,108,013
1,075,016
73.93 1,680,012
420,070
73.93 2,168,382
750,020
73.93 1,419,011
355,012
73.93 1,000,012
73.93 1,091,491
250,031
Novak
Name
(a)
Creed
Grant
Date
(b)
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
Grismer 2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
Niccol
Pant
Su
73.93 1,834,009
459,031
(1) Amounts in columns (c), (d) and (e) provide the minimum amount, target amount and maximum amount payable as annual incentive compensation
under the Yum Leaders’ Bonus Program based on the Company’s performance and on each executive’s individual performance during 2015. The
actual amount of annual incentive compensation awards are shown in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table on page 62. The performance
measurements, performance targets, and target bonus percentages are described in the CD&A beginning on page 39 under the discussion of annual
incentive compensation.
— 6,209
115,057
12,418
(2) Reflects grants of PSU awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions in 2015. The PSU awards vest on December 31, 2017 and PSU award
payouts are subject to the Company’s achievement of specified relative total shareholder return (“TSR”) rankings against its peer group (which is the
S&P 500) during the performance period ending on December 31, 2017. The performance target for all the PSU awards granted to the NEOs in 2015 is
a 50% TSR percentile ranking for the Company, determined by comparing the Company’s relative TSR ranking against its peer group as measured at the
end of the performance period. If the 50% TSR percentile ranking target is achieved, 100% of the PSU award will pay out in shares of Company stock,
subject to executive’s election to defer PSU awards into the EID Program. If less than 40% TSR percentile ranking is achieved, there will be no payout.
If the Company’s TSR percentile ranking is 90% or higher, PSU awards pay out at the maximum, which is 200% of target. The terms of the PSU awards
provide that in case of a change in control during the first year of award, shares will be distributed assuming target performance was achieved subject to
reduction to reflect the portion of the performance period following the change in control. In case of a change in control after the first year of the award,
shares will be distributed assuming performance at the greater of target level or projected level at the time of the change in control subject to reduction
to reflect the portion of the performance period following the change in control.
(3) Amounts in this column reflect the number of SARs and stock options granted to executives during the Company’s 2015 fiscal year. SARs allow the
grantee to receive the number of shares of YUM common stock that is equal in value to the appreciation in YUM common stock with respect to the number
of SARs granted from the date of grant to the date of exercise. For each executive, the grants were made on February 6, 2015. SARs/stock options
become exercisable in equal installments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date; except, however, 68,475 SARs granted
to Mr. Niccol become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The terms of each SAR/stock option grant provide that, in case of a change
in control, if an executive is employed on the date of a change in control and is involuntarily terminated on or within two years following the change in
control (other than by the Company for cause) then all outstanding awards become exercisable immediately.
Executives who have attained age 55 with 10 years of service who terminate employment may exercise SARs/stock options that were vested on their
date of termination through the expiration dates of the SARs/stock options (generally, the tenth anniversary following the SARs/stock options grant dates).
Vested SARs/stock options of grantees who die may also be exercised by the grantee’s beneficiary through the expiration dates of the vested SARs/
stock options and the grantee’s unvested SARs/stock options expire on the grantee’s date of death. If a grantee’s employment is terminated due to gross
misconduct, the entire award is forfeited. For other employment terminations, all vested or previously exercisable SARs/stock options as of the last day
of employment must be exercised within 90 days following termination of employment.
(4) The exercise price of the SARs/stock options granted in 2015 equals the closing price of YUM common stock on the grant date, February 6, 2015.
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(5) Amounts in this column reflect the full grant date fair value of the PSU awards shown in column (g) and the SARs/stock options shown in column (i). The
grant date fair value is the amount that the Company is expensing in its financial statements over the award’s vesting schedule. For PSUs, fair value is
calculated by multiplying the per unit value of the award ($73.93) by the target number of units corresponding to the most probable outcome of performance
conditions on the grant date. For SARs/stock options, fair value of $15.94 was calculated using the Black-Scholes value on the February 6, 2015 grant date.
For additional information regarding valuation assumptions of SARs/stock options, see the discussion of stock awards and option awards contained in Part II,
Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the 2015 Annual Report in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at Note 14, “Share-based
and Deferred Compensation Plans.”
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End
The following table shows the number of shares covered by exercisable and unexercisable stock options, SARs, and
unvested RSUs and PSUs held by the Company’s NEOs on December 31, 2015.
Option/SAR Awards(1)
Stock Awards
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)(2)
(g)
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)(3)
(h)
Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Number of
unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have not
vested
(#)(4)
(i)
Equity incentive
plan awards:
market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have not
vested
($)(3)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options/
SARs (#)
Exercisable
(c)
107,085
169,148
172,118
122,200
62,066
45,461
19,512
—
—
Name Grant Date
(b)
(a)
1/24/2008
Creed
2/5/2009
2/5/2010
2/4/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
2/5/2014
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options/
SARs (#)
Unexercisable
(d)
—
—
—
—
20,689(i)
45,462(ii)
58,538(iii)
68,767(vi)
194,982(iv)
Option/
SAR
Exercise
Price
($)
(e)
Option/
SAR
Expiration
Date
(f)
$37.30 1/24/2018
2/5/2019
$29.29
2/5/2020
$32.98
2/4/2021
$49.30
2/8/2022
$64.44
2/6/2023
$62.93
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/6/2025
$73.93
Grismer 1/19/2007
5/17/2007
1/24/2008
2/5/2009
5/21/2009
2/5/2010
2/5/2010
2/4/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
2/6/2013
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
Novak
1/19/2007
1/24/2008
2/5/2009
2/5/2010
2/4/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
19,938
16,262
20,079
33,830
15,853
34,424
43,030
24,440
24,826
37,885
—
21,145
—
490,960
428,339
575,102
623,925
496,254
282,996
180,478
74,901
—
$29.61 1/19/2017
—
$33.20 5/17/2017
—
$37.30 1/24/2018
—
2/5/2019
$29.29
—
$33.21 5/21/2019
—
2/5/2020
$32.98
—
2/5/2020
$32.98
—
2/4/2021
$49.30
—
2/8/2022
$64.44
8,276(i)
2/6/2023
$62.93
37,885(ii)(xi)
2/6/2023
45,462(v)(xi) $62.93
2/5/2024
63,438(iii)(xi) $70.54
2/6/2025
105,396(iv)(xi) $73.93
—
—
—
—
—
94,332(i)
180,478(ii)
224,706(iii)
136,034(x)
$29.61 1/19/2017
$37.30 1/24/2018
2/5/2019
$29.29
2/5/2020
$32.98
2/4/2021
$49.30
2/8/2022
$64.44
2/6/2023
$62.93
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/6/2025
$73.93
—
—
38,298
2,797,669
—
—
21,288
1,555,088
—
—
74,870
5,469,254
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Option/SAR Awards(1)
Stock Awards
Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)(2)
(g)
Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)(3)
(h)
Equity
incentive
plan awards:
Number of
unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have not
vested
(#)(4)
(i)
Equity incentive
plan awards:
market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other rights
that have not
vested
($)(3)
—
—
19,528
1,426,520
29,241
2,136,055
6,764
494,110
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options/
SARs (#)
Exercisable
(c)
49,844
133,856
53,543
135,318
114,745
101,833
—
86,892
45,461
21,145
—
Name Grant Date
(b)
(a)
Pant
1/19/2007
1/24/2008
1/24/2008
2/5/2009
2/5/2010
2/4/2011
11/18/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
Niccol
Su
5/20/2010
2/4/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
5/15/2013
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
2/6/2015
1/19/2007
1/24/2008
1/24/2008
2/5/2009
2/5/2010
2/4/2011
2/8/2012
2/6/2013
2/5/2014
2/6/2015
61,232
40,734
24,826
18,942
—
10,315
—
—
132,918
107,085
267,712
202,977
172,118
142,567
124,131
60,615
27,334
—
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options/
SARs (#)
Unexercisable
(d)
—
—
—
—
—
—
94,949(vii)
28,964(i)
45,462(ii)
63,438(iii)
89,022(iv)
—
—
8,276(i)
18,943(ii)
36,561(viii)
30,945(iii)
62,736(iv)
68,475(ix)
—
—
—
—
—
—
41,378(i)
60,616(ii)
82,005(iii)
115,057(iv)
Option/
SAR
Exercise
Price
($)
(e)
Option/
SAR
Expiration
Date
(f)
$29.61 1/19/2017
$37.30 1/24/2018
$37.30 1/24/2018
2/5/2019
$29.29
2/5/2020
$32.98
$49.30
2/4/2021
$53.84 11/18/2021
2/8/2022
$64.44
2/6/2023
$62.93
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/6/2025
$73.93
$39.64 5/20/2020
2/4/2021
$49.30
2/8/2022
$64.44
$62.93
2/6/2023
$69.92 5/15/2023
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/6/2025
$73.93
2/6/2025
$73.93
$29.61 1/19/2017
$37.30 1/24/2018
$37.30 1/24/2018
2/5/2019
$29.29
2/5/2020
$32.98
2/4/2021
$49.30
2/8/2022
$64.44
2/6/2023
$62.93
2/5/2024
$70.54
2/6/2025
$73.93
—
—
25,178
1,839,253
(1) The actual vesting dates for unexercisable awards are as follows:
(i) Remainder of unexercisable awards will vest on February 8, 2016.
(ii) One-half of the unexercisable award will vest on each of February 6, 2016 and 2017.
(iii) One-third of the unexercisable award will vest on each of February 5, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
(iv) One-fourth of the unexercisable award will vest on each of February 6, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
(v) Unexercisable award will vest on February 6, 2018.
(vi) Unexercisable awards will vest on February 5, 2019.
(vii) Unexercisable award will vest on November 18, 2016.
(viii) Unexercisable award will vest on May 15, 2018.
(ix) Unexercisable award will vest on February 6, 2020.
(x) One-fourth of the unexercisable award will vest on February 6, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. This award will continue to vest after retirement.
(xi) For Mr. Grismer pursuant to his letter of understanding dated December 7, 2015, we accelerated vesting for all unvested options on February 19, 2016.
(2) For Mr. Niccol, this amount represents deferral of his 2013 and 2014 bonuses into the EID Program’s Matching Stock Fund.
(3) The market value of these awards are calculated by multiplying the number of shares covered by the award by $73.05, the closing price of YUM stock on the NYSE
on December 31, 2015.
(4) The awards reflected in this column are unvested performance-based PSU awards with three-year performance periods that are scheduled to vest on December 31,
2016 or December 31, 2017 if the performance targets are met. In accordance with SEC rules, the PSU awards are reported at their maximum payout value.
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The table below shows the number of shares of YUM common stock acquired during 2015 upon exercise of stock option
and SAR awards and vesting of stock awards in the form of RSUs and PSUs, each including accumulated dividends and
before payment of applicable withholding taxes and broker commissions. There was no payout with respect to the 2012
PSU awards for the 2012-2014 performance cycle because the average earnings per share during the performance cycle
did not reach the required minimum average growth threshold. Therefore, there is nothing to report for the NEOs in
columns (d) and (e) for PSUs.
Option/SAR Awards
Stock Awards
Value
realized on
Vesting
Name
($)
(e)
(a)
—
Creed
1,191,604
Grismer
—
Novak
—
Pant
1,220,732
Niccol
—
Su
(1) For each of Messrs. Grismer and Niccol this amount represents the deferral of the 2012 cash incentive award, which was deferred into RSUs under the EID program
Value
Realized on
Exercise
($)
(c)
—
—
—
5,062,676
—
9,299,137
Number
of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
(b)
—
—
—
63,282
—
147,170
Number
of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
(#)
(d)
—
16,118(1)
16,512(1)
—
—
—
in 2013 and vested in 2015.
Pension Benefits
The table below shows the present value of accumulated benefits payable to each of the NEOs, including the number
of years of service credited to each NEO, under the YUM! Brands Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”), and the YUM!
Brands International Retirement Plan (“YIRP”) determined using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent
with those used in the Company’s financial statements.
2015 FISCAL YEAR PENSION BENEFITS TABLE
Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
Name
($)
(e)
(a)
—
Creed(i)
—
Grismer(ii)
—
Novak
—
Pant(ii)
—
Niccol(ii)
—
Su
(i) Mr. Creed is not an active participant in the Retirement Plan but maintains a balance in the Retirement Plan for the two years (2002 and 2003) during
which he was a participant in the plan. As discussed at page 55, Mr. Creed participates in the Third Country National plan, an unfunded, unsecured deferred
account-based retirement plan.
Plan Name
(b)
Retirement Plan(1)
—
Retirement Plan(1)
—
—
International Retirement Plan(2)
Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit(4)
($)
(d)
157,033
—
1,578,656
—
—
20,135,280
Number of Years of
Credited Service
(#)
(c)
2
—
29
—
—
26
(ii) Messrs. Grismer, Pant, and Niccol are not accruing benefits under these plans because each was hired after September 30, 2001 and is therefore ineligible
for these benefits. As discussed at page 55, they each participate in the LRP.
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(1) YUM! Brands Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan provides an integrated program of
retirement benefits for salaried employees who were hired
by the Company prior to October 1, 2001. The Retirement
Plan replaces the same level of pre-retirement pensionable
earnings for all similarly situated participants. The Retirement
Plan is a tax qualified plan, and it is designed to provide
the maximum possible portion of this integrated benefit on
a tax qualified and funded basis.
Benefit Formula
Benefits under the Retirement Plan are based on a participant’s
final average earnings (subject to the limits under Internal
Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17)) and service under the
plan. Upon termination of employment, a participant’s normal
retirement benefit from the plan is equal to
A. 3% of Final Average Earnings times Projected Service up to
10 years of service, plus
B. 1% of Final Average Earnings times Projected Service in
Final Average Earnings
A participant’s final average earnings is determined based
on his highest five consecutive years of pensionable earnings.
Pensionable earnings is the sum of the participant’s base
pay and annual incentive compensation from the Company,
including amounts under the Yum Leaders’ Bonus Program.
In general, base pay includes salary, vacation pay, sick pay
and short term disability payments. Extraordinary bonuses
and lump sum payments made in connection with a
participant’s termination of employment are not included.
Vesting
A participant receives a year of vesting service for each
year of employment with the Company. A participant is 0%
vested until he has been credited with at least five years of
vesting service. Upon attaining five years of vesting service,
a participant becomes 100% vested. All NEOs eligible for
the Retirement Plan or YIRP are 100% vested.
excess of 10 years of service, minus
Normal Retirement Eligibility
C. 0.43% of Final Average Earnings up to Social Security covered
compensation multiplied by Projected Service up to 35 years
of service
the result of which is multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is actual service as of date of termination, and the
denominator of which is the participant’s Projected Service.
Projected Service is the service that the participant would
have earned if he had remained employed with the Company
until his normal retirement age (generally age 65).
If a participant leaves employment after becoming eligible
for early or normal retirement, benefits are calculated using
the formula above except that actual service attained at
the participant’s retirement date is used in place of Projected
Service.
A participant is eligible for normal retirement following the
later of age 65 or 5 years of vesting service.
Early Retirement Eligibility and Reductions
A participant is eligible for early retirement upon reaching
age 55 with 10 years of vesting service. A participant who
has met the requirements for early retirement and who
elects to begin receiving payments from the plan prior to
age 62 will receive a reduction of 1/12 of 4% for each month
benefits begin before age 62. Benefits are unreduced at
age 62.
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The table below shows when each of the NEOs became eligible for early retirement and the estimated lump sum value
of the benefit each participant would receive from YUM plans (both qualified and non-qualified) if he retired from the
Company on December 31, 2015 and received a lump sum payment.
Name
Greg Creed
David C. Novak
Jing-Shyh S. Su
(1) The Retirement Plan
(2) The YIRP
Earliest Retirement
Date
August 1, 2012
November 1, 2007
May 1, 2007
Estimated Lump
Sum from a
Qualified Plan(1)
186,755
1,592,609
—
Estimated Lump
Sum from a Non-
Qualified Plan(2)
—
—
20,275,018
Total Estimated
Lump Sum
186,755
1,592,609
20,275,018
The estimated lump sum values in the table above are
calculated assuming no increase in the participant’s Final
Average Earnings. The lump sums are estimated using the
mortality table and interest rate assumptions in the Retirement
Plan for participants who would actually commence benefits
on January 1, 2016. Actual lump sums may be higher or
lower depending on the mortality table and interest rate in
effect at the time of distribution and the participant’s Final
Average Earnings at his date of retirement.
Lump Sum Availability
Lump sum payments are available to participants who meet
the requirements for early or normal retirement. Participants
who leave the Company prior to meeting the requirements
for Early or Normal Retirement must take their benefits in
the form of a monthly annuity and no lump sum is available.
When a lump sum is paid from the plan, it is calculated
based on actuarial assumptions for lump sums required by
Internal Revenue Code Section 417(e)(3).
(2)
YUM! Brands International Retirement
Plan
The YIRP is an unfunded, non-qualified defined benefit plan
that covers certain international employees who are designated
by the Company as third country nationals. Mr. Su is eligible
for benefits under this plan. The YIRP provides a retirement
benefit similar to the Retirement Plan except that part C of
the formula is calculated as the sum of:
a)
b)
c)
Company financed State benefits or Social Security
benefits if paid periodically
The actuarial equivalent of all State paid or mandated
lump sum benefits financed by the Company
Any other Company financed benefits that are attributable
to periods of pensionable service and that are derived
from a plan maintained or contributed to by the Company
or one or more of the group of corporations that is
controlled by the Company.
Benefits are payable under the same terms and conditions
as the Retirement Plan without regard to Internal Revenue
Service limitations on amounts of includible compensation
and maximum benefits.
(3) Present Value of Accumulated Benefits
For all plans, the Present Value of Accumulated Benefits
(determined as of December 31, 2015) is calculated assuming
that each participant is eligible to receive an unreduced
benefit payable in the form of a single lump sum at age 62.
This is consistent with the methodologies used in financial
accounting calculations. In addition, the economic assumptions
for the lump sum interest rate, post retirement mortality, and
discount rate are also consistent with those used in financial
accounting calculations at each measurement date.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Amounts reflected in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
table below are provided for under the Company’s Executive
Income Deferral (“EID”) Program, Leadership Retirement
Plan (“LRP”) and Third Country National Plan (“TCN”). These
plans are unfunded, unsecured deferred, account-based
compensation plans. For each calendar year, participants
are permitted under the EID Program to defer up to 85%
of their base pay and up to 100% of their annual incentive
award. As discussed beginning at page 55, Messrs. Novak,
Grismer, Pant and Niccol are eligible to participate in the
LRP. The LRP provides an annual allocation to the accounts
of Messrs. Novak, Niccol and Grismer equal to 9.5% of
each of his salary plus target bonus and to Mr. Pant equal
to 20% of his salary plus target bonus. As discussed beginning
at page 55, Mr. Creed is eligible to participate in the TCN.
The TCN provides for an annual allocation to Mr. Creed’s
account equal to 15% of his salary plus target bonus.
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EID Program
Deferred Investments under the EID Program. Amounts
deferred under the EID Program may be invested in the
following phantom investment alternatives (12 month
investment returns are shown in parentheses):
•• YUM! Stock Fund (2.45%*)
•• YUM! Matching Stock Fund (2.45%*)
•• S&P 500 Index Fund (-0.74%)
•• Bond Market Index Fund (-0.19%)
•• Stable Value Fund (1.54%)
All of the phantom investment alternatives offered under the
EID Program are designed to match the performance of
actual investments; that is, they provide market rate returns
and do not provide for preferential earnings. The S&P 500
index fund, bond market index fund and stable value fund
are designed to track the investment return of like-named
funds offered under the Company’s 401(k) Plan. The YUM!
Stock Fund and YUM! Matching Stock Fund track the
investment return of the Company’s common stock.
Participants may transfer funds between the investment
alternatives on a quarterly basis except (1) funds invested
in the YUM! Stock Fund or YUM! Matching Stock Fund may
not be transferred once invested in these funds and (2) a
participant may only elect to invest into the YUM! Matching
Stock Fund at the time the annual incentive deferral election
is made. In the case of the Matching Stock Fund, participants
who defer their annual incentive into this fund acquire
additional phantom shares (called restricted stock units
(“RSUs”)) equal to 33% of the RSUs received with respect
to the deferral of their annual incentive into the YUM! Matching
Stock Fund (the additional RSUs are referred to as “matching
contributions”). The RSUs attributable to the matching
contributions are allocated on the same day the RSUs
attributable to the annual incentive are allocated, which is
the same day we make our annual stock appreciation right
grants. Eligible amounts attributable to the matching
contribution under the YUM! Matching Stock Fund are
included in column (c) below as contributions by the Company
(and represent amounts actually credited to the NEO’s
account during 2015). Beginning with their 2009 annual
incentive award, those who are eligible for PSU awards are
no longer eligible to participate in the Matching Stock Fund.
RSUs attributable to annual incentive deferrals into the YUM!
Matching Stock Fund and matching contributions vest on
the second anniversary of the grant (or upon a change of
control of the Company, if earlier) and are payable as shares
of YUM common stock pursuant to the participant’s deferral
* Assumes dividends are not reinvested.
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election. Unvested RSUs held in a participant’s YUM! Matching
Stock Fund account are forfeited if the participant voluntarily
terminates employment with the Company within two years
of the deferral date. If a participant terminates employment
involuntarily, the portion of the account attributable to the
matching contributions is forfeited and the participant will
receive an amount equal to the amount of the original amount
deferred. If a participant dies or becomes disabled during
the restricted period, the participant fully vests in the RSUs.
Dividend equivalents are accrued during the restricted period
but are only paid if the RSUs vest. RSUs held by a participant
who has attained age 65 with five years of service vest
immediately. In the case of a participant who has attained
age 55 with 10 years of service, RSUs attributable to bonus
deferrals into the YUM! Matching Stock Fund vest immediately
and RSUs attributable to the matching contribution vest on
a pro rata basis during the period beginning on the first
anniversary of the grant and ending on the second anniversary
of the grant and are fully vested on the second anniversary.
Distributions under EID Program. When participants elect to
defer amounts into the EID Program, they also select when
the amounts ultimately will be distributed to them. Distributions
may either be made in a specific year — whether or not
employment has then ended — or at a time that begins at or
after the executive’s retirement, separation or termination of
employment.
Distributions can be made in a lump sum or quarterly or annual
installments for up to 20 years. Initial deferrals are subject to
a minimum two year deferral. In general, with respect to
amounts deferred after 2005 or not fully vested as of January 1,
2005, participants may change their distribution schedule,
provided the new elections satisfy the requirements of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. In general,
Section 409A requires that:
•• Distribution schedules cannot be accelerated (other than for
a hardship)
•• To delay a previously scheduled distribution,
•– A participant must make an election at least one year before
the distribution otherwise would be made, and
•– The new distribution cannot begin earlier than five years after
it would have begun without the election to re-defer.
With respect to amounts deferred prior to 2005, to delay a
distribution the new distribution cannot begin until two years
after it would have begun without the election to re-defer.
Investments in the YUM! Stock Fund and YUM! Matching
Stock Fund are only distributed in shares of Company stock.
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LRP Account Returns. The LRP provides an annual earnings
credit to each participant’s account based on the value of
participant’s account at the end of each year. Under the LRP,
Mr. Novak receives an annual earnings credit equal to 120%
of the applicable federal interest rate. Mr. Grismer, Mr. Niccol
and Mr. Pant receive an annual earnings credit equal to 5%.
The Company’s contribution (“Employer Credit”) for 2015 is
equal to 9.5% of salary plus target bonus for Mr. Novak,
Mr. Niccol and Mr. Grismer and 20% for Mr. Pant.
TCN
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Distributions under LRP. Under the LRP, participants age 55
or older are entitled to a lump sum distribution of their account
balance in the quarter following their separation of employment.
Participants under age 55 with a vested LRP benefit combined
with any other deferred compensation benefits covered under
Code Section 409A exceeds $15,000, will not receive a
distribution until the calendar quarter that follows the participant’s
55th birthday.
TCN Account Returns. The TCN provides an annual earnings
credit to each participant’s account based on the value of
each participant’s account at the end of each year. Under
the TCN, Mr. Creed receives an annual earnings credit equal
to 5%. For Mr. Creed, the Employer Credit for 2015 was
equal to 15% of his salary plus target bonus.
Distributions under TCN. Under the TCN, participants age 55
or older with a balance of $15,000 or more, are entitled to
a lump sum distribution of their account balance in the
quarter following their separation of employment. Participants
under age 55 who separate employment with the Company
will receive interest annually and their account balance will
be distributed in the quarter following their 55th birthday.
Executive
Aggregate
Contributions
Balance at
in Last FY
Last FYE
($)(1)
($)(5)
Name
(a)
(b)
(f)
Creed
—
9,883,463
Grismer
267,410
3,336,050
Novak
512,720
6,684 239,013,330
Pant
721,683
11,508,418
Niccol
669,630
3,860,857
1,051,872
378,235
Su
(1) Amounts in column (b) reflect amounts that were also reported as compensation in our Summary Compensation Table filed last year or, would have been
Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)(2)
(c)
412,500
155,800
190,000
408,500
349,560
—
Aggregate
Earnings in
Last FY
($)(3)
(d)
215,583
89,060
5,705,086
288,715
90,856
188,939
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)(4)
(e)
16,049
65,019
15,894
199,584
3,866,147
reported as compensation in our Summary Compensation Table last year if the executive were a NEO.
(2) Amounts in column (c) reflect Company contributions for EID Program matching contribution, LRP and/or TCN allocation as follows: Mr. Novak, $190,000 LRP
allocation; Mr. Grismer, $155,800 LRP allocation; Mr. Creed, $412,500 TCN allocation; Mr. Niccol, $126,350 LRP allocation and $223,210 EID matching
contribution, and Mr. Pant, $408,500 LRP allocation. See footnote 6 of the Summary Compensation Table for more detail.
(3) Amounts in column (d) reflect earnings during the last fiscal year on deferred amounts. All earnings are based on the investment alternatives offered under
the EID Program or the earnings credit provided under the LRP or the TCN described in the narrative above this table. The EID Program earnings are market
based returns and, therefore, are not reported in the Summary Compensation Table. For Messrs. Grismer, Pant and Niccol, of their earnings reflected in this
column, $12,861, $42,979 and $8,123 respectively were deemed above market earnings accruing to each of their accounts under the LRP. For Mr. Creed,
of his earnings reflected in this column, $23,096 were deemed above market earnings accruing to his account under the TCN. Mr. Novak receives a market
rate of interest on his account under the LRP. For above market earnings on nonqualified deferred compensation, see the “Change in Pension Value and
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
(4) All amounts shown in column (e) were distributed in accordance with the executive’s deferral election, except in the case of the following amounts distributed
to pay payroll taxes due upon their account balance under the EID Program, LRP or TCN for 2015.
Creed
Grismer
Novak
Pant
Niccol
16,049
65,019
6,684
15,894
69,469
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(5) Amounts reflected in column (f) are the year-end balances for each executive under the EID Program, TCN and the LRP. As required under SEC rules, below
is the portion of the year-end balance for each executive which has previously been reported as compensation to the executive in the Company’s Summary
Compensation Table for 2015 and prior years.
Creed
Grismer
Novak
Pant
Niccol
Su
4,954,757
2,887,547
88,280,855
2,933,282
1,027,313
993,025
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The information below describes and quantifies certain
compensation that would become payable under existing
plans and arrangements if the NEO’s employment had
terminated on December 31, 2015, given the NEO’s
compensation and service levels as of such date and, if
applicable, based on the Company’s closing stock price
on that date. These benefits are in addition to benefits
available generally to salaried employees, such as distributions
under the Company’s 401(k) Plan, retiree medical benefits,
disability benefits and accrued vacation pay.
Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and
amount of any benefits provided upon the events discussed
below, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be
different. Factors that could affect these amounts include
the timing during the year of any such event, the Company’s
stock price and the executive’s age.
Stock Options and SAR Awards. If one or more NEOs
terminated employment for any reason other than retirement,
death, disability or following a change in control as of
December 31, 2015, they could exercise the stock options
and SARs that were exercisable on that date as shown at
the Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End table on page 65,
otherwise all options and SARs, pursuant to their terms,
would have been forfeited and cancelled after that date. If
the NEO had retired, died or become disabled as of
December 31, 2015, exercisable stock options and SARs
would remain exercisable through the term of the award.
Except in the case of a change in control, no stock options
or SARs become exercisable on an accelerated basis.
Benefits a NEO may receive on a change of control are
discussed below.
Executive Income Deferral Program. As described in more
detail beginning at page 70, the NEOs participate in the
EID Program, which permits the deferral of salary and annual
incentive compensation. The last column of the Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Table on page 71 includes each
NEO’s aggregate balance at December 31, 2015. The NEOs
are entitled to receive their vested amount under the EID
Program in case of voluntary termination of employment.
In the case of involuntary termination of employment, they
are entitled to receive their vested benefit and the amount
of the unvested benefit that corresponds to their deferral.
In the case of death, disability or retirement after age 65,
they or their beneficiaries are entitled to their entire account
balance as shown in the last column of the Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation table on page 71.
In the case of an involuntary termination of employment as
of December 31, 2015, each NEO would receive the following:
Mr. Creed $8,190,193, Mr. Grismer $2,465,015, Mr. Novak
$207,535,309, Mr. Pant $8,702,530, Mr. Niccol $2,661,027
and Mr. Su $1,051,872. As discussed at page 71, these
amounts reflect bonuses previously deferred by the executive
and appreciation on these deferred amounts (see page 70
for discussion of investment alternatives available under
the EID). In Mr. Novak’s case, approximately 80% of his
balance is invested in Company RSUs, which he will receive
in the form of Company stock following his retirement. The
other NEOs’ EID balances are invested primarily in RSUs.
Thus, Mr. Novak and the other NEOs’ EID account balances
represent deferred bonuses (earned in prior years) and
appreciation of their accounts based primarily on the
performance of the Company’s stock.
Leadership Retirement Plan. Under the LRP, participants
age 55 are entitled to a lump sum distribution of their account
balance following their termination of employment.
Participants under age 55 who terminate with more than
five years of service will receive their account balance at
their 55th birthday. In case of termination of employment as
of December 31, 2015, Mr. Grismer would receive $871,035
when he attains age 55, Mr. Novak would have received
$31,478,021, Mr. Pant would have received $2,805,888
and Mr. Niccol would receive $576,508 when he attains
age 55.
Third Country National Plan. Under the TCN, participants
age 55 or older are entitled to a lump sum distribution of
their account balance in the quarter following their termination
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will receive interest annually and their account balance will
be distributed in the quarter following their 55th birthday. In
case of termination of employment as of December 31,
2015, Mr. Creed would have received $1,693,271.
Performance Share Unit Awards. If one or more NEOs
terminated employment for any reason other than retirement
or death or following a change in control and prior to
achievement of the performance criteria and vesting period,
then the award would be cancelled and forfeited. If the NEO
had retired, or died as of December 31, 2015, the PSU
award would be paid out based on actual performance for
the performance period, subject to a pro rata reduction
reflecting the portion of the performance period not worked
by the NEO. If any of these terminations had occurred on
December 31, 2015, Messrs. Creed, Grismer, Novak, Pant,
Niccol and Su would have been entitled to $592,442,
$391,229, $1,629,718, $369,464, $83,643, and $475,906,
respectively, assuming target performance.
Pension Benefits. The Pension Benefits Table on page 67
describes the general terms of each pension plan in which
the NEOs participate, the years of credited service and the
present value of the annuity payable to each NEO assuming
termination of employment as of December 31, 2015. The
table on page 69 provides the present value of the lump
sum benefit payable to each NEO when they attain eligibility
for Early Retirement (i.e., age 55 with 10 years of service)
under the plans.
Life Insurance Benefits. For a description of the supplemental
life insurance plans that provide coverage to the NEOs, see
the All Other Compensation Table on page 63. If the NEOs
had died on December 31, 2015, the survivors of
Messrs. Creed, Grismer, Novak, Pant, Niccol and Su would
have received Company-paid life insurance of $2,750,000;
$1,640,000; $2,000,000; $2,043,000; $1,330,000 and
$2,365,000, respectively, under this arrangement. Executives
and all other salaried employees can purchase additional
life insurance benefits up to a maximum combined company
paid and additional life insurance of $3.5 million. This
additional benefit is not paid or subsidized by the Company
and, therefore, is not shown here.
Change in Control. Change in control severance agreements
are in effect between YUM and certain key executives
(including Messrs. Creed, Grismer, Novak, Pant and Niccol).
These agreements are general obligations of YUM, and
provide, generally, that if, within two years subsequent to
a change in control of YUM, the employment of the executive
is terminated (other than for cause, or for other limited
reasons specified in the change in control severance
agreements) or the executive terminates employment for
Good Reason (defined in the change in control severance
agreements to include a diminution of duties and
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
responsibilities or benefits), the executive will be entitled to
receive the following:
•• a proportionate annual incentive assuming achievement
of target performance goals under the bonus plan or, if
higher, assuming continued achievement of actual Company
performance until date of termination,
•• a severance payment equal to two times the sum of the
executive’s base salary and the target bonus or, if higher,
the actual bonus for the year preceding the change in
control of the Company, and
•• outplacement services for up to one year following
termination.
In March 2013, the Company eliminated excise tax gross-
ups and implemented a best net after-tax method. See
the Company’s CD&A on page 43 for more detail.
The change in control severance agreements have a
three-year term and are automatically renewable each
January 1 for another three-year term. An executive
whose employment is not terminated within two years
of a change in control will not be entitled to receive
any severance payments under the change in control
severance agreements.
Generally, pursuant to the agreements, a change in control
is deemed to occur:
(i)
(ii)
if any person acquires 20% or more of the Company’s
voting securities (other than securities acquired directly
from the Company or its affiliates);
if a majority of the directors as of the date of the
agreement are replaced other than in specific
circumstances; or
(iii) upon the consummation of a merger of the Company
or any subsidiary of the Company other than (a) a
merger where the Company’s directors immediately
before the change in control constitute a majority of
the directors of the resulting organization, or (b) a
merger effected to implement a recapitalization of the
Company in which no person is or becomes the
beneficial owner of securities of the Company
representing 20% or more of the combined voting
power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities.
In addition to the payments described above, upon a
change in control:
•• All stock options and SARs granted prior to 2013 and
held by the executive will automatically vest and become
exercisable. For all stock options and SARs granted
beginning in 2013, outstanding awards will fully and
immediately vest following a change in control if the
executive is employed on the date of the change in control
of the Company and is involuntarily terminated (other than
by the Company for cause) on or within two years following
the change in control. See Company’s CD&A on page 39
for more detail.
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•• All RSUs under the Company’s EID Program held by the
executive will automatically vest.
•• All PSU awards under the Company’s Performance Share
Plan awarded in the year in which the change in control
occurs will be paid out at target assuming a target level
performance had been achieved for the entire performance
period, subject to a pro rata reduction to reflect the portion
of the performance period after the change in control. All
PSUs awarded for performance periods that began before
the year in which the change in control occurs will be
paid out assuming performance achieved for the
performance period was at the greater of target level
performance or projected level of performance at the time
of the change in control, subject to pro rata reduction to
reflect the portion of the performance period after the
change in control. In all cases, executives must be
employed with the Company on the date of the change
in control and involuntarily terminated upon or following
the change in control and during the performance period.
See Company’s CD&A on page 39 for more detail.
If a change in control and each NEO’s involuntary termination had occurred as of December 31, 2015, the following
payments or other benefits would have been made or become available.
Severance Payment
Annual Incentive
Accelerated Vesting of Stock
Options and SARs
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs
Acceleration of PSU
Performance/Vesting
Outplacement
TOTAL
Creed
$
5,500,000
1,650,000
957,743
—
592,442
25,000
8,725,185
Grismer
$
3,280,000
840,000
1,073,957
—
391,229
25,000
5,610,186
Novak
$
4,000,000
1,000,000
3,202,648
—
1,629,718
25,000
9,857,366
Pant
$
3,906,875
1,003,438
2,692,655
—
369,464
25,000
7,997,432
Niccol
$
2,739,260
669,630
455,067
—
83,643
25,000
3,972,600
If a change in control without an involuntary termination had occurred as of December 31, 2015, the following benefits would
have become available.
Accelerated Vesting of Stock
Options and SARs
Accelerated Vesting of RSUs
Acceleration of PSU Performance/
Vesting
TOTAL
Creed
$
178,132
—
—
178,132
Grismer
$
71,256
—
—
71,256
Novak
$
812,199
—
—
812,199
Pant
$
2,073,350
—
—
2,073,350
Niccol
$
71,256
—
—
71,256
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The table below summarizes compensation paid to each non-employee director during 2015.
The Company primarily uses stock-based incentive
compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to
serve on the Board. In setting director compensation, the
Company considers the significant amount of time that
directors expend in fulfilling their duties to the Company as
well as the skill level required by the Company of members
of the Board. The Board typically reviews each element of
director compensation every two years.
In 2015, the Management Planning and Development
Committee of the Board (“Committee”) benchmarked the
Company’s director compensation against director
compensation from the Company’s Executive Peer Group
discussed at page 36 as well as published survey data from
the National Association of Corporate Directors for the
largest 200 companies in the S&P 500. Data for this review
was prepared for the Committee by its independent
consultant, Meridian Compensation Partners LLC. This
data revealed that the Company’s director compensation
was below the 50th percentile against both benchmarks
and that the retainers paid to the Lead Director and the
Chairpersons of the Audit Committee and the Management
Planning and Development Committee were consistent
with market practice. Following its review, the Board elected
to increase non-employee director annual compensation
to $240,000 which was approximately at the 50th percentile
of the Company’s Executive Peer Group (directors will
receive a stock grant retainer with a fair market value of
$200,000 and an annual SARs grant with an economic
value of approximately $40,000). This change became
effective in February 2016 and was paid beginning in February
2016. Previously, directors were paid in November of each
year. This change in timing to February 2016 means that
directors did not receive a stock retainer award or a SARs
award during 2015, and, therefore, no stock retainer award
or SARs award is reported below, except in the case of
Messrs. Cornell and Meister who received initial stock
retainer awards of $25,000 upon joining the Board in 2015.
In addition, Mr. Cornell received a prorated stock retainer
and SARs award for joining the Board two months prior to
the Board adopting the changes described above.
The Board elected not to change retainers paid to the
Chairpersons or Lead Director.
Name
(a)
Cavanagh, Michael
Cornell, Brian
Dorman, Dave
Ferragamo, Massimo
Graddick-Weir, Mirian
Hill, Bonnie
Linen, Jonathan
Meister, Keith
Nelson, Thomas
Ryan, Thomas
Stock, Elane
Walter, Robert
(1) Amounts in column (c) represent the grant date fair value for annual stock retainer awards granted to directors in 2015.
(2) Amounts in column (d) represent the grant date fair value for annual SARs granted in fiscal 2015. For a discussion of the assumptions used to value the
awards, see the discussion of stock awards and option awards contained in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the 2015
Annual Report in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements at Note 14, “Share-based and Deferred Compensation Plans.”
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
(b)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
(e)
15,172
—
10,000
—
7,500
—
10,000
25,000
1,000
2,500
1,000
5,000
Option/SAR
Awards
($)(2)(3)
(d)
—
2,807
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
(c)
—
39,167
—
—
—
—
—
25,000
—
—
—
—
Total
($)
(f)
15,172
41,973
10,000
—
7,500
—
10,000
50,000
1,000
2,500
1,000
5,000
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3) At December 31, 2015, the aggregate number of options and SARs awards outstanding for each non-management director was:
Name
Cavanagh, Michael
Cornell, Brian
Dorman, Dave
Ferragamo, Massimo
Graddick-Weir, Mirian
Hill, Bonnie
Linen, Jonathan
Meister, Keith
Nelson, Thomas
Ryan, Thomas
Stock, Elane
Walter, Robert
SARs
6,252
150
28,150
28,150
8,391
28,150
28,150
—
19,733
28,150
1,927
21,717
(4) Represents amount of matching charitable contributions made on behalf of the director under the Company’s matching gift program and/or the amount of
charitable contribution made in the director’s name.
Employee Directors. Employee directors do not receive additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.
Non-Employee Directors Annual Compensation prior to
2015. Prior to 2015, each director who was not an employee
of YUM received an annual stock grant retainer with a fair
market value of $170,000 and an annual grant of vested
SARs having an economic value of approximately $30,000
with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of
Company stock on the date of grant. Directors may request
to receive up to one-half of their stock retainer in cash. The
request must be submitted to the Chair of the Management
Planning and Development Committee. Directors may also
defer payment of their retainers pursuant to the Directors
Deferred Compensation Plan. Deferrals are invested in
phantom Company stock and paid out in shares of Company
stock. Deferrals may not be made for less than two years.
Committee Chairperson Retainer. In recognition of their
added duties, the Lead Director of the Board (Mr. Ryan in
2015) receives an additional $25,000 stock retainer annually,
the Chair of the Audit Committee (Mr. Nelson in 2015)
receives an additional $20,000 stock retainer annually and
the Chair of the Management Planning and Development
Committee (Mr. Walter in 2015) receives an additional
$15,000 stock retainer annually. These retainers were paid
in November 2014 for 2015.
Initial Stock Grant upon Joining Board. Non-employee
directors also receive a one-time stock grant with a fair
market value of $25,000 on the date of grant upon joining
the Board, distribution of which is deferred until termination
from the Board.
Stock Ownership Requirements. Similar to executive officers,
directors are subject to share ownership requirements. The
directors’ requirements provide that directors will not sell
any of the Company’s common stock received as
compensation for service on the Board until the director
has ceased being a member of the Board for one year
(sales are permitted to the extent necessary to pay income
taxes attributable to any stock retainer payment or exercise
of a stock option or SAR).
Matching Gifts. To further YUM’s support for charities, non-
employee directors are able to participate in the YUM!
Brands, Inc. Matching Gifts Program on the same terms
as YUM’s employees. Under this program, the YUM! Brands
Foundation will match up to $10,000 a year in contributions
by the director to a charitable institution approved by the
YUM! Brands Foundation. At its discretion, the Foundation
may match director contributions exceeding $10,000. In
2015, the Foundation implemented a matching gift incentive
program in which it agreed to match without limit charitable
contributions to the World Food Programme by any Yum
employee or non-employee director. The Foundation matched
Mr. Cavanagh’s and Mr. Meister’s contributions in excess
of $10,000 to the World Food Programme under this program
in 2015.
Insurance. We also pay the premiums on directors’ and
officers’ liability and business travel accident insurance
policies. The annual cost of this coverage was approximately
$2 million. This is not included in the tables above as it is
not considered compensation to the directors.
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The following table summarizes, as of December 31, 2015, the equity compensation plans under which we may issue
shares of stock to our directors, officers and employees under the Long Term Incentive Plan (the “1999 Plan”), the 1997
Long Term Incentive Plan (the “1997 Plan”), the SharePower Plan and the Restaurant General Manager Stock Option Plan
(the “RGM Plan”).
Plan Category
Number of
Securities To
be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
(a)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
holders(4)
TOTAL
(1)
(2) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options and SARs only.
(3)
157,891
13,832,434(1)
Includes 5,139,612 shares issuable in respect of RSUs, performance units and deferred units.
13,674,543(1)
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
of Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights
(b)
51.50(2)
61.89(2)
51.80(2)
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column (a))
(c)
4,344,985(3)
8,208,434
12,553,419(3)
Includes 2,172,493 shares available for issuance of awards of stock units, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance share unit awards under
the 1997 Plan, the 1999 Plan and the Sharepower Plan.
(4) Awards are made under the RGM Plan.
What are the key features of the 1999 Plan?
The 1999 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 70,600,000
shares of stock as non-qualified stock options, incentive
stock options, SARs, restricted stock, restricted stock units,
performance shares or performance units. Only our
employees and directors are eligible to receive awards
under the 1999 Plan. The purpose of the 1999 Plan is to
motivate participants to achieve long range goals, attract
and retain eligible employees, provide incentives competitive
with other similar companies and align the interest of
employees and directors with those of our shareholders.
The 1999 Plan is administered by the Management Planning
and Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the
“Committee”). The exercise price of a stock option grant
What are the key features of the 1997 Plan?
or SAR under the 1999 Plan may not be less than the
average market price of our stock on the date of grant for
years prior to 2008 or the closing price of our stock on the
date of the grant beginning in 2008, and no options or
SARs may have a term of more than ten years. The options
and SARs that are currently outstanding under the 1999
Plan generally vest over a one to four year period and expire
ten years from the date of the grant. Our shareholders
approved the 1999 Plan in May 1999, and the plan as
amended in 2003 and again in 2008. The performance
measures of the 1999 Plan were re-approved by our
shareholders in May 2013.
The 1997 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 90,000,000 shares of stock. Effective January 1, 2002, only restricted
shares could be issued under this plan. This plan is utilized with respect to payouts on shares from our deferral plans and
was originally approved by PepsiCo, Inc. as the sole shareholder of the Company in 1997, prior to the spin-off of the
Company from PepsiCo, Inc. on October 6, 1997.
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What are the key features of the SharePower Plan?
The SharePower Plan provides for the issuance of up to
28,000,000 shares of stock. The SharePower Plan allows
us to award non-qualified stock options, SARs, restricted
stock and restricted stock units. Employees, other than
executive officers, are eligible to receive awards under the
SharePower Plan. The SharePower Plan is administered
by the Committee. The exercise price of a stock option or
SAR grant under the SharePower Plan may not be less
than the closing price of our stock on the date of the grant
and no option or SAR may have a term of more than ten
years. The options that are currently outstanding under the
SharePower Plan generally vest over a one to four year
period beginning on the date of grant.
The SharePower Plan was originally approved by
PepsiCo, Inc. as the sole shareholder of the Company in
1997, prior to the spin-off of the Company from PepsiCo, Inc.
on October 6, 1997.
What are the key features of the RGM Plan?
The RGM Plan provides for the issuance of up to 30,000,000
shares of common stock at a price equal to or greater than
the closing price of our stock on the date of grant. The
RGM Plan allows us to award non-qualified stock options,
SARs, restricted stock and RSUs. Employees, other than
executive officers, are eligible to receive awards under the
RGM Plan. The purpose of the RGM Plan is (i) to give
restaurant general managers (“RGMs”) the opportunity to
become owners of stock, (ii) to align the interests of
RGMs with those of YUM’s other shareholders, (iii) to
emphasize that the RGM is YUM’s #1 leader, and (iv) to
reward the performance of RGMs. In addition, the Plan
provides incentives to Area Coaches, Franchise Business
Leaders and other supervisory field operation positions that
support RGMs and have profit and loss responsibilities
within a defined region or area. While all non-executive
officer employees are eligible to receive awards under the
RGM plan, all awards granted have been to RGMs or their
direct supervisors in the field. Grants to RGMs generally
have four year vesting and expire after ten years. The RGM
Plan is administered by the Committee, and the Committee
has delegated its responsibilities to the Chief People Officer
of the Company. The Board of Directors approved the RGM
Plan on January 20, 1998.
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Who serves on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors?
The members of the Audit Committee are Michael Cavanagh,
Brian Cornell, Jonathan S. Linen, Keith Meister, P. Justin
Skala and Thomas C. Nelson, Chair. (Mr. Skala was appointed
to the committee on March 4, 2016 after the committee had
approved this report and, therefore, did not sign the report.)
The Board of Directors has determined that all of the members
of the Audit Committee are independent within the meaning
of applicable SEC regulations and the listing standards of
the NYSE and that Mr. Nelson, the chair of the Committee,
is qualified as an audit committee financial expert within the
meaning of SEC regulations. The Board has also determined
that Mr. Nelson has accounting and related financial
management expertise within the meaning of the listing
standards of the NYSE and that each member is financially
literate within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards.
What document governs the activities of the Audit Committee?
The Audit Committee operates under a written charter
adopted by the Board of Directors. The Committee’s
responsibilities are set forth in this charter, which was
amended and restated effective November 22, 2013. The
charter is reviewed by management at least annually, and
any recommended changes are presented to the Audit
Committee for review and approval. The charter is available
on our Web site at www.yum.com/investors/governance/
charters.asp.
What are the responsibilities of the Audit Committee?
The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its
responsibilities for general oversight of the integrity of the
Company’s financial statements, the adequacy of the
Company’s system of internal controls and procedures and
disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s risk
management, the Company’s compliance with legal and
regulatory requirements, the independent auditors’
qualifications and independence and the performance of
the Company’s internal audit function and independent
auditors. The Committee has the authority to obtain advice
and assistance from outside legal, accounting or other
advisors as the Committee deems necessary to carry out
its duties and receive appropriate funding, as determined
by the Committee, from the Company for such advice and
assistance.
The Committee has sole authority over the selection of the
Company’s independent auditors and manages the
Company’s relationship with its independent auditors (who
report directly to the Committee). KPMG LLP has served
as the Company’s independent auditors since the date of
the Company’s inception in 1997. Each year, the Committee
evaluates the performance, qualifications and independence
of the independent auditors. In doing so, the Committee
considers the quality of the services provided by the
independent auditors, its capabilities and technical expertise
and knowledge of the Company’s operations and industry.
The Committee met 10 times during 2015. The Committee
schedules its meetings with a view to ensuring that it devotes
appropriate attention to all of its tasks. The Committee’s
meetings generally include private sessions with the
Company’s independent auditors and with the Company’s
internal auditors, in each case without the presence of the
Company’s management, as well as executive sessions
consisting of only Committee members. In addition to the
scheduled meetings, senior management confers with the
Committee or its Chair from time to time, as senior
management deems advisable or appropriate, in connection
with issues or concerns that arise throughout the year.
Management is responsible for the Company’s financial
reporting process, including its system of internal control
over financial reporting, and for the preparation of
consolidated financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The
Company’s independent auditors are responsible for auditing
those financial statements in accordance with professional
standards and expressing an opinion as to their material
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
and for auditing the effectiveness of the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting. The Committee’s responsibility
is to monitor and review the Company’s financial reporting
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process and discuss management’s report on the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. It is not the
Committee’s duty or responsibility to conduct audits or
accounting reviews or procedures. The Committee has
relied, without independent verification, on management’s
representations that the financial statements have been
prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.
and that the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting is effective. The Committee has also relied, without
independent verification, on the opinion of the independent
auditors included in their report regarding the Company’s
financial statements and effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting.
What matters have members of the Audit Committee discussed with management
and the independent auditors?
As part of its oversight of the Company’s financial statements,
the Committee reviews and discusses with both management
and the Company’s independent auditors all annual and
quarterly financial statements prior to their issuance. During
2015, management advised the Committee that each set
of financial statements reviewed had been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the U.S., and reviewed significant accounting and
disclosure issues with the Committee. These reviews included
discussions with the independent auditors of matters required
to be discussed pursuant to Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 16
(Communication with Audit Committees), including the
quality (not merely the acceptability) of the Company’s
accounting principles, the reasonableness of significant
judgments, the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements
and disclosures related to critical accounting practices. The
Committee has also discussed with KPMG LLP matters
relating to its independence, including a review of audit and
non-audit fees and the written disclosures and letter received
from KPMG LLP required by applicable requirements of the
PCAOB regarding KPMG LLP’s communications with the
Committee concerning independence. The Committee also
considered whether non-audit services provided by the
independent auditors are compatible with the independent
auditors’ independence. The Committee also received
regular updates, and written summaries as required by the
PCAOB rules (for tax and other services), on the amount
of fees and scope of audit, audit-related, tax and other
services provided.
In addition, the Committee reviewed key initiatives and
programs aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal and disclosure control structure. As
part of this process, the Committee continued to monitor
the scope and adequacy of the Company’s internal auditing
program, reviewing staffing levels and steps taken to
implement recommended improvements in internal
procedures and controls. The Committee also reviews and
discusses legal and compliance matters with management,
and, as necessary or advisable, the Company’s independent
auditors.
Has the Audit Committee made a recommendation regarding the audited financial
statements for fiscal 2015?
Based on the Committee’s discussions with management
and the independent auditors and the Committee’s review
of the representations of management and the report of
the independent auditors to the Board of Directors, and
subject to the limitations on the Committee’s role and
responsibilities referred to above and in the Audit Committee
Charter, the Committee recommended to the Board of
Directors that it include the audited consolidated financial
statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015 for filing with
the SEC.
Who prepared this report?
This report has been furnished by the members of the Audit Committee:
Thomas C. Nelson, Chairperson
Michael Cavanagh
Brian Cornell
Jonathan S. Linen
Keith Meister
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Who pays the expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies?
Expenses in connection with the solicitation of proxies will
be paid by us. Proxies are being solicited principally by mail,
by telephone and through the Internet. In addition, our
directors, officers and regular employees, without additional
compensation, may solicit proxies personally, by e-mail,
telephone, fax or special letter. We will reimburse brokerage
firms and others for their expenses in forwarding proxy
materials to the beneficial owners of our shares.
How may I elect to receive shareholder materials electronically and discontinue
my receipt of paper copies?
YUM shareholders with shares registered directly in their
name who received shareholder materials in the mail may
elect to receive future annual reports and proxy statements
from us and to vote their shares through the Internet instead
of receiving copies through the mail. We are offering this
service to provide shareholders with added convenience,
to reduce our environmental impact and to reduce Annual
Report printing and mailing costs.
To take advantage of this option, shareholders must subscribe
to one of the various commercial services that offer access
to the Internet. Costs normally associated with electronic
access, such as usage and telephone charges, will be
borne by the shareholder.
To elect this option, go to www.amstock.com, click on
Shareholder Account Access, log in and locate the option
to receive Company mailing via e-mail. Shareholders who
elect this option will be notified by mail how to access the
proxy materials and how to vote their shares on the Internet
or by phone.
If you consent to receive future proxy materials electronically,
your consent will remain in effect unless it is withdrawn
by writing our Transfer Agent, American Stock Transfer
and Trust Company, LLC, 59 Maiden Lane, New York,
NY 10038 or by logging onto our Transfer Agent’s website
at www.amstock.com and following the applicable
instructions. Also, while this consent is in effect, if you
decide you would like to receive a hard copy of the proxy
materials, you may call, write or e-mail American Stock
Transfer and Trust Company, LLC.
I share an address with another shareholder and we received only one paper copy
of the proxy materials. How may I obtain an additional copy of the proxy materials?
The Company has adopted a procedure called
“householding” which has been approved by the SEC.
The Company and some brokers household proxy materials,
delivering a single Notice and, if applicable, this proxy
statement and Annual Report, to multiple shareholders
sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been
received from the affected shareholders or they participate
in electronic delivery of proxy materials. Shareholders who
participate in householding will continue to access and
receive separate proxy cards. This process will help reduce
our printing and postage fees, as well as save natural
resources. If at any time you no longer wish to participate
in householding and would prefer to receive a separate
proxy statement, or if you are receiving multiple copies of
the proxy statement and wish to receive only one, please
notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage
account or us if you hold registered shares. You can notify
us by sending a written request to YUM! Brands, Inc.,
Investor Relations, 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, KY
40213 or by calling Investor Relations at 1 (888) 298-6986
or by sending an e- mail to yum.investor@yum.com.
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May I propose actions for consideration at next year’s Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or nominate individuals to serve as directors?
Under the rules of the SEC, if a shareholder wants us to
include a proposal in our proxy statement and proxy card
for presentation at our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
the proposal must be received by us at our principal
executive offices at YUM! Brands, Inc., 1441 Gardiner
Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213 by December 10, 2016.
The proposal should be sent to the attention of the Corporate
Secretary.
Under our bylaws, certain procedures are provided that a
shareholder must follow to nominate persons for election
as directors or to introduce an item of business at an Annual
Meeting of Shareholders that is not included in our proxy
statement. These procedures provide that nominations for
director nominees and/or an item of business to be introduced
at an Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be submitted
in writing to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive
offices and you must include information set forth in our
bylaws. We must receive the notice of your intention to
introduce a nomination or to propose an item of business
at our 2017 Annual Meeting no later than the date specified
in our bylaws. If the 2017 Annual Meeting is not held within
30 days before or after the anniversary of the date of this
year’s Annual Meeting, then the nomination or item of
business must be received by the tenth day following the
earlier of the date of mailing of the notice of the meeting or
the public disclosure of the date of the meeting. Our Annual
Meeting of Shareholders is generally held on the third
Thursday of May. Assuming that our 2017 Annual Meeting
is held on schedule, we must receive notice of your intention
to introduce a nomination or other item of business at that
meeting by February 20, 2017.
In addition, we recently amended our bylaws to provide for
proxy access for director nominations by shareholders (as
described at page 8). A shareholder, or group of up to 20
shareholders, owning continuously for at least three years
shares of YUM common stock representing an aggregate
of at least 3% of our outstanding shares, may nominate,
and include in YUM’s proxy materials, director nominees
constituting up to 20% of YUM’s Board, provided that the
shareholder(s) and nominee(s) satisfy the requirements in
YUM’s bylaws. Notice of proxy access director nominees
must be received no earlier than November 10, 2016, and
no later than December 10, 2016.
The Board is not aware of any matters that are expected
to come before the 2016 Annual Meeting other than those
referred to in this proxy statement. If any other matter should
come before the Annual Meeting, the individuals named on
the form of proxy intend to vote the proxies in accordance
with their best judgment.
The chairman of the Annual Meeting may refuse to allow
the transaction of any business, or to acknowledge the
nomination of any person, not made in compliance with
the foregoing procedures.
Bylaw Provisions. You may contact YUM’s Corporate
Secretary at the address mentioned above for a copy of
the relevant bylaw provisions regarding the requirements
for making shareholder proposals and nominating director
candidates.
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Appendix A YUM! Brands, Inc.
LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective as
of May 20, 2016)
Section 1 General
1.1 Purpose. YUM! Brands, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
(the “Plan”) has been established by YUM! Brands,
Inc. (“YUM!”) to (i) attract and retain persons eligible to
participate in the Plan; (ii) motivate Participants, by means
of appropriate incentives, to achieve long-range goals;
(iii) provide incentive compensation opportunities that
are competitive with those of other similar companies;
and (iv) align the interests of Participants with those of
YUM!’s shareholders.
Section 2 Options and SARS
2.1 Definitions.
(a) The grant of an “Option” entitles the Participant to
purchase shares of Stock at an Exercise Price (as defined
in subsection 2.4) and during a specified time established
by the Committee. Any Option granted under this Section
2 may be either a non-qualified option (an “NQO”) or an
incentive stock option (an “ISO”), as determined in the
discretion of the Committee. An “NQO” is an Option
that is not intended to be an “incentive stock option” as
that term is described in Code Section 422(b). An “ISO”
is an Option that is intended to satisfy the requirements
applicable to an “incentive stock option” described in
Code Section 422(b). An Option will be deemed to be
a Non-Qualified Stock Option unless it is specifically
designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock
Option and/or to the extent that it does not meet the
requirements of an ISO.
(b) A stock appreciation right (an “SAR”) entitles the
Participant to receive, in cash or Stock, value equal to
(or otherwise based on) the excess of: (i) the Fair Market
Value of a specified number of shares of Stock at the
time of exercise; over (ii) an Exercise Price established
by the Committee.
1.2 Participation. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan, the Committee shall determine and designate,
from time to time, from among the Eligible Individuals,
those persons who will be granted one or more Awards
under the Plan, and thereby become “Participants” in
the Plan.
1.3 Operation, Administration, and Definitions. The
operation and administration of the Plan shall be vested
in the Committee, as described in Section 7 Capitalized
terms in the Plan shall be defined as set forth in the
Plan (including the definition provisions of Section 9
hereof).
2.2 Eligibility. The Committee shall designate the Participants
to whom Options or SARs are to be granted under this
Section 2 and shall determine the number of shares of
Stock subject to each such Option or SAR and the other
terms and conditions thereof, not inconsistent with the
Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Committee may not grant dividends or dividend
equivalents (current or deferred) with respect to any
Option or SAR granted under the Plan. ISOs may only
be granted to employees of YUM! or a Subsidiary.
2.3 Limits on ISOs. If the Committee grants ISOs, then to
the extent that the aggregate fair market value of shares
of Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable
for the first time by any individual during any calendar
year (under all plans of YUM! and its Subsidiaries )
exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as
NQOs to the extent required by Code Section 422.
Any Option that is intended to constitute an ISO shall
satisfy any other requirements of Code Section 422
and, to the extent such Option does not satisfy such
requirements, the Option shall be treated as a NQO.
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2.4 Exercise Price. The “Exercise Price” of each Option or
SAR granted under this Section 2 shall be established
by the Committee or shall be determined by a method
established by the Committee at the time the Option
or SAR is granted; except that the Exercise Price
shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share
of Stock on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Options and SARs granted under the Plan in
replacement for awards under plans and arrangements
of YUM! or a Subsidiary that are assumed in business
combinations may provide for Exercise Prices that are
less than the Fair Market Value of the Stock at the time
of the replacement grants, if the Committee determines
that such Exercise Price is appropriate to preserve the
economic benefit of the award.
2.5 Exercise. An Option or SAR shall be exercisable in
accordance with such terms and conditions and during
such periods as may be established by the Committee.
In no event shall an Option or SAR be exercisable later
than the ten-year anniversary of the date on which
the Option or SAR is granted (or such shorter period
required by law or the rules of any stock exchange on
which the Stock is listed).
2.6 Payment of Option Exercise Price. The payment
of the Exercise Price of an Option granted under this
Section 2 shall be subject to the following:
(a) Subject to the following provisions of this subsection
2.6, the full Exercise Price for shares of Stock purchased
upon the exercise of any Option shall be paid at the
time of such exercise (except that, in the case of an
exercise arrangement approved by the Committee and
described in paragraph 2.6(c), payment may be made
as soon as practicable after the exercise).
(b) The Exercise Price shall be payable in cash or by
tendering (including by way of a net exercise), by either
actual delivery of shares or by attestation, shares of
Stock acceptable to the Committee, and valued at
Fair Market Value as of the day of exercise, or in any
combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.
Section 3 Full Value Awards
(c) The Committee may permit a Participant to elect to
pay the Exercise Price upon the exercise of an Option
by irrevocably authorizing a third party to sell shares of
Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares) acquired upon
exercise of the Option and remit to YUM! a sufficient
portion of the sale proceeds to pay the entire Exercise
Price and any tax withholding resulting from such
exercise.
2.7 Tandem Grants of Options and SARS. An Option
may but need not be in tandem with an SAR, and an
SAR may but need not be in tandem with an Option
(in either case, regardless of whether the original
award was granted under this Plan or another plan or
arrangement). If an Option is in tandem with an SAR,
the Exercise Price of both the Option and SAR shall
be the same, and the exercise of the corresponding
tandem SAR or Option shall cancel the corresponding
tandem SAR or Option with respect to such share. If
an SAR is in tandem with an Option but is granted after
the grant of the Option, or if an Option is in tandem
with an SAR but is granted after the grant of the SAR,
the later granted tandem Award shall have the same
Exercise Price as the earlier granted Award, but in no
event less than the Fair Market Value of a share of
Stock at the time of such grant.
2.8 No Repricing. Except for either adjustments pursuant
to subsection 4.2 (relating to the adjustment of shares),
or reductions of the Exercise Price approved by YUM!’s
shareholders, the Exercise Price for any outstanding
Option or SAR may not be decreased after the date of
grant nor may an outstanding Option or SAR granted
under the Plan be surrendered to YUM! as consideration
for the grant of a replacement Option or SAR with a
lower Exercise Price or a Full Value Award. Except as
approved by YUM!’s shareholders, in no event shall any
Option or SAR granted under the Plan be surrendered
to YUM! in consideration for a cash payment if, at the
time of such surrender, the Exercise Price of the Option
or SAR is greater than the then current Fair Market
Value of a share of Stock.
3.1 Definition. A “Full Value Award” is a grant of one
or more shares of Stock or a right to receive one or
more shares of Stock in the future (including restricted
stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, and
performance units) which is contingent on continuing
service, the achievement of performance objectives
during a specified period performance, or other
restrictions as determined by the Committee. The
grant of Full Value Awards may also be subject to
such other conditions, restrictions and contingencies,
as determined by the Committee, including provisions
relating to dividend or dividend equivalent rights and
deferred payment or settlement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no dividends or dividend equivalent rights
will be paid or settled on Full Value Awards that have
not been earned or vested.
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3.2 Restrictions on Full Value Awards. Each Full Value
Award shall be subject to the following:
(a) Any Full Value Award shall be subject to such conditions,
restrictions and contingencies as the Committee shall
determine.
(b) Except for Full Value Awards that are granted (i) in lieu of
other compensation, (ii) as a form of payment of earned
performance awards or other incentive compensation,
(iii) to new hires, or (iv) as retention awards outside the
United States, if the right to become vested in a Full
Value Award granted to an employee is conditioned
on the completion of a specified period of service with
YUM! and the Subsidiaries, without achievement of
Performance Measures or other performance objectives
being required as a condition of vesting, then the
required period of service for full vesting of the Full Value
Award shall be not less than three years (provided that
the required period for full vesting shall, instead, not
be less than two years in the case of annual incentive
deferrals payable in restricted shares), subject to pro
rated vesting over the applicable minimum service period
and to acceleration of vesting, to the extent permitted by
the Committee, in the event of the Participant’s death,
disability, retirement, change in control or involuntary
termination). Awards to Directors are not subject to
this paragraph 3.2(b).
3.3 Performance-Based Compensation. The Committee
may designate a Full Value Award granted to any
Participant as “Performance-Based Compensation”
within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and
regulations thereunder. To the extent required by Code
Section 162(m), any Full Value Award so designated
shall be conditioned on the achievement of one or more
Performance Measures determined by the Committee
and the following additional requirements shall apply:
(a) The performance targets established for the performance
period established by the Committee shall be objective
(as that term is described in regulations under Code
Section 162(m)) and shall be established in writing by
the Committee not later than ninety (90) days after the
beginning of the performance period (but in no event
after 25% of the performance period has elapsed),
and while the outcome as to the performance targets
is substantially uncertain. The performance targets
established by the Committee may be with respect to
YUM!, a Subsidiary, operating unit, division, or group or
individual performance (or any combination thereof) and
shall be based on one or more Performance Measures.
(b) A Participant otherwise entitled to receive a Full Value
Award for any performance period shall not receive a
settlement or payment of the Award until the Committee
has determined that the applicable performance target(s)
have been attained. To the extent that the Committee
exercises discretion in making the determination required
by this paragraph 3.3(b), such exercise of discretion
may not result in an increase in the amount of the
payment.
Nothing in this subsection 3.3 shall preclude the Committee
from granting Full Value Awards under the Plan that are not
intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation;
provided, however, that, at the time of grant of Full Value
Awards by the Committee, the Committee shall designate
whether such Awards are intended to constitute Performance-
Based Compensation.
Section 4 Stock Reserved and Limitations
4.1. Shares Reserved/Limitations. The shares of Stock
for which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall
be subject to the following:
(a) The shares of Stock with respect to which Awards
may be made under the Plan shall be shares currently
authorized but unissued or currently held or subsequently
acquired by YUM! as treasury shares (to the extent
permitted by law), including shares purchased in the
open market or in private transactions.
(b) Subject to the following provisions of this subsection
4.1, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may
be delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries under
the Plan shall be 92,600,000 (which number includes all
shares delivered under the Plan since its establishment
in 1999, determined in accordance with the terms of
the Plan). For purposes of applying the limitations of
this paragraph 4.1(b), each share of Stock delivered
pursuant to Section 3 (relating to Full Value Awards)
shall be counted as covering two shares of Stock, and
shall reduce the number of shares of Stock available
for delivery under this paragraph 4.1(b) by two shares
except, however, in the case of restricted shares or
restricted units delivered pursuant to the settlement of
earned annual incentives, each share of Stock shall
be counted as covering one share of Stock and shall
reduce the number of shares of Stock available for
delivery by one share.
(c) To the extent provided by the Committee, any Award may
be settled in cash rather than Stock. To the extent any
shares of Stock covered by an Award are not delivered
to a Participant or beneficiary because the Award is
forfeited or canceled, or the shares of Stock are not
delivered because the Award is settled in cash or used
to satisfy the applicable tax withholding obligation, such
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(d)
shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered
for purposes of determining the maximum number of
shares of Stock available for delivery under the Plan.
If the Exercise Price of any stock option granted under
the Plan is satisfied by tendering shares of Stock to YUM!
(by either actual delivery or by attestation, including net
exercise), only the number of shares of Stock issued
net of the shares of Stock tendered shall be deemed
delivered for purposes of determining the maximum
number of shares of Stock available for delivery under
the Plan.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the
maximum number of shares of Stock that may be
delivered to Participants and their beneficiaries with
respect to ISOs under the Plan shall be 84,600,000;
provided, however, that to the extent that shares
not delivered must be counted against this limit as a
condition of satisfying the rules applicable to ISOs, such
rules shall apply to the limit on ISOs granted under the
Plan.
(f) The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be
issued in conjunction with Awards granted pursuant
to Section 3 (relating to Full Value Awards) shall be
12,000,000 shares except that shares subject to Full
Value Awards granted with respect to the deferral
of annual cash incentive awards under a deferred
compensation plan of YUM! or a Subsidiary will not
count towards this maximum.
(g) Subject to subsection 4.2, the following additional
maximums are imposed under the Plan.
(i) The maximum number of shares that may be
covered by Awards granted to any one individual
pursuant to Section 2 (relating to Options and SARs)
shall be 9,000,000 shares during any five calendar-
year period. If an Option is in tandem with an SAR,
such that the exercise of the Option or SAR with
respect to a share of Stock cancels the tandem
SAR or Option right, respectively, with respect to
such share, the tandem Option and SAR rights with
respect to each share of Stock shall be counted
as covering one share of Stock for purposes of
applying the limitations of this subparagraph (i).
(ii) For Full Value Awards that are intended to be
Performance-Based Compensation, no more than
3,000,000 shares of Stock may be subject to such
Awards granted to any one individual during any five-
calendar-year period (regardless of when such shares
are deliverable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
case of any Full Value Award that is a performance
unit award that is intended to be Performance-
Based Compensation, no more than $10,000,000
may be subject to any such Awards granted to any
one individual during any one-calendar-year period
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(regardless of when such amounts are deliverable).
For purposes of this subparagraph (ii), a “performance
unit award” means a Full Value Award that is the grant
of a right to receive a designated dollar value amount
of Stock which is contingent on the achievement of
performance or other objectives during a specified
period.
(iii) In the case of any Award to a Director, in no event
shall the dollar value of the Award granted to any
Director for any calendar year (determined as of
the date of grant) exceed $750,000.
If the Awards are denominated in Stock but an equivalent
amount of cash is delivered in lieu of delivery of shares of
Stock, the limits of this paragraph 4.1(g) shall be applied
based on the methodology used by the Committee to
convert the number of shares of Stock into cash. If delivery
of Stock is deferred until after the Stock has been earned,
any adjustment in the amount delivered to reflect actual or
deemed investment experience after the date the Stock is
earned shall be disregarded.
4.2. Adjustments to Shares of Stock and Awards. If any
change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split,
reverse stock split, or stock dividend; or any corporate
transaction such as a reorganization, reclassification,
merger or consolidation or separation, including a spin-
off, or sale or other disposition by YUM! of all or a portion
of its assets, any other change in YUM!’s corporate
structure, or any distribution to shareholders (other
than a cash dividend that is not an extraordinary cash
dividend) results in the outstanding shares of Stock, or
any securities exchanged therefor or received in their
place, being exchanged for a different number or class
of shares or other securities of YUM!, or for shares of
stock or other securities of any other corporation (or
new, different or additional shares or other securities
of YUM! or of any other corporation being received
by the holders of outstanding shares of Stock), or a
material change in the market value of the outstanding
shares of Stock as a result of the change, transaction or
distribution, then equitable adjustments shall be made
by the Committee, as it determines are necessary and
appropriate, in:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
the number and type of Shares (or other property) with
respect to which Awards may be granted;
the number and type of Shares (or other property)
subject to outstanding Awards;
the grant or Exercise Price with respect to outstanding
Awards;
the limitations set forth in subsection 4.1 (including the
limitations set forth in paragraph 4.1(g)); and
the terms, conditions or restrictions of outstanding
Awards and/or Award Agreements;
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provided, however, that all such adjustments made in respect
of each ISO shall be accomplished so that such Option
shall continue to be an ISO. However, in no event shall
this subsection 4.2 be construed to permit a modification
(including a replacement) of an Option or SAR if such
modification either: (i) would result in accelerated recognition
of income or imposition of additional tax under Code Section
409A; or (ii) would cause the Option or SAR subject to
the modification (or cause a replacement Option or SAR)
to be subject to Code Section 409A, provided that the
restriction of this subparagraph (ii) shall not apply to any
Option or SAR that, at the time it is granted or otherwise,
is designated as being deferred compensation subject to
Code Section 409A.
Section 5 Change in Control
Subject to the provisions of subsection 4.2 (relating to the
adjustment of shares), and except as otherwise provided in
the Plan or the Award Agreement reflecting the applicable
Award, if a Change in Control occurs prior to the date on which
an Award is vested and prior to the Participant’s separation
from service and if the Participant’s employment is involuntarily
terminated by the Company (other than for cause) on or within
two years following the Change in Control, then:
(a) All outstanding Options (regardless of whether in tandem
with SARs) shall become fully exercisable.
(b) All outstanding SARs (regardless of whether in tandem
with Options) shall become fully exercisable.
(c) All Full Value Awards (including any Award payable in
Stock which is granted in conjunction with a Company
deferral program) shall become fully vested and
the Committee shall determine the extent to which
performance conditions are met in accordance with the
terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan or any Award agreement
to the contrary, to the extent any provision of this Plan or
an Award agreement would cause a payment of deferred
compensation that is subject to Code Section 409A to be
made upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, then such
payment shall not be made unless such Change in Control
also constitutes a “change in ownership”, “change in effective
control” or “change in ownership of a substantial portion of the
Company’s assets” within the meaning of Code Section 409A.
Section 6 Miscellaneous
6.1. Effective Date; Duration; Effect on Other Plans. The
Plan was originally effective as of May 20, 1999. The
Plan shall be unlimited in duration and, in the event of
Plan termination, shall remain in effect as long as any
Awards under it are outstanding; provided, however,
that no Awards may be granted under the Plan on or
after the ten-year anniversary of May 20, 2016, the
date on which the Plan was amended and restated.
In no event shall Awards be made under the Plan as
amended and restated as set forth herein unless and
until this amendment and restatement is approved by
YUM!’s shareholders.
6.2. General Restrictions. Delivery of shares of Stock or
other amounts under the Plan shall be subject to the
following:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, YUM!
shall have no liability to deliver any shares of Stock
under the Plan or make any other distribution of benefits
under the Plan unless such delivery or distribution would
comply with all applicable laws (including, without
limitation, the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933), and the applicable requirements of any securities
exchange or similar entity.
(b) To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of stock
certificates to reflect the issuance of shares of Stock,
the issuance may be effected on a non-certificated
basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law
or the applicable rules of any stock exchange.
6.3. Tax Withholding. All distributions under the Plan are
subject to withholding of all applicable taxes, and the
Committee may condition the delivery of any shares
or other benefits under the Plan on satisfaction of the
applicable withholding obligations. The Committee, in
its discretion, and subject to such requirements as the
Committee may impose prior to the occurrence of such
withholding, may permit such withholding obligations to
be satisfied through cash payment by the Participant,
through the surrender of shares of Stock which the
Participant already owns, or through the surrender of
shares of Stock to which the Participant is otherwise
entitled under the Plan; provided, however, previously-
owned Stock that has been held by the Participant or
Stock to which the Participant is entitled under the Plan
may only be used to satisfy the minimum tax withholding
required by applicable law (or other rates that will not
have a negative accounting impact).
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6.4. Grant and Use of Awards. Subject to subsection 4.1,
in the discretion of the Committee, a Participant may be
granted any Award permitted under the provisions of
the Plan, and more than one Award may be granted to
a Participant. Awards may be granted as alternatives to
or replacement of awards granted or outstanding under
the Plan, or any other plan or arrangement of YUM! or a
Subsidiary (including a plan or arrangement of a business
or entity, all or a portion of which is acquired by YUM!
or a Subsidiary). Subject to the overall limitation on the
number of shares of Stock that may be delivered under
the Plan, the Committee may use available shares of
Stock as the form of payment for compensation, grants
or rights earned or due under any other compensation
plans or arrangements of YUM! or a Subsidiary, including
the plans and arrangements of YUM! or a Subsidiary
assumed in business combinations.
6.5. Settlement and Payments. Awards may be settled
through cash payments, the delivery of shares of Stock,
the granting of replacement Awards, or combination
thereof as the Committee shall determine. Any Award
settlement, including payment deferrals, may be subject
to such conditions, restrictions and contingencies as
the Committee shall determine. The Committee may
permit or require the deferral of any Award payment
(other than Option or SAR other than to the extent
permitted by Code Section 409A), subject to such rules
and procedures as it may establish, which may include
provisions for the payment or crediting of interest, or
dividend equivalents, including converting such credits
into deferred Stock equivalents. Each Subsidiary shall be
liable for payment of cash due under the Plan with respect
to any Participant to the extent that such benefits are
attributable to the services rendered for that Subsidiary
by the Participant. Any disputes relating to liability of a
Subsidiary for cash payments shall be resolved by the
Committee.
6.6. Transferability. Except as otherwise provided by the
Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable
except as designated by the Participant by will or by
the laws of descent and distribution.
(b)
6.7. Form and Time of Elections. Unless otherwise specified
herein, each election required or permitted to be made by
any Participant or other person entitled to benefits under
the Plan, and any permitted modification, or revocation
thereof, shall be in writing filed with the Committee at
such times, in such form, and subject to such restrictions
and limitations, not inconsistent with the terms of the
Plan, as the Committee shall require.
6.8. Agreement with Company. An Award under the Plan
shall be subject to such terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee shall, in
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its sole discretion, prescribe. The terms and conditions
of any Award to any Participant shall be reflected in
such form of written document as is determined by
the Committee. A copy of such document shall be
provided to the Participant, and the Committee may,
but need not require that the Participant sign a copy of
such document. Such document is referred to in the
Plan as an “Award Agreement” regardless of whether
any Participant signature is required.
6.9. Action by Company or Subsidiary. Any action required
or permitted to be taken by YUM! or any Subsidiary
shall be by resolution of its board of directors, or by
action of one or more non-employee members of the
board (including a committee of the board) who are
duly authorized to act for the board, or (except to the
extent prohibited by applicable law or applicable rules
of any stock exchange) by a duly authorized officer
of such company, or by any employee of YUM! or a
Subsidiary who is delegated by the board of directors
authority to take such action.
6.10. Gender and Number. Where the context admits,
words in any gender shall include any other gender,
words in the singular shall include the plural and the
plural shall include the singular.
6.11. Limitation of Implied Rights.
(a)
Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by
reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right
in or title to any assets, funds or property of YUM!
or any of the Subsidiaries whatsoever, including,
without limitation, any specific funds, assets, or other
property which YUM! or any of the Subsidiaries, in
its sole discretion, may set aside in anticipation of a
liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only
a contractual right to the Stock or amounts, if any,
payable under the Plan, unsecured by any assets of
YUM! or any of the Subsidiaries, and nothing contained
in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets
of YUM! or any of the Subsidiaries shall be sufficient
to pay any benefits to any person.
The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment
or continued service, and selection as a Participant will
not give any participating employee or other individual
the right to be retained in the employ of YUM! or a
Subsidiary or the right to continue to provide services
to YUM! or a Subsidiary, nor any right or claim to any
benefit under the Plan, unless such right or claim
has specifically accrued under the terms of the Plan.
Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, no Award
under the Plan shall confer upon the holder thereof
any rights as a shareholder of YUM! prior to the date
on which the individual fulfills all conditions for receipt
of such rights.
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Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document or other
information which the person acting on it considers
pertinent and reliable, and signed, made or presented
by the proper party or parties.
6.13. Misconduct. If the Committee determines that a
present or former employee has (a) used for profit or
disclosed to unauthorized persons, confidential or
trade secrets of YUM! or any Subsidiary; (b) breached
any contract with or violated any fiduciary obligation
to YUM! or any Subsidiary; or (c) engaged in any
conduct which the Committee determines is injurious
to YUM! or its Subsidiaries, the Committee may cause
that employee to forfeit his or her outstanding awards
under the Plan, provided, however, that during the
pendency of a Potential Change in Control and as of
and following the occurrence a Change in Control, no
outstanding awards under the Plan shall be subject
to forfeiture pursuant to this subsection 6.13.
6.14. Restrictions on Shares and Awards. The Committee,
in its discretion, may impose such restrictions on
shares of Stock acquired pursuant to the Plan, whether
pursuant to the exercise of an Option or SAR, settlement
of a Full Value Award or otherwise, as it determines to
be desirable, including, without limitation, restrictions
relating to disposition of the shares and forfeiture
Section 7 Committee
7.1. Administration. The authority to control and manage
the operation and administration of the Plan shall be
vested in a committee (the “Committee”) in accordance
with this Section 7. The Committee shall be selected
by the Board, and shall consist solely of two or more
non-employee members of the Board. If the Committee
does not exist, or for any other reason determined by
the Board, the Board may take any action under the
Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the
Committee. As of the Approval Date, the Committee
shall mean the Management Planning and Development
Committee of the Board of Directors.
7.2. Powers of Committee. The Committee’s administration
of the Plan shall be subject to the following:
(a)
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee
will have the authority and discretion to select from
among the Eligible Individuals those persons who
shall receive Awards, to determine the time or times
of receipt, to determine the types of Awards and the
number of shares covered by the Awards, to establish
the terms, conditions, performance criteria, restrictions,
and other provisions of such Awards, and (subject
to the restrictions imposed by Section 8 to cancel or
suspend Awards.
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restrictions based on service, performance, Stock
ownership by the Participant, conformity with YUM’s
recoupment, compensation recovery, or clawback
policies and such other factors as the Committee
determines to be appropriate. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise specified
by the Committee, any awards under the Plan and any
shares of Stock issued pursuant to the Plan shall be
subject to YUM!’s compensation recovery, clawback,
and recoupment policies as in effect from time to time.
6.15. Foreign Individuals. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee
may grant Awards to eligible persons who are foreign
nationals on such terms and conditions different from
those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of
the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster
and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan.
In furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may
make such modifications, amendments, procedures
and subplans as may be necessary or advisable to
comply with provisions of laws in other countries or
jurisdictions in which YUM! or any of the Subsidiaries
operates or has employees. The foregoing provisions
of this subsection 6.15 shall not be applied to increase
the share limitations of Section 4 or to otherwise change
any provision of the Plan that would otherwise require
the approval of YUM!’s shareholders.
(b) To the extent that the Committee determines that
the restrictions imposed by the Plan preclude the
achievement of the material purposes of the Awards in
jurisdictions outside the United States, the Committee
will have the authority and discretion to modify those
restrictions as the Committee determines to be
necessary or appropriate to conform to applicable
requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside of
the United States.
(c) The Committee will have the authority and discretion
to conclusively interpret the Plan, to establish, amend,
and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the
Plan, to determine the terms and provisions of any
Award Agreement made pursuant to the Plan, and to
make all other determinations that may be necessary
or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
(d) Any interpretation of the Plan by the Committee and
any decision made by it under the Plan is final and
binding on all persons.
(e)
In controlling and managing the operation and
administration of the Plan, the Committee shall take
action in a manner that conforms to the articles and
by-laws of YUM!, and applicable state corporate law.
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7.3. Delegation by Committee. Except to the extent
prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of
a stock exchange, the Committee may allocate all or
any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one
or more of its members and may delegate all or any
part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or
persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation
may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Until
action to the contrary is taken by the Board or the
Committee, the Committee’s authority with respect
to Awards and other matters concerning Participants
below the Partners Council or Executive Officer level
is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief
People Officer of YUM!.
Section 8 Amendment and Termination
The Board may, at any time, amend or terminate the Plan
(and the Committee may amend any Award Agreement);
provided, however, that no amendment or termination of
the Plan or amendment of any Award Agreement may,
in the absence of written consent to the change by the
affected Participant (or, if the Participant is not then living,
the affected beneficiary), adversely affect the rights of any
Participant or beneficiary under any Award granted under
the Plan prior to the date such amendment is adopted; and
provided further that, adjustments pursuant to subsection
4.2 shall not be subject to the foregoing limitations of this
Section 8; and provided further that, amendments to the
provisions of subsection 2.8 (relating to Option and SAR
repricing), amendments expanding the group of Eligible
Individuals, or amendments increases in the number of
shares reserved under the Plan pursuant to paragraphs
4.1(b) (total shares reserved), 4.1(e) (relating to the limitations
on ISOs), 4.1(f) (relating to limitations on certain Full Value
Section 9 Defined Terms
7.4. Information to be Furnished to Committee. YUM! and
the Subsidiaries shall furnish the Committee with such
data and information as it determines may be required
for it to discharge its duties. The records of YUM! and
the Subsidiaries as to an individual’s or Participant’s
employment (or other provision of services), termination
of employment (or cessation of the provision of services),
leave of absence, reemployment and compensation
shall be conclusive on all persons unless determined
to be incorrect. Participants and other persons entitled
to benefits under the Plan must furnish the Committee
such evidence, data or information as the Committee
considers desirable to carry out the terms of the Plan.
Awards) and 4.1(g) (relating to individual limits) will not be
effective unless approved by YUM!’s shareholders; and
provided further that, no other amendment shall be made
to the Plan without the approval of YUM!’s shareholders if
such approval is required by law or the rules of any stock
exchange on which the Common Stock is listed. It is the
intention of YUM! that, to the extent that any provisions
of this Plan or any Awards granted hereunder are subject
to Code Section 409A, the Plan and the Awards comply
with the requirements of Code Section 409A and that the
Board shall have the authority to amend the Plan as it
deems necessary or desirable to conform to Code Section
409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither YUM! nor
the Subsidiaries guarantee that Awards under the Plan
will comply with Code Section 409A and the Committee
is under no obligation to make any changes to any Award
to cause such compliance.
In addition to the other definitions contained herein, the
following definitions shall apply:
to have occurred if the event set forth in any one of the
following subparagraphs shall have occurred:
(a) Approval Date. The term “Approval Date” shall mean
the date on which YUM!’s shareholders approve this
amendment and restatement of the Plan.
(b) Award. The term “Award” shall mean any award or
benefit granted under the Plan, including, without
limitation, the grant of Options, SARs, or Full Value
Awards.
(c) Board. The term “Board” shall mean the Board of
Directors of YUM!.
(d) Change in Control. Except as otherwise provided by
the Committee, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed
(i) any Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner,
directly or indirectly, of securities of YUM! (not including
in the securities beneficially owned by such Person
any securities acquired directly from YUM! or its
Affiliates) representing 20% or more of the combined
voting power of YUM!’s then outstanding securities,
excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial
Owner in connection with a transaction described
in clause (I) of subparagraph (iii) below; or
(ii)
the following individuals cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of the number of directors
then serving; individuals who, on the date hereof,
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in connection with an actual or threatened election
contest, including but not limited to a consent
solicitation, relating to the election of directors of
YUM!), whose appointment or election by the Board
or nomination for election by YUM!’s shareholders
was approved or recommended by a vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who
either were directors on the date hereof or whose
appointment, election or nomination for election
was previously so approved or recommended; or
(iii) there is consummated a merger or consolidation
of YUM! or any direct or indirect Subsidiary with
any other corporation, other than (I) a merger
or consolidation immediately following which
those individuals who immediately prior to the
consummation of such merger or consolidation,
constituted the Board, constitute a majority of
the board of directors of YUM! or the surviving
or resulting entity or any parent thereof, or (II) a
merger or consolidation effected to implement
a recapitalization of YUM! (or similar transaction)
in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of YUM!
(not including in the securities beneficially owned
by such Person any securities acquired directly
from YUM! or its Affiliates) representing 20% or
more of the combined voting power of YUM!’s
then outstanding securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not
be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation
of any transaction or series of integrated transactions
immediately following which the record holders of the
common stock of YUM! immediately prior to such transaction
or series of transactions continue to have substantially the
same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or
substantially all of the assets of YUM! immediately following
such transaction or series of transactions.
(I)
“Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule
12b-2 under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
(II) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning set forth
in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, except that
a Person shall not be deemed to be the Beneficial
Owner of any securities which are properly filed on
a Form 13-G.
(III) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
(IV) “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section
3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) YUM! or any of its Affiliates;
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(ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of YUM! or any of its
subsidiaries; (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding
securities pursuant to an offering of such securities;
or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly,
by the shareholders of YUM! in substantially the
same proportions as their ownership of stock
of YUM!.
(e) Code. The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. A reference to any Code
provision shall include reference to any successor
provision of the Code.
(f) Director. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Director”
shall mean a member of the Board who is not an officer
or employee of YUM! or any Subsidiary.
(g) Eligible Individual. For purposes of the Plan, the term
“Eligible Individual” shall mean any officer, director or
other employee of YUM! or its Subsidiaries, consultants,
independent contractors or agents of YUM! or a
Subsidiary, and persons who are expected to become
officers, employees, directors, consultants, independent
contractors or agents of YUM! or a Subsidiary (but
effective no earlier than the date on which such individual
begins to provide services to YUM! or a Subsidiary),
including, in each case, Directors.
(h) Fair Market Value. The “Fair Market Value” of a share
of Stock as of any date shall mean the closing price
of a share of Stock on such date as reported on the
composite tape for securities listed on the New York
Stock Exchange (or if no sales of Stock were made on
said exchange on such date, on the next preceding
day on which sales were made on such exchange). If
the Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading
on a stock exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be
the closing average of the closing bid and asked price
of a share of Stock on the date in question in the
over-the-counter market, as such price is reported
in a publication of general circulation selected by the
Committee and regularly reporting the market price
of Stock in such market. If the Stock is not listed or
admitted to trading on any stock exchange or traded
in the over-the-counter market, the Fair Market Value
shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith.
(i) Performance Measures. In the case of any Award
that is intended to constitute Performance-Based
Compensation, the term “Performance Measures”
shall mean any one or more of the following: cash flow;
earnings; earnings per share; market value added or
economic value added; profits; return on assets; return
on equity; return on investment; revenues; stock price;
total shareholder return; customer satisfaction metrics;
or restaurant unit development. Each goal may be
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expressed on an absolute and/or relative basis, may be
based on or otherwise employ comparisons based on
internal targets, the past performance of YUM! and/or
the past or current performance of other companies,
and in the case of earnings-based measures, may use
or employ comparisons relating to capital, shareholders’
equity and/or shares outstanding, investments or to
assets or net assets.
(j) Potential Change in Control. A “Potential Change
in Control” shall exist during any period in which the
circumstances described in items (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), below,
exist (provided, however, that a Potential Change in
Control shall cease to exist not later than the occurrence
of a Change in Control):
(i) YUM! or any successor or assign thereof enters into
an agreement, the consummation of which would
result in the occurrence of a Change in Control;
provided that a Potential Change in Control described
in this item (i) shall cease to exist upon the expiration
or other termination of all such agreements.
(ii) Any Person (including YUM!) publicly announces
an intention to take or to consider taking actions
which if consummated would constitute a Change
in Control; provided that a Potential Change in
Control described in this item (ii) shall cease to exist
upon the withdrawal of such intention, or upon a
reasonable determination by the Board that there
is no reasonable chance that such actions would
be consummated.
(iii) Any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly
or indirectly, of securities of YUM! representing
15% or more of the combined voting power of
YUM!’s then outstanding securities (not including
in the securities beneficially owned by such Person
any securities acquired directly from YUM! or any
of its Affiliates). However, a Potential Change in
Control shall not be deemed to exist by reason of
ownership of securities of YUM! by any person, to
the extent that such securities of YUM! are acquired
pursuant to a reorganization, recapitalization,
spin-off or other similar transactions (including a
series of prearranged related transactions) to the
extent that immediately after such transaction or
transactions, such securities are directly or indirectly
owned in substantially the same proportions as
the proportions of ownership of YUM!’s securities
immediately prior to the transaction or transactions.
(iv) The Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for
purposes of this Plan, a potential change in control
exists; provided that a Potential Change in Control
described in this item (iv) shall cease to exist upon
a reasonable determination by the Board that the
reasons that give rise to the resolution providing
for the existence of a Potential Change in Control
have expired or no longer exist.
(k) Subsidiaries. The term “Subsidiary” shall mean any
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity
during any period in which at least a fifty percent voting
or profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by YUM!
(or by any entity that is a successor to YUM!), and any
other business venture designated by the Committee
in which YUM! (or any entity that is a successor to
YUM!) has a significant interest, as determined in the
discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that
except for options and SARs designated as intended
to be subject to Code Section 409A, options and
SARs shall not be granted to employees or directors
of Subsidiaries unless the ownership of the Subsidiary
satisfies Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii). For purposes
of applying the Plan to an ISO, the term “Subsidiary”
shall mean a subsidiary determined in accordance with
Code Section 424(f).
(l) Stock. The term “Stock” shall mean shares of common
stock of YUM!.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the transition period from ______________ to ______________
Commission file number 1-13163
YUM! BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky
(Address of principal executive offices)
13-3951308
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
40213
(Zip Code)
(502) 874-8300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of Each class
Common Stock, no par value
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
New York Stock Exchange
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
NONE
Indicate by check mark
YES
NO
•• if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
•• if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
•• whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
•• whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every
Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post
such files).
•• if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will
not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
•• whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions
of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
•• whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
The aggregate market value of the voting stock (which consists solely of shares of Common Stock) held by non-affiliates of the registrant
as of June 13, 2015 computed by reference to the closing price of the registrant’s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
Composite Tape on such date was approximately $39,200,000,000. All executive officers and directors of the registrant have been deemed,
solely for the purpose of the foregoing calculation, to be “affiliates” of the registrant. The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s
Common Stock as of February 9, 2016 was 408,711,522 shares.
Portions of the definitive proxy statement furnished to shareholders of the registrant in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders
to be held on May 20, 2016 are incorporated by reference into Part III.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Table of Contents
PART I
Business
ITEM 1
ITEM 1A Risk Factors
ITEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments
ITEM 2
ITEM 3
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Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
PART II
Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Selected Financial Data
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
ITEM 5
ITEM 6
ITEM 7
ITEM 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ITEM 8
ITEM 9
Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
ITEM 9A Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9B Other Information
PART III
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ITEM 11
ITEM 12
ITEM 13
ITEM 14
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
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Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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Forward-Looking Statements
In this Form 10-K, as well as in other written reports and oral statements, we present “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend all forward-looking
statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for
purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements often include
words such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “seek,” “expect,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “predict,” “likely,” “should,”
“forecast,” “outlook,” “model,” “ongoing” or other similar terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates,
assumptions or projections concerning future results or events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the intended capital return to shareholders
as well as the related borrowing required to fund such capital return, the planned separation of the Yum! Brands and Yum! China businesses, the timing
of any such separation, the future earnings and performance as well as capital structure of Yum! Brands, Inc. or any of its businesses, including the
Yum! Brands and Yum! China businesses on a standalone basis if the separation is completed. Forward-looking statements are neither predictions nor
guarantees of future events, circumstances or performance and are inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by those statements. We cannot assure you that any of our expectations,
estimates or projections will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from our expectations and forward-
looking statements include (i) the risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors included in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K and (ii) the factors
described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K. You
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The forward-looking statements included in
this announcement are only made as of the date of this announcement and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement
to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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PART I
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YUM! Brands, Inc. (referred to herein as “YUM”, the “Registrant” or the
“Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the state of North Carolina
in 1997. The principal executive offices of YUM are located at 1441
Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213, and the telephone number at
that location is (502) 874-8300. Our website address is http://yum.com.
YUM, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to in this Form 10-K annual
report (“Form 10-K”) as the Company. The terms “we,” “us” and “our” are
also used in the Form 10-K to refer to the Company. Throughout this Form
10-K, the terms “restaurants,” “stores” and “units” are used interchangeably.
While YUM! Brands, Inc., referred to as the Company, does not directly
own or operate any restaurants, throughout this document we may refer
to restaurants that are owned or operated by our subsidiaries as being
Company-owned.
Financial Information about Operating Segments and General Development of the Business
As of December 26, 2015, YUM consists of five operating segments:
•• YUM China (“China” or “China Division”) which includes all operations
in mainland China
•• YUM India (“India” or “India Division”) which includes all operations in
India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
•• The KFC Division which includes all operations of the KFC concept
outside of China Division and India Division
•• The Pizza Hut Division which includes all operations of the Pizza Hut
concept outside of China Division and India Division
•• The Taco Bell Division which includes all operations of the Taco Bell
concept outside of India Division
Effective January, 2016 the India Division was segmented by brand,
integrated into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions, and is
no longer a separate operating segment. While our consolidated results
will not be impacted, we will restate our historical segment information
during 2016 for consistent presentation.
Operating segment information for the years ended December 26, 2015,
December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 for the Company is included in
Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) and in the related Consolidated
Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.
In October, 2015 we announced our intent to separate YUM’s China
business from YUM into an independent, publicly-traded company by
the end of 2016. See our MD&A in this Form 10-K for further information.
Narrative Description of Business
General
YUM has over 42,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories.
Primarily through the three concepts of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (the
“Concepts”), the Company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a
worldwide system of restaurants which prepare, package and sell a menu
of competitively priced food items. Units are operated by a Concept or
by independent franchisees or licensees under the terms of franchise or
license agreements. Franchisees can range in size from individuals owning
just one restaurant to large publicly-traded companies.
The China Division, based in Shanghai, China, comprises 7,176 units,
primarily Company-owned KFCs and Pizza Huts. In 2015, the China Division
recorded revenues of approximately $6.9 billion and Operating Profit of
$757 million. The Company owns a controlling interest in Little Sheep
Group Limited (“Little Sheep”), a casual dining concept headquartered in
Inner Mongolia, China. We also own non-controlling interests in Chinese
entities who operate in a manner similar to KFC franchisees and a meat
processing entity that supplies lamb to the Little Sheep business. The KFC
Division comprises 14,577 units, operating in 120 countries and territories
outside China and India and recorded revenues of approximately $2.9 billion
and Operating Profit of $677 million in 2015. The Pizza Hut Division
comprises 13,728 units, operating in 90 countries and territories outside
China and India and recorded revenues of approximately $1.1 billion and
Operating Profit of $289 million in 2015. The Taco Bell Division comprises
6,400 units, operating in 20 countries and territories outside of India and
recorded revenues of approximately $2.0 billion and Operating Profit of
$539 million in 2015. The India Division, based in Delhi, India, comprises
811 units, operating in 4 countries and recorded revenues of $115 million
and an Operating Loss of $19 million in 2015.
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Most restaurants in each Concept offer consumers the ability to dine in and/
or carry out food. In addition, Taco Bell and KFC offer a drive-thru option in
many stores. Pizza Hut offers a drive-thru option on a much more limited
basis. Pizza Hut typically offers delivery service, as does KFC on a more
limited basis primarily in China.
Each Concept has proprietary menu items and emphasizes the preparation
of food with high quality ingredients, as well as unique recipes and special
seasonings to provide appealing, tasty and convenient food at competitive prices.
The franchise programs of the Company are designed to promote consistency
and quality, and the Company is selective in granting franchises. Under standard
franchise agreements, franchisees supply capital – initially by paying a franchise
fee to YUM, by purchasing or leasing the land, building, equipment, signs,
seating, inventories and supplies and, over the longer term, by reinvesting
in the business. Franchisees contribute to the Company’s revenues on an
ongoing basis through the payment of royalties based on a percentage of sales.
The Company believes that it is important to maintain strong and open
relationships with its franchisees and their representatives. To this end, the
Company invests a significant amount of time working with the franchisee
community and their representative organizations on key aspects of the
business, including products, equipment, operational improvements and
standards and management techniques.
Following is a brief description of each Concept:
KFC
•• KFC was founded in Corbin, Kentucky by Colonel Harland D. Sanders,
an early developer of the quick service food business and a pioneer
of the restaurant franchise concept. The Colonel perfected his secret
blend of 11 herbs and spices for Kentucky Fried Chicken in 1939 and
signed up his first franchisee in 1952.
•• KFC operates in 125 countries and territories throughout the world. As
of year end 2015, KFC had 5,003 units in China, 372 units in India and
14,577 units within the KFC Division. 76 percent of the China units,
30 percent of the India units and 10 percent of the units outside China
and India are Company-owned.
•• KFC restaurants across the world offer fried and non-fried chicken
products such as sandwiches, chicken strips, chicken-on-the-bone
and other chicken products marketed under a variety of names. KFC
restaurants also offer a variety of entrees and side items suited to local
preferences and tastes. Restaurant decor throughout the world is
characterized by the image of the Colonel.
Pizza Hut
•• The first Pizza Hut restaurant was opened in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas,
and within a year, the first franchise unit was opened. Today, Pizza Hut
is the largest restaurant chain in the world specializing in the sale of
ready-to-eat pizza products.
•• Pizza Hut operates in 95 countries and territories throughout the world.
As of year end 2015, Pizza Hut had 1,903 units in China, 432 units in
India and 13,728 units within the Pizza Hut Division. Nearly all of the
China units, none of the India units and 6 percent of the units outside
China and India are Company-owned.
•• Pizza Hut operates in the delivery, carryout and casual dining segments
around the world. Outside of the U.S., Pizza Hut often uses unique
branding to differentiate these segments. Additionally, a growing
percentage of Pizza Hut’s customer orders are being generated digitally.
•• Pizza Hut features a variety of pizzas which are marketed under varying
names. Each of these pizzas is offered with a variety of different toppings
suited to local preferences and tastes. Many Pizza Huts also offer pasta
and chicken wings, including approximately 5,900 stores offering wings
under the brand WingStreet in the U.S. Outside the U.S., Pizza Hut
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casual dining restaurants offer a variety of core menu products other
than pizza, which are typically suited to local preferences and tastes.
Pizza Hut units feature a distinctive red roof logo on their signage.
taco Bell
•• The first Taco Bell restaurant was opened in 1962 by Glen Bell in
Downey, California, and in 1964, the first Taco Bell franchise was sold.
•• Taco Bell operates in 21 countries and territories throughout the world.
As of year end 2015, there were 6,400 Taco Bell units within the Taco
Bell Division, primarily in the U.S., and 7 units in India. 14 percent of
the units within the Taco Bell Division and 86 percent of the India units
are Company-owned.
•• Taco Bell specializes in Mexican-style food products, including various
types of tacos, burritos, quesadillas, salads, nachos and other related
items. Taco Bell offers breakfast items in its U.S. stores. Taco Bell units
feature a distinctive bell logo on their signage.
restaurant Operations
Through its Concepts, YUM develops, operates, franchises and licenses
a worldwide system of both traditional and non-traditional Quick Service
Restaurants (“QSR”). Traditional units feature dine-in, carryout and, in
some instances, drive-thru or delivery services. Non-traditional units, which
are typically licensed outlets, include express units and kiosks which have
a more limited menu, usually generate lower sales volumes and operate
in non-traditional locations like malls, airports, gasoline service stations,
train stations, subways, convenience stores, stadiums, amusement parks
and colleges, where a full-scale traditional outlet would not be practical
or efficient.
Restaurant management structure varies by Concept and unit size. Generally,
each Concept-owned restaurant is led by a restaurant general manager
(“RGM”), together with one or more assistant managers, depending
on the operating complexity and sales volume of the restaurant. Each
Concept issues detailed manuals, which may then be customized to
meet local regulations and customs. These manuals set forth standards
and requirements for all aspects of restaurant operations, including food
safety and quality, food handling and product preparation procedures,
equipment maintenance, facility standards and accounting control
procedures. The restaurant management teams are responsible for
the day-to-day operation of each unit and for ensuring compliance with
operating standards. CHAMPS – which stands for Cleanliness, Hospitality,
Accuracy, Maintenance, Product Quality and Speed of Service – is our
proprietary systemwide program for training, measuring and rewarding
employee performance against key customer measures. CHAMPS is
intended to align the operating processes of our entire system around one
core set of standards. RGMs’ efforts, including CHAMPS performance
measures, are monitored by Area Coaches. Area Coaches typically work
with approximately six to twelve restaurants. Various senior operators visit
restaurants from time to time to promote adherence to system standards
and mentor restaurant team members.
Supply and Distribution
The Company’s Concepts, including Concept units operated by its
franchisees, are substantial purchasers of a number of food and paper
products, equipment and other restaurant supplies. The principal items
purchased include chicken, cheese, beef and pork products, paper and
packaging materials. The Company has not experienced any significant
continuous shortages of supplies, and alternative sources for most of
these products are generally available. Prices paid for these supplies
fluctuate. When prices increase, the Concepts may attempt to pass on
such increases to their customers, although there is no assurance that
this can be done practically.
China Division In China, we partner with approximately 450 independent
food and paper suppliers, mostly China-based, providing a wide range
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of products. The Company, along with multiple independently owned and
operated distributors, utilizes approximately 20 logistic centers to distribute
restaurant products to our Company and franchise stores. We also own
a seasoning facility and a non-controlling interest in a meat processing
facility in Inner Mongolia, both of which supply products to our Little Sheep
business, as well as third-party customers.
Other Divisions In the U.S., the Company, along with the representatives
of the Company’s KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell franchisee groups, are
members of Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC (“RSCS”), which is
responsible for purchasing certain restaurant products and equipment. The
core mission of RSCS is to provide the lowest possible sustainable store-
delivered prices for restaurant products and equipment. This arrangement
combines the purchasing power of the Company-owned and franchisee
restaurants which the Company believes leverages the system’s scale
to drive cost savings and effectiveness in the purchasing function. The
Company also believes that RSCS fosters closer alignment of interests
and a stronger relationship with its franchisee community.
Most food products, paper and packaging supplies, and equipment used
in restaurant operations are distributed to individual restaurant units by
third-party distribution companies. In the U.S., McLane Company, Inc.
(“McLane”) is the exclusive distributor for the majority of items used in
Company-owned restaurants and for a substantial number of franchisee
and licensee stores. The Company entered into an agreement with McLane
effective January 1, 2011 relating to distribution to Company-owned
restaurants. This agreement extends through December 31, 2016 and
generally restricts Company-owned restaurants from using alternative
distributors for most products.
Outside the U.S., we and our franchisees use decentralized sourcing and
distribution systems involving many different global, regional and local
suppliers and distributors. We have approximately 5,700 food and paper
suppliers, including U.S.-based suppliers that export to many countries.
trademarks and Patents
The Company and its Concepts own numerous registered trademarks and
service marks. The Company believes that many of these marks, including its
Kentucky Fried Chicken®, KFC®, Pizza Hut® and Taco Bell® marks, have
significant value and are materially important to its business. The Company’s
policy is to pursue registration of its important marks whenever feasible and
to oppose vigorously any infringement of its marks.
The use of these marks by franchisees and licensees has been authorized
in our franchise and license agreements. Under current law and with proper
use, the Company’s rights in its marks can generally last indefinitely. The
Company also has certain patents on restaurant equipment which, while
valuable, are not material to its business.
Working Capital
Information about the Company’s working capital is included in MD&A in
Part II, Item 7 and the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in Part II,
Item 8.
Seasonal Operations
The Company does not consider its operations to be seasonal to any
material degree.
affected by changes in consumer tastes; national, regional or local economic
conditions; currency fluctuations; demographic trends; traffic patterns;
the type, number and location of competing food retailers and products;
and disposable purchasing power. Each of the Concepts competes with
international, national and regional restaurant chains as well as locally-
owned restaurants, not only for customers, but also for management
and hourly personnel, suitable real estate sites and qualified franchisees.
Given the various types and vast number of competitors, our Concepts
do not constitute a significant portion of the retail food industry in terms
of number of system units or system sales, either on a worldwide or
individual country basis.
research and Development (“r&D”)
The Company operates R&D facilities in Shanghai, China (China Division);
Plano, Texas (KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions); Irvine, California (Taco Bell
Division); Louisville, Kentucky (KFC U.S.) and several other locations
outside the U.S. In addition to Company R&D, we regularly also engage
independent suppliers to conduct research and development activities
for the benefit of the YUM system. The Company expensed $29 million,
$30 million and $31 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, for
R&D activities.
Environmental Matters
The Company is not aware of any federal, state or local environmental
laws or regulations that will materially affect its earnings or competitive
position, or result in material capital expenditures. However, the Company
cannot predict the effect on its operations of possible future environmental
legislation or regulations. During 2015, there were no material capital
expenditures for environmental control facilities and no such material
expenditures are anticipated.
Government regulation
U.S. Operations. The Company and its U.S. operations are subject to
various federal, state and local laws affecting its business, including laws
and regulations concerning information security, labor and employment,
health, marketing, food labeling, sanitation and safety. Each of the Concepts’
restaurants in the U.S. must comply with licensing and regulation by a
number of governmental authorities, which include health, sanitation,
safety, fire and zoning agencies in the state and/or municipality in which
the restaurant is located. In addition, each Concept must comply with
various state and federal laws that regulate the franchisor/franchisee
relationship. To date, the Company has not been materially adversely
affected by such licensing and regulation or by any difficulty, delay or
failure to obtain required licenses or approvals.
International Operations. The Company’s restaurants outside the U.S.
are subject to national and local laws and regulations which are similar
to those affecting U.S. restaurants. The restaurants outside the U.S.
are also subject to tariffs and regulations on imported commodities and
equipment and laws regulating foreign investment, as well as anti-bribery
and corruption laws.
See Item 1A “Risk Factors” for a discussion of risks relating to federal,
state, local and international regulation of our business.
Employees
Competition
The retail food industry, in which our Concepts compete, is made up of
supermarkets, supercenters, warehouse stores, convenience stores,
coffee shops, snack bars, delicatessens and restaurants (including the
QSR segment), and is intensely competitive with respect to food quality,
price, service, convenience, location and concept. The industry is often
As of year end 2015, the Company and its subsidiaries employed
approximately 505,000 persons. The Company believes that it provides
working conditions and compensation that compare favorably with those
of its principal competitors. The majority of employees are paid on an
hourly basis. Some employees are subject to labor council relationships
that vary due to the diverse cultures in which the Company operates. The
Company and its Concepts consider their employee relations to be good.
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Financial information about our significant geographic areas is incorporated herein by reference from the related Consolidated Financial Statements in
Part II, Item 8.
Part I Part I
Item 1A Risk Factors
available Information
The Company makes available through the Investor Relations section of its
internet website at http://yum.com its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments
to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically
filing such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
at http://www.sec.gov. These reports may also be obtained by visiting
the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or by calling the SEC at 1 (800) SEC-0330.
ItEM 1a risk Factors
risks related to Our Business and Industry
You should carefully review the risks described below as they identify
important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from our forward-looking statements and historical trends.
Food safety and food-borne illness concerns
may have an adverse effect on our business.
Food-borne illnesses, such as E. coli, hepatitis A, trichinosis and salmonella,
occur or may occur within our system from time to time. In addition, food
safety issues such as food tampering, contamination and adulteration occur
or may occur within our system from time to time. Any report or publicity
linking us or one of our Concept restaurants, including restaurants operated
by our Concepts’ franchisees, to instances of food-borne illness or food
safety issues could adversely affect our Concepts’ brands and reputations
as well as our revenues and profits, and possibly lead to product liability
claims, litigation and damages. If a customer of our Concepts becomes ill
from food-borne illnesses or as a result of food safety issues, restaurants
in our system may be temporarily closed, which would decrease our
revenues. In addition, instances or allegations of food-borne illness or food
safety issues, real or perceived, involving our restaurants, restaurants of
competitors, or suppliers or distributors (regardless of whether we use or
have used those suppliers or distributors), or otherwise involving the types
of food served at our restaurants, could result in negative publicity that
could adversely affect our sales. The occurrence of food-borne illnesses or
food safety issues could also adversely affect the price and availability of
affected ingredients, which could result in disruptions in our supply chain
and/or lower margins for us and our Concepts’ franchisees.
Our significant China operations subject us to
risks that could negatively affect our business.
A significant and growing portion of our restaurants are located, and our
revenues and profits originate, in China. As a consequence, our overall
financial results are heavily dependent on our results in China, and our
business is significantly exposed to risks there. These risks include changes
in economic conditions (including consumer spending, unemployment
Our Corporate Governance Principles and our Code of Conduct are also
located within the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.
The reference to the Company’s website address does not constitute
incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website
and should not be considered part of this document. These documents,
as well as our SEC filings, are available in print free of charge to any
shareholder who requests a copy from our Investor Relations Department.
levels and wage and commodity inflation), consumer preferences, taxation
(including income and non-income based tax rates and laws) and the
regulatory environment, as well as increased media scrutiny of our business
and industry and increased competition. In addition, our results of operations
in China and the value of our Chinese assets are affected by fluctuations in
currency exchange rates, which may adversely affect reported earnings.
An increase in the value of the U.S. Dollar relative to the Chinese Renminbi
could have an adverse effect on our reported earnings. There can be no
assurance as to the future effect of any such changes on our results of
operations, financial condition or cash flows.
In addition, any significant or prolonged deterioration in U.S.-China
relations could adversely affect our China business. Certain risks and
uncertainties of doing business in China are solely within the control of
the Chinese government, and Chinese law regulates the scope of our
foreign investments and business conducted within China. There are
also uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of laws and
regulations and the enforceability of intellectual property and contract rights
in China. If we were unable to enforce our intellectual property or contract
rights in China, our business would be adversely impacted.
Although we have announced our intention to separate our China business
through a spin-off to existing shareholders, following the spin-off the new
China entity will be our largest franchisee or licensee, and we will therefore
continue to be exposed to many of the foregoing risks even after the
completion of the proposed spin-off.
Health concerns arising from outbreaks of
viruses or other diseases may have an
adverse effect on our business.
Outbreaks of avian flu occur from time to time around the world, and
these outbreaks could reach pandemic levels. Public concern over avian
flu generally may cause fear about the consumption of chicken, eggs
and other products derived from poultry, which could cause customers
to consume less poultry and related products. This would likely result
in lower revenues and profits. Avian flu outbreaks could also adversely
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affect the price and availability of poultry, which could negatively impact
our profit margins and revenues. Widespread outbreaks could also affect
our ability to attract and retain employees.
Furthermore, other viruses such as H1N1 or “swine flu” may be transmitted
through human contact, and the risk of contracting viruses could cause
employees or guests to avoid gathering in public places, which could
adversely affect restaurant guest traffic or the ability to adequately staff
restaurants. We could also be adversely affected if jurisdictions in which we
have restaurants impose mandatory closures, seek voluntary closures or
impose restrictions on operations of restaurants. Even if such measures are
not implemented and a virus or other disease does not spread significantly,
the perceived risk of infection or health risk may affect our business.
Our international operations subject us to risks
that could negatively affect our business.
A significant portion of our Concepts’ restaurants are operated in countries
and territories outside of the U.S., and we intend to continue expansion
of our international operations. As a result, our business is increasingly
exposed to risks inherent in international operations. These risks, which can
vary substantially by country, include political instability, corruption, social
and ethnic unrest, changes in economic conditions (including consumer
spending, unemployment levels and wage and commodity inflation), the
regulatory environment, income and non-income based tax rates and
laws, foreign exchange control regimes and consumer preferences as
well as changes in the laws and policies that govern foreign investment
in countries where our restaurants are operated.
In addition, our results of operations and the value of our foreign assets are
affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which may adversely
affect reported earnings. More specifically, an increase in the value of the
U.S. Dollar relative to other currencies, such as the Australian Dollar, the
British Pound, the Canadian Dollar and the Euro, as well as currencies
in certain emerging markets, such as the Russian Ruble, could have an
adverse effect on our reported earnings. There can be no assurance as
to the future effect of any such changes on our results of operations,
financial condition or cash flows.
Failure to protect the integrity and security
of personal information of our customers
and employees could result in substantial
costs, expose us to litigation and damage our
reputation.
We receive and maintain certain personal financial and other information
about our customers and employees. The use and handling of this
information is regulated by evolving and increasingly demanding laws
and regulations, as well as by certain third-party contracts. If our security
and information systems are compromised as a result of data corruption
or loss, cyber-attack or a network security incident or our employees,
franchisees or vendors fail to comply with these laws and regulations and
this information is obtained by unauthorized persons or used inappropriately,
it could result in liabilities and penalties and could damage our reputation,
cause us to incur substantial costs and result in a loss of customer
confidence, which could adversely affect our results of operations and
financial condition. Additionally, we could be subject to litigation and
government enforcement actions as a result of any such failure.
Shortages or interruptions in the availability
and delivery of food and other supplies may
increase costs or reduce revenues.
The products sold by our Concepts and their franchisees are sourced
from a wide variety of domestic and international suppliers. We are
also dependent upon third parties to make frequent deliveries of food
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products and supplies that meet our specifications at competitive prices.
Shortages or interruptions in the supply of food items and other supplies
to our restaurants could adversely affect the availability, quality and cost
of items we use and the operations of our restaurants. Such shortages
or disruptions could be caused by inclement weather, natural disasters
such as floods, drought and hurricanes, increased demand, problems in
production or distribution, restrictions on imports or exports, the inability
of our vendors to obtain credit, political instability in the countries in which
suppliers and distributors are located, the financial instability of suppliers
and distributors, suppliers’ or distributors’ failure to meet our standards,
product quality issues, inflation, other factors relating to the suppliers and
distributors and the countries in which they are located, food safety warnings
or advisories or the prospect of such pronouncements or other conditions
beyond our control. A shortage or interruption in the availability of certain
food products or supplies could increase costs and limit the availability
of products critical to restaurant operations, which in turn could lead to
restaurant closures and/or a decrease in sales. In addition, failure by a
principal distributor for our Concepts and/or our Concepts’ franchisees
to meet its service requirements could lead to a disruption of service or
supply until a new distributor is engaged, and any disruption could have
an adverse effect on our business.
We may not attain our target development
goals, aggressive development could
cannibalize existing sales and new
restaurants may not be profitable.
Our growth strategy depends in large part on our ability to increase our
net restaurant count in markets outside the U.S., especially in China
and other emerging markets. The successful development of new units
depends in large part on our ability and the ability of our Concepts’
franchisees to open new restaurants and to operate these restaurants
profitably. We cannot guarantee that we, or our Concepts’ franchisees,
will be able to achieve our expansion goals or that new restaurants will be
operated profitably. Further, there is no assurance that any new restaurant
will produce operating results similar to those of our existing restaurants.
Other risks which could impact our ability to increase our net restaurant
count include prevailing economic conditions and our, or our Concepts’
franchisees’, ability to obtain suitable restaurant locations, negotiate
acceptable lease or purchase terms for the locations, obtain required
permits and approvals in a timely manner, hire and train qualified personnel
and meet construction schedules.
Expansion into target markets could also be affected by our Concepts’
franchisees’ ability to obtain financing to construct and open new restaurants.
If it becomes more difficult or more expensive for our Concepts’ franchisees
to obtain financing to develop new restaurants, the expected growth of
our system could slow and our future revenues and operating cash flows
could be adversely impacted.
In addition, the new restaurants could impact the sales of our existing
restaurants nearby. There can be no assurance that sales cannibalization
will not occur or become more significant in the future as we increase our
presence in existing markets.
Changes in commodity, labor and other
operating costs could adversely affect our
results of operations.
An increase in certain commodity prices, such as food, supply and
energy costs, could adversely affect our operating results. Our operating
expenses also include employee wages and benefits and insurance
costs (including workers’ compensation, general liability, property and
health) which may increase over time. Such increases could result from
government imposition of higher minimum wages or from general economic
or competitive conditions, which could affect wage rates. In addition,
significant increases in gasoline prices could result in the imposition
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K of fuel surcharges by our distributors. Any increase in the prices of the
commodities we use or operating expenses we incur could adversely affect
our profit margins. Because our Concepts and their franchisees provide
competitively priced food, our ability to pass along increased expenses
to our customers is limited.
Our operating results are closely tied to the
success of our Concepts’ franchisees and
licensees.
A significant portion of our restaurants are operated by franchisees and
licensees from whom we derive a significant portion of our revenues in
the form of royalty payments. As a result, the success of our business
depends in part upon the operational and financial success of our Concepts’
franchisees and licensees. We have limited control over how our Concepts’
franchisees’ and licensees’ businesses are run, and the inability of franchisees
or licensees to operate successfully could adversely affect our operating
results through decreased royalty payments.
If franchisees or licensees incur too much debt, if their operating expenses
or commodity prices increase or if economic or sales trends deteriorate such
that they are unable to operate profitably or repay existing debt, it could
result in financial distress, including insolvency or bankruptcy. If a significant
franchisee or licensee or a significant number of our Concepts’ franchisees
or licensees become financially distressed, our operating results could
be impacted through reduced or delayed royalty payments or increased
rent obligations for leased properties on which we are contingently liable.
Our success depends substantially on our
corporate reputation and on the value and
perception of our brands.
Our success depends in large part upon our ability and our franchisees’
and licensees’ ability to maintain and enhance the value of our brands
and our customers’ connection to our brands. Brand value is based
in part on consumer perceptions on a variety of subjective qualities.
Business incidents, whether isolated or recurring and whether originating
from us, our franchisees, licensees or suppliers, can significantly reduce
brand value and consumer trust, particularly if the incidents receive
considerable publicity or result in litigation. For example, our brands
could be damaged by claims or perceptions about the quality or safety
of our products or the quality of our suppliers, regardless of whether such
claims or perceptions are true. Similarly, entities in our supply chain may
engage in conduct, including alleged human rights abuses, that damages
our or our brands’ reputations. Any such incident could cause a decline
in consumer confidence in, or the perception of, our Concepts and/or
our products and decrease the value of our brands as well as consumer
demand for our products, which would likely result in lower revenues and
profits. Additionally, our corporate reputation could suffer from a real or
perceived failure of corporate governance or misconduct by a company
officer or representative.
Our inability or failure to recognize, respond
to and effectively manage the accelerated
impact of social media could materially
adversely impact our business.
There has been a marked increase in the use of social media platforms,
including weblogs (blogs), social media websites, and other forms of
Internet-based communications which allow individuals access to a broad
audience of consumers and other interested persons. Many social media
platforms immediately publish the content their subscribers and participants
post, often without filters or checks on accuracy of the content posted.
Information posted on such platforms at any time may be adverse to our
interests and/or may be inaccurate. The dissemination of information online
could harm our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of
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operations, regardless of the information’s accuracy. The harm may be
immediate without affording us an opportunity for redress or correction.
Other risks associated with the use of social media include improper
disclosure of proprietary information, negative comments about our
Concepts, exposure of personally identifiable information, fraud and
disclosure of out-of-date information. The inappropriate use of social
media by our customers or employees could increase our costs, lead to
litigation or result in negative publicity that could damage our reputation
and adversely affect our results.
We could be party to litigation that could
adversely affect us by increasing our
expenses or subjecting us to significant
monetary damages and other remedies.
We are regularly involved in legal proceedings, which include consumer,
employment, tort, intellectual property, breach of contract, securities,
derivative and other litigation (see the discussion of Legal Proceedings in
Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this
Form 10-K). Plaintiffs in these types of lawsuits often seek recovery of very
large or indeterminate amounts, and the magnitude of the potential loss
relating to such lawsuits may not be accurately estimated. Regardless of
whether any claims against us are valid, or whether we are ultimately held
liable, such litigation may be expensive to defend and may divert resources
away from our operations and negatively impact reported earnings. With
respect to insured claims, a judgment for monetary damages in excess of
any insurance coverage could adversely affect our financial condition or
results of operations. Any adverse publicity resulting from these allegations
may also adversely affect our reputation, which in turn could adversely
affect our results.
In addition, the restaurant industry has been subject to claims that relate to
the nutritional content of food products, as well as claims that the menus
and practices of restaurant chains have led to customer health issues,
including weight gain and other adverse effects. We may also be subject
to these types of claims in the future and, even if we are not, publicity
about these matters (particularly directed at the quick service and fast-
casual segments of the retail food industry) may harm our reputation and
adversely affect our results.
Changes in, or noncompliance with,
governmental regulations may adversely
affect our business operations, growth
prospects or financial condition.
Our Concepts and their franchisees are subject to numerous laws and
regulations around the world. These laws change regularly and are
increasingly complex. For example, we are subject to:
•• The Americans with Disabilities Act in the U.S. and similar state laws that
give civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the context
of employment, public accommodations and other areas.
•• The U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs matters such as
minimum wages, overtime and other working conditions, as well as
family leave mandates and a variety of similar state laws that govern
these and other employment law matters.
•• Laws and regulations in government-mandated health care benefits
such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
•• Laws and regulations relating to nutritional content, nutritional labeling,
product safety and menu labeling.
•• Laws relating to state and local licensing.
•• Laws and regulations relating to health, sanitation, food, workplace
safety, child labor, including laws prohibiting the use of certain “hazardous
equipment” by employees younger than the age of 18 years of age,
and fire safety and prevention.
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•• Laws and regulations relating to union organizing rights and activities.
•• Laws relating to information security, privacy, cashless payments, and
consumer protection.
•• Environmental regulations.
•• Federal and state immigration laws and regulations in the U.S.
Compliance with new or existing laws and regulations could impact our
operations. The compliance costs associated with these laws and regulations
could be substantial. Any failure or alleged failure to comply with these
laws or regulations could adversely affect our reputation, international
expansion efforts, growth prospects and financial condition or result in,
among other things, litigation, revocation of required licenses, governmental
investigations or proceedings, administrative enforcement actions, fines
and civil and criminal liability. Publicity relating to any such noncompliance
could also harm our reputation and adversely affect our revenues.
A broader standard for determining joint
employer status may adversely affect our
business operations and increase our liabilities.
The National Labor Relations Board has recently adopted a new and
broader standard for determining when two or more otherwise unrelated
employers may be found to be a joint employer of the same employees
under the National Labor Relations Act. If this joint employer liability standard
is upheld or adopted by other government agencies, it could cause us or
our Concepts to be liable or held responsible for unfair labor practices and
other violations, and required to conduct collective bargaining negotiations,
regarding employees of totally separate, independent employers, most
notably our franchisees. In such event, our operating expenses may increase
as a result of required modifications to our business practices, increased
litigation, governmental investigations or proceedings, administrative
enforcement actions, fines and civil liability.
Failure to comply with anti-bribery or
anti-corruption laws may adversely affect
our business operations.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act and similar laws
prohibiting bribery of government officials and other corrupt practices
are the subject of increasing scrutiny and enforcement around the world.
Although we have implemented policies and procedures designed to
promote compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that our
employees, contractors, agents or other third parties will not take actions
in violation of our policies or applicable law, particularly as we expand
our operations in emerging markets. Any such violations or suspected
violations could subject us to civil or criminal penalties, including substantial
fines and significant investigation costs, and could also materially damage
our reputation, brands, international expansion efforts and prospects,
business and operating results. Publicity relating to any noncompliance
or alleged noncompliance could also harm our reputation and adversely
affect our revenues.
Tax matters, including changes in tax rates,
disagreements with taxing authorities and
imposition of new taxes could impact our
results of operations and financial condition.
financial statements at the point in time when our management determines
that we no longer have the ability and intent to indefinitely postpone tax
consequences related to those international earnings. This could cause
our worldwide effective tax rate to increase materially.
We are subject to income taxes as well as non-income based taxes, such
as payroll, sales, use, value-added, net worth, property, withholding and
franchise taxes in both the U.S. and various foreign jurisdictions. We are
also subject to regular reviews, examinations and audits by the Internal
Revenue Service (“IRS”) and other taxing authorities with respect to such
income and non-income based taxes inside and outside of the U.S. These
reviews could include challenges of our methodologies for transfer pricing.
If the IRS or another taxing authority disagrees with our tax positions, we
could face additional tax liability, including interest and penalties. Payment
of such additional amounts upon final settlement or adjudication of any
disputes could have a material impact on our results of operations and
financial position.
In addition, we are directly and indirectly affected by new tax legislation
and regulation and the interpretation of tax laws and regulations worldwide.
Changes in such legislation, regulation or interpretation could increase our
taxes and have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial
condition. This includes potential changes in tax laws or the interpretation
of tax laws arising out of the Base Erosion Profit Shifting project initiated
by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Failure to protect our service marks or other
intellectual property could harm our business.
We regard our Yum®, KFC®, Pizza Hut® and Taco Bell® service marks, and
other service marks and trademarks related to our restaurant businesses,
as having significant value and being important to our marketing efforts.
We rely on a combination of protections provided by contracts, copyrights,
patents, trademarks, service marks and other common law rights, such
as trade secret and unfair competition laws, to protect our restaurants
and services from infringement. We have registered certain trademarks
and service marks in the United States and foreign jurisdictions. However,
from time to time we become aware of names and marks identical or
confusingly similar to our service marks being used by other persons.
Although our policy is to oppose any such infringement, further or unknown
unauthorized uses or other misappropriation of our trademarks or service
marks could diminish the value of our brands and adversely affect our
business. In addition, effective intellectual property protection may not be
available in every country in which our Concepts have or intend to open or
franchise a restaurant. There can be no assurance that these protections
will be adequate, and defending or enforcing our service marks and other
intellectual property could result in the expenditure of significant resources.
Our business may be adversely impacted by
general economic conditions.
Our results of operations are dependent upon discretionary spending
by consumers, which may be affected by general economic conditions
globally or in one or more of the markets we serve. Some of the factors
that impact discretionary consumer spending include unemployment,
disposable income, the price of gasoline, stock market performance and
consumer confidence. These and other macroeconomic factors could
have an adverse effect on our sales, profitability or development plans,
which could harm our financial condition and operating results.
A significant percentage of our profit is earned outside the U.S. and
taxed at lower rates than the U.S. statutory rates. Historically, the cash
we generate outside the U.S. has principally been used to fund our
international development. However, if the cash generated by our U.S.
business is not sufficient to meet our need for cash in the U.S., we may
need to repatriate a greater portion of our international earnings to the U.S.
in the future. We are required to record U.S. income tax expense in our
The retail food industry in which we operate
is highly competitive.
The retail food industry in which we operate is highly competitive with respect
to price and quality of food products, new product development, advertising
levels and promotional initiatives, customer service, reputation, restaurant
location, and attractiveness and maintenance of properties. If consumer
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operations to the payment of principal of, and interest on, indebtedness,
thereby reducing the availability of such cash flow to fund working
capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends, share repurchases
or other corporate purposes;
•• increasing our vulnerability to a downgrade of our credit rating, which
could adversely affect our cost of funds, liquidity and access to capital
markets;
•• restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or causing us to make
non-strategic divestitures;
•• increasing our exposure to the risk of increased interest rates insofar as
current and future borrowings are subject to variable rates of interest;
•• making it more difficult for us to repay, refinance or satisfy our obligations
with respect to our debt;
•• limiting our ability to borrow additional funds in the future and increasing
the cost of any such borrowing;
•• imposing restrictive covenants on our operations, which, if not complied
with, could result in an event of default, which in turn, if not cured or
waived, could result in the acceleration of the applicable debt, and may
result in the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration
or cross-default provision applies; and
•• increasing our exposure to risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency
as we earn profits in a variety of currencies around the world and our
debt is or is expected to be denominated in U.S. dollars.
There is no assurance that we will generate cash flow from operations or
that future debt or equity financings will be available to us to enable us to
pay our indebtedness or to fund other needs. As a result, we may need to
refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. There
is no assurance that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness
on favorable terms, or at all. Any inability to generate sufficient cash flow
or refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition.
or dietary preferences change, or our restaurants are unable to compete
successfully with other retail food outlets in new and existing markets, our
business could be adversely affected. We also face growing competition
as a result of convergence in grocery, convenience, deli and restaurant
services, including the offering by the grocery industry of convenient meals,
including pizzas and entrees with side dishes. Competition from delivery
aggregators and other food delivery services has also increased in recent
years, particularly in urbanized areas. Increased competition could have
an adverse effect on our sales, profitability or development plans, which
could harm our financial condition and operating results. In addition, in
the retail food industry, labor is a primary operating cost component.
Competition for qualified employees could also require us to pay higher
wages to attract a sufficient number of employees, which could adversely
impact our profit margins.
We intend to substantially increase our level
of debt which would make us more sensitive
to the effects of economic downturns and
could adversely affect our business.
In late 2015, we announced that we intend to return approximately $6.2 billion
of capital to shareholders prior to the separation of our China business
through share repurchases and/or a special dividend. To finance that return
of capital we expect to incur significant additional indebtedness, some of
which may be secured debt. This would have the effect of substantially
increasing our total leverage.
An increase in our leverage could have important potential consequences,
including, but not limited to:
•• increasing our vulnerability to, and reducing our flexibility to plan for and
respond to, general adverse economic and industry conditions and
changes in our business and the competitive environment;
•• requiring the dedication of a substantial portion of our cash flow from
risks related to the Planned Spin-Off
The proposed spin-off of our China business is
subject to various risks and uncertainties and
may not be completed on the terms or timeline
currently contemplated, if at all, and will involve
significant time and attention, which could
disrupt or adversely affect our business.
We have announced our intention to separate YUM’s China business from
YUM into an independent, publicly-traded company by the end of 2016.
This transaction, which is expected to be a U.S. tax-free spin-off of our
China business, is complex in nature, subject to various conditions, and
may be affected by unanticipated developments or changes in market,
regulatory and certain other conditions. We expect to file a Registration
Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) that will contain detailed information regarding the business
proposed to be spun-off. Completion of the spin-off will be contingent
upon a number of factors, including the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement, final approval by our Board of Directors, receipt of a tax opinion
and other conditions. For these and other reasons, the spin-off may not
be completed as expected by the end of 2016, if at all.
Additionally, execution of the proposed spin-off will require significant time
and attention from management, which may distract management from
the operation of our business and the execution of our other initiatives.
Our employees may also be distracted due to uncertainty about their
future roles with each of the separate companies pending the completion
of the spin-off. We may also experience increased difficulties in attracting,
retaining and motivating key employees during the pendency of the
spin-off and following its completion. Any such difficulties could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
The proposed spin-off may not achieve
some or all of the expected benefits and may
adversely affect our business.
Even if the proposed spin-off is completed, we may not achieve, or may
not achieve in a timely fashion, some or all of the expected benefits of
the spin-off and the spin-off may in fact adversely affect our business. For
example, once the China business becomes independent, it may choose
to pursue growth opportunities with brands or businesses unrelated to
our Concepts, which could divert attention and resources away from the
growth of our Concepts in China.
In addition, if the spin-off is completed, the Company’s operational and
financial profile and the composition of the Company’s revenue will change
materially. There can be no assurance that these changes will yield the
benefits currently expected or intended or that the combined value of
the common stock of the two publicly-traded companies following the
completion of the proposed spin-off will be equal to or greater than what
the value of our common stock would have been had the proposed
spin-off not occurred.
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The spin-off transactions could result in
substantial U.S. tax liability.
The spin-off will be conditioned on our receipt of an opinion of outside
counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to us, substantially to the
effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the spin-off and certain
related transactions will qualify under Sections 355 and/or 368 of the
U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The opinion will rely on various assumptions
and representations as to factual matters made by the new China entity
and us which, if inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, would
jeopardize the conclusions reached by such counsel in its opinion. The
opinion will not be binding on the IRS or the courts, and there can be no
assurance that the IRS or the courts will not challenge the conclusions
stated in the opinion or that any such challenge would not prevail.
If, notwithstanding receipt of the opinion, the spin-off transaction were
determined to be a taxable transaction, we would be treated as having
sold shares of the new China entity in a taxable transaction, likely
resulting in a significant taxable gain. In addition, each U.S. holder of
our common stock who receives shares of the new China entity in the
spin-off transaction would generally be treated as receiving a taxable
distribution of property in an amount equal to the fair market value of
the shares of the new China entity received. That distribution would be
taxable to each such stockholder as a dividend to the extent of our current
and accumulated earnings and profits. For each such stockholder, any
amount that exceeded our earnings and profits would be treated first
as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of such stockholder’s
tax basis in our shares of common stock with any remaining amount
being taxed as a capital gain.
At the time of the spin-off, we will enter into a Tax Matters Agreement
with the new China entity. The Tax Matters Agreement will address which
company, YUM or the new China entity, will be responsible for any taxes
imposed as a result of the spin-off transaction.
The spin-off may be subject to China indirect
transfer tax.
The China State Administration of Taxation recently issued Bulletin 7 on
Income arising from Indirect Transfers of Assets by Non-Resident Enterprises.
Pursuant to Bulletin 7, an “indirect transfer” of People’s Republic of China
(PRC) taxable assets, including equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise,
by a non-resident enterprise, may be recharacterized and treated as a
direct transfer of PRC taxable assets, if such arrangement does not have
reasonable commercial purpose and the transferor has avoided payment
of PRC enterprise income tax. As a result, gains derived from such an
indirect transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax of 10%.
We have evaluated the potential applicability of Bulletin 7 to our plan to
separate our China business in a tax free restructuring and believe it is
more likely than not that Bulletin 7 does not apply. We believe that the
restructuring has reasonable commercial purpose.
However, given how recently Bulletin 7 was promulgated there are significant
uncertainties regarding what constitutes a reasonable commercial purpose,
how the safe harbor provisions for group restructurings are to be interpreted
and how the taxing authorities will ultimately view our planned spin-off. As
a result, our position could be challenged by the tax authorities resulting
in a 10% tax assessed on the difference between the fair market value
and the tax basis of the separated China business. As our tax basis in the
China business is minimal, the amount of such a tax could be significant
and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and our
financial condition.
If the proposed spin-off is consummated,
there may be substantial changes in our
stockholder base, which may cause the price
of our common stock to fluctuate following
the proposed spin-off.
Investors holding YUM’s common stock today may hold YUM common
stock because of a decision to invest in a company with significant China
or emerging markets exposure. If the proposed spin-off is completed,
shares of YUM common stock will represent an investment in a company
with less exposure to China, a key emerging market. This change may not
match some holders’ investment strategies, which could cause investors to
sell their shares of YUM common stock. Excessive selling pressure could
cause the market price of YUM common stock to decrease following the
completion of the proposed spin-off.
ItEM 1B Unresolved Staff Comments
The Company has received no written comments regarding its periodic or current reports from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of its 2015 fiscal year and that remain unresolved.
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ItEM 2 Properties
As of year end 2015, the Company’s Concepts owned approximately
905 units and leased land, building or both for approximately 8,025 units
worldwide. These units are further detailed as follows:
•• The China Division leased land, building or both in approximately
5,770 units.
•• The KFC Division owned approximately 260 units and leased land,
building or both in approximately 1,125 units.
•• The Pizza Hut Division owned approximately 110 units and leased land,
building or both in approximately 650 units.
•• The Taco Bell Division owned approximately 535 units and leased land,
building or both in approximately 360 units.
•• The India Division leased land, building or both in approximately 120 units.
Company-owned restaurants in China are generally leased for initial terms
of 10 to 15 years and generally do not have renewal options. Historically,
the Company has either been able to renew its China Division leases or
enter into competitive leases at replacement sites without a significant
impact on our operations, cash flows or capital resources. Company-owned
restaurants in the U.S. with leases are generally leased for initial terms of
15 or 20 years and generally have renewal options; however, Pizza Hut
delivery/carryout units in the U.S. generally are leased for significantly shorter
initial terms with shorter renewal options. Company-owned restaurants
outside of China and the U.S. with leases have initial lease terms and
renewal options that vary by country. The Company currently has land,
buildings or both in approximately 825 units, not included in the property
counts above, that it leases or subleases to franchisees, principally in the
U.S., UK and China.
The China Division leases their corporate headquarters and research facilities
in Shanghai, China. The KFC Division and Pizza Hut Division corporate
headquarters and a KFC and Pizza Hut research facility in Plano, Texas
are owned by Pizza Hut. Taco Bell leases its corporate headquarters and
research facility in Irvine, California. The YUM corporate headquarters and
a KFC research facility in Louisville, Kentucky are owned by the Company.
Additional information about the Company’s properties is included in the
Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.
The Company believes that its properties are generally in good operating
condition and are suitable for the purposes for which they are being used.
ItEM 3 Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to various lawsuits covering a variety of allegations.
The Company believes that the ultimate liability, if any, in excess of amounts
already provided for these matters in the Consolidated Financial Statements,
is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s annual
results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Matters faced by
the Company include, but are not limited to, claims from franchisees,
suppliers, employees, customers and others related to operational,
contractual or employment issues as well as claims that the Company
has infringed on third party intellectual property rights. In addition, the
Company brings claims from time-to-time relating to infringement of, or
challenges to, our intellectual property, including registered marks. Finally,
as a publicly-traded company, disputes arise from time to time with our
shareholders, including allegations that the Company breached federal
securities laws or that officers and/or directors breached fiduciary duties.
Descriptions of current specific claims and contingencies appear in Note
18, Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included
in Part II, Item 8, which Note is incorporated by reference into this item.
ItEM 4 Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
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Executive Officers of the registrant
The executive officers of the Company as of February 16, 2016, and their
ages and current positions as of that date are as follows:
David C. Novak, 63, is Executive Chairman of the Board of YUM. He
has served in this position since January 2015. Prior to this position, he
served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of YUM from
January 2001 to December 2014.
Greg Creed, 58, is Chief Executive Officer of YUM. He has served in
this position since January 2015. He served as Chief Executive Officer
of Taco Bell Division from January 2014 to December 2014 and as Chief
Executive Officer of Taco Bell U.S. from 2011 to December 2013. Prior to
this position, Mr. Creed served as President and Chief Concept Officer of
Taco Bell U.S., a position he held beginning in December 2006.
Jonathan D. Blum, 57, is Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs Officer
and Global Nutrition Officer of YUM. He has served as Senior Vice President
and Chief Public Affairs Officer since July 1997. In March of 2012, his title
and job responsibilities were expanded to include Global Nutrition Officer.
roger Eaton, 55, is Chief Executive Officer of KFC Division, a position
he has held since August 2015. Prior to that, he served as President
of KFC Division from January 2014 to August 2015 and as Chief
Operations Officer of YUM from November 2011 to August 2015. Prior
to these positions, Mr. Eaton served as Chief Executive Officer of KFC
U.S. and YUM Operational Excellence Officer from February 2011 to
November 2011.
David Gibbs, 52, is Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut Division. He
has served in this position since January 2015. From January 2014 to
December 2014, Mr. Gibbs served as President of Pizza Hut U.S. Prior
to this position, Mr. Gibbs served as President and Chief Financial Officer
of Yum! Restaurants International, Inc. (“YRI”) from May 2012 through
December 2013. Mr. Gibbs served as Chief Financial Officer of YRI from
January 2011 to April 2012. He was Chief Financial Officer of Pizza Hut
U.S. from September 2005 to December 2010.
Patrick Grismer, 54, is Chief Financial Officer of YUM. He has served in
this position since May 2012. Prior to this position, Mr. Grismer served as
Chief Planning and Control Officer of YUM, a position he held beginning
January 2011. Mr. Grismer served as Chief Financial Officer of YRI from
June 2008 to January 2011.
Marc Kesselman, 44, is Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of YUM. He has served in this position since February 2016.
Mr. Kesselman joined YUM from Dean Foods where he held the position
of Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary &
Government Affairs from January 2015 to January 2016. Prior to this
position, he worked at PepsiCo from January 2009 to December 2014,
most recently serving as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
PepsiCo Americas Foods & Frito Lay North America. From May 2006
to December 2008 he served as General Counsel of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Brian Niccol, 41, is Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Division, a position
he has held since January 2015. From January 2014 to December 2014,
Mr. Niccol served as President of Taco Bell Division. From May 2013 to
December 2013 Mr. Niccol served as President of Taco Bell U.S. Mr. Niccol
served as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer of Taco Bell U.S. from
October 2011 to April 2013. Prior to this position, he served as General
Manager of Pizza Hut U.S. from February 2011 to September 2011.
From September 2007 to January 2011 he was Chief Marketing Officer
of Pizza Hut U.S.
Muktesh Pant, 61, is Chief Executive Officer of YUM’s China Division, a
position he has held since August 2015. From January 2014 to August
2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of KFC Division. Prior to this
position he served as Chief Executive Officer of YRI from December 2011
to December 2013. Mr. Pant served as President of YRI from May 2010
to December 2011 and as President of Global Brand Building for YUM
from February 2009 to December 2011. He served as Chief Marketing
Officer of YRI from July 2005 to May 2010.
David russell, 46, is Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller of
YUM. He has served in this position since December 2012. He has been
Vice President and Corporate Controller since February 2011. Effective
December 2012, his duties and title were expanded to include Vice
President, Finance. From November 2010 to February 2011, Mr. Russell
served as Vice President, Controller-Designate. From January 2008 to
November 2010, he served as Vice President and Assistant Controller.
tracy Skeans, 43, is Chief People Officer of YUM, a position she has
held since January 2016. From January 2015 to December 2015, she
was President of Pizza Hut International. Prior to this position, Ms. Skeans
served as Chief People Officer of Pizza Hut Division from December 2013
to December 2014 and Chief People Officer of Pizza Hut U.S. from October
2011 to November 2013. From June 2006 to September 2011, she also
served as Director of Human Resources for Pizza Hut U.S.
Executive officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board
of Directors.
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Item 5 market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder matters and Issuer Purchases of equity Securities
PART II
ITEM 5 Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock,
Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company’s Common Stock trades under the symbol YUM and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The following sets forth the
high and low NYSE composite closing sale prices by quarter for the Company’s Common Stock and dividends per common share.
Quarter
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Quarter
First
Second
Third
Fourth
2015
2014
High
$ 81.80
94.88
92.75
83.42
Low
$ 70.01
78.29
76.10
67.12
High
$ 77.40
79.99
83.29
78.36
Low
$ 66.16
73.20
69.40
67.23
Dividends
Declared
$ —
0.82
—
0.92
Dividends
Declared
$ 0.37
0.37
—
0.82
In 2015, the Company declared two cash dividends of $0.41 per share and two cash dividends of $0.46 per share of Common Stock, one of which had a
distribution date of February 5, 2016. In 2014, the Company declared two cash dividends of $0.37 per share and two cash dividends of $0.41 per share
of Common Stock, one of which had a distribution date of February 6, 2015. The Company currently targets, and will continue to target subsequent
to the planned spin-off of our China business, an annual dividend payout ratio of 45% to 50% of net income.
As of February 9, 2016, there were 55,462 registered holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock.
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Item 5 market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder matters and Issuer Purchases of equity Securities
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information as of December 26, 2015 with respect to shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company during the
quarter then ended:
Fiscal Periods
Period 10
9/6/15 – 10/3/15
Period 11
10/4/15 – 10/31/15
Period 12
11/1/15 – 11/28/15
Period 13
11/29/15 – 12/26/15
TOTAL
Total number
of shares
purchased
(thousands)
—
Average price
paid per share
N/A
Total number of shares purchased as
part of publicly announced plans or
programs (thousands)
—
Approximate dollar value of shares
that may yet be purchased under
the plans or programs (millions)
763
$
1,914
4,006
5,506
$ 73.16
$ 71.14
$ 73.56
11,426
$ 72.64
1,914
4,006
5,506
11,426
$
$
$
$
623
338
933
933
On November 20, 2014, our Board of Directors authorized share repurchases through May 2016 of up to $1 billion (excluding applicable transaction fees)
of our outstanding Common Stock. On December 8, 2015, our Board of Directors authorized additional share repurchases through December 2016
of up to $1 billion (excluding applicable transaction fees) of our outstanding Common Stock. As of December 26, 2015, we have remaining capacity to
repurchase up to $933 million of Common Stock under the December 2015 authorization.
Stock Performance Graph
This graph compares the cumulative total return of our Common Stock to the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the S&P 500
Consumer Discretionary Sector, a peer group that includes YUM, for the period from December 23, 2010 to December 24, 2015, the last trading day
of our 2015 fiscal year. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in our Common Stock and each index was $100 at December 23, 2010
and that all dividends were reinvested.
In $
250.00
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00
2010
YUM!
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
S&P 500
S&P Consumer Discretionary
YUM
S&P 500
S&P Consumer Discretionary
12/23/2010
100
100
100
$
$
$
12/30/2011
121
102
106
$
$
$
12/28/2012
135
117
128
$
$
$
12/27/2013
158
156
186
$
$
$
12/26/2014
159
181
205
$
$
$
12/24/2015
165
182
227
$
$
$
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ITEM 6 Selected Financial Data
PART II PART II
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(in millions, except per share and unit amounts)
Income Statement Data
Revenues
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total
Closures and impairment income (expenses)(a)
Refranchising gain (loss)(b)
Operating Profit(c)
Interest expense, net(c)
Income before income taxes
Net Income – including noncontrolling interest
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Basic earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share before Special Items(c)
Cash Flow Data
Provided by operating activities
Capital spending, excluding acquisitions and investments
Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants
Repurchase shares of Common Stock
Dividends paid on Common Stock
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets(h)
Long-term debt
Total debt
Other Data
Number of stores at year end
Company
Unconsolidated Affiliates
Franchisees & licensees
System
China Division system sales growth(d)
Reported
Local currency(e)
KFC Division system sales growth(d)
Reported
Local currency(e)
Pizza Hut Division system sales growth(d)
Reported
Local currency(e)
Taco Bell Division system sales growth(d)
Reported
Local currency(e)
India Division system sales growth(d)(f)
Reported
Local currency(e)
Shares outstanding at year end
Cash dividends declared per Common Share
Market price per share at year end
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011(g)
Fiscal Year
$ 11,145
1,960
13,105
(79)
(10)
1,921
134
1,787
1,298
1,293
2.97
2.92
3.18
$ 2,139
973
246
1,200
730
$ 8,075
3,054
3,977
8,927
796
32,969
42,692
$ 11,324
1,955
13,279
(535)
33
1,557
130
1,427
1,021
1,051
2.37
2.32
3.09
$ 2,049
1,033
114
820
669
$ 8,334
3,077
3,344
8,664
757
32,125
41,546
$ 11,184
1,900
13,084
(331)
100
1,798
247
1,551
1,064
1,091
2.41
2.36
2.97
$ 2,139
1,049
260
770
615
$ 8,695
2,918
2,989
8,097
716
31,420
40,233
—%
2%
(4)%
7%
(2)%
2%
8%
8%
(9)%
(5)%
1%
1%
2%
6%
—%
1%
4%
4%
(1)%
3%
(1)%
(4)%
—%
3%
—%
1%
4%
4%
11%
20%
$ 11,833
1,800
13,633
(37)
78
2,294
149
2,145
1,608
1,597
3.46
3.38
3.25
$ 2,294
1,099
364
965
544
$ 9,013
2,932
2,942
7,544
660
30,733
38,937
23%
20%
2%
6%
2%
5%
7%
9%
13%
29%
$ 10,893
1,733
12,626
(135)
(72)
1,815
156
1,659
1,335
1,319
2.81
2.74
2.87
$ 2,170
940
246
752
481
$ 8,834
2,997
3,317
7,403
587
29,056
37,046
35%
29%
9%
4%
5%
2%
1%
(1)%
36%
35%
420
$
1.74
$ 74.00
434
$
1.56
$ 73.14
443
$
1.41
$ 73.87
451
$
1.24
$ 64.72
460
$
1.07
$ 59.01
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PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(a) Closures and impairment income (expense) includes $463 million and $295 million of Little Sheep impairment losses in 2014 and 2013 respectively. See Note 4. Additionally, 2011 included
$80 million of net losses related to the divestitures of the Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants brands.
(c)
(b) See Note 4 for discussion of Refranchising gain (loss) for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013. Fiscal year 2012 included $122 million in net gains from refranchising restaurants in the U.S.,
primarily Taco Bells, and $70 million in losses related to the refranchising of our remaining Company-owned Pizza Hut UK dine-in restaurants. Fiscal year 2011 included a charge of $76 million
as a result of our initial decision to refranchise or close all of our remaining Company-owned Pizza Hut UK dine-in restaurants.
In addition to the results provided in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) throughout this document, the Company provides non-GAAP measurements
which present operating results on a basis before Special Items. The Company uses earnings before Special Items as a key performance measure of results of operations for the purpose of
evaluating performance internally and Special Items are not included in any of our segment results. This non-GAAP measurement is not intended to replace the presentation of our financial
results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that the presentation of earnings before Special Items provides additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison
of past and present results, excluding items that the Company does not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature.
2015, 2014 and 2013 Special Items are described in further detail within our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Special Items in 2012
positively impacted Operating Profit by $58 million, primarily due to $122 million in U.S. refranchising net gains and a $74 million gain on the acquisition of an additional interest in and
resulting consolidation of Little Sheep, partially offset by $84 million in pension settlement charges and $70 million of losses associated with the refranchising of the Pizza Hut UK dine-in
business. Special Items in 2011 negatively impacted Operating Profit by $187 million, primarily due to $86 million in losses and other costs relating to the divestitures of the Long John
Silvers and A&W All-American Food Restaurants brands and $76 million in losses as a result of our initial decision to refranchise or close all of our remaining Company-owned Pizza Hut UK
dine-in restaurants. Special items resulted in cumulative net tax benefits of $1 million and $123 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(d) System sales growth includes the results of all restaurants regardless of ownership, including company-owned, franchise, unconsolidated affiliate and license restaurants that operate
our Concepts, except for non-company-owned restaurants for which we do not receive a sales-based royalty. Sales of franchise, unconsolidated affiliate and license restaurants typically
generate ongoing franchise and license fees for the Company at a rate of 4% to 6% of sales. Franchise, unconsolidated affiliate and license restaurant sales are not included in Company
sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income; however, the franchise and license fees are included in the Company’s revenues. We believe system sales growth is useful to investors as
a significant indicator of the overall strength of our business as it incorporates all of our revenue drivers, Company and franchise same-store sales as well as net unit growth.
(e) Local currency represents the percentage change excluding the impact of foreign currency translation. These amounts are derived by translating current year results at prior year average
exchange rates. We believe the elimination of the foreign currency translation impact provides better year-to-year comparability without the distortion of foreign currency fluctuations.
Effective the beginning of 2014, results from our Mauritius stores are included in KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions as applicable. While there was no impact to our consolidated results, this
change negatively impacted India’s 2014 reported and local currency system sales growth by 10% and 11%, respectively.
(f)
(g) Fiscal years 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 include 52 weeks and fiscal year 2011 includes 53 weeks. Our fiscal calendar results in a 53rd week every five or six years. This impacts all of our
U.S. businesses and certain of our international businesses that report on a period, as opposed to a monthly, basis within our global brand divisions. Our China and India Divisions report on
a monthly basis and thus did not have a 53rd week in 2011.
The estimated impacts of the 53rd week on Company sales, Franchise and license fees and income and Operating Profit in 2011 were increases of $72 million, $19 million and $25 million,
respectively. The $25 million Operating Profit benefit was offset throughout 2011 by investments, including franchise development incentives, as well as higher-than-normal spending, such
as restaurant closures within our global brand divisions.
In 2015, we retrospectively adopted Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. See Income Taxes section of Note 2. We have restated
Total assets for 2014 to reflect this change, but have not restated 2013, 2012 or 2011.
(h)
The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM PART II7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Introduction and Overview
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), should be
read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements (“Financial
Statements”) in Item 8 and the Forward-Looking Statements and the Risk
Factors set forth in Item 1A.
YUM! Brands, Inc. (“YUM” or the “Company”) operates, franchises or
licenses a worldwide system of over 42,000 restaurants in more than
130 countries and territories operating primarily under the KFC, Pizza Hut
or Taco Bell (collectively the “Concepts”) brands. These three Concepts are
the global leaders in the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories,
respectively. Of the over 42,000 restaurants, 21% are operated by the
Company and its subsidiaries and 79% are operated by franchisees,
licensees or unconsolidated affiliates.
As of December 26, 2015, YUM consists of five operating segments:
•• YUM China (“China” or “China Division”) which includes all operations
in mainland China
•• YUM India (“India” or “India Division”) which includes all operations in
India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
•• The KFC Division which includes all operations of the KFC concept
outside of China Division and India Division
•• The Pizza Hut Division which includes all operations of the Pizza Hut
concept outside of China Division and India Division
•• The Taco Bell Division which includes all operations of the Taco Bell
concept outside of India Division
Effective January, 2016 the India Division was segmented by brand,
integrated into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions, and is
no longer a separate operating segment. While our consolidated results
will not be impacted, we will restate our historical segment information
during 2016 for consistent presentation.
In October, 2015 we announced our intent to separate YUM’s China
business from YUM into an independent, publicly-traded company by
the end of 2016. This transaction, which is expected to be a tax-free
spin-off of our China business, will create two powerful, independent,
focused growth companies with distinct strategies, financial profiles and
investment characteristics. The new China entity will become a licensee
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PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
of YUM in mainland China, with exclusive rights to the KFC, Pizza Hut
and Taco Bell concepts. Upon completion of the planned spin-off, YUM
will become more of a “pure play” franchisor with more stable earnings,
higher profit margins, lower capital requirements and stronger cash flow
conversion. Consistent with this strategy YUM is targeting 96% franchisee
ownership of its restaurants by the end of 2017.
•• The Company provides certain percentage changes excluding the
impact of foreign currency translation (“FX” or “Forex”). These amounts
are derived by translating current year results at prior year average
exchange rates. We believe the elimination of the foreign currency
translation impact provides better year-to-year comparability without
the distortion of foreign currency fluctuations.
YUM has announced its intention to return substantial capital to shareholders
prior to this planned spin-off, the majority of which will be funded by
incremental borrowings. With this recapitalization, the Company is
transitioning to a non-investment grade credit rating with a balance sheet
more consistent with highly-levered peer restaurant franchise companies.
Moreover, this will allow for an ongoing return-of-capital framework that will
seek to optimize the Company’s long-term growth rate on a per-share basis.
Completion of the spin-off will be subject to certain conditions, including
receiving final approval from the YUM Board of Directors, receipt of
various regulatory approvals, receipt of an opinion of counsel with respect
to certain tax matters, the effectiveness of filings related to public listing
and applicable securities laws, and other terms and conditions as may
be determined by the Board of Directors. There can be no assurance
regarding the ultimate timing of the proposed transaction or that the
transaction will be completed.
Our historical ongoing earnings growth model has targeted a 10% earnings
per share (“EPS”) growth rate, which was based on Operating Profit growth
targets of 15% in China, 10% for our KFC Division, 8% for our Pizza Hut
Division, and 6% for our Taco Bell Division. See the Division discussions
within the Results of Operations section of this MD&A for further details
on our Divisions’ 2015 targets.
YUM’s 2016 Operating Profit is expected to grow 10% in constant currency,
including the impact of 2016 having a 53rd week. While we expect to spin
off our China business prior to the end of 2016, this target assumes our
China business will remain part of YUM through the end of 2016. YUM’s
2016 target is based on Operating Profit growth instead of EPS growth
given the uncertainties surrounding the specific timing and pricing of our
2016 shareholder capital returns.
Subsequent to the spin-off of our China business, we are targeting about
15% ongoing EPS growth for the new China entity and about 15% ongoing
total shareholder return for the remaining ongoing YUM business. The new
China entity’s 15% EPS growth includes contributions from both Operating
Profit and financial strategies such as share repurchases. YUM’s 15%
total shareholder return includes ongoing Operating Profit growth targets
of 10% for our KFC Division, 8% for our Pizza Hut Division and 6% for
our Taco Bell Division, which are consistent with our historical ongoing
earnings growth model. The 15% total shareholder return also includes 1%
to 2% growth from the China license fee, 3% to 5% growth from financial
strategies and approximately 2% yield from dividends.
We intend for this MD&A to provide the reader with information that will assist
in understanding our results of operations, including performance metrics
that management uses to assess the Company’s performance. Throughout
this MD&A, we commonly discuss the following performance metrics:
Results of Operations
Summary
All comparisons within this summary are versus the same period a year
ago and exclude the impact of Special Items. All system sales growth
and Operating Profit comparisons exclude the impact of foreign currency.
2015 diluted EPS increased 3% to $3.18 per share versus our target of
10% growth, as sales and profits at our China Division did not recover as
strongly as expected and adverse foreign currency translation significantly
impacted reported earnings.
•• System sales growth includes the results of all restaurants regardless
of ownership, including company-owned, franchise, unconsolidated
affiliate and license restaurants that operate our Concepts, except for
non-company-owned restaurants for which we do not receive a sales-
based royalty. Sales of franchise, unconsolidated affiliate and license
restaurants typically generate ongoing franchise and license fees for
the Company at a rate of 4% to 6% of sales. Franchise, unconsolidated
affiliate and license restaurant sales are not included in Company sales
on the Consolidated Statements of Income; however, the franchise and
license fees are included in the Company’s revenues. We believe system
sales growth is useful to investors as a significant indicator of the overall
strength of our business as it incorporates all of our revenue drivers,
Company and franchise same-store sales as well as net unit growth.
•• Same-store sales growth is the estimated percentage change in sales
of all restaurants that have been open and in the YUM system one
year or more.
•• Company Restaurant profit (“Restaurant profit”) is defined as Company
sales less expenses incurred directly by our Company-owned restaurants
in generating Company sales. Company restaurant margin as a percentage
of sales is defined as Restaurant profit divided by Company sales. Within
the Company Sales and Restaurant Profit analysis, Store Portfolio
Actions represent the net impact of new unit openings, acquisitions,
refranchising and store closures, and Other primarily represents the
impact of same-store sales as well as the impact of changes in costs
such as inflation/deflation.
•• In addition to the results provided in accordance with U.S. Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) throughout this MD&A, the
Company provides non-GAAP measurements which present operating
results on a basis before Special Items. The Company uses earnings
before Special Items as a key performance measure of results of
operations for the purpose of evaluating performance internally and
Special Items are not included in any of our segment results. This
non-GAAP measurement is not intended to replace the presentation
of our financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company
believes that the presentation of earnings before Special Items provides
additional information to investors to facilitate the comparison of past
and present results, excluding those items that the Company does
not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations due to their size
and/or nature.
•• All Note references herein refer to the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Tabular amounts are displayed in millions of U.S. dollars except per
share and unit count amounts, or as otherwise specifically identified.
Percentages may not recompute due to rounding.
We expected China Division sales and profits to grow significantly in the
second half of 2015 as we recovered from the adverse publicity in July
2014 surrounding improper food handling practices of a former supplier.
China Division sales initially turned significantly positive as we lapped the
July 2014 supplier incident, but overall sales in the second half of 2015
trailed our expectations, particularly at Pizza Hut Casual Dining. KFC China
grew same stores sales 3% in Q3 and 6% in Q4, while Pizza Hut Casual
Dining same-store sales declined 1% in Q3 and 8% in Q4. For the year
China Division same-store sales declined 4%.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Foreign currency translation from our international operations negatively impacted EPS growth by 6 percentage points.
2015 financial highlights are below:
System Sales Growth (Decline)
Operating Profit Growth (Decline)
Same Store Sales Growth (Decline)
New Unit Openings
Worldwide
China
Division
KFC
Division
Pizza Hut
Division
Taco Bell
Division
India
Division
2%
8%
(4)%
743
7%
8%
3%
2%
1%
1%
715
577
8%
12%
5%
276
(5)%
(118)%
(13)%
54
The Consolidated Results of Operations for the years to date ended December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 are presented
below:
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total Revenues
Restaurant Profit
Restaurant Margin %
Operating Profit
Interest expense, net
Income tax provision
Net Income – including noncontrolling interests
Net Income (loss) – noncontrolling interests
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Diluted EPS(a)
Diluted EPS Before Special Items(a)
Reported Effective Tax Rate
Effective Tax Rate Before Special Items
(a) See Note 3 for the number of shares used in these calculations.
System Sales Growth, reported
System Sales Growth, excluding FX
Unit Count
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Unconsolidated Affiliates
2015
$ 11,145
1,960
$ 13,105
$ 1,786
Amount
2014
$ 11,324
1,955
$ 13,279
$ 1,642
2013
$ 11,184
1,900
$ 13,084
$ 1,683
16.0%
14.5%
15.0%
$ 1,921
134
489
1,298
5
$ 1,293
2.92
$
3.18
$
27.3%
25.6%
$ 1,557
130
406
1,021
(30)
$ 1,051
2.32
$
3.09
$
28.5%
25.5%
$ 1,798
247
487
1,064
(27)
$ 1,091
2.36
$
2.97
$
31.4%
28.0%
2015
32,969
8,927
796
42,692
2014
32,125
8,664
757
41,546
2013
31,420
8,097
716
40,233
% B/(W)
2015
(2)
—
(1)
9
2014
1
3
1
(2)
1.5 ppts.
23
(4)
(20)
27
NM
23
26
3
(0.5) ppts.
(13)
47
17
(4)
(12)
(4)
(2)
4
2015
2014
(1)%
5%
2%
3%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2015
3
3
5
3
2014
2
7
6
3
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Special Items
Special Items, along with the reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, are presented below.
Year
Detail of Special Items
Gains (losses) associated with the refranchising of equity markets outside the U.S. (See Note 4)
Costs associated with KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement (See Note 4)
Loss associated with planned sale of aircraft (See Note 7)
Costs associated with the planned spin-off of the China business and YUM recapitalization(a)
U.S. Refranchising gain (loss)(b)
Little Sheep impairment (See Note 4)
Other Special Items Income (Expense)(c)
Special Items Income (Expense) – Operating Profit
Losses related to the extinguishment of debt – Interest Expense, net (See Note 4)
Special Items Income (Expense) before income taxes
Tax Benefit (Expense) on Special Items(d)
Special Items Income (Expense), net of tax – including noncontrolling interests
Special Items Income (Expense), net of tax – noncontrolling interests (See Note 4)
Special Items Income (Expense), net of tax – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Average diluted shares outstanding
Special Items diluted EPS
Reconciliation of Operating Profit Before Special Items to Reported Operating Profit
Operating Profit before Special Items
Special Items Income (Expense) – Operating Profit
Reported Operating Profit
Reconciliation of EPS Before Special Items to Reported EPS
Diluted EPS before Special Items
Special Items EPS
Reported EPS
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate Before Special Items to Reported Effective Tax Rate
Effective Tax Rate before Special Items
Impact on Tax Rate as a result of Special Items(d)
Reported Effective Tax Rate
$
2015
(96)
(72)
(15)
(9)
75
—
1
(116)
—
(116)
(1)
(117)
—
(117)
443
$ (0.26)
$
$
2014
7
—
—
—
6
(463)
3
(447)
—
(447)
72
(375)
26
(349)
453
$ (0.77)
$
$
2013
—
—
—
—
91
(295)
(18)
(222)
(118)
(340)
41
(299)
19
(280)
461
$ (0.61)
$
$ 2,037
(116)
$ 1,921
$ 2,004
(447)
$ 1,557
$ 2,020
(222)
$ 1,798
$
$
3.18
(0.26)
2.92
$
$
3.09
(0.77)
2.32
$
$
2.97
(0.61)
2.36
25.6%
1.7%
25.5%
3.0%
27.3%
28.5%
28.0%
3.4%
31.4%
(a) We have incurred $9 million of expenses for initiatives related to the planned spin-off of our China business into an independent publicly-traded company and our recapitalization plan.
(b) The refranchising gains in 2015 and 2013 were primarily due to gains on sales of Taco Bell restaurants.
(c) Other Special Items Income (Expense) in 2013 primarily includes pension settlement charges of $10 million related to a program where the company allowed certain former employees the
opportunity to voluntarily elect an early payout of their pension benefits, the majority of which were funded from existing pension plan assets, and $5 million of expense relating to U.S. G&A
productivity initiatives and realignment of resources (primarily severance and early retirement costs) undertaken in conjunction with the refranchising of restaurants in the U.S.
(d) The tax benefit (expense) was determined based upon the impact of the nature, as well as the jurisdiction of the respective individual components within Special Items.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
China Division
The China Division has 7,176 units, predominately KFC and Pizza Hut Casual Dining restaurants which are the leading quick service and casual dining
restaurant brands, respectively, in mainland China. Given our strong competitive position, a growing economy and a population of approximately 1.4 billion
in mainland China, the Company has rapidly added KFC and Pizza Hut Casual Dining restaurants and accelerated the development of Pizza Hut Home
Service (home delivery). For 2015, China Division targeted mid-single-digit same-store sales growth, moderate margin improvement, at least 700 new
unit openings and Operating Profit growth of at least 15%.
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Restaurant margin %
% B/(W)
2015
2015
$ 6,789
120
$ 6,909
$ 1,077
2014
$ 6,821
113
$ 6,934
$ 1,009
2013
$ 6,800
105
$ 6,905
$ 1,050
Reported
—
7
—
7
Ex FX
1
9
2
9
% B/(W)
2014
Reported
—
7
—
(4)
Ex FX
1
7
1
(4)
15.9%
14.8%
15.4%
1.1 ppts.
1.0 ppts.
(0.6) ppts.
(0.6) ppts.
G&A expenses
Operating Profit
$
$
397
757
$
$
391
713
$
$
357
777
(2)
6
(3)
8
(9)
(8)
(9)
(8)
2015
2014
System Sales Growth, reported
System Sales Growth, excluding FX
Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) %
Unit Count
Company-owned
Unconsolidated Affiliates
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Unconsolidated Affiliates
Franchise & License
Total
Company-owned
Unconsolidated Affiliates
Franchise & License
Total
—%
2%
(4)%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2015
5,768
796
612
7,176
2014
5,417
757
541
6,715
Closures
(198)
(15)
(69)
(282)
Closures
(195)
(14)
(56)
(265)
Refranchised
(90)
—
90
—
Refranchised
(79)
—
79
—
2013
5,026
716
501
6,243
Acquired
3
—
(3)
—
Acquired
1
—
(1)
—
2015
6
5
13
7
Other
—
(4)
4
—
Other
—
(1)
1
—
2014
5,417
757
541
6,715
2013
5,026
716
501
6,243
New Builds
636
58
49
743
New Builds
664
56
17
737
1%
1%
(5)%
2014
8
6
8
8
2015
5,768
796
612
7,176
2014
5,417
757
541
6,715
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Company Sales and Restaurant Profit
The changes in Company sales and Restaurant profit were as follows:
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
2015 vs. 2014
Store Portfolio
Actions
363
$
(102)
(70)
(108)
83
$
Other
(262)
108
63
97
6
$
$
2014 vs. 2013
Store Portfolio
Actions
358
$
(104)
(75)
(124)
55
$
Other
(322)
151
26
52
(93)
$
$
2014
$ 6,821
(2,207)
(1,407)
(2,198)
$ 1,009
2013
$ 6,800
(2,258)
(1,360)
(2,132)
$ 1,050
FX
(133)
42
28
42
(21)
FX
(15)
4
2
6
(3)
$
$
$
$
2015
$ 6,789
(2,159)
(1,386)
(2,167)
$ 1,077
2014
$ 6,821
(2,207)
(1,407)
(2,198)
$ 1,009
In 2015, the increase in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions was driven by net new unit growth partially offset
by the impact of refranchising. Significant other factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were labor efficiencies and lower utilities,
partially offset by wage inflation of 8%, company same-store sales declines of 4% and commodity inflation of 1%. See the Summary at the beginning
of this section for discussion of China sales.
In 2014, the increase in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions was driven by net new unit growth. Significant other
factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were wage rate inflation of 9% and same-store sales declines of 5% which led to inefficiencies
in Cost of sales, partially offset by labor efficiencies and lower advertising expense.
Franchise and License Fees and Income
In 2015, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by the impact
of refranchising and net new unit growth, partially offset by franchise and license same-store sales declines of 2%.
In 2014, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by the impact
of refranchising, partially offset by franchise and license same-store sales declines of 4%.
G&A Expenses
In 2015 and 2014, the increase in G&A expenses, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by higher compensation costs due
to wage inflation and higher headcount.
Operating Profit
In 2015, the increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by net new unit growth and lower restaurant
operating costs, partially offset by same-store sales declines, decreased Other income due to lower insurance recoveries related to the 2012 poultry
supply incident and higher closure and impairment expenses. See the Summary at the beginning of this section for discussion of China sales.
In 2014, the decrease in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales declines, higher restaurant
operating costs and higher G&A expenses, partially offset by net new unit growth and increased Other income due to an insurance recovery related to
the 2012 poultry supply incident.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
KFC Division
The KFC Division has 14,577 units, approximately 70% of which are located outside the U.S. The KFC Division has experienced significant unit growth
in emerging markets, which comprised approximately 40% of both the Division’s units and profits, respectively, as of the end of 2015. Additionally, 90%
of the KFC Division units were operated by franchisees and licensees as of the end of 2015. For 2015, KFC Division targeted at least 425 net new
international units, low-single-digit same-store sales growth and Operating Profit growth of 10%.
% B/(W)
2015
% B/(W)
2014
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Restaurant margin %
2015
$ 2,106
842
$ 2,948
312
$
14.8%
2014
$ 2,320
873
$ 3,193
308
$
13.3%
2013
$ 2,192
844
$ 3,036
277
$
12.6%
Reported
(9)
(4)
(8)
1
1.5 ppts.
Ex FX
5
7
6
16
1.4 ppts.
Reported
6
4
5
12
0.7 ppts.
Ex FX
9
7
8
14
0.7 ppts.
G&A expenses
Operating Profit
$
$
386
677
$
$
383
708
$
$
391
649
(1)
(4)
(12)
8
2
9
—
13
2015
2014
System Sales Growth, reported
System Sales Growth, excluding FX
Same-Store Sales Growth %
Unit Count
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
2015
13,189
1,388
14,577
2014
12,874
1,323
14,197
2014
12,874
1,323
14,197
2013
12,647
1,257
13,904
New Builds
609
106
715
New Builds
553
123
676
Closures
(302)
(22)
(324)
Refranchised
31
(31)
—
Closures
(356)
(22)
(378)
Refranchised
39
(39)
—
2013
12,647
1,257
13,904
Acquired
(12)
12
—
Acquired
(4)
4
—
2015
2
5
3
Other
(11)
—
(11)
Other
(5)
—
(5)
(4)%
7%
3%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2%
6%
3%
2014
2
5
2
2015
13,189
1,388
14,577
2014
12,874
1,323
14,197
Company Sales and Restaurant Profit
The changes in Company sales and Restaurant profit were as follows:
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
22
2015 vs. 2014
2014
$ 2,320
(809)
(552)
(651)
308
$
Store Portfolio
Actions
54
$
(25)
(8)
(16)
5
$
Other
65
2
(16)
(6)
45
$
$
2014 vs. 2013
2013
$ 2,192
(766)
(521)
(628)
277
$
Store Portfolio
Actions
110
$
(43)
(25)
(38)
4
$
Other
79
(26)
(16)
(3)
34
$
$
FX
(333)
115
79
93
(46)
FX
(61)
26
10
18
(7)
$
$
$
$
2015
$ 2,106
(717)
(497)
(580)
312
$
2014
$ 2,320
(809)
(552)
(651)
308
$
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In 2015, the increase in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions were driven by international net new unit growth
partially offset by refranchising. Significant other factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were company same-store sales growth of 3%.
In 2014, the increase in Company sales associated with store portfolio actions was driven by international net new unit growth and the impact of
the acquisition of restaurants in Turkey from an existing franchisee in April 2013, partially offset by refranchising. Significant other factors impacting
Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were Company same-store sales growth of 4%, which was partially offset by higher restaurant operating costs
in international markets.
Franchise and License Fees and Income
In 2015, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by growth in international
net new units, franchise and license same-store sales growth of 3% and refranchising.
In 2014, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by growth in international
net new units and franchise and license same-store sales growth of 2%.
G&A Expenses
In 2015, the increase in G&A expenses, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by higher incentive compensation, increased
headcount in international markets and higher pension costs, including lapping the favorable resolution of a pension issue in the UK during 2014.
In 2014, G&A expenses, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, were even with prior year as the impact of higher headcount in strategic
international markets, higher incentive compensation costs and the impact of the acquisition of restaurants in Turkey from an existing franchisee in
April 2013 was offset by lower pension costs in 2014 including the favorable resolution of a pension issue in the UK.
Operating Profit
In 2015, the increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by same-store sales growth and international
net new units, partially offset by higher G&A expenses.
In 2014, the increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by growth in same-store sales and international
net new units, partially offset by higher restaurant operating costs in international markets.
Pizza Hut Division
The Pizza Hut Division has 13,728 units, approximately 60% of which are located in the U.S. The Pizza Hut Division operates as one brand that uses
multiple distribution channels including delivery, dine-in and express (e.g. airports). Emerging markets comprised approximately 20% of both units and
profits for the Division as of the end of 2015. Additionally, 94% of the Pizza Hut Division units were operated by franchisees and licensees as of the end
of 2015. For 2015, Pizza Hut targeted at least 400 net new units, mid-single-digit same-store sales growth and 10% Operating Profit growth.
$
2015
609
536
$ 1,145
59
$
9.7%
266
289
$
$
$
2014
607
541
$ 1,148
50
$
8.2%
246
295
$
$
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Restaurant margin %
G&A expenses
Operating Profit
System Sales Growth, reported
System Sales Growth, excluding FX
Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline) %
Unit Count
Franchise & License
Company-owned
$
2013
609
538
$ 1,147
71
$
11.7%
224
339
$
$
% B/(W)
2015
% B/(W)
2014
Reported
—
(1)
—
19
1.5 ppts.
(8)
(2)
Ex FX
3
3
3
16
1.0 ppts.
(13)
1
Reported
—
1
—
(30)
(3.5) ppts.
(10)
(13)
Ex FX
(1)
2
1
(32)
(3.7) ppts.
(11)
(13)
2015
2014
(2)%
2%
1%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2015
12,969
759
13,728
2014
12,814
788
13,602
2013
12,601
732
13,333
2015
1
(4)
1
—%
1%
(1)%
2014
2
8
2
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
2014
12,814
788
13,602
2013
12,601
732
13,333
New Builds
522
55
577
New Builds
586
91
677
Closures
(418)
(38)
(456)
Refranchised
90
(90)
—
Closures
(359)
(48)
(407)
Refranchised
6
(6)
—
Acquired
(44)
44
—
Acquired
(19)
19
—
Other
5
—
5
Other
(1)
—
(1)
2015
12,969
759
13,728
2014
12,814
788
13,602
Company Sales and Restaurant Profit
The changes in Company sales and Restaurant profit were as follows:
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
2015 vs. 2014
Store Portfolio
Actions
24
$
(7)
(6)
(9)
2
$
Other
(4)
12
(2)
(1)
5
$
$
FX
(18)
6
6
8
2
$
$
2015
609
(169)
(190)
(191)
59
$
$
2014 vs. 2013
Store Portfolio
Actions
21
$
(7)
(9)
(8)
(3)
$
Other
(24)
—
4
—
(20)
$
$
$
$
FX
1
—
—
1
2
$
$
2014
607
(180)
(188)
(189)
50
2014
607
(180)
(188)
(189)
50
2013
609
(173)
(183)
(182)
71
$
$
$
$
In 2015, the increase in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions was driven by the impact of acquisitions in Canada
and the U.S. and net new unit growth, partially offset by refranchising. Significant other factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were
commodity deflation, primarily in the U.S., partially offset by company same-store sales declines of 1%.
In 2014, the increase in Company sales associated with store portfolio actions was driven by the impact of net new unit growth, the acquisition of
restaurants in the U.S. and the acquisition of restaurants in Turkey from an existing franchisee in April 2013, partially offset by refranchising. Significant
other factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were company same-store sales declines of 4%, commodity inflation, primarily in the
U.S., and higher self-insurance costs.
Franchise and License Fees and Income
In 2015, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by net new unit growth.
Franchise and license same-store sales grew 1%.
In 2014, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by net new unit growth.
Franchise and license same-store sales declined 1%.
G&A Expenses
In 2015, the increase in G&A expenses, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by strategic international investments and
higher U.S. pension costs.
In 2014, the increase in G&A expenses, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by strategic international investments, higher
litigation costs and lapping a pension curtailment gain in the first quarter of 2013 related to one of our UK pension plans, partially offset by lower pension
costs in the U.S.
Operating Profit
In 2015, the increase in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by net new unit growth and same-store sales
growth, partially offset by higher G&A expenses.
In 2014, the decrease in Operating Profit, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, was driven by higher G&A expenses, same-store sales
declines and higher restaurant operating costs, partially offset by net new unit growth.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Taco Bell Division
The Taco Bell Division has 6,400 units, the vast majority of which are in the U.S. The Company owns 15% of the Taco Bell units in the U.S., where the
brand has historically achieved high restaurant margins and returns. For 2015, Taco Bell targeted about 150 net new units, low-single-digit same-store
sales growth and Operating Profit growth of 6%.
2015
2014
2013
Reported
Ex FX
Reported
Ex FX
% B/(W)
2015
% B/(W)
2014
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Restaurant margin %
G&A expenses
Operating Profit
$ 1,541
447
$ 1,988
343
$
22.3%
228
539
$
$
$ 1,452
411
$ 1,863
274
$
18.9%
185
480
$
$
$ 1,474
395
$ 1,869
287
$
19.5%
206
456
$
$
6
9
7
25
3.4 ppts.
(23)
12
6
9
7
25
3.4 ppts.
(23)
12
(2)
4
—
(5)
(2)
4
—
(5)
(0.6) ppts.
(0.6) ppts.
10
5
10
5
2015
2014
System Sales Growth, reported
System Sales Growth, excluding FX
Same-Store Sales Growth %
Unit Count
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
8%
8%
5%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2015
5,506
894
6,400
2014
5,273
926
6,199
2014
5,273
926
6,199
2013
5,157
891
6,048
New Builds
239
37
276
New Builds
209
27
236
Closures
(80)
(4)
(84)
Refranchised
65
(65)
—
Closures
(90)
(1)
(91)
Refranchised
3
(3)
—
2013
5,157
891
6,048
Acquired
—
—
—
Acquired
(12)
12
—
2015
4
(3)
3
Other
9
—
9
Other
6
—
6
4%
4%
3%
2014
2
4
2
2015
5,506
894
6,400
2014
5,273
926
6,199
Company Sales and Restaurant Profit
The changes in Company sales and Restaurant profit were as follows:
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
Income / (Expense)
Company sales
Cost of sales
Cost of labor
Occupancy and other
Restaurant Profit
2015 vs. 2014
Store Portfolio
Actions
38
$
(10)
(12)
(11)
5
$
Other
51
20
(1)
(6)
64
$
$
2015
$ 1,541
(421)
(427)
(350)
343
$
2014 vs. 2013
Store Portfolio
Actions
(47)
$
14
14
12
(7)
$
Other
25
(21)
(9)
(1)
(6)
$
$
2014
$ 1,452
(431)
(414)
(333)
274
$
2014
$ 1,452
(431)
(414)
(333)
274
$
2013
$ 1,474
(424)
(419)
(344)
287
$
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
In 2015, the increase in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions was driven by net new unit growth. Significant other
factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were company same-store sales growth of 4% and commodity deflation.
In 2014, the decrease in Company sales and Restaurant profit associated with store portfolio actions was driven by refranchising, partially offset by net
new unit growth. Significant other factors impacting Company sales and/or Restaurant profit were commodity inflation and higher food and labor costs
due to the launch of breakfast in the U.S., partially offset by company same-store sales growth of 2%.
Franchise and License Fees and Income
In 2015, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income was driven by franchise and license same-store sales growth of 5%, net new unit growth
and lapping franchise incentives provided in the first quarter of 2014 related to the national launch of breakfast.
In 2014, the increase in Franchise and license fees and income was driven by same-store sales growth of 3%, refranchising and net new unit growth,
partially offset by franchise incentives provided in the first quarter of 2014 related to the launch of breakfast.
G&A Expenses
In 2015, the increase in G&A expenses was driven by higher incentive compensation costs, investment spending on strategic growth and technology
initiatives, higher U.S. pension costs, higher litigation costs and the creation of the Live Más Scholarship.
In 2014, the decrease in G&A expenses was driven by lower U.S. pension costs and lower incentive compensation costs.
Operating Profit
In 2015, the increase in Operating Profit was driven by same-store sales growth and net new unit growth, partially offset by higher G&A expenses.
In 2014, the increase in Operating Profit was driven by same-store sales growth, lower G&A expenses and net new unit growth, partially offset by higher
restaurant operating costs.
India Division
The India Division has 811 units, predominately KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants. Effective January, 2016 the India Division was segmented by brand,
integrated into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions, and is no longer a separate operating segment. While our consolidated results will
not be impacted, we will restate our historical segment information during 2016 for consistent presentation.
Total revenues(a)
Operating Profit (loss)
2015
115
(19)
$
$
2014
141
(9)
$
$
2013
Reported
Ex FX
Reported
Ex FX
$
$
127
(15)
(18)
(108)
(14)
(118)
11
39
16
35
% B/(W)
2015
% B/(W)
2014
System Sales Growth, reported(a)
System Sales Growth, excluding FX(a)
Same-Store Sales Growth (Decline)%
Unit Count
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
Franchise & License
Company-owned
Total
2015
2014
(9)%
(5)%
(13)%
(1)%
3%
(5)%
% Increase
(Decrease)
2015
11
(44)
(3)
Acquired
—
—
—
Acquired
—
—
—
2014
21
10
18
2015
693
118
811
2014
623
210
833
2015
693
118
811
2014
623
210
833
2013
514
191
705
2014
623
210
833
2013
514
191
705
New Builds
54
—
54
New Builds
110
46
156
Closures
(70)
(6)
(76)
Refranchised
86
(86)
—
Closures
(21)
(7)
(28)
Refranchised
20
(20)
—
(a) Effective the beginning of 2014, results from our Mauritius stores are included in KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions as applicable. Prior year units have been adjusted for comparability while
division System Sales Growth, Total Revenues and Operating Profit (loss) have not been restated due to the immaterial dollar impact of this change. While there was no impact to our
consolidated results, this change negatively impacted India’s 2014 System Sales Growth, reported and excluding FX, by 10% and 11%, respectively. This change negatively impacted India’s
2014 Total revenues by 2% and Operating Profit (loss) by $1 million.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
$
2015
(204)
(71)
—
(10)
(37)
(134)
(489)
27.3%
2014
2013
2015
2014
% B/(W)
$
(189)
—
(463)
33
(11)
(130)
(406)
28.5%
$
(207)
—
(295)
100
(6)
(247)
(487)
31.4%
(7)
NM
NM
NM
NM
(4)
(20)
1.2 ppts.
9
—
(57)
(67)
(78)
47
17
2.9 ppts.
Corporate & Unallocated
Income / (Expense)
Corporate G&A expenses
Unallocated franchise and license expenses
Unallocated closures and impairments
Refranchising gain (loss) (See Note 4)
Other unallocated
Interest expense, net
Income tax provision (See Note 16)
Effective tax rate (See Note 16)
Corporate G&A Expenses
In 2015, the increase in Corporate G&A expenses was driven by higher professional fees and higher pension costs.
In 2014, the decrease in Corporate G&A expenses was driven by lower pension costs, including lapping higher pension settlement charges, partially
offset by higher professional fees.
Unallocated Franchise and License expenses
In 2015, Unallocated franchise and license expenses represent charges related to the KFC U.S. acceleration agreement. See Note 4.
Unallocated Closures and Impairments
In 2014 and 2013, Unallocated closures and impairments represent Little Sheep impairment charges. See Note 4.
Other Unallocated
In 2015, Other unallocated primarily includes foreign exchange losses and a write-down related to our decision to dispose of a corporate aircraft in China.
In 2014 and 2013, Other unallocated primarily includes foreign exchange losses.
Interest Expense, Net
The increase in interest expense, net for 2015 was driven by increased net short-term borrowings.
The decrease in interest expense, net for 2014 was driven by lapping $118 million of premiums paid and other costs related to the extinguishment of
debt in 2013. See Note 4.
Consolidated Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities was $2,139 million in 2015
versus $2,049 million in 2014. The increase was primarily driven by lapping
higher income tax payments in the prior year, partially offset by higher
pension contributions.
In 2014, net cash used in investing activities was $936 million compared to
$886 million in 2013. The increase was primarily driven by lower refranchising
proceeds, partially offset by lapping the acquisition of restaurants in Turkey
from an existing franchisee in April 2013.
In 2014, net cash provided by operating activities was $2,049 million
compared to $2,139 million in 2013. The decrease was primarily driven
by higher income taxes paid.
Net cash used in financing activities was $1,292 million in 2015 compared
to $1,114 million in 2014. The increase was primarily driven by higher
share repurchases and dividends, partially offset by higher net borrowings.
Net cash used in investing activities was $682 million in 2015 compared
to $936 million in 2014. The decrease was primarily driven by higher
refranchising proceeds and lower capital spending.
In 2014, net cash used in financing activities was $1,114 million compared
to $1,451 million in 2013. The decrease was primarily driven by higher
borrowings on our revolving credit facility.
Consolidated Financial Condition
The increase in our Short-term borrowings is primarily due to the outstanding
balance of $600 million on a new term loan facility and the reclassification
of $300 million Senior Unsecured Notes as short-term due to their April
2016 maturity date, partially offset by the maturity of $250 million Senior
Unsecured Notes in September 2015.
Long-term debt is also impacted by outstanding borrowings of $701 million
under our revolving credit facility as of December 26, 2015. See Note 10.
Other liabilities and deferred credits declined $277 million primarily due
to actuarial gains and cash contributions related to our pension plans.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Operating in the retail food industry allows us to generate substantial cash
flows from the operations of our company-owned stores and from our
extensive franchise operations which require a limited YUM investment.
Net cash provided by operating activities has exceeded $2 billion each of
the last five fiscal years. These operating cash flows have largely funded
our historical capital spending and returns to shareholders in the form of
cash dividends and share repurchases.
To the extent operating cash flows plus other sources of cash such as
refranchising proceeds have not covered our desired levels of capital
spending and returns to shareholders, we have had borrowing capacity
to fund shortfalls. Net cash provided by operating activities, refranchising
proceeds, capital spending, repurchases of shares of Common Stock and
dividends paid on Common Stock each of the last three years are as follows:
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Refranchising Proceeds
Capital spending
Repurchase shares of Common Stock
Dividends paid on Common Stock
We generate a significant amount of cash from operating activities outside
the U.S. that we have used historically to fund our international development.
To the extent we have needed to repatriate international cash to fund our
U.S. discretionary cash spending, including returns to shareholders and
debt repayments, we have historically been able to do so in a tax-efficient
manner. If we experience an unforeseen decrease in our cash flows from
our U.S. businesses or are unable to refinance future U.S. debt maturities
we may be required to repatriate future international earnings at tax rates
higher than we have historically experienced.
As previously noted we intend to spin-off our China business from YUM
into an independent, publicly-traded company prior to the end of 2016.
Upon completion of the planned spin-off, YUM will become more of a
“pure play” franchisor with more stable earnings, higher profit margins,
lower capital requirements and stronger cash flow conversion.
YUM has announced its intention to return approximately $6.2 billion of
capital to shareholders prior to this planned spin-off, the majority of which
would be funded by incremental borrowings. We expect these incremental
borrowings to occur as the Company transitions to a non-investment grade
credit rating with a balance sheet more consistent with highly-levered peer
restaurant franchise companies.
As part of our intention to return up to $6.2 billion to shareholders, we
began increasing our rate of share repurchases in October, 2015. In
December, 2015 we entered into a $1.5 billion short-term credit facility
to help fund these share repurchases, and there were $600 million of
outstanding borrowings related to this facility as of December 26, 2015.
We expect to borrow an additional $5.2 billion in 2016.
When we announced our recapitalization plan, our credit ratings were
lowered to non-investment grade by both Standard & Poor’s (BB) and
Moody’s Investor Services (Ba3). This downgrade did not significantly
impact our 2015 borrowing costs and we do not expect it to impact our
ability to execute our recapitalization plan or the balance of our planned
shareholder returns. While we do not anticipate any further downgrade
to our credit rating, such a downgrade would increase the Company’s
current borrowing costs and could impact the Company’s ability to access
the credit markets cost effectively if necessary. Based on the amount and
composition of our debt at December 26, 2015, our interest expense
would not materially increase on a full-year basis should we receive a
further one-level downgrade in our ratings.
Borrowing Capacity
Our primary bank credit agreement comprises a $1.3 billion syndicated
senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which matures
in March 2017 and includes 24 participating banks with commitments
ranging from $23 million to $115 million. We believe the syndication reduces
our dependency on any one bank.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we may borrow up to the maximum
borrowing limit, less outstanding letters of credit or banker’s acceptances,
2015
$ 2,139
246
(973)
(1,200)
(730)
2014
$ 2,049
114
(1,033)
(820)
(669)
2013
$ 2,139
260
(1,049)
(770)
(615)
where applicable. At December 26, 2015, our unused Credit Facility
totaled $594 million net of outstanding letters of credit of $5 million and
outstanding borrowings of $701 million. The interest rate for borrowings
under the Credit Facility ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% over the “London
Interbank Offered Rate” (“LIBOR”). The exact spread over LIBOR under the
Credit Facility depends upon our performance against specified financial
criteria. Interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility
is payable at least quarterly.
On December 8, 2015, we entered into a credit agreement providing for
an unsecured term loan facility (the “Short-Term Loan Credit Facility”) in
an amount up to $1.5 billion which matures in June 2016 with an option
for YUM to extend maturity for an additional three months and includes
three participating banks. This credit agreement is being used to fund a
portion of our planned capital returns to shareholders.
Under the terms of the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility, we may
borrow up to the full amount of the facility in up to three draws. At
December 26, 2015, our unused Short-term Loan Credit Facility totaled
$900 million net of outstanding borrowings of $600 million. The interest
rate for most borrowings under the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility ranges
from 1.00% to 1.75% over LIBOR. The exact spread over LIBOR under the
Short-Term Loan Credit Facility depends upon our performance against
specified financial criteria. Interest on any outstanding borrowings under the
Short-Term Loan Credit Facility is payable at least quarterly.
Both the Credit Facility and the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility are
unconditionally guaranteed by our principal domestic subsidiaries and
contain financial covenants relating to the maintenance of leverage and
fixed charge coverage ratios. The agreements for both credit facilities
also contain affirmative and negative covenants including, among other
things, limitations on certain additional indebtedness and liens, and certain
other transactions specified in the agreement. Given the Company’s
strong balance sheet and cash flows we were able to comply with all
debt covenant requirements at December 26, 2015 with a considerable
amount of cushion. Additionally, both facilities contain cross-default
provisions whereby our failure to make any payment on our indebtedness
in a principal amount in excess of $125 million, or the acceleration of
the maturity of any such indebtedness, will constitute a default under
such agreement.
The majority of our remaining long-term debt primarily comprises Senior
Unsecured Notes with varying maturity dates from 2016 through 2043 and
stated interest rates ranging from 3.75% to 6.88%. The notes represent
senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with
all of our existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness.
Amounts outstanding under Senior Unsecured Notes were $2.5 billion at
December 26, 2015. Our Senior Unsecured Notes contain cross-default
provisions whereby the acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness
in a principal amount in excess of $50 million will constitute a default under
the Senior Unsecured Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or
the acceleration of the maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within
30 days after notice.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Contractual Obligations
Our significant contractual obligations and payments as of December 26, 2015 included:
Long-term debt obligations(a)
Capital leases(b)
Operating leases(b)
Purchase obligations(c)
Benefit plans(d)
Total Contractual Obligations
Total
$ 5,072
287
4,957
765
259
$ 11,340
Less than
1 Year
$ 1,048
20
672
568
61
$ 2,369
1-3 Years
$ 1,233
40
1,189
136
100
$ 2,698
3-5 Years
759
$
39
973
54
32
$ 1,857
More than
5 Years
$ 2,032
188
2,123
7
66
$ 4,416
(a) Amounts include maturities of debt outstanding as of December 26, 2015 and expected interest payments on those outstanding amounts on a nominal basis. See Note 10.
(b) These obligations, which are shown on a nominal basis, relate primarily to approximately 8,000 company-owned restaurants. See Note 11.
(c) Purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specify all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum
quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction. We have excluded agreements that are cancelable without penalty.
Purchase obligations relate primarily to supply agreements, marketing, information technology, purchases of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) as well as consulting, maintenance and
other agreements.
Includes actuarially-determined timing of payments from our most significant unfunded pension plan as well as scheduled payments from our deferred compensation plan and other
unfunded benefit plans where payment dates are determinable. This table excludes $34 million of future benefit payments for deferred compensation and other unfunded benefit plans to
be paid upon separation of employee’s service or retirement from the company, as we cannot reasonably estimate the dates of these future cash payments.
(d)
We sponsor noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain
salaried and hourly employees, the most significant of which are in the
U.S. and UK. The most significant of the U.S. plans, the YUM Retirement
Plan (the “Plan”), is funded while benefits from our other significant U.S.
plan are paid by the Company as incurred (see footnote (d) above). Our
funding policy for the Plan is to contribute annually amounts that will at
least equal the minimum amounts required to comply with the Pension
Protection Act of 2006. However, additional voluntary contributions are made
from time to time to improve the Plan’s funded status. At December 26,
2015 the Plan was in a net underfunded position of $29 million. The UK
pension plans were in a net overfunded position of $58 million at our
2015 measurement date.
We do not anticipate making any significant contributions to the Plan in
2016. Investment performance and corporate bond rates have a significant
effect on our net funding position as they drive our asset balances and
discount rate assumptions. Future changes in investment performance
and corporate bond rates could impact our funded status and the timing
and amounts of required contributions in 2016 and beyond.
Our post-retirement health care plan in the U.S. is not required to be
funded in advance, but is pay as you go. We made post-retirement benefit
payments of $6 million in 2015 and no future funding amounts are included
in the contractual obligations table. See Note 13.
We have excluded from the contractual obligations table payments we
may make for exposures for which we are self-insured, including workers’
compensation, employment practices liability, general liability, automobile
liability, product liability and property losses (collectively “property and
casualty losses”) and employee healthcare and long-term disability claims.
The majority of our recorded liability for self-insured property and casualty
losses and employee healthcare and long-term disability claims represents
estimated reserves for incurred claims that have yet to be filed or settled.
We have not included in the contractual obligations table approximately
$28 million of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits relating to various tax
positions we have taken. These liabilities may increase or decrease over time
as a result of tax examinations, and given the status of the examinations,
we cannot reliably estimate the period of any cash settlement with the
respective taxing authorities. These liabilities exclude amounts that are
temporary in nature and for which we anticipate that over time there will
be no net cash outflow.
We have excluded from the contractual obligations table certain commitments
associated with the KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement (See Note 4) as we
cannot reliably estimate the specific timing of the remaining investments to
be made in each of the next two years. In connection with this agreement
we anticipate investing a total of approximately $125 million through 2017
primarily to fund new back-of-house equipment for franchisees and to
provide incentives to accelerate franchisee store remodels, of which
$72 million was invested in 2015.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
See the Lease Guarantees, Franchise Loan Pool and Equipment Guarantees, and Unconsolidated Affiliates Guarantees sections of Note 18 for discussion
of our off-balance sheet arrangements.
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In May, 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (Topic 606) (ASU 2014-09), to provide principles within a
single framework for revenue recognition of transactions involving contracts
with customers across all industries. In July, 2015 the FASB approved a
one-year deferral of the effective date of the new standard. ASU 2014-09
is now effective for the Company in our first quarter of fiscal year 2018
with early adoption permitted in the first quarter of 2017. The standard
allows for either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition
method. The Standard will not impact our recognition of revenue from
company-owned restaurants or our recognition of continuing fees from
franchisees or licensees, which are based on a percentage of franchise
and license sales. We are continuing to evaluate the impact the adoption of
this standard will have on the recognition of other less significant revenue
transactions such as initial fees from franchisees and refranchising of
company-owned restaurants.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our reported results are impacted by the application of certain accounting
policies that require us to make subjective or complex judgments. These
judgments involve estimations of the effect of matters that are inherently
uncertain and may significantly impact our quarterly or annual results of
operations or financial condition. Changes in the estimates and judgments
could significantly affect our results of operations, financial condition and
cash flows in future years. A description of what we consider to be our
most significant critical accounting policies follows.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
We review long-lived assets of restaurants (primarily PP&E and allocated
intangible assets subject to amortization) semi-annually for impairment, or
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of a restaurant may not be recoverable. We evaluate recoverability
based on the restaurant’s forecasted undiscounted cash flows, which
incorporate our best estimate of sales growth and margin improvement based
upon our plans for the unit and actual results at comparable restaurants.
For restaurant assets that are deemed to not be recoverable, we write
down the impaired restaurant to its estimated fair value. Key assumptions
in the determination of fair value are the future after-tax cash flows of the
restaurant, which are reduced by future royalties a franchisee would pay,
and a discount rate. The after-tax cash flows incorporate reasonable sales
growth and margin improvement assumptions that would be used by a
franchisee in the determination of a purchase price for the restaurant.
Estimates of future cash flows are highly subjective judgments and can be
significantly impacted by changes in the business or economic conditions.
We perform an impairment evaluation at a restaurant group level if it is more
likely than not that we will refranchise restaurants as a group. Expected
net sales proceeds are generally based on actual bids from the buyer,
if available, or anticipated bids given the discounted projected after-tax
cash flows for the group of restaurants. Historically, these anticipated bids
have been reasonably accurate estimations of the proceeds ultimately
received. The after-tax cash flows used in determining the anticipated bids
incorporate reasonable assumptions we believe a franchisee would make
such as sales growth and margin improvement as well as expectations as
to the useful lives of the restaurant assets. These after-tax cash flows also
include a deduction for the anticipated, future royalties we would receive
under a franchise agreement with terms substantially at market entered
into simultaneously with the refranchising transaction.
The discount rate used in the fair value calculations is our estimate of the
required rate of return that a franchisee would expect to receive when
purchasing a similar restaurant or groups of restaurants and the related
long-lived assets. The discount rate incorporates rates of returns for
historical refranchising market transactions and is commensurate with the
risks and uncertainty inherent in the forecasted cash flows.
We evaluate indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual
basis or more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that indicates
impairment might exist. We perform our annual test for impairment of our
indefinite-lived intangible assets at the beginning of our fourth quarter.
Fair value is an estimate of the price a willing buyer would pay for the
intangible asset and is generally estimated by discounting the expected
future after-tax cash flows associated with the intangible asset. Our most
significant indefinite-lived intangible asset is our Little Sheep trademark
with a book value of $56 million at December 26, 2015. The fair value
estimate of the Little Sheep trademark in our fourth quarter impairment
testing exceeded its carrying value. Fair value was determined using a relief-
from-royalty valuation approach that included estimated future revenues
as a significant input, and a discount rate of 13% as our estimate of the
required rate-of-return that a third-party buyer would expect to receive
when purchasing the Little Sheep trademark. The primary drivers of fair
value include franchise revenue growth and revenues from a wholly-owned
business that sells seasoning to retail customers. Franchise revenue growth
reflects annual same-store sales growth of 4% and approximately 35 new
franchise units per year, partially offset by the impact of approximately
25 franchise closures per year. The seasoning business is forecasted to
generate sales growth rates consistent with historical results.
Impairment of Goodwill
We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis as of the beginning
of our fourth quarter or more often if an event occurs or circumstances
change that indicates impairment might exist. Goodwill is evaluated for
impairment by determining whether the fair value of our reporting units
exceed their carrying values. Our reporting units are our business units
(which are aligned based on geography) in our KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco
Bell Divisions and individual brands in our China and India Divisions. Fair
value is the price a willing buyer would pay for the reporting unit, and is
generally estimated using discounted expected future after-tax cash flows
from Company-owned restaurant operations and franchise royalties.
Future cash flow estimates and the discount rate are the key assumptions
when estimating the fair value of a reporting unit. Future cash flows are
based on growth expectations relative to recent historical performance
and incorporate sales growth and margin improvement assumptions
that we believe a third-party buyer would assume when determining
a purchase price for the reporting unit. The sales growth and margin
improvement assumptions that factor into the discounted cash flows
are highly correlated as cash flow growth can be achieved through
various interrelated strategies such as product pricing and restaurant
productivity initiatives. The discount rate is our estimate of the required
rate of return that a third-party buyer would expect to receive when
purchasing a business from us that constitutes a reporting unit. We
believe the discount rate is commensurate with the risks and uncertainty
inherent in the forecasted cash flows.
The fair values of all our reporting units with goodwill balances were
substantially in excess of their respective carrying values as of the 2015
goodwill testing date.
When we refranchise restaurants, we include goodwill in the carrying
amount of the restaurants disposed of based on the relative fair values
of the portion of the reporting unit disposed of in the refranchising versus
the portion of the reporting unit that will be retained. The fair value of the
portion of the reporting unit disposed of in a refranchising is determined
by reference to the discounted value of the future cash flows expected
to be generated by the restaurant and retained by the franchisee, which
include a deduction for the anticipated, future royalties the franchisee will
pay us associated with the franchise agreement entered into simultaneously
with the refranchising transaction. Appropriate adjustments are made to
the fair value determinations if such franchise agreement is determined
to not be at prevailing market rates. When determining whether such
franchise agreement is at prevailing market rates our primary consideration
is consistency with the terms of our current franchise agreements both
within the country that the restaurants are being refranchised in and
around the world. The Company believes consistency in royalty rates
as a percentage of sales is appropriate as the Company and franchisee
share in the impact of near-term fluctuations in sales results with the
acknowledgment that over the long-term the royalty rate represents an
appropriate rate for both parties.
The discounted value of the future cash flows expected to be generated by
the restaurant and retained by the franchisee is reduced by future royalties
the franchisee will pay the Company. The Company thus considers the
fair value of future royalties to be received under the franchise agreement
as fair value retained in its determination of the goodwill to be written off
when refranchising. Others may consider the fair value of these future
royalties as fair value disposed of and thus would conclude that a larger
percentage of a reporting unit’s fair value is disposed of in a refranchising
transaction.
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Item 7 management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
During 2015, the Company’s reporting units with the most significant
refranchising activity and recorded goodwill were KFC India, Taco Bell
U.S. and KFC China. Within KFC India, 86 restaurants were refranchised
(representing 42% of beginning-of-year company units) and less than
$1 million in goodwill was written off (representing 25% of beginning-of-year
goodwill). Within Taco Bell U.S., 65 restaurants were refranchised
(representing 7% of beginning-of-year company units) and $2 million in
goodwill was written off (representing 2% of beginning-of-year goodwill).
Within KFC China, 52 restaurants were refranchised (representing 1%
of beginning-of-year company units) and less than $1 million in goodwill
was written off (representing less than 1% of beginning-of-year goodwill).
See Note 2 for a further discussion of our policies regarding goodwill.
Self-Insured Property and Casualty Losses
We record our best estimate of the remaining cost to settle incurred
self-insured property and casualty losses. The estimate is based on the
results of an independent actuarial study and considers historical claim
frequency and severity as well as changes in factors such as our business
environment, benefit levels, medical costs and the regulatory environment
that could impact overall self-insurance costs. Additionally, our reserve
includes a risk margin to cover unforeseen events that may occur over
the several years required to settle claims, increasing our confidence level
that the recorded reserve is adequate.
See Note 18 for a further discussion of our insurance programs.
Pension Plans
Certain of our employees are covered under defined benefit pension
plans. Our two most significant plans are in the U.S. and combined had
a projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) of $1,134 million and a fair value of
plan assets of $1,004 million at December 26, 2015.
The PBO reflects the actuarial present value of all benefits earned to date
by employees and incorporates assumptions as to future compensation
levels. Due to the relatively long time frame over which benefits earned to
date are expected to be paid, our PBOs are highly sensitive to changes in
discount rates. For our U.S. plans, we measured our PBOs using a discount
rate of 4.90% at December 26, 2015. This discount rate was determined
with the assistance of our independent actuary. The primary basis for our
discount rate determination is a model that consists of a hypothetical
portfolio of ten or more corporate debt instruments rated Aa or higher by
Moody’s or S&P with cash flows that mirror our expected benefit payment
cash flows under the plans. We exclude from the model those corporate
debt instruments flagged by Moody’s or S&P for a potential downgrade
(if the potential downgrade would result in a rating below Aa by both Moody’s
and S&P) and bonds with yields that were two standard deviations or
more above the mean. In considering possible bond portfolios, the model
allows the bond cash flows for a particular year to exceed the expected
benefit payment cash flows for that year. Such excesses are assumed to
be reinvested at appropriate one-year forward rates and used to meet the
benefit payment cash flows in a future year. The weighted-average yield of
this hypothetical portfolio was used to arrive at an appropriate discount rate.
We also ensure that changes in the discount rate as compared to the prior
year are consistent with the overall change in prevailing market rates and
make adjustments as necessary. A 50 basis-point increase in this discount
rate would have decreased these U.S. plans’ PBOs by approximately
$70 million at our measurement date. Conversely, a 50 basis-point decrease in
this discount rate would have increased our U.S. plans’ PBOs by approximately
$80 million at our measurement date.
The pension expense we will record in 2016 is also impacted by the
discount rate, as well as the long-term rates of return on plan assets and
mortality assumptions we selected at our measurement date. We expect
pension expense for our U.S. plans to decrease approximately $35 million
in 2016. The decrease is primarily driven by a decrease in amortization
of net loss due to lower net unrecognized losses in Accumulated other
comprehensive income. Lower net unrecognized losses in Accumulated
other comprehensive income are primarily a result of a higher discount rate
at our 2015 measurement date. A 50 basis-point change in our discount
rate assumption at our measurement date would impact our 2016 U.S.
pension expense by approximately $6 million.
Our estimated long-term rate of return on U.S. plan assets is based upon
the weighted-average of historical returns for each asset category. Our
expected long-term rate of return on U.S. plan assets, for purposes of
determining 2016 pension expense, at December 26, 2015 was 6.75%.
We believe this rate is appropriate given the composition of our plan assets
and historical market returns thereon. A 100 basis point change in our
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption would impact
our 2016 U.S. pension expense by approximately $10 million. Additionally,
every 100 basis point variation in actual return on plan assets versus our
expected return of 6.75% will impact our unrecognized pre-tax actuarial
net loss by approximately $10 million.
A decrease in discount rates over time has largely contributed to an
unrecognized pre-tax actuarial net loss of $138 million included in
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for these U.S. plans at
December 26, 2015. We will recognize approximately $6 million of such
loss in net periodic benefit cost in 2016 versus $45 million recognized in
2015. See Note 13.
Income Taxes
At December 26, 2015, we had valuation allowances of approximately
$250 million to reduce our $1.2 billion of deferred tax assets to amounts
that are more likely than not to be realized. The net deferred tax assets
primarily relate to temporary differences in profitable U.S. federal, state and
foreign jurisdictions, net operating losses in certain foreign jurisdictions,
the majority of which do not expire, and U.S. foreign tax credit carryovers
that expire 10 years from inception and for which we anticipate having
foreign earnings to utilize. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred
tax assets, we consider future taxable income in the various jurisdictions
as well as carryforward periods and restrictions on usage. The estimation
of future taxable income in these jurisdictions and our resulting ability
to utilize deferred tax assets can significantly change based on future
events, including our determinations as to feasibility of certain tax planning
strategies. Thus, recorded valuation allowances may be subject to material
future changes.
As a matter of course, we are regularly audited by federal, state and foreign
tax authorities. We recognize the benefit of positions taken or expected
to be taken in our tax returns in our Income Tax Provision when it is more
likely than not that the position would be sustained upon examination by
these tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the
largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being
realized upon settlement. At December 26, 2015 we had $98 million of
unrecognized tax benefits, $89 million of which are temporary in nature
and, if recognized, would not impact the effective tax rate. We evaluate
unrecognized tax benefits, including interest thereon, on a quarterly basis to
ensure that they have been appropriately adjusted for events, including audit
settlements, which may impact our ultimate payment for such exposures.
We have investments in foreign subsidiaries where the carrying values for
financial reporting exceed the tax basis. We have not provided deferred
tax on the portion of the excess that we believe is indefinitely reinvested,
as we have the ability and intent to indefinitely postpone these basis
differences from reversing with a tax consequence. We estimate that our
total temporary difference upon which we have not provided deferred tax
is approximately $2.3 billion at December 26, 2015. A determination of
the deferred tax liability on this amount is not practicable.
If our intentions regarding our ability and intent to postpone these basis
differences from reversing with a tax consequence change, deferred tax
may need to be provided that could materially impact the provision for
income taxes.
See Note 16 for a further discussion of our income taxes.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About market Risk
ITEM PART II7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk
The Company is exposed to financial market risks associated with interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. In the normal
course of business and in accordance with our policies, we manage these risks through a variety of strategies, which may include the use of financial
and commodity derivative instruments to hedge our underlying exposures. Our policies prohibit the use of derivative instruments for trading purposes,
and we have processes in place to monitor and control their use.
Interest Rate Risk
We have a market risk exposure to changes in interest rates, principally
in the U.S. We have attempted to minimize this risk and lower our overall
borrowing costs on a portion of our debt through the utilization of derivative
financial instruments, primarily interest rate swaps. These swaps were
entered into with financial institutions and have reset dates and critical
terms that match those of the underlying debt. Accordingly, any change
in fair value associated with interest rate swaps is offset by the opposite
impact on the related debt.
At December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 a hypothetical
100 basis-point increase in short-term interest rates would result, over the
following twelve-month period, in a reduction of approximately $14 million
and $5 million, respectively, in income before income taxes. The estimated
reductions are based upon the current level of variable rate debt and assume
no changes in the volume or composition of that debt and include no impact
from interest income related to cash and cash equivalents. In addition,
the fair value of our derivative financial instruments at December 26, 2015
and December 27, 2014 would decrease approximately $1 million and
$4 million, respectively, as a result of the same hypothetical 100 basis-point
increase and the fair value of our Senior Unsecured Notes at December 26,
2015 and December 27, 2014 would decrease approximately $119 million
and $182 million, respectively. Fair value was determined based on the
present value of expected future cash flows considering the risks involved
and using discount rates appropriate for the duration.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates impact the translation of
our reported foreign currency denominated earnings, cash flows and net
investments in foreign operations and the fair value of our foreign currency
denominated financial instruments. Historically, we have chosen not to
hedge foreign currency risks related to our foreign currency denominated
earnings and cash flows through the use of financial instruments. We
attempt to minimize the exposure related to our net investments in
foreign operations by financing those investments with local currency
denominated debt when practical. In addition, we attempt to minimize the
exposure related to foreign currency denominated financial instruments
by purchasing goods and services from third parties in local currencies
when practical. Consequently, foreign currency denominated financial
instruments consist primarily of intercompany receivables and payables.
At times, we utilize forward contracts and cross-currency swaps to reduce
our exposure related to these intercompany receivables and payables.
The notional amount and maturity dates of these contracts match those
of the underlying receivables or payables such that our foreign currency
exchange risk related to these instruments is minimized.
The Company’s foreign currency net asset exposure (defined as foreign
currency assets less foreign currency liabilities) totaled approximately
$4.7 billion as of December 26, 2015. Operating in international markets
exposes the Company to movements in foreign currency exchange rates.
The Company’s primary exposures result from our operations in Asia-Pacific,
Europe and the Americas. For the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015
Operating Profit would have decreased approximately $155 million if all
foreign currencies had uniformly weakened 10% relative to the U.S. dollar.
This estimated reduction assumes no changes in sales volumes or local
currency sales or input prices.
Commodity Price Risk
We are subject to volatility in food costs as a result of market risk associated
with commodity prices. Our ability to recover increased costs through
higher pricing is, at times, limited by the competitive environment in which
we operate. We manage our exposure to this risk primarily through pricing
agreements with our vendors.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ITEM 8 Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data
Index to Financial Information
Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and
December 28, 2013
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended
December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Page
Reference
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Financial Statement Schedules
No schedules are required because either the required information is not present or not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the
schedule, or because the information required is included in the above-listed financial statements or notes thereto.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
YUM! Brands, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
YUM! Brands, Inc. and subsidiaries (YUM) as of December 26, 2015 and
December 27, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income,
comprehensive income, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for each of
the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 26, 2015. We
also have audited YUM’s internal control over financial reporting as of
December 26, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control -
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. YUM’s management is
responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining
effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in
the accompanying Item 9A, “Management’s Report on Internal Control
over Financial Reporting.” Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on YUM’s internal
control over financial reporting based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement
and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained
in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements
included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over
financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing
such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets
of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts
and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection
of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets
that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting
may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation
of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may
become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of YUM as
of December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year
period ended December 26, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, YUM maintained, in
all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as
of December 26, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control –
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
s/s KPMG LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
February 16, 2016
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Statements of Income
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 26, 2015, DECEMBER 27, 2014 AND DECEMBER 28, 2013
(in millions, except per share data)
Revenues
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Costs and Expenses, Net
Company restaurants
Food and paper
Payroll and employee benefits
Occupancy and other operating expenses
Company restaurant expenses
General and administrative expenses
Franchise and license expenses
Closures and impairment (income) expenses
Refranchising (gain) loss
Other (income) expense
Total costs and expenses, net
Operating Profit
Interest expense, net
Income Before Income Taxes
Income tax provision
Net Income – including noncontrolling interests
Net Income (loss) – noncontrolling interests
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Basic Earnings per Common Share
Diluted Earnings per Common Share
Dividends Declared per Common Share
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2015
2014
2013
$ 11,145
1,960
13,105
$ 11,324
1,955
13,279
$ 11,184
1,900
13,084
3,507
2,517
3,335
9,359
1,504
242
79
10
(10)
11,184
1,921
134
1,787
489
1,298
5
$ 1,293
2.97
$
2.92
$
1.74
$
3,678
2,579
3,425
9,682
1,419
160
535
(33)
(41)
11,722
1,557
130
1,427
406
1,021
(30)
$ 1,051
2.37
$
2.32
$
1.56
$
3,669
2,499
3,333
9,501
1,412
158
331
(100)
(16)
11,286
1,798
247
1,551
487
1,064
(27)
$ 1,091
2.41
$
2.36
$
1.41
$
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 26, 2015, DECEMBER 27, 2014 AND DECEMBER 28, 2013
(in millions)
Net income – including noncontrolling interests
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from intra-entity transactions
of a long-term investment nature
Adjustments and gains (losses) arising during the year
Reclassifications of adjustments and (gains) losses into Net Income
Tax (expense) benefit
Changes in pension and post-retirement benefits
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year
Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income
Tax (expense) benefit
Changes in derivative instruments
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the year
Reclassification of (gains) losses into Net Income
Tax (expense) benefit
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Comprehensive Income – including noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive Income (loss) – noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive Income – Yum! Brands, Inc.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2015
$ 1,298
2014
$ 1,021
2013
$ 1,064
(259)
115
(144)
—
(144)
101
53
154
(57)
97
32
(41)
(9)
1
(8)
(55)
1,243
(1)
$ 1,244
$
(149)
2
(147)
4
(143)
(209)
27
(182)
69
(113)
23
(23)
—
—
—
(256)
765
(32)
797
10
—
10
(2)
8
221
83
304
(115)
189
6
(2)
4
(1)
3
200
1,264
(23)
$ 1,287
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 26, 2015, DECEMBER 27, 2014 AND DECEMBER 28, 2013
(in millions)
Cash Flows – Operating Activities
Net Income – including noncontrolling interests
Depreciation and amortization
Closures and impairment (income) expenses
Refranchising (gain) loss
Contributions to defined benefit pension plans
Losses and other costs related to the extinguishment of debt
Deferred income taxes
Equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Distributions of income received from unconsolidated affiliates
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
Share-based compensation expense
Changes in accounts and notes receivable
Changes in inventories
Changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets
Changes in accounts payable and other current liabilities
Changes in income taxes payable
Other, net
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash Flows – Investing Activities
Capital spending
Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants
Acquisitions
Other, net
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash Flows – Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt
Revolving credit facilities, three months or less, net
Short-term borrowings, by original maturity
More than three months – proceeds
More than three months – payments
Three months or less, net
Repurchase shares of Common Stock
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
Employee stock option proceeds
Dividends paid on Common Stock
Other, net
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of Year
Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of Year
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2015
2014
2013
$ 1,298
747
79
10
(98)
—
(89)
(41)
21
(50)
57
(54)
58
(22)
128
20
75
2,139
$ 1,021
739
535
(33)
(18)
—
(172)
(30)
28
(42)
55
(21)
(22)
12
60
(143)
80
2,049
$ 1,064
721
331
(100)
(23)
120
(24)
(26)
43
(44)
49
(12)
18
(21)
(102)
14
131
2,139
(973)
246
(9)
54
(682)
—
(263)
285
609
—
—
(1,200)
50
12
(730)
(55)
(1,292)
(6)
159
578
737
(1,033)
114
(28)
11
(936)
—
(66)
416
2
(2)
—
(820)
42
29
(669)
(46)
(1,114)
6
5
573
578
$
(1,049)
260
(99)
2
(886)
599
(666)
—
56
(56)
—
(770)
44
37
(615)
(80)
(1,451)
(5)
(203)
776
573
$
$
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Balance Sheets
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
DECEMBER 26, 2015 AND DECEMBER 27, 2014
(in millions)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts and notes receivable, net
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Advertising cooperative assets, restricted
Total Current Assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates
Other assets
Deferred income taxes
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Income taxes payable
Short-term borrowings
Advertising cooperative liabilities
Total Current Liabilities
Long-term debt
Other liabilities and deferred credits
Total Liabilities
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock, no par value, 750 shares authorized; 420 shares and 434 shares issued in 2015 and 2014, respectively
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total Shareholders’ Equity – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Noncontrolling interests
Total Shareholders’ Equity
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2015
2014
$
737
377
229
242
103
1,688
4,189
656
271
61
534
676
$ 8,075
$ 1,985
77
923
103
3,088
3,054
958
7,100
6
$
578
325
301
254
95
1,553
4,498
700
318
52
560
653
$ 8,334
$ 1,970
77
267
95
2,409
3,077
1,235
6,721
9
—
1,150
(239)
911
58
969
$ 8,075
—
1,737
(190)
1,547
57
1,604
$ 8,334
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
YUM! BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 26, 2015, DECEMBER 27, 2014 AND DECEMBER 28, 2013
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Issued Common
Stock
Shares
Amount
451 $
Retained
Earnings
— $ 2,286
1,091
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(132)
$
Noncontrolling
Interests
99
$
(5)
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
$ 2,253
1,086
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interest
59
$
(22)
(in millions)
Balance at December 29, 2012
Net Income (loss)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses) from
intra-entity transactions of a long-term investment
nature (net of tax impact of $2 million)
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans
(net of tax impact of $115 million)
Net unrealized gain on derivative instruments
(net of tax impact of $1 million)
Comprehensive Income (loss)
Dividends declared
Acquisition of Little Sheep store-level
noncontrolling interests
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock
Employee stock option and SARs exercises
(includes tax impact of $42 million)
Compensation-related events (includes tax
impact of $8 million)
Balance at December 28, 2013
Net Income (loss)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses)
from intra-entity transactions of a long-term
investment nature (net of tax impact of $4 million)
Reclassification of translation adjustments into
income
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans
(net of tax impact of $69 million)
Comprehensive Income (loss)
Dividends declared
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock
Employee stock option and SARs exercises
(includes tax impact of $37 million)
Compensation-related events (includes tax
impact of $5 million)
Balance at December 27, 2014
Net Income (loss)
Translation adjustments and gains (losses)
from intra-entity transactions of a long-term
investment nature (net of tax impact of $3 million)
Reclassification of translation adjustments into
income (net of tax impact of $3 million)
Pension and post-retirement benefit plans
(net of tax impact of $57 million)
Net unrealized loss on derivative instruments
(net of tax impact of $1 million)
Comprehensive Income (loss)
Dividends declared
Acquisition of Little Sheep store-level
noncontrolling interests
Repurchase of shares of Common Stock
Employee stock option and SARs exercises
(includes tax impact of $43 million)
Compensation-related events (includes tax
impact of $7 million)
Balance at December 26, 2015
(635)
(11)
(110)
(640)
3
49
443 $
61
— $ 2,102
1,051
(691)
(725)
(11)
2
(95)
33
434 $
62
— $ 1,737
1,293
(756)
(1,124)
—
1
(76)
11
(16)
2
420 $
64
— $ 1,150
4
189
3
$
64
$
(143)
2
(113)
$
(190)
$
(250)
112
97
(8)
2
(18)
(15)
63
(1)
(1)
(4)
57
6
(4)
(1)
6
189
3
1,284
(653)
(15)
(750)
49
61
$ 2,229
1,050
(144)
2
(113)
795
(695)
(820)
33
62
$ 1,604
1,299
(254)
112
97
(8)
1,246
(756)
—
(1,200)
11
64
969
2
(20)
39
(29)
(1)
(30)
9
(1)
(2)
(3)
$
$
$
6
39
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
$
(239)
$
58
$
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Tabular amounts in millions, except share data)
NOTE 1
Description of Business
YUM! Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively referred to herein as
“YUM” or the “Company”) comprise primarily the worldwide operations
of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell (collectively the “Concepts”). YUM has
over 42,000 units of which 57% are located outside the U.S. in more
than 130 countries and territories. YUM was created as an independent,
publicly-owned company on October 6, 1997 via a tax-free distribution by
our former parent, PepsiCo, Inc., of our Common Stock to its shareholders.
References to YUM throughout these Consolidated Financial Statements
are made using the first person notations of “we,” “us” or “our.”
Through our widely-recognized Concepts, we develop, operate, franchise
and license a system of both traditional and non-traditional quick service
restaurants. Each Concept has proprietary menu items and emphasizes
the preparation of food with high quality ingredients as well as unique
recipes and special seasonings to provide appealing, convenient, tasty
and attractive food at competitive prices. Our traditional restaurants
feature dine-in, carryout and, in some instances, drive-thru or delivery
service. Non-traditional units, which are principally licensed outlets, include
express units and kiosks which have a more limited menu and operate
in non-traditional locations like malls, airports, gasoline service stations,
train stations, subways, convenience stores, stadiums, amusement parks
and colleges, where a full-scale traditional outlet would not be practical
or efficient. We also operate multibrand units, where two or more of our
Concepts are operated in a single unit.
As of December 26, 2015, YUM consisted of five operating segments:
• YUM China (“China” or “China Division”) which includes all operations
in mainland China
• YUM India (“India” or “India Division”) which includes all operations in
India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
• The KFC Division which includes all operations of the KFC concept
outside of China Division and India Division
• The Pizza Hut Division which includes all operations of the Pizza Hut
concept outside of China Division and India Division
• The Taco Bell Division which includes all operations of the Taco Bell
concept outside of India Division
Effective January, 2016 the Company’s India Division was segmented by
brand, integrated into the global KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions, and
is no longer a separate operating segment. While our consolidated results
will not be impacted, we will restate our historical segment information
during 2016 for consistent presentation.
In October, 2015 we announced our intent to separate YUM’s China
business from YUM into an independent, publicly-traded company by
the end of 2016. This transaction, which is expected to be a tax-free
spin-off of our China business, will create two powerful, independent,
focused growth companies with distinct strategies, financial profiles and
investment characteristics.
Completion of the spin-off will be subject to certain conditions, including,
among others, receiving final approval from the YUM Board of Directors,
receipt of various regulatory approvals, receipt of an opinion of counsel
with respect to certain tax matters, the effectiveness of filings related to
public listing and applicable securities laws, and other terms and conditions
as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
NOTE PART II2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Our preparation of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements
in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements,
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Preparation. Intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We
consolidate entities in which we have a controlling financial interest,
the usual condition of which is ownership of a majority voting interest.
We also consider for consolidation an entity, in which we have certain
interests, where the controlling financial interest may be achieved through
arrangements that do not involve voting interests. Such an entity, known
as a variable interest entity (“VIE”), is required to be consolidated by its
primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary is the entity that possesses
the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact
its economic performance and has the obligation to absorb losses or the
right to receive benefits from the VIE that are significant to it.
Our most significant variable interests are in entities that operate restaurants
under our Concepts’ franchise and license arrangements. We do not generally
have an equity interest in our franchisee or licensee businesses with the
exception of certain entities in China as discussed below. Additionally,
we do not typically provide significant financial support such as loans or
guarantees to our franchisees and licensees. However, we do have variable
interests in certain franchisees through real estate lease arrangements to
which we are a party. At the end of 2015, YUM has future lease payments
due from franchisees, on a nominal basis, of approximately $345 million,
and we are contingently liable on certain other lease agreements that have
been assigned to franchisees. See Lease Guarantees, Franchise Loan
Pool and Equipment Guarantees and Unconsolidated Affiliate Guarantees
sections in Note 18. As our franchise and license arrangements provide
our franchisee and licensee entities the power to direct the activities that
most significantly impact their economic performance, we do not consider
ourselves the primary beneficiary of any such entity that might otherwise
be considered a VIE.
See Note 18 for additional information on an entity that operates a franchise
lending program that is a VIE in which we have a variable interest but for
which we are not the primary beneficiary and thus do not consolidate.
Certain investments in entities that operate KFCs in China are accounted
for by the equity method. These entities are not VIEs and our lack of
majority voting rights precludes us from controlling these affiliates. Thus,
we do not consolidate these affiliates, instead accounting for them under
the equity method. Our Little Sheep brand, a casual dining concept that
is part of our China Division, holds an investment in a meat processing
entity that is also accounted for by the equity method. Our share of the
net income or loss of those unconsolidated affiliates is included in Other
(income) expense.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K We report Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, which
includes the minority shareholders of the entities that operate the KFCs
in Beijing and Shanghai, China and the minority shareholders of Little
Sheep, separately on the face of our Consolidated Statements of Income.
The portion of equity not attributable to the Company for KFC Beijing and
KFC Shanghai is reported within equity, separately from the Company’s
equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The shareholder that owns
the remaining 7% ownership interest in Little Sheep holds an option that,
if exercised, requires us to redeem their non-controlling interest. This
Redeemable non-controlling interest is classified outside permanent equity
and recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as the greater of the
initial carrying amount adjusted for the non-controlling interest’s share of
net income (loss), or its redemption value.
We participate in various advertising cooperatives with our franchisees
and licensees established to collect and administer funds contributed
for use in advertising and promotional programs designed to increase
sales and enhance the reputation of the Company and its franchise
owners. Contributions to the advertising cooperatives are required for both
Company-owned and franchise restaurants and are generally based on a
percentage of restaurant sales. We maintain certain variable interests in
these cooperatives. As the cooperatives are required to spend all funds
collected on advertising and promotional programs, total equity at risk is
not sufficient to permit the cooperatives to finance their activities without
additional subordinated financial support. Therefore, these cooperatives
are VIEs. As a result of our voting rights, we consolidate certain of these
cooperatives for which we are the primary beneficiary. Advertising cooperative
assets, consisting primarily of cash received from the Company and
franchisees and accounts receivable from franchisees, can only be used
to settle obligations of the respective cooperative. Advertising cooperative
liabilities represent the corresponding obligation arising from the receipt of
the contributions to purchase advertising and promotional programs for
which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company
as the primary beneficiary. Therefore, we report all assets and liabilities
of these advertising cooperatives that we consolidate as Advertising
cooperative assets, restricted and Advertising cooperative liabilities in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. As the contributions to these cooperatives
are designated and segregated for advertising, we act as an agent for the
franchisees and licensees with regard to these contributions. Thus, we
do not reflect franchisee and licensee contributions to these cooperatives
in our Consolidated Statements of Income or Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows.
Fiscal Year. Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in December and,
as a result, a 53rd week is added every five or six years. The first three
quarters of each fiscal year consist of 12 weeks and the fourth quarter
consists of 16 weeks in fiscal years with 52 weeks and 17 weeks in fiscal
years with 53 weeks. Our subsidiaries operate on similar fiscal calendars
except that China, India and certain other international subsidiaries operate
on a monthly calendar, and thus never have a 53rd week, with two months
in the first quarter, three months in the second and third quarters and
four months in the fourth quarter. International businesses within our
KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell divisions close approximately one month
earlier to facilitate consolidated reporting. Our next fiscal year scheduled
to include a 53rd week is 2016.
Foreign Currency. The functional currency of our foreign entities is the
currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates.
Functional currency determinations are made based upon a number of
economic factors, including but not limited to cash flows and financing
transactions. The operations, assets and liabilities of our entities outside
the United States are initially measured using the functional currency of that
entity. Income and expense accounts for our operations of these foreign
entities are then translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange
rates prevailing during the period. Assets and liabilities of these foreign
entities are then translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect
at the balance sheet date. As of December 26, 2015, net cumulative
translation adjustment losses of $109 million are recorded in Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The majority of our foreign currency net asset exposure is in countries
where we have company-owned restaurants. As we manage and share
resources at the individual brand level within a country, cumulative translation
adjustments are recorded and tracked at the foreign-entity level that
represents the operations of our individual brands within that country.
Translation adjustments recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss) are subsequently recognized as income or expense generally
only upon sale of the related investment in a foreign entity, or upon a sale
of assets and liabilities within a foreign entity that represents a complete or
substantially complete liquidation of that entity. For purposes of determining
whether a sale or complete or substantially complete liquidation of an
investment in a foreign entity has occurred, we consider those same foreign
entities for which we record and track cumulative translation adjustments.
See Note 4 for information on the liquidation of our Mexico foreign entities
and related Income Statement recognition of translation adjustments.
Gains and losses arising from the impact of foreign currency exchange
rate fluctuations on transactions in foreign currency are included in Other
(income) expense in our Consolidated Statement of Income.
Reclassifications. We have reclassified certain items in the Consolidated
Financial Statements for prior periods to be comparable with the classification
for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015. These reclassifications had
no effect on previously reported Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Franchise and License Operations. We execute franchise or license
agreements for each unit operated by third parties which set out the terms
of our arrangement with the franchisee or licensee. Our franchise and
license agreements typically require the franchisee or licensee to pay an
initial, non-refundable fee and continuing fees based upon a percentage
of sales. Subject to our approval and their payment of a renewal fee, a
franchisee may generally renew the franchise agreement upon its expiration.
The internal costs we incur to provide support services to our franchisees
and licensees are charged to General and Administrative (“G&A”) expenses
as incurred. Certain direct costs of our franchise and license operations are
charged to franchise and license expenses. These costs include provisions
for estimated uncollectible fees, rent or depreciation expense associated
with restaurants we lease or sublease to franchisees, franchise and license
marketing funding, amortization expense for franchise-related intangible assets
and certain other direct incremental franchise and license support costs.
Revenue Recognition. Revenues from Company-owned restaurants are
recognized when payment is tendered at the time of sale. The Company
presents sales net of sales-related taxes. Income from our franchisees
and licensees includes initial fees, continuing fees, renewal fees and rental
income from restaurants we lease or sublease to them. We recognize
initial fees received from a franchisee or licensee as revenue when we
have performed substantially all initial services required by the franchise
or license agreement, which is generally upon the opening of a store.
We recognize continuing fees, which are based upon a percentage of
franchisee and licensee sales as those sales occur and rental income is
recognized as it is earned. We recognize renewal fees when a renewal
agreement with a franchisee or licensee becomes effective. We present
initial fees collected upon the sale of a company-owned restaurant to a
franchisee in Refranchising (gain) loss.
While the majority of our franchise agreements are entered into with terms
and conditions consistent with those at a prevailing market rate, there are
instances when we enter into franchise agreements with terms that are not
at market rates (for example, below-market continuing fees) for a specified
period of time. We recognize the estimated value of terms in franchise
agreements entered into concurrently with a refranchising transaction that
are not consistent with market terms as part of the upfront refranchising
gain (loss) and amortize that amount into Franchise and license fees and
income over the period such terms are in effect. The value of terms that are
not considered to be at market within franchise agreements is estimated
based upon the difference between cash expected to be received under the
franchise agreement and cash that would have been expected to be received
under a franchise agreement with terms substantially consistent with market.
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Direct Marketing Costs. To the extent we participate in advertising
cooperatives, we expense our contributions as incurred which are based on
a percentage of sales. We charge direct marketing costs incurred outside
of a cooperative to expense ratably in relation to revenues over the year
in which incurred and, in the case of advertising production costs, in the
year the advertisement is first shown. Deferred direct marketing costs,
which are classified as prepaid expenses, consist of media and related
advertising production costs which will generally be used for the first
time in the next fiscal year and have historically not been significant. Our
advertising expenses were $581 million, $589 million and $607 million in
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. We report substantially all of our direct
marketing costs in Occupancy and other operating expenses.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development
expenses, which we expense as incurred, are reported in G&A expenses.
Research and development expenses were $28 million, $30 million and
$31 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Share-Based Employee Compensation. We recognize all share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options and
stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), in the Consolidated Financial Statements
as compensation cost over the service period based on their fair value on
the date of grant. This compensation cost is recognized over the service
period on a straight-line basis for awards that actually vest. We present this
compensation cost consistent with the other compensation costs for the
employee recipient in either Payroll and employee benefits or G&A expenses.
See Note 14 for further discussion of our share-based compensation plans.
Legal Costs. Settlement costs are accrued when they are deemed
probable and reasonably estimable. Anticipated legal fees related to self-
insured workers’ compensation, employment practices liability, general
liability, automobile liability, product liability and property losses (collectively,
“property and casualty losses”) are accrued when deemed probable and
reasonably estimable. Legal fees not related to self-insured property
and casualty losses are recognized as incurred. See Note 18 for further
discussion of our legal proceedings.
Impairment or Disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment. Property,
plant and equipment (“PP&E”) is tested for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets
may not be recoverable. The assets are not recoverable if their carrying
value is less than the undiscounted cash flows we expect to generate from
such assets. If the assets are not deemed to be recoverable, impairment is
measured based on the excess of their carrying value over their fair value.
For purposes of impairment testing for our restaurants, we have concluded
that an individual restaurant is the lowest level of independent cash flows
unless our intent is to refranchise restaurants as a group. We review our
long-lived assets of such individual restaurants (primarily PP&E and allocated
intangible assets subject to amortization) semi-annually for impairment, or
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of a restaurant may not be recoverable. We use two consecutive
years of operating losses as our primary indicator of potential impairment
for our semi-annual impairment testing of these restaurant assets. We
evaluate the recoverability of these restaurant assets by comparing
the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, which are based on our
entity-specific assumptions, to the carrying value of such assets. For
restaurant assets that are not deemed to be recoverable, we write-down
an impaired restaurant to its estimated fair value, which becomes its new
cost basis. Fair value is an estimate of the price a franchisee would pay
for the restaurant and its related assets and is determined by discounting
the estimated future after-tax cash flows of the restaurant, which include
a deduction for royalties we would receive under a franchise agreement
with terms substantially at market. The after-tax cash flows incorporate
reasonable assumptions we believe a franchisee would make such as
sales growth and margin improvement. The discount rate used in the
fair value calculation is our estimate of the required rate of return that a
franchisee would expect to receive when purchasing a similar restaurant
and the related long-lived assets. The discount rate incorporates rates of
returns for historical refranchising market transactions and is commensurate
with the risks and uncertainty inherent in the forecasted cash flows.
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In executing our refranchising initiatives, we most often offer groups of
restaurants for sale. When we believe it is more likely than not a restaurant
or groups of restaurants will be refranchised for a price less than their
carrying value, but do not believe the restaurant(s) have met the criteria
to be classified as held for sale, we review the restaurants for impairment.
We evaluate the recoverability of these restaurant assets by comparing
estimated sales proceeds plus holding period cash flows, if any, to the
carrying value of the restaurant or group of restaurants. For restaurant
assets that are not deemed to be recoverable, we recognize impairment
for any excess of carrying value over the fair value of the restaurants,
which is based on the expected net sales proceeds. To the extent ongoing
agreements to be entered into with the franchisee simultaneous with
the refranchising are expected to contain terms, such as royalty rates,
not at prevailing market rates, we consider the off-market terms in our
impairment evaluation. We recognize any such impairment charges in
Refranchising (gain) loss. Refranchising (gain) loss includes the gains or
losses from the sales of our restaurants to new and existing franchisees,
including any impairment charges discussed above, and the related initial
franchise fees. We recognize gains on restaurant refranchisings when
the sale transaction closes and control of the restaurant operations have
transferred to the franchisee.
When we decide to close a restaurant, it is reviewed for impairment and
depreciable lives are adjusted based on the expected disposal date. Other
costs incurred when closing a restaurant such as costs of disposing of the
assets as well as other facility-related expenses from previously closed
stores are generally expensed as incurred. Additionally, at the date we
cease using a property under an operating lease, we record a liability for
the net present value of any remaining lease obligations, net of estimated
sublease income, if any. Any costs recorded upon store closure as well as
any subsequent adjustments to liabilities for remaining lease obligations as
a result of lease termination or changes in estimates of sublease income
are recorded in Closures and impairment (income) expenses. To the
extent we sell assets, primarily land, associated with a closed store, any
gain or loss upon that sale is also recorded in Closures and impairment
(income) expenses.
Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate future cash
flows, including cash flows from continuing use, terminal value, sublease
income and refranchising proceeds. Accordingly, actual results could vary
significantly from our estimates.
Impairment of Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates. We record
impairment charges related to an investment in an unconsolidated affiliate
whenever events or circumstances indicate that a decrease in the fair value
of an investment has occurred which is other than temporary. In addition,
we evaluate our investments in unconsolidated affiliates for impairment
when they have experienced two consecutive years of operating losses.
Guarantees. We recognize, at inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair
value of certain obligations undertaken. The majority of our guarantees are
issued as a result of assigning our interest in obligations under operating
leases as a condition to the refranchising of certain Company restaurants.
We recognize a liability for the fair value of such lease guarantees upon
refranchising and upon subsequent renewals of such leases when we remain
contingently liable. The related expense and any subsequent changes
are included in Refranchising (gain) loss. Any expense and subsequent
changes in the guarantees for other franchise support guarantees not
associated with a refranchising transaction are included in Franchise and
license expense.
Income Taxes. We record deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases as well as operating loss, capital loss and
tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those differences or carryforwards are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes
the enactment date. Additionally, in determining the need for recording a
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K valuation allowance against the carrying amount of deferred tax assets,
we consider the amount of taxable income and periods over which it must
be earned, actual levels of past taxable income and known trends and
events or transactions that are expected to affect future levels of taxable
income. Where we determine that it is more likely than not that all or a
portion of an asset will not be realized, we record a valuation allowance.
In November, 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet
Classification of Deferred Taxes (ASU 2015-17) to simplify the presentation
of deferred taxes on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 requires organizations
that present a classified balance sheet to classify all deferred taxes as
noncurrent assets or noncurrent liabilities. We have elected to early adopt
this guidance as of December 26, 2015 and restate our 2014 comparable
balances. This resulted in $93 million of current deferred tax assets and
$2 million of current deferred tax liabilities being reclassified at December 27,
2014, resulting in an increase to Deferred income taxes – long term of
$82 million and a corresponding decrease to Other liabilities and deferred
credits of $9 million.
We recognize the benefit of positions taken or expected to be taken in
our tax returns in our Income tax provision when it is more likely than
not (i.e. a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be
sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position
is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than
fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement. We evaluate these
amounts on a quarterly basis to ensure that they have been appropriately
adjusted for audit settlements and other events we believe may impact
the outcome. Changes in judgment that result in subsequent recognition,
derecognition or a change in measurement of a tax position taken in a prior
annual period (including any related interest and penalties) are recognized
as a discrete item in the interim period in which the change occurs. We
recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax
benefits as components of our Income tax provision.
We do not record a U.S. deferred tax liability for the excess of the book
basis over the tax basis of our investments in foreign subsidiaries to the
extent that the basis difference results from earnings that meet the indefinite
reversal criteria. This criteria is met if the foreign subsidiary has invested,
or will invest, the undistributed earnings indefinitely. The decision as to the
amount of undistributed earnings that we intend to maintain in non-U.S.
subsidiaries considers items including, but not limited to, forecasts and
budgets of financial needs of cash for working capital, liquidity plans and
expected cash requirements in the United States.
See Note 16 for a further discussion of our income taxes.
Fair Value Measurements. Fair value is the price we would receive to sell
an asset or pay to transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction
between market participants. For those assets and liabilities we record
or disclose at fair value, we determine fair value based upon the quoted
market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available for
identical assets, we determine fair value based upon the quoted market
price of similar assets or the present value of expected future cash flows
considering the risks involved, including counterparty performance risk if
appropriate, and using discount rates appropriate for the duration. The
fair values are assigned a level within the fair value hierarchy, depending
on the source of the inputs into the calculation.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Inputs based upon quoted prices in active markets
for identical assets.
Inputs other than quoted prices included within
Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either
directly or indirectly.
Inputs that are unobservable for the asset.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash equivalents represent funds we have
temporarily invested (with original maturities not exceeding three months),
including short-term, highly liquid debt securities. Cash and overdraft
balances that meet the criteria for right of setoff are presented net on our
Consolidated Balance Sheet.
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Receivables. The Company’s receivables are primarily generated from
ongoing business relationships with our franchisees and licensees as a result
of franchise, license and lease agreements. Trade receivables consisting of
royalties from franchisees and licensees are generally due within 30 days
of the period in which the corresponding sales occur and are classified as
Accounts and notes receivable on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Our
provision for uncollectible franchisee and licensee receivable balances is
based upon pre-defined aging criteria or upon the occurrence of other
events that indicate that we may not collect the balance due. Additionally,
we monitor the financial condition of our franchisees and licensees and
record provisions for estimated losses on receivables when we believe
it probable that our franchisees or licensees will be unable to make their
required payments. While we use the best information available in making
our determination, the ultimate recovery of recorded receivables is also
dependent upon future economic events and other conditions that may
be beyond our control. We recorded $6 million, $3 million and $2 million
in net provisions within Franchise and license expenses in 2015, 2014
and 2013, respectively, related to uncollectible franchise and license
trade receivables. Trade receivables that are ultimately deemed to be
uncollectible, and for which collection efforts have been exhausted, are
written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Accounts and notes receivable
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts and notes receivable, net
2015
393
(16)
377
$
$
2014
337
(12)
325
$
$
Our financing receivables primarily consist of notes receivables and direct
financing leases with franchisees which we enter into from time to time. As
these receivables primarily relate to our ongoing business agreements with
franchisees and licensees, we consider such receivables to have similar risk
characteristics and evaluate them as one collective portfolio segment and
class for determining the allowance for doubtful accounts. We monitor the
financial condition of our franchisees and licensees and record provisions
for estimated losses on receivables when we believe it is probable that our
franchisees or licensees will be unable to make their required payments.
Balances of notes receivable and direct financing leases due within one year
are included in Accounts and notes receivable while amounts due beyond
one year are included in Other assets. Amounts included in Other assets
totaled $23 million (net of an allowance of $4 million) and $21 million (net
of an allowance of $1 million) at December 26, 2015 and December 27,
2014, respectively. Financing receivables that are ultimately deemed to
be uncollectible, and for which collection efforts have been exhausted, are
written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. Interest income
recorded on financing receivables has historically been insignificant.
Inventories. We value our inventories at the lower of cost (computed on
the first-in, first-out method) or market.
Property, Plant and Equipment. We state PP&E at cost less accumulated
depreciation and amortization. We calculate depreciation and amortization
on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as
follows: 5 to 25 years for buildings and leasehold improvements, 3 to
20 years for machinery and equipment and 3 to 7 years for capitalized
software costs. We suspend depreciation and amortization on assets
related to restaurants that are held for sale.
Leases and Leasehold Improvements. The Company leases land,
buildings or both for certain of its restaurants worldwide. The length of our
lease terms, which vary by country and often include renewal options, are
an important factor in determining the appropriate accounting for leases
including the initial classification of the lease as capital or operating and
the timing of recognition of rent expense over the duration of the lease.
We include renewal option periods in determining the term of our leases
when failure to renew the lease would impose a penalty on the Company
in such an amount that a renewal appears to be reasonably assured at
the inception of the lease. The primary penalty to which we are subject
is the economic detriment associated with the existence of leasehold
improvements which might be impaired if we choose not to continue the
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use of the leased property. Leasehold improvements are amortized over
the shorter of their estimated useful lives or the lease term. We generally
do not receive leasehold improvement incentives upon opening a store
that is subject to a lease.
We expense rent associated with leased land or buildings while a restaurant
is being constructed whether rent is paid or we are subject to a rent
holiday. Additionally, certain of the Company’s operating leases contain
predetermined fixed escalations of the minimum rent during the lease
term. For leases with fixed escalating payments and/or rent holidays, we
record rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, including
any option periods considered in the determination of that lease term.
Contingent rentals are generally based on sales levels in excess of stipulated
amounts, and thus are not considered minimum lease payments and are
included in rent expense when attainment of the contingency is considered
probable (e.g. when Company sales occur).
Internal Development Costs and Abandoned Site Costs. We capitalize
direct costs associated with the site acquisition and construction of a
Company unit on that site, including direct internal payroll and payroll-related
costs. Only those site-specific costs incurred subsequent to the time
that the site acquisition is considered probable are capitalized. If we
subsequently make a determination that it is probable a site for which
internal development costs have been capitalized will not be acquired
or developed, any previously capitalized internal development costs are
expensed and included in G&A expenses.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets. From time to time, the Company
acquires restaurants from one of our Concept’s franchisees or acquires
another business. Goodwill from these acquisitions represents the excess
of the cost of a business acquired over the net of the amounts assigned
to assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets and liabilities
assumed. Goodwill is not amortized and has been assigned to reporting
units for purposes of impairment testing. Our reporting units are business
units (which are aligned based on geography) in our KFC, Pizza Hut and
Taco Bell Divisions and individual brands in our India and China Divisions.
We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or more often if
an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate impairment might
exist. We have selected the beginning of our fourth quarter as the date
on which to perform our ongoing annual impairment test for goodwill.
We may elect to perform a qualitative assessment for our reporting units
to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the
reporting unit is greater than its carrying value. If a qualitative assessment
is not performed, or if as a result of a qualitative assessment it is not more
likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying
value, then the reporting unit’s fair value is compared to its carrying value.
Fair value is the price a willing buyer would pay for a reporting unit, and is
generally estimated using discounted expected future after-tax cash flows
from Company-owned restaurant operations and franchise royalties. The
discount rate is our estimate of the required rate of return that a third-party
buyer would expect to receive when purchasing a business from us that
constitutes a reporting unit. We believe the discount rate is commensurate
with the risks and uncertainty inherent in the forecasted cash flows. If the
carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is written
down to its implied fair value.
If we record goodwill upon acquisition of a restaurant(s) from a franchisee and
such restaurant(s) is then sold within two years of acquisition, the goodwill
associated with the acquired restaurant(s) is written off in its entirety. If the
restaurant is refranchised two years or more subsequent to its acquisition,
we include goodwill in the carrying amount of the restaurants disposed
of based on the relative fair values of the portion of the reporting unit
disposed of in the refranchising and the portion of the reporting unit that
will be retained. The fair value of the portion of the reporting unit disposed
of in a refranchising is determined by reference to the discounted value
of the future cash flows expected to be generated by the restaurant and
retained by the franchisee, which includes a deduction for the anticipated,
future royalties the franchisee will pay us associated with the franchise
agreement entered into simultaneously with the refranchising transition.
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The fair value of the reporting unit retained is based on the price a willing
buyer would pay for the reporting unit and includes the value of franchise
agreements. Appropriate adjustments are made if a franchise agreement
includes terms that are determined to not be at prevailing market rates.
As such, the fair value of the reporting unit retained can include expected
cash flows from future royalties from those restaurants currently being
refranchised, future royalties from existing franchise businesses and company
restaurant operations. As a result, the percentage of a reporting unit’s
goodwill that will be written off in a refranchising transaction will be less
than the percentage of the reporting unit’s Company-owned restaurants
that are refranchised in that transaction and goodwill can be allocated to
a reporting unit with only franchise restaurants.
We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset that is not
being amortized each reporting period to determine whether events and
circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If an intangible
asset that is not being amortized is subsequently determined to have a
finite useful life, we amortize the intangible asset prospectively over its
estimated remaining useful life. Intangible assets that are deemed to have
a definite life are amortized on a straight-line basis to their residual value.
We evaluate our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an
annual basis or more often if an event occurs or circumstances change that
indicate impairments might exist. We perform our annual test for impairment
of our indefinite-lived intangible assets at the beginning of our fourth quarter.
We may elect to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether
it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible
asset is greater than its carrying value. If a qualitative assessment is not
performed, or if as a result of a qualitative assessment it is not more likely
than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds
its carrying value, then the asset’s fair value is compared to its carrying
value. Fair value is an estimate of the price a willing buyer would pay for
the intangible asset and is generally estimated by discounting the expected
future after-tax cash flows associated with the intangible asset.
Our definite-lived intangible assets that are not allocated to an individual
restaurant are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the intangible asset may
not be recoverable. An intangible asset that is deemed not recoverable on
an undiscounted basis is written down to its estimated fair value, which is
our estimate of the price a willing buyer would pay for the intangible asset
based on discounted expected future after-tax cash flows. For purposes of
our impairment analysis, we update the cash flows that were initially used
to value the definite-lived intangible asset to reflect our current estimates
and assumptions over the asset’s future remaining life.
Derivative Financial Instruments. We use derivative instruments primarily
to hedge interest rate and foreign currency risks. These derivative contracts
are entered into with financial institutions. We do not use derivative
instruments for trading purposes and we have procedures in place to
monitor and control their use.
We record all derivative instruments on our Consolidated Balance Sheet
at fair value. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as
a fair value hedge, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument as well as
the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged
risk are recognized in the results of operations. For derivative instruments
that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion
of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component
of other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in
the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects
earnings. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a net
investment hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative
instrument is reported in the foreign currency translation component of
other comprehensive income (loss). Any ineffective portion of the gain or
loss on the derivative instrument for a cash flow hedge or net investment
hedge is recorded in the results of operations immediately. For derivative
instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the gain or loss is
recognized in the results of operations immediately.
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K As a result of the use of derivative instruments, the Company is exposed
to risk that the counterparties will fail to meet their contractual obligations.
To mitigate the counterparty credit risk, we only enter into contracts with
carefully selected major financial institutions based upon their credit
ratings and other factors, and continually assess the creditworthiness of
counterparties. At December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, all of
the counterparties to our interest rate swaps, foreign currency swaps and
foreign currency forwards had investment grade ratings according to the
three major ratings agencies. To date, all counterparties have performed
in accordance with their contractual obligations.
Common Stock Share Repurchases. From time to time, we repurchase
shares of our Common Stock under share repurchase programs authorized
by our Board of Directors. Shares repurchased constitute authorized,
but unissued shares under the North Carolina laws under which we are
incorporated. Additionally, our Common Stock has no par or stated value.
Accordingly, we record the full value of share repurchases, upon the trade
date, against Common Stock on our Consolidated Balance Sheet except
when to do so would result in a negative balance in such Common Stock
account. In such instances, on a period basis, we record the cost of any
further share repurchases as a reduction in retained earnings. Due to the
large number of share repurchases of our stock over the past several
years, our Common Stock balance is frequently zero at the end of any
period. Accordingly, $1,124 million, $725 million and $640 million in share
repurchases were recorded as a reduction in Retained Earnings in 2015,
2014 and 2013, respectively. See Note 15 for additional information on
our share repurchases.
Pension and Post-retirement Medical Benefits. We measure and recognize
the overfunded or underfunded status of our pension and post-retirement
plans as an asset or liability in our Consolidated Balance Sheet as of our
fiscal year end. The funded status represents the difference between the
projected benefit obligations and the fair value of plan assets, which is
calculated on a plan-by-plan basis. The projected benefit obligation and
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
related funded status are determined using assumptions as of the end of
each year. The projected benefit obligation is the present value of benefits
earned to date by plan participants, including the effect of future salary
increases, as applicable. The difference between the projected benefit
obligations and the fair value of plan assets that has not previously been
recognized in our Consolidated Statement of Income is recorded as a
component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
The net periodic benefit costs associated with the Company’s defined
benefit pension and post-retirement medical plans are determined using
assumptions regarding the projected benefit obligation and, for funded
plans, the market-related value of plan assets as of the beginning of each
year. We have elected to use a market-related value of plan assets to
calculate the expected return on assets in net periodic benefit costs. We
recognize differences in the fair value versus the market-related value of
plan assets evenly over five years. For each individual plan we amortize into
pension expense the net amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss), as adjusted for the difference between the fair value and
market-related value of plan assets, to the extent that such amounts
exceed 10% of the greater of a plan’s projected benefit obligation or
market-related value of assets, over the remaining service period of active
participants in the plan or, for plans with no active participants, over the
expected average life expectancy of the inactive participants in the plan.
We record a curtailment when an event occurs that significantly reduces
the expected years of future service or eliminates the accrual of defined
benefits for the future services of a significant number of employees. We
record a curtailment gain when the employees who are entitled to the
benefits terminate their employment; we record a curtailment loss when
it becomes probable a loss will occur.
We recognize settlement gains or losses only when we have determined
that the cost of all settlements in a year will exceed the sum of the service
and interest costs within an individual plan.
NOTE PART II3
Earnings Per Common Share (“EPS”)
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (for basic calculation)
Effect of dilutive share-based employee compensation
Weighted-average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding
(for diluted calculation)
Basic EPS
Diluted EPS
Unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (in millions) excluded from the
diluted EPS computation(a)
2015
$ 1,293
436
7
$
$
443
2.97
2.92
4.5
2014
$ 1,051
444
9
$
$
453
2.37
2.32
5.5
2013
$ 1,091
452
9
$
$
461
2.41
2.36
4.9
(a) These unexercised employee stock options and stock appreciation rights were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would have been antidilutive for the periods
presented.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II4
Items Affecting Comparability of Net Income and Cash Flows
Little Sheep Impairment
On February 1, 2012 we acquired an additional 66% interest in Little Sheep
Group Limited (“Little Sheep”) for $540 million, net of cash acquired of
$44 million, increasing our ownership to 93%. The primary assets recorded
as a result of the acquisition and resulting consolidation of Little Sheep
were the Little Sheep trademark and goodwill of approximately $400 million
and $375 million, respectively.
Sustained declines in sales and profits in 2013 resulted in a determination
that the Little Sheep trademark, goodwill and certain restaurant level PP&E
were impaired during the quarter ended September 7, 2013. As a result,
we recorded impairment charges to the trademark, goodwill and PP&E
of $69 million, $222 million and $4 million, respectively, during the quarter
ended September 7, 2013.
The Little Sheep business continued to underperform during 2014 with
actual average-unit sales volumes and profit levels significantly below those
assumed in our 2013 estimation of the Little Sheep trademark and reporting
unit fair values. As a result, a significant number of Company-operated
restaurants were closed or refranchised during 2014 with future plans calling
for further focus on franchise-ownership for the Concept. We tested the
Little Sheep trademark and goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter
of 2014 pursuant to our accounting policy. As a result of comparing the
trademark’s 2014 fair value estimate of $58 million to its carrying value of
$342 million, we recorded a $284 million impairment charge. Additionally,
after determining the 2014 fair value estimate of the Little Sheep reporting
unit was less than its carrying value we wrote off Little Sheep’s remaining
goodwill balance of $160 million. The Company also evaluated other
Little Sheep long-lived assets for impairment and recorded $14 million
of restaurant-level PP&E impairment and a $5 million impairment of our
equity method investment in a meat processing business that supplies
lamb to Little Sheep.
The losses related to Little Sheep that have occurred concurrent with our
trademark and goodwill impairments in 2014 and 2013, none of which
have been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes,
are summarized below:
Impairment of Goodwill
Impairment of Trademark
Impairment of PP&E
Impairment of Investment in Little Sheep Meat
Tax Benefit
Loss Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest
Net Loss
2014
160
284
14
5
(76)
(26)
361
$
$
2013
222
69
4
—
(18)
(19)
258
$
$
Income Statement Classification
Closures and Impairment (income) expense
Closures and Impairment (income) expense
Closures and Impairment (income) expense
Closures and Impairment (income) expense
Income tax provision
Net Income (loss) noncontrolling interests
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Losses Related to the Extinguishment
of PART IIDebt
During the fourth quarter of 2013, we completed a cash tender offer
to repurchase $550 million of our Senior Unsecured Notes due either
March 2018 or November 2037. This transaction resulted in $120 million
of losses as a result of premiums paid and other costs, $118 million of
which was classified as Interest expense, net in our Consolidated Statement
of Income. The repurchase of the Senior Unsecured Notes was funded
primarily by proceeds of $599 million received from the issuance of new
Senior Unsecured Notes.
Refranchising (Gain) Loss
The Refranchising (gain) loss by reportable segment is presented below. We do not allocate such gains and losses to our segments for performance
reporting purposes.
China
KFC Division(a)
Pizza Hut Division(a)(b)
Taco Bell Division
India
Worldwide
$
$
$
$
Refranchising (gain) loss
2015
(13)
30
55
(65)
3
10
2014
(17)
(18)
4
(4)
2
(33)
$
$
2013
(5)
(8)
(3)
(84)
—
(100)
(a)
In 2010 we refranchised our then-remaining Company-operated restaurants in Mexico. To the extent we owned it, we did not sell the real estate related to certain of these restaurants,
instead leasing it to the franchisee. During 2015, we sold the real estate for approximately $58 million. While these proceeds exceeded the book value of the real estate, the sale represented
a substantial liquidation of our Mexican foreign entities under GAAP. As such, the accumulated translation losses associated with our Mexican business were included in our loss on the sale.
We recorded charges of $80 million representing the excess of the sum of the book value of the real estate and other related assets and our accumulated translation losses over the sales
price. Consistent with the classification of the original market refranchising transaction, these charges were classified as Refranchising (gain) loss. Refranchising losses of $40 million were
associated with both the KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions.
Our KFC and Pizza Hut Divisions earned approximately $2 million and $1 million, respectively, of rental income in 2015 and $3 million and $1 million, respectively, of rental income in 2014
related to this real estate that transferred to the buyer subsequent to the sale of the real estate. We continue to earn U.S. dollar-denominated franchise fees, most of which are sales-based
royalties, under our existing franchise contracts with our Mexico franchisee.
(b) During 2015 we recognized charges of $16 million within Refranchising (gain) loss associated with the refranchising of our company-owned Pizza Hut restaurants in Korea. While additional
gains or losses may occur as the refranchising plans move forward, such amounts are not expected to be material at this time.
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement
During 2015 we reached an agreement with our KFC U.S. franchisees that
gave us brand marketing control as well as an accelerated path to expanded
menu offerings, improved assets and enhanced customer experience. In
connection with this agreement we anticipate investing a total of approximately
$125 million through 2017 primarily to fund new back-of-house equipment for
franchisees and to provide incentives to accelerate franchisee store remodels.
We recorded expenses for the portion of these investments made in 2015 of
$71 million and $1 million within Franchise and license expense and Occupancy
and other operating expenses, respectively, with the remaining investments
to occur in 2016 and 2017. These charges are not being allocated to the
KFC Division for performance reporting purposes due to their unique and
long-term brand-building nature.
In addition to the investments above we have agreed to fund incremental
system advertising dollars of $60 million. We funded approximately $10 million
of such advertising in 2015 with the remaining funding to occur in 2016
and 2017. These amounts are being recorded in the KFC Division segment
operating results.
Store Closure and Impairment Activity
Store closure (income) costs and Store impairment charges by reportable segment are presented below. These tables exclude $463 million and $295 million of
Little Sheep impairment losses in 2014 and 2013, respectively which were not allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.
2015
Store closure (income) costs(a)
Store impairment charges
Closure and impairment (income) expenses
Store closure (income) costs(a)
Store impairment charges
Closure and impairment (income) expenses
Store closure (income) costs(a)
Store impairment charges
Closure and impairment (income) expenses
China
(6)
70
64
China
—
54
54
China
(1)
31
30
$
$
$
$
$
$
KFC
1
7
8
KFC
2
7
9
KFC
(1)
4
3
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Pizza Hut
(2)
5
3
$
2014
$
Pizza Hut
1
4
5
$
2013
$
Pizza Hut
(3)
3
—
$
Taco Bell
(1)
$
4
3
$
Taco Bell
—
$
3
3
$
Taco Bell
—
$
1
1
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
India Worldwide
(8)
87
79
—
1
1
$
$
India Worldwide
3
69
72
—
1
1
$
$
India Worldwide
(5)
41
36
—
2
2
$
$
(a) Store closure (income) costs include the net gain or loss on sales of real estate on which we formerly operated a Company-owned restaurant that was closed, lease reserves established
when we cease using a property under an operating lease and subsequent adjustments to those reserves and other facility-related expenses from previously closed stores. Remaining lease
obligations for closed stores were not material at December 26, 2015 or December 27, 2014.
NOTE PART II5
Supplemental Cash Flow Data
Cash Paid For:
Interest(a)
Income taxes(b)
Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Capital lease obligations incurred
2015
2014
2013
$
$
154
535
28
$
$
149
684
24
$
$
269
489
15
(a) 2013 includes $109 million of cash premiums and fees paid related to the extinguishment of debt, which is the primary component of the $120 million loss on debt extinguishment.
See Note 4.
(b) 2014 includes $200 million of cash paid related to the resolution of a valuation issue with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) related to years 2004 through 2008. See Note 16.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II6
Franchise and License Fees and Income
Initial fees, including renewal fees
Initial franchise fees included in Refranchising (gain) loss
Continuing fees and rental income
Franchise and license fees and income
NOTE PART II7 Other (Income) Expense
Equity (income) loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates
China poultry supply insurance recovery(a)
Loss associated with planned sale of aircraft(b)
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other
Other (income) expense
$
2015
88
(10)
78
1,882
$ 1,960
$
2014
83
(5)
78
1,877
$ 1,955
$
2013
90
(13)
77
1,823
$ 1,900
2015
(41)
(5)
15
21
(10)
$
$
2014
(30)
(25)
—
14
(41)
$
$
2013
(26)
—
—
10
(16)
$
$
(a) Recoveries related to lost profits associated with a 2012 poultry supply incident.
(b) During 2015, we made the decision to dispose of a corporate aircraft in China. The loss associated with this planned sale reflects the shortfall of the expected proceeds, less any selling
costs, over the carrying value of the aircraft.
NOTE PART II8
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Income tax receivable
Assets held for sale(a)
Other prepaid expenses and current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2015
41
28
173
242
$
$
2014
55
14
185
254
$
$
(a) Reflects the carrying value of a corporate aircraft in China (See Note 7) as well as restaurants we have offered for sale to franchisees and excess properties that we do not intend to use for
restaurant operations in the future.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Land
Buildings and improvements
Capital leases, primarily buildings
Machinery and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
2015
480
4,462
203
2,687
7,832
(3,643)
$ 4,189
$
2014
506
4,549
210
2,817
8,082
(3,584)
$ 4,498
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property, plant and equipment was $712 million, $702 million and $686 million in 2015, 2014 and
2013, respectively.
Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
Accounts payable
Accrued capital expenditures
Accrued compensation and benefits
Dividends payable
Accrued taxes, other than income taxes
Other current liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
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$
2015
616
174
465
197
116
417
$ 1,985
$
2014
694
250
419
178
100
329
$ 1,970
YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II9 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
Balance as of December 28, 2013
Goodwill, gross
Accumulated impairment losses(a)
Goodwill, net
Acquisitions
Impairment Losses(a)
Disposals and other, net(b)
Balance as of December 27, 2014
Goodwill, gross
Accumulated impairment losses(a)
Goodwill, net
Acquisitions
Disposals and other, net(b)
Balance as of December 26, 2015
Goodwill, gross
Accumulated impairment losses(a)
Goodwill, net
China
KFC
Pizza Hut
Taco Bell
India Worldwide
$
$
478
(222)
256
—
(160)
(7)
471
(382)
89
—
(4)
467
(382)
85
$
$
338
—
338
2
—
(28)
312
—
312
1
(32)
281
—
281
$
$
204
(17)
187
—
—
(4)
200
(17)
183
—
(7)
193
(17)
176
$
$
106
—
106
8
—
—
114
—
114
1
(2)
113
—
113
$
$
2
—
2
—
—
—
2
—
2
—
(1)
1
—
1
$ 1,128
(239)
889
10
(160)
(39)
1,099
(399)
700
2
(46)
1,055
(399)
656
$
(a) China Accumulated impairment losses represent Little Sheep impairment, of which $160 million was recorded in 2014. See Note 4.
(b) Disposals and other, net includes the impact of foreign currency translation on existing balances and goodwill write-offs associated with refranchising.
Intangible assets, net for the years ended 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
Definite-lived intangible assets
Reacquired franchise rights
Franchise contract rights
Lease tenancy rights
Favorable operating leases
Other
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
KFC trademark
Little Sheep trademark
2015
2014
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
$
$
(91)
(94)
(10)
(7)
(27)
(229)
$
$
$
$
168
123
57
11
54
413
31
56
87
$
$
$
$
186
126
67
15
52
446
31
60
91
$
$
(81)
(92)
(12)
(9)
(25)
(219)
Amortization expense for all definite-lived intangible assets was $26 million in 2015, $27 million in 2014 and $28 million in 2013. Amortization expense for
definite-lived intangible assets will approximate $21 million in 2016, $21 million in 2017, $19 million in 2018, $18 million in 2019 and $17 million in 2020.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II10 Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Debt
Short-term Borrowings
Current maturities of long-term debt
Current portion of fair value hedge accounting adjustment
Unsecured Short-Term Loan Credit Facility, expires June 2016
Other
Long-term Debt
Senior Unsecured Notes
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility, expires March 2017
Capital lease obligations (See Note 11)
Less current maturities of long-term debt
Long-term debt excluding long-term portion of hedge accounting adjustment
Long-term portion of fair value hedge accounting adjustment
Long-term debt including hedge accounting adjustment
2015
2014
$
$
313
1
600
9
923
$ 2,497
701
169
3,367
(313)
3,054
—
$ 3,054
$
$
264
3
—
—
267
$ 2,746
416
175
3,337
(264)
3,073
4
$ 3,077
Our primary bank credit agreement comprises a $1.3 billion syndicated
senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which matures
in March 2017. The Credit Facility includes 24 participating banks with
commitments ranging from $23 million to $115 million. Under the terms of
the Credit Facility, we may borrow up to the maximum borrowing limit, less
outstanding letters of credit or banker’s acceptances, where applicable. At
December 26, 2015, our unused Credit Facility totaled $594 million net of
outstanding letters of credit of $5 million. There were borrowings of $701 million
and $416 million outstanding under the Credit Facility at December 26, 2015
and December 27, 2014, respectively. The interest rate for most borrowings
under the Credit Facility ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% over the London Interbank
Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The exact spread over LIBOR under the Short-Term
Loan Credit Facility depends upon our performance against specified financial
criteria. Interest on any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility is
payable at least quarterly.
On December 8, 2015, we executed a credit agreement providing for an
unsecured term loan facility (the “Short-Term Loan Credit Facility”) in an amount
up to $1.5 billion which matures in June 2016 with an option for us to extend
maturity for an additional three months and includes three participating banks.
Under the terms of the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility, we may borrow up to
the full amount of the facility in up to three draws. At December 26, 2015, our
unused Short-Term Loan Credit Facility totaled $900 million net of outstanding
borrowings of $600 million. The interest rate for most borrowings under the
Short-Term Loan Credit Facility ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% over LIBOR.
The exact spread over LIBOR under the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility
depends upon our performance against specified financial criteria. Interest
on any outstanding borrowings under the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility is
payable at least quarterly.
Both the Credit Facility and the Short-Term Loan Credit Facility are unconditionally
guaranteed by our principal domestic subsidiaries and contain financial covenants
relating to the maintenance of leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. The
agreements for both facilities also contain affirmative and negative covenants
including, among other things, limitations on certain additional indebtedness
and liens, and certain other transactions specified in the agreement. Given the
Company’s strong balance sheet and cash flows we were able to comply with
all debt covenant requirements at December 26, 2015 with a considerable
amount of cushion. Additionally, both facilities contain cross-default provisions
whereby our failure to make any payment on our indebtedness in a principal
amount in excess of $125 million, or the acceleration of the maturity of any
such indebtedness, will constitute a default under such agreement.
The majority of our remaining long-term debt primarily comprises Senior
Unsecured Notes with varying maturity dates from 2016 through 2043 and
stated interest rates ranging from 3.75% to 6.88%. The Senior Unsecured Notes
represent senior, unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment
with all of our existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness.
Our Senior Unsecured Notes contain cross-default provisions whereby the
acceleration of the maturity of any of our indebtedness in a principal amount
in excess of $50 million will constitute a default under the Senior Unsecured
Notes unless such indebtedness is discharged, or the acceleration of the
maturity of that indebtedness is annulled, within 30 days after notice.
During the fourth quarter of 2015, we repaid $250 million of Senior Unsecured
Notes upon their maturity.
The following table summarizes all Senior Unsecured Notes issued that remain outstanding at December 26, 2015:
Issuance Date(a)
April 2006
October 2007
October 2007
August 2009
August 2010
August 2011
October 2013
October 2013
Maturity Date
April 2016
March 2018
November 2037
September 2019
November 2020
November 2021
November 2023
November 2043
Principal Amount
(in millions)
300
325
325
250
350
350
325
275
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Stated
6.25%
6.25%
6.88%
5.30%
3.88%
3.75%
3.88%
5.35%
Interest Rate
Effective(b)
6.03%
6.36%
7.45%
5.59%
4.01%
3.88%
4.01%
5.42%
(a)
(b)
Interest payments commenced approximately six months after issuance date and are payable semi-annually thereafter.
Includes the effects of the amortization of any (1) premium or discount; (2) debt issuance costs; and (3) gain or loss upon settlement of related treasury locks and forward-starting interest
rate swaps utilized to hedge the interest rate risk prior to the debt issuance. Excludes the effect of any swaps that remain outstanding.
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hedge accounting adjustments of $1 million, are as follows:
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Year ended:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter
Total
$
909
701
325
250
350
1,275
$ 3,810
Interest expense on short-term borrowings and long-term debt was $155 million, $152 million and $270 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
2013 included $118 million in losses recorded in Interest expense, net as a result of premiums paid and other costs related to the extinguishment of
debt. See Losses Related to the Extinguishment of Debt section of Note 4 for further discussion.
NOTE PART II11 Leases
At December 26, 2015 we operated more than 8,900 restaurants, leasing the
underlying land and/or building in approximately 8,025 of those restaurants
with the vast majority of our commitments expiring within 20 years from
the inception of the lease. In addition, the Company leases or subleases
approximately 825 units to franchisees, principally in the U.S., UK and China.
We also lease office space for headquarters and support functions, as well
as certain office and restaurant equipment. We do not consider any of these
individual leases material to our operations. Most leases require us to pay related
executory costs, which include property taxes, maintenance and insurance.
Future minimum commitments and amounts to be received as lessor or sublessor under non-cancelable leases are set forth below:
Commitments
Lease Receivables
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter
Capital
20
20
20
20
19
188
287
$
$
$
$
Operating Direct Financing
2
2
2
2
1
3
12
672
620
569
516
457
2,123
$ 4,957
$
$
Operating
55
50
47
40
33
125
350
$
At December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, the present value of minimum payments under capital leases was $169 million and $175 million, respectively.
At December 26, 2015, unearned income associated with direct financing lease receivables was $3 million.
The details of rental expense and income are set forth below:
Rental expense
Minimum
Contingent
Rental income
2015
2014
2013
$
737
294
$ 1,031
97
$
$
766
302
$ 1,068
103
$
$
759
293
$ 1,052
94
$
NOTE PART II12
Fair Value Disclosures
As of December 26, 2015 the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents,
short-term investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated
their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The
fair value of notes receivable net of allowances and lease guarantees less
subsequent amortization approximates their carrying value. The Company’s
debt obligations, excluding capital leases, were estimated to have a fair value
of $3.7 billion (Level 2), compared to their carrying value of $3.8 billion. We
estimated the fair value of debt using market quotes and calculations based
on market rates.
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company has interest rate swaps accounted for as fair value hedges,
foreign currency forwards and swaps accounted for as cash flow hedges and
other investments, all of which are required to be measured at fair value on a
recurring basis. Interest rate swaps are used to reduce our exposure to interest
rate risk and lower interest expense for a portion of our fixed-rate debt and
our interest rate swaps meet the shortcut method requirements and thus no
ineffectiveness has been recorded. Our foreign currency forwards and swaps
are used to reduce our exposure to cash flow volatility arising from foreign
currency fluctuations associated with certain foreign currency denominated
intercompany short-term receivables and payables. The notional amount,
maturity date and currency of these forwards and swaps match those of
the underlying receivables or payables and we measure ineffectiveness by
comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the forward or swap
contract with the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedged item. The
following table presents fair values for those assets and liabilities measured
at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy
in which the measurements fall. No transfers among the levels within the
fair value hierarchy occurred during the years ended December 26, 2015 or
December 27, 2014.
Foreign Currency Forwards and Swaps, net
Interest Rate Swaps, net
Other Investments
Total
Level
2
2
1
Fair Value
2015
$ 19
2
21
$ 42
2014
$ 24
10
21
$ 55
The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forwards and swaps and interest rate swaps were determined based on the present value of expected future
cash flows considering the risks involved, including nonperformance risk, and using discount rates appropriate for the duration based upon observable inputs.
The other investments include investments in mutual funds, which are used to offset fluctuations in deferred compensation liabilities that employees have
chosen to invest in phantom shares of a Stock Index Fund or Bond Index Fund. The other investments are classified as trading securities in Other assets in
our Consolidated Balance Sheet and their fair value is determined based on the closing market prices of the respective mutual funds as of December 26, 2015
and December 27, 2014.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents expense recognized from all non-recurring fair value
measurements during the years ended December 26, 2015 and December 27,
2014. Other than the Little Sheep impairments (See Note 4), these amounts
relate to restaurants or groups of restaurants that were impaired either as a
result of our semi-annual impairment review or when it was more likely than
not a restaurant or restaurant group would be refranchised and exclude fair
value measurements made for restaurants that were subsequently closed or
refranchised prior to those respective year-end dates.
Little Sheep impairments(a)
Refranchising related impairment(b)
Restaurant-level impairment(c)
Total
2015
$ —
—
61
$ 61
2014
$ 463
9
46
$ 518
(a) Except for the Little Sheep trademark, which had a carrying value of $56 million at December 26, 2015, the remaining carrying value of assets measured at fair value due to the 2014 Little Sheep
impairments (Level 3) is insignificant. See Note 4 for further discussion. Our 2014 fair value estimate of the Little Sheep trademark was determined using a relief-from-royalty valuation approach
that included future revenues as a significant input and a discount rate of 13% as our estimate of the required rate-of-return that a third party buyer would expect to receive when purchasing
the trademark. The primary drivers of the trademark’s fair value are franchise revenue growth and revenues associated with a wholly-owned business that sells seasoning to retail customers.
Franchise revenue growth reflected annual same store sales growth of 4% and approximately 35 new franchise units per year, partially offset by approximately 25 franchise closures per year.
The retail seasoning business was forecasted to generate sales growth consistent with historical results. Our 2015 fair value estimate exceeded its carrying value using similar assumptions and
methods as those used in 2014.
(b) Refranchising related impairment results from writing down the assets of restaurants or restaurant groups offered for refranchising. The fair value measurements used in our impairment evaluation
are based on either actual bids received from potential buyers (Level 2), or on estimates of the sales prices we anticipated receiving from a buyer for the restaurant or restaurant groups (Level 3).
(c) Restaurant-level impairment charges are recorded in Closures and impairment (income) expenses and resulted primarily from our semi-annual impairment evaluation of long-lived assets of
individual restaurants that were being operated at the time of impairment and had not been offered for refranchising. The fair value measurements used in these impairment evaluations were
based on discounted cash flow estimates using unobservable inputs (Level 3). The remaining net book value of assets measured at fair value during the years ended December 26, 2015 and
December 27, 2014 is insignificant.
NOTE PART II13
Pension, Retiree Medical and Retiree Savings Plans
U.S. Pension Plans
We sponsor qualified and supplemental (non-qualified) noncontributory
defined benefit plans covering certain full-time salaried and hourly U.S.
employees. The qualified plan meets the requirements of certain sections
of the Internal Revenue Code and provides benefits to a broad group of
employees with restrictions on discriminating in favor of highly compensated
employees with regard to coverage, benefits and contributions. The
supplemental plans provide additional benefits to certain employees. We
fund our supplemental plans as benefits are paid.
The most significant of our U.S. plans is the YUM Retirement Plan (the
“Plan”), which is a qualified plan. Our funding policy with respect to the
Plan is to contribute amounts necessary to satisfy minimum pension
funding requirements, including requirements of the Pension Protection
Act of 2006, plus additional amounts from time to time as are determined
to be necessary to improve the Plan’s funded status. We do not expect to
make any significant contributions to the Plan in 2016. We currently expect
to make $13 million in benefit payments from our primary unfunded U.S.
non-qualified plan in 2016. Our two significant U.S. plans were previously
amended such that any salaried employee hired or rehired by YUM after
September 30, 2001 is not eligible to participate in those plans.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
We do not anticipate any plan assets being returned to the Company during 2016 for any U.S. plans.
Obligation and Funded Status at Measurement Date:
The following chart summarizes the balance sheet impact, as well as benefit obligations, assets, and funded status associated with our two significant
U.S. pension plans. The actuarial valuations for all plans reflect measurement dates coinciding with our fiscal year end.
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Plan amendments
Curtailments
Special termination benefits
Benefits paid
Settlements(a)
Actuarial (gain) loss
Administrative expense
Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual return on plan assets
Employer contributions
Settlement payments(a)
Benefits paid
Administrative expenses
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status at end of year
(a) For discussion of the settlement payments and settlement losses, see Components of net periodic benefit cost below.
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Accrued benefit liability – current
Accrued benefit liability – non-current
2015
2014
$ 1,301
18
55
28
(2)
1
(50)
(16)
(196)
(5)
$ 1,134
$
991
(10)
94
(16)
(50)
(5)
$ 1,004
(130)
$
$ 1,025
17
54
1
(2)
3
(65)
(17)
290
(5)
$ 1,301
$
$
$
933
124
21
(17)
(65)
(5)
991
(310)
2015
(13)
(117)
(130)
$
$
2014
(11)
(299)
(310)
$
$
The accumulated benefit obligation was $1,088 million and $1,254 million at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively.
Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
Information for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
$
2015
101
88
—
2014
$ 1,301
1,254
991
2015
$ 1,134
1,088
1,004
2014
$ 1,301
1,254
991
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost
Interest cost
Amortization of prior service cost(a)
Expected return on plan assets
Amortization of net loss
Net periodic benefit cost
Additional (gain) loss recognized due to:
Settlements(b)
Special termination benefits
2015
18
55
1
(62)
45
57
5
1
$
$
$
$
2014
17
54
1
(56)
17
33
6
3
$
$
$
$
2013
21
54
2
(59)
48
66
30
5
$
$
$
$
(a) Prior service costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of employees expected to receive benefits.
(b) Settlement losses result when benefit payments exceed the sum of the service cost and interest cost within a plan during the year. During 2013 the Company allowed certain former employees
with deferred vested balances an opportunity to voluntarily elect an early payout of their pension benefits. The majority of these payouts were funded from existing pension plan assets.
Pension gains (losses) in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Beginning of year
Net actuarial (gain) loss
Curtailments
Amortization of net loss
Amortization of prior service cost
Prior service cost
Settlement charges
End of year
Accumulated pre-tax losses recognized within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Actuarial net loss
Prior service cost
2015
(319)
124
2
45
1
(28)
5
(170)
2015
(138)
(32)
(170)
$
$
$
$
2014
(124)
(220)
2
17
1
(1)
6
(319)
2014
(314)
(5)
(319)
$
$
$
$
The estimated net loss that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic pension cost in 2016 is $6 million.
The estimated prior service cost that will be amortized from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into net periodic pension cost in 2016 is
$5 million.
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at the measurement dates:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the net periodic benefit cost for fiscal years:
Discount rate
Long-term rate of return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase
2015
4.90%
3.75%
2014
5.40%
6.90%
3.75%
2014
4.30%
3.75%
2013
4.40%
7.25%
3.75%
2015
4.30%
6.75%
3.75%
Our estimated long-term rate of return on plan assets represents the weighted-average of expected future returns on the asset categories included in
our target investment allocation based primarily on the historical returns for each asset category.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Plan Assets
International Pension Plans
The fair values of our pension plan assets at December 26, 2015 and
December 27, 2014 by asset category and level within the fair value
hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1:
Cash
Level 2:
2015
2014
$
3
$
—
Cash Equivalents(a)
Equity Securities – U.S. Large cap(b)
Equity Securities – U.S. Mid cap(b)
Equity Securities – U.S. Small cap(b)
Equity Securities – Non-U.S.(b)
Fixed Income Securities – U.S.
Corporate(d)
Fixed Income Securities – U.S.
Government and Government Agencies(c)
Fixed Income Securities – Other(d)
Total fair value of plan assets(e)
9
310
50
51
100
289
195
17
$ 1,024
$
5
298
50
50
91
305
178
11
988
(a) Short-term investments in money market funds
(b) Securities held in common trusts
Investments held directly by the Plan
(c)
(d)
Includes securities held in common trusts and investments held directly by the Plan
(e) 2015 and 2014 exclude net unsettled trades (payable) receivable of $(20) million and
$3 million, respectively.
Our primary objectives regarding the investment strategy for the Plan’s assets
are to reduce interest rate and market risk and to provide adequate liquidity to
meet immediate and future payment requirements. To achieve these objectives,
we are using a combination of active and passive investment strategies. Our
equity securities, currently targeted to be 50% of our investment mix, consist
primarily of low-cost index funds focused on achieving long-term capital
appreciation. We diversify our equity risk by investing in several different
U.S. and foreign market index funds. Investing in these index funds provides
us with the adequate liquidity required to fund benefit payments and plan
expenses. The fixed income asset allocation, currently targeted to be 50%
of our mix, is actively managed and consists of long-duration fixed income
securities that help to reduce exposure to interest rate variation and to better
correlate asset maturities with obligations. The fair values of all pension plan
assets are determined based on closing market prices or net asset values.
A mutual fund held as an investment by the Plan includes shares of YUM
Common Stock valued at $0.5 million at both December 26, 2015 and
December 27, 2014 (less than 1% of total plan assets in each instance).
Benefit Payments
The benefits expected to be paid in each of the next five years and in the
aggregate for the five years thereafter are set forth below:
Year ended:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 – 2025
$
61
50
55
56
56
331
Expected benefits are estimated based on the same assumptions used
to measure our benefit obligation on the measurement date and include
benefits attributable to estimated future employee service.
We also sponsor various defined benefit plans covering certain of our
non-U.S. employees, the most significant of which are in the UK. During
2013, one of our UK plans was frozen such that existing participants can
no longer earn future service credits. Our other UK plan was previously
frozen to future service credits in 2011.
At the end of 2015 and 2014, the projected benefit obligations of these
UK plans totaled $233 million and $231 million, respectively and plan
assets totaled $291 million and $288 million, respectively. These plans
were both in a net overfunded position at the end of 2015 and 2014 and
related expense amounts recorded in each of 2015, 2014 and 2013 were
not significant.
The funding rules for our pension plans outside of the U.S. vary from
country to country and depend on many factors including discount rates,
performance of plan assets, local laws and regulations. We do not plan to
make significant contributions to either of our UK plans in 2016.
Retiree Medical Benefits
Our post-retirement plan provides health care benefits, principally to U.S.
salaried retirees and their dependents, and includes retiree cost-sharing
provisions. This plan was previously amended such that any salaried
employee hired or rehired by YUM after September 30, 2001 is not
eligible to participate in this plan. Employees hired prior to September 30,
2001 are eligible for benefits if they meet age and service requirements
and qualify for retirement benefits. We fund our post-retirement plan as
benefits are paid.
At the end of 2015 and 2014, the accumulated post-retirement benefit
obligation was $59 million and $69 million, respectively. Actuarial gains
of $8 million and $2 million were recognized in Accumulated other
comprehensive (income) loss at the end of 2015 and 2014, respectively.
The net periodic benefit cost recorded was $3 million in 2015 and $5 million
in both 2014 and 2013, the majority of which is interest cost on the
accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation. The weighted-average
assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic benefit
cost for the post-retirement medical plan are identical to those as shown
for the U.S. pension plans. Our assumed heath care cost trend rates for
the following year as of 2015 and 2014 are 6.8% and 7.1%, respectively,
with expected ultimate trend rates of 4.5% reached in 2038.
There is a cap on our medical liability for certain retirees. The cap for
Medicare-eligible retirees was reached in 2000 and the cap for non-Medicare
eligible retirees was reached in 2014; with the cap, our annual cost per
retiree will not increase. A one-percentage-point increase or decrease in
assumed health care cost trend rates would have less than a $1 million
impact on total service and interest cost and on the post-retirement
benefit obligation. The benefits expected to be paid in each of the next
five years are approximately $5 million and in aggregate for the five years
thereafter are $22 million.
Retiree Savings Plan
We sponsor a contributory plan to provide retirement benefits under
the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
“401(k) Plan”) for eligible U.S. salaried and hourly employees. Participants
are able to elect to contribute up to 75% of eligible compensation on a
pre-tax basis. Participants may allocate their contributions to one or any
combination of multiple investment options or a self-managed account
within the 401(k) Plan. We match 100% of the participant’s contribution
to the 401(k) Plan up to 6% of eligible compensation. We recognized as
compensation expense our total matching contribution of $13 million in
2015 and $12 million in both 2014 and 2013.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II14
Share-based and Deferred Compensation Plans
Overview
At year end 2015, we had four stock award plans in effect: the YUM!
Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 1997 Long-Term Incentive
Plan (collectively the “LTIPs”), the YUM! Brands, Inc. Restaurant General
Manager Stock Option Plan (“RGM Plan”) and the YUM! Brands, Inc.
SharePower Plan (“SharePower”). Under all our plans, the exercise price
of stock options and SARs granted must be equal to or greater than the
average market price or the ending market price of the Company’s stock
on the date of grant.
Potential awards to employees and non-employee directors under the
LTIPs include stock options, incentive stock options, SARs, restricted
stock, stock units, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance restricted
stock units, performance share units (“PSUs”) and performance units. We
have issued only stock options, SARs, RSUs and PSUs under the LTIPs.
While awards under the LTIPs can have varying vesting provisions and
exercise periods, outstanding awards under the LTIPs vest in periods
ranging from immediate to five years. Stock options and SARs expire
ten years after grant.
Potential awards to employees under the RGM Plan include stock options,
SARs, restricted stock and RSUs. We have issued only stock options and
SARs under this plan. RGM Plan awards granted have a four-year cliff
vesting period and expire ten years after grant. Certain RGM Plan awards
are granted upon attainment of performance conditions in the previous
year. Expense for such awards is recognized over a period that includes
the performance condition period.
Potential awards to employees under SharePower include stock options,
SARs, restricted stock and RSUs. We have issued only stock options and
SARs under this plan. These awards generally vest over a period of four
years and expire ten years after grant.
At year end 2015, approximately 13 million shares were available for future
share-based compensation grants under the above plans.
Our Executive Income Deferral (“EID”) Plan allows participants to defer
receipt of a portion of their annual salary and all or a portion of their incentive
compensation. As defined by the EID Plan, we credit the amounts deferred
with earnings based on the investment options selected by the participants.
These investment options are limited to cash, phantom shares of our
Common Stock, phantom shares of a Stock Index Fund and phantom
shares of a Bond Index Fund. Investments in cash and phantom shares
of both index funds will be distributed in cash at a date as elected by the
employee and therefore are classified as a liability on our Consolidated
Balance Sheets. We recognize compensation expense for the appreciation
or the depreciation, if any, of investments in cash and both of the index
funds. Deferrals into the phantom shares of our Common Stock will be
distributed in shares of our Common Stock, under the LTIPs, at a date as
elected by the employee and therefore are classified in Common Stock
on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We do not recognize compensation
expense for the appreciation or the depreciation, if any, of investments in
phantom shares of our Common Stock. Our EID plan also allows certain
participants to defer incentive compensation to purchase phantom shares
of our Common Stock and receive a 33% Company match on the amount
deferred. Deferrals receiving a match are similar to a RSU award in that
participants will generally forfeit both the match and incentive compensation
amounts deferred if they voluntarily separate from employment during a
vesting period that is two years from the date of deferral. We expense
the intrinsic value of the match and the incentive compensation over the
requisite service period which includes the vesting period.
Historically, the Company has repurchased shares on the open market in
excess of the amount necessary to satisfy award exercises and expects
to continue to do so in 2016.
Award Valuation
We estimated the fair value of each stock option and SAR award as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
Expected term (years)
Expected volatility
Expected dividend yield
2015
2014
2013
1.3%
6.4
26.9%
2.2%
1.6%
6.2
29.7%
2.1%
0.8%
6.2
29.9%
2.1%
We believe it is appropriate to group our stock option and SAR awards into two homogeneous groups when estimating expected term. These groups
consist of grants made primarily to restaurant-level employees under the RGM Plan, which cliff-vest after four years and expire ten years after grant,
and grants made to executives under our other stock award plans, which typically have a graded vesting schedule of 25% per year over four years
and expire ten years after grant. We use a single weighted-average term for our awards that have a graded vesting schedule. Based on analysis of our
historical exercise and post-vesting termination behavior, we have determined that our restaurant-level employees and our executives exercised the
awards on average after 4.75 years and 6.5 years, respectively.
When determining expected volatility, we consider both historical volatility of our stock as well as implied volatility associated with our publicly traded
options. The expected dividend yield is based on the annual dividend yield at the time of grant.
The fair values of RSU awards are based on the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair values of PSU awards granted prior
to 2013 are based on the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of grant. Beginning in 2013, the Company grants PSU awards with market-
based conditions which have been valued based on the outcome of a Monte Carlo simulation.
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Stock Options and SARs
Outstanding at the beginning of the year
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited or expired
Outstanding at the end of the year
Exercisable at the end of the year
PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Shares
(in thousands)
27,172
3,811
(4,089)
(961)
25,933(a)
17,084
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
$ 46.68
74.32
35.25
65.86
$ 51.79
$ 42.49
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in millions)
5.41
4.03
$ 577
$ 538
(a) Outstanding awards include 1,623 options and 24,310 SARs with weighted average exercise prices of $49.34 and $51.98, respectively.
The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options and SARs granted during 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $15.95, $17.28 and $14.67, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised during the years ended December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013,
was $186 million, $157 million and $176 million, respectively.
As of December 26, 2015, $89 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and SARs, which will be reduced by any
forfeitures that occur, is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of approximately 1.8 years. The total fair value at grant
date of awards that vested during 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $48 million, $41 million and $51 million, respectively.
RSUs and PSUs
As of December 26, 2015, there was $8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to 0.5 million unvested RSUs and PSUs.
Impact on Net Income
The components of share-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefits are shown in the following table:
Options and SARs
Restricted Stock Units
Performance Share Units
Total Share-based Compensation Expense
Deferred Tax Benefit recognized
EID compensation expense not share-based
2015
50
4
3
57
18
1
$
$
$
$
2014
48
6
1
55
17
8
$
$
$
$
2013
44
6
(1)
49
15
11
$
$
$
$
Cash received from stock option exercises for 2015, 2014 and 2013, was $12 million, $29 million and $37 million, respectively. Tax benefits realized
on our tax returns from tax deductions associated with share-based compensation for 2015, 2014 and 2013 totaled $66 million, $61 million and
$65 million, respectively.
NOTE PART II15 Shareholders’ Equity
Under the authority of our Board of Directors, we repurchased shares of our Common Stock during 2015, 2014 and 2013. All amounts exclude
applicable transaction fees.
Authorization Date
December 2015
November 2014
November 2013
November 2012
Total
Shares Repurchased
(thousands)
2014
—
—
8,488
2,737
11,225
2015
932
13,231
1,779
—
15,942
2013
—
—
—
10,922
10,922(a)
Dollar Value of Shares
Repurchased
$
2015
67
1,000
133
—
$ 1,200
2014
— $
—
617
203
820
$
2013
—
—
—
750
750(a)
$
$
(a) 2013 amount excludes the effect of $20 million in share repurchases (0.3 million shares) with trade dates prior to the 2012 fiscal year end but with settlement dates subsequent to the
2012 fiscal year end.
On December 8, 2015, our Board of Directors authorized share repurchases through December 2016 of up to $1 billion (excluding applicable transaction fees)
of our outstanding Common Stock. As of December 26, 2015, we have $933 million available for future repurchases under this authorization.
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Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”) are presented below.
Balance at December 28, 2013, net of tax
Gains (losses) arising during the year classified into
accumulated OCI, net of tax
(Gains) losses reclassified from accumulated OCI,
net of tax
OCI, net of tax
Balance at December 27, 2014, net of tax
Gains (losses) arising during the year classified into
accumulated OCI, net of tax
(Gains) losses reclassified from accumulated OCI,
net of tax
OCI, net of tax
Balance at December 26, 2015, net of tax
Translation Adjustments
and Gains (Losses) From
Intra-Entity Transactions
of a Long-Term Nature
170
$
Pension and
Post-Retirement Benefits(a)
(97)
$
Derivative
Instruments
(9)
$
Total
64
$
(143)
2
(141)
29
(250)
112
(138)
(109)
$
$
(131)
18
(113)
(210)
63
34
97
(113)
$
$
15
(15)
—
(9)
28
(36)
(8)
(17)
(259)
5
(254)
(190)
(159)
110
(49)
(239)
$
$
$
$
(a) Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI for pension and post-retirement benefit plan losses during 2015 include amortization of net losses of $46 million, settlement charges of
$5 million, amortization of prior service cost of $2 million and related income tax benefit of $20 million. Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI for pension and post-retirement benefit
plan losses during 2014 include amortization of net losses of $20 million, settlement charges of $6 million, amortization of prior service cost of $1 million and the related income tax benefit
of $9 million. See Note 13.
NOTE PART II16
Income Taxes
U.S. and foreign income before taxes are set forth below:
U.S.
Foreign
The details of our income tax provision (benefit) are set forth below:
Current:
Deferred:
Federal
Foreign
State
Federal
Foreign
State
2015
$
471
1,316
$ 1,787
$
2014
506
921
$ 1,427
2013
$
464
1,087
$ 1,551
2015
287
263
28
578
(143)
54
—
(89)
489
$
$
$
$
$
2014
255
321
2
578
(67)
(106)
1
(172)
406
$
$
$
$
$
2013
159
330
22
511
42
(53)
(13)
(24)
487
$
$
$
$
$
The reconciliation of income taxes calculated at the U.S. federal statutory rate to our effective tax rate is set forth below:
U.S. federal statutory rate
State income tax, net of federal tax benefit
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations
Adjustments to reserves and prior years
Change in valuation allowances
Other, net
Effective income tax rate
2015
2014
2013
$
625
12
(210)
12
54
(4)
$
489
35.0% $
0.7
(11.8)
0.7
3.0
(0.3)
27.3% $
500
8
(168)
(5)
35
36
406
35.0% $
0.6
(11.7)
(0.3)
2.4
2.5
28.5% $
543
3
(177)
49
23
46
487
35.0%
0.2
(11.4)
3.1
1.5
3.0
31.4%
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations. This item includes
local taxes, withholding taxes, and shareholder-level taxes, net of foreign
tax credits. The favorable impact is primarily attributable to a majority of our
income being earned outside of the U.S. where tax rates are generally lower
than the U.S. rate.
Change in valuation allowances. This item relates to changes for deferred
tax assets generated or utilized during the current year and changes in our
judgment regarding the likelihood of using deferred tax assets that existed
at the beginning of the year. The impact of certain changes may offset items
reflected in the ‘Statutory rate differential attributable to foreign operations’ line.
Adjustments to reserves and prior years. This item includes: (1) changes in
tax reserves, including interest thereon, established for potential exposure
we may incur if a taxing authority takes a position on a matter contrary to our
position; and (2) the effects of reconciling income tax amounts recorded in our
Consolidated Statements of Income to amounts reflected on our tax returns,
including any adjustments to the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The impact
of certain effects or changes may offset items reflected in the ‘Statutory rate
differential attributable to foreign operations’ line.
In 2014, this item was favorably impacted by the resolution of uncertain tax
positions in certain foreign jurisdictions.
In 2013 the Company recorded incremental reserves related to an IRS-proposed
adjustment to increase the taxable value of rights to intangibles used outside
the U.S. that YUM transferred to certain of its foreign subsidiaries. The
Company and the IRS reached a final agreement on this valuation issue,
which impacted tax returns for fiscal years 2004–2013, during 2014. As a
result of this agreement, we closed out our 2004–2006 and 2007-2008 audit
cycles and made cash payments in 2014 to the IRS of $200 million, which
were effectively fully reserved, to settle all issues for these audit cycles. The
agreement also resolved the valuation issue for all later impacted years. While
additional cash payments related to the valuation issue will be required upon
the closure of the examinations of future impacted fiscal years, the amounts
will not be significant and have been fully reserved.
The details of 2015 and 2014 deferred tax assets (liabilities) are set forth below:
In 2015, $54 million of net tax expense was driven by $30 million for valuation
allowances recorded against deferred tax assets generated in the current
year and $24 million in net tax expense resulting from a change in judgment
regarding the future use of certain deferred tax assets that existed at the
beginning of the year.
In 2014, $35 million of net tax expense was driven by $41 million for valuation
allowances recorded against deferred tax assets generated during the current
year, partially offset by $6 million in net tax benefit resulting from a change in
judgment regarding the future use of certain deferred tax assets that existed
at the beginning of the year.
In 2013, $23 million of net tax expense was driven by $32 million for valuation
allowances recorded against deferred tax assets generated during the current
year, partially offset by a $9 million net tax benefit resulting from a change in
judgment regarding the future use of certain deferred tax assets that existed
at the beginning of the year.
Other. This item primarily includes the impact of permanent differences related
to current year earnings as well as U.S. tax credits and deductions.
In years 2014 and 2013, this item was negatively impacted by the $160 million
and $222 million, respectively, of non-cash impairments of Little Sheep goodwill,
which resulted in no related tax benefit. See Note 4.
Operating losses
Tax credit carryforwards
Employee benefits
Share-based compensation
Self-insured casualty claims
Lease-related liabilities
Various liabilities
Property, plant and equipment
Deferred income and other
Gross deferred tax assets
Deferred tax asset valuation allowances
Net deferred tax assets
Intangible assets, including goodwill
Property, plant and equipment
Other
Gross deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheets as:
Deferred income taxes
Other liabilities and deferred credits
2015
239
282
154
126
36
112
82
33
86
1,150
(250)
900
(130)
(56)
(70)
(256)
644
676
(32)
644
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2014
271
162
238
119
42
119
73
39
102
1,165
(228)
937
(148)
(63)
(104)
(315)
622
653
(31)
622
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
We have investments in foreign subsidiaries where the carrying values for
financial reporting exceed the tax basis. We have not provided deferred tax
on the portion of the excess that we believe is indefinitely reinvested, as we
have the ability and intent to indefinitely postpone these basis differences
from reversing with a tax consequence. We estimate that our total temporary
difference upon which we have not provided deferred tax is approximately
$2.3 billion at December 26, 2015. A determination of the deferred tax
liability on this amount is not practicable. A portion of the above temporary
difference relates to carrying value for financial reporting in excess of tax
basis for the investment in our China business.
In October, 2015 YUM announced its intent to separate its China business
into an independent publicly-traded company by the end of 2016. This
transaction is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. income
tax purposes. As such, any reversal of this temporary difference would not
result in U.S. tax.
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Additionally, the China State Administration of Taxation (SAT) recently issued
Bulletin 7 on Income arising from Indirect Transfers of Assets by Non-resident
Enterprises. Pursuant to Bulletin 7, an “indirect transfer” of People’s Republic
of China (PRC) taxable assets, including equity interests in a PRC resident
enterprise, by a non-resident enterprise, may be recharacterized and treated
as a direct transfer of PRC taxable assets, if such arrangement does not have
reasonable commercial purpose and the transferor has avoided payment of
PRC enterprise income tax. As a result, gains derived from such an indirect
transfer may be subject to PRC enterprise income tax of 10%.
We have evaluated the potential applicability of Bulletin 7 to our plan to
separate our China business in a tax-free restructuring and believe it is more
likely than not that Bulletin 7 does not apply. We believe that the restructuring
has reasonable commercial purpose.
If Bulletin 7 is deemed to apply, tax could be assessed on the difference between
the fair market value and the tax basis of the separated China business. As
our tax basis in the China business is minimal, the amount of such a tax could
be significant and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations
and our financial condition.
At December 26, 2015, the Company has foreign operating and capital loss
carryforwards of $0.6 billion and U.S. state operating loss, capital loss and
tax credit carryforwards of $1.0 billion and U.S. federal capital loss and tax
credit carryforwards of $0.3 billion. These losses are being carried forward in
jurisdictions where we are permitted to use tax losses from prior periods to
reduce future taxable income and will expire as follows:
Year of Expiration
Foreign
U.S. state
U.S. federal
2016
5
53
64
122
$
$
$
2017-2020
211
26
—
237
$
$
$
2021-2035 Indefinitely
305
—
—
305
98
876
277
$ 1,251
$
$
Total
619
955
341
$ 1,915
We recognize the benefit of positions taken or expected to be taken in tax
returns in the financial statements when it is more likely than not that the
position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized
tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than
fifty percent likely of being realized upon settlement.
The Company had $98 million and $115 million of unrecognized tax benefits
at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, respectively, $89 million
and $98 million of which are temporary in nature and if recognized, would
not impact the effective income tax rate. A reconciliation of the beginning and
ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits follows:
Beginning of Year
Additions on tax positions – current year
Additions for tax positions – prior years
Reductions for tax positions – prior years
Reductions for settlements
Reductions due to statute expiration
Foreign currency translation adjustment
End of Year
2015
115
—
5
(13)
(7)
(2)
—
98
$
$
2014
243
19
31
(20)
(144)
(13)
(1)
115
$
$
In 2014, the reduction in unrecognized tax benefits was primarily attributable
to the resolution of the dispute with the IRS regarding the valuation of rights
to intangibles transferred to certain foreign subsidiaries.
The Company believes it is reasonably possible its unrecognized tax benefits
may decrease by approximately $6 million in the next 12 months, including
approximately $4 million which, if recognized upon audit settlement or statute
expiration, would affect the 2016 effective tax rate. Each of these positions
is individually insignificant.
The Company’s income tax returns are subject to examination in the U.S. federal
jurisdiction and numerous foreign jurisdictions.
The Company has settled audits with the IRS through fiscal year 2008. Our
operations in certain foreign jurisdictions remain subject to examination for
tax years as far back as 2005, some of which years are currently under
audit by local tax authorities. In addition, the Company is subject to various
U.S. state income tax examinations, for which, in the aggregate, we had
significant unrecognized tax benefits at December 26, 2015, each of which
is individually insignificant.
The accrued interest and penalties related to income taxes at December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014 are set forth below:
Accrued interest and penalties
2015
15
$
2014
5
$
During 2015, 2014 and 2013, a net expense of $5 million, $11 million and $18 million, respectively, for interest and penalties was recognized in our
Consolidated Statements of Income as components of its income tax provision.
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
NOTE PART II17 Reportable Operating Segments
See Note 1 for a description of our operating segments.
China
KFC Division(a)
Pizza Hut Division(a)
Taco Bell Division(a)
India
China(b)
KFC Division
Pizza Hut Division
Taco Bell Division
India
Unallocated restaurant costs(c)
Unallocated Franchise and License expenses(c)(j)
Unallocated and corporate expenses(c)
Unallocated Closures and impairment expense(c)(d)
Unallocated Refranchising gain (loss)(c)
Unallocated Other income (expense)(c)
Operating Profit
Interest expense, net(c)(e)
Income Before Income Taxes
China
KFC Division
Pizza Hut Division
Taco Bell Division
India
Corporate
China
KFC Division
Pizza Hut Division
Taco Bell Division
India
Corporate
2015
$ 6,909
2,948
1,145
1,988
115
$ 13,105
Revenues
2014
$ 6,934
3,193
1,148
1,863
141
$ 13,279
2013
$ 6,905
3,036
1,147
1,869
127
$ 13,084
Operating Profit; Interest Expense, Net;
and Income Before Income Taxes
$
2015
757
677
289
539
(19)
—
(71)
(204)
—
(10)
(37)
1,921
(134)
$ 1,787
$
2014
713
708
295
480
(9)
(1)
—
(189)
(463)
33
(10)
1,557
(130)
$ 1,427
$
2013
777
649
339
456
(15)
—
—
(207)
(295)
100
(6)
1,798
(247)
$ 1,551
Depreciation and Amortization
2015
425
176
40
88
10
8
747
2014
411
187
39
83
10
9
739
$
$
Capital Spending
2015
512
273
54
116
7
11
973
$
2014
525
273
62
143
21
9
$ 1,033
$
$
$
$
2013
394
190
36
84
9
8
721
$
$
$
2013
568
294
52
100
31
4
$ 1,049
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
China(f)
KFC Division(i)
Pizza Hut Division(i)
Taco Bell Division(i)
India
Corporate(g)(i)
China
KFC Division
Pizza Hut Division
Taco Bell Division
India
Corporate
Identifiable Assets
2015
$ 3,150
2,181
707
1,127
84
826
$ 8,075
2014
$ 3,202
2,328
710
1,084
118
892
$ 8,334
Long-Lived Assets(h)
2015
$ 2,033
1,663
419
911
35
55
$ 5,116
2014
$ 2,217
1,823
433
920
72
51
$ 5,516
Includes equity income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates of $41 million, $30 million and $26 million in 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(a) U.S. revenues included in the combined KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions totaled $3.1 billion in 2015 and $3.0 billion in both 2014 and 2013.
(b)
(c) Amounts have not been allocated to any segment for performance reporting purposes.
(d) Represents 2014 and 2013 impairment losses related to Little Sheep. See Note 4.
(e) 2013 includes $118 million of premiums and other costs related to the extinguishment of debt. See Note 4.
(f) China includes investments in 4 unconsolidated affiliates totaling $61 million and $52 million for 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(g) Primarily includes cash, deferred tax assets and property, plant and equipment, net, related to our office facilities.
(h)
(i) U.S. identifiable assets included in the combined Corporate and KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell Divisions totaled $2.3 billion and $2.0 billion in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(j) Represents 2015 costs associated with the KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement. See Note 4.
Includes property, plant and equipment, net, goodwill, and intangible assets, net.
NOTE PART II18 Contingencies
Lease Guarantees
As a result of having (a) assigned our interest in obligations under real estate
leases as a condition to the refranchising of certain Company restaurants;
(b) contributed certain Company restaurants to unconsolidated affiliates;
and (c) guaranteed certain other leases, we are frequently contingently
liable on lease agreements. These leases have varying terms, the latest
of which expires in 2065. As of December 26, 2015, the potential amount
of undiscounted payments we could be required to make in the event
of non-payment by the primary lessee was approximately $575 million.
The present value of these potential payments discounted at our pre-tax
cost of debt at December 26, 2015 was approximately $475 million.
Our franchisees are the primary lessees under the vast majority of these
leases. We generally have cross-default provisions with these franchisees
that would put them in default of their franchise agreement in the event of
non-payment under the lease. We believe these cross-default provisions
significantly reduce the risk that we will be required to make payments
under these leases. Accordingly, the liability recorded for our probable
exposure under such leases at December 26, 2015 and December 27,
2014 was not material.
Franchise Loan Pool and Equipment
Guarantees
We have agreed to provide financial support, if required, to a variable interest
entity that operates a franchisee lending program used primarily to assist
franchisees in the development of new restaurants or the upgrade of existing
restaurants and, to a lesser extent, in connection with the Company’s
refranchising programs in the U.S. We have determined that we are not
required to consolidate this entity as we share the power to direct this
entity’s lending activity with other parties. We have provided guarantees
of 20% of the outstanding loans of the franchisee loan program. As such,
at December 26, 2015 our guarantee exposure under this program is
approximately $6 million based on total loans outstanding of $29 million.
In addition to the guarantees described above, YUM has agreed to provide
guarantees of up to approximately $140 million on behalf of franchisees
for several financing programs related to specific initiatives, primarily
equipment purchases. At December 26, 2015 our guarantee exposure
under these financing programs is approximately $14 million based on
total loans outstanding of $38 million.
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PART II PART II
Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Unconsolidated Affiliates Guarantees
Insurance Programs
From time to time we have guaranteed certain lines of credit and loans of
unconsolidated affiliates. At December 26, 2015 there are no guarantees
outstanding for unconsolidated affiliates. Our unconsolidated affiliates
had total revenues of approximately $1.1 billion for the year ended
December 26, 2015 and assets and debt of approximately $350 million
and $50 million, respectively, at December 26, 2015.
We are self-insured for a substantial portion of our current and prior years’
coverage including property and casualty losses. To mitigate the cost of our
exposures for certain property and casualty losses, we self-insure the risks
of loss up to defined maximum per occurrence retentions on a line-by-line
basis. The Company then purchases insurance coverage, up to a certain
limit, for losses that exceed the self-insurance per occurrence retention.
The insurers’ maximum aggregate loss limits are significantly above our
actuarially determined probable losses; therefore, we believe the likelihood
of losses exceeding the insurers’ maximum aggregate loss limits is remote.
The following table summarizes the 2015 and 2014 activity related to our net self-insured property and casualty reserves as of December 26, 2015.
2015 Activity
2014 Activity
Beginning Balance
$ 116
$ 128
Expense
39
42
Payments
(53)
(54)
Ending Balance
$ 102
$ 116
Due to the inherent volatility of actuarially determined property and casualty
loss estimates, it is reasonably possible that we could experience changes
in estimated losses which could be material to our growth in quarterly
and annual Net income. We believe that we have recorded reserves for
property and casualty losses at a level which has substantially mitigated
the potential negative impact of adverse developments and/or volatility.
In the U.S. and in certain other countries, we are also self-insured for
healthcare claims and long-term disability for eligible participating employees
subject to certain deductibles and limitations. We have accounted for our
retained liabilities for property and casualty losses, healthcare and long-term
disability claims, including reported and incurred but not reported claims,
based on information provided by independent actuaries.
Legal Proceedings
We are subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, real
estate, environmental and other matters arising in the normal course of
business. An accrual is recorded with respect to claims or contingencies
for which a loss is determined to be probable and reasonably estimable.
In early 2013, four putative class action complaints were filed in the U.S.
District Court for the Central District of California against the Company
and certain executive officers alleging claims under sections 10(b) and
20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Plaintiffs alleged that
defendants made false and misleading statements concerning the
Company’s current and future business and financial condition. The four
complaints were subsequently consolidated and transferred to the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. On August 5, 2013,
lead plaintiff, Frankfurt Trust Investment GmbH, filed a Consolidated Class
Action Complaint (“Amended Complaint”) on behalf of a putative class of
all persons who purchased the Company’s stock between February 6,
2012 and February 4, 2013 (the “Class Period”). The Amended Complaint
no longer included allegations relating to misstatements regarding the
Company’s business or financial condition and instead alleged that, during
the Class Period, defendants purportedly omitted information about the
Company’s supply chain in China, thereby inflating the prices at which
the Company’s securities traded. On October 4, 2013, the Company and
individual defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint.
On December 24, 2014, the District Court granted that motion to dismiss
in its entirety and dismissed the Amended Complaint with prejudice. On
January 16, 2015, lead plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the United States
Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit. Oral argument of plaintiff’s appeal
took place on August 4, 2015. On August 20, 2015, a three judge panel
of the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit unanimously
affirmed dismissal of all claims against the Company and the individual
defendants. Lead plaintiff did not file a petition for panel rehearing, a
petition for hearing en banc, or a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme
Court before the applicable deadlines.
On January 24, 2013, Bert Bauman, a purported shareholder of the
Company, submitted a letter demanding that the Board of Directors
initiate an investigation of alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by directors,
officers and employees of the Company. The breaches of fiduciary duties
were alleged to have arisen primarily as a result of the failure to implement
proper controls in connection with the Company’s purchases of poultry
from suppliers to the Company’s China operations. Subsequently, similar
demand letters by other purported shareholders were submitted. Those
letters were referred to a special committee of the Board of Directors
(the “Special Committee”) for consideration. The Special Committee,
upon conclusion of an independent inquiry of the matters described in the
letters, unanimously determined that it is not in the best interests of the
Company to pursue the claims described in the letters and, accordingly,
rejected each shareholder’s demand.
On May 9, 2013, Mr. Bauman filed a putative derivative action in Jefferson
Circuit Court, Commonwealth of Kentucky against certain current and
former officers and directors of the Company asserting breach of fiduciary
duty, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment in connection
with an alleged failure to implement proper controls in the Company’s
purchases of poultry from suppliers to the Company’s China operations
and with an alleged scheme to mislead investors about the Company’s
growth prospects in China. On November 11, 2015, the parties filed a
joint motion to dismiss the action with prejudice. On November 24, 2015,
the Circuit Court granted the parties’ motion and dismissed the action
with prejudice. The matter has been closed.
On February 14, 2013, Jennifer Zona, another purported shareholder of
the Company, submitted a demand letter similar to the demand letters
described above. On May 21, 2013, Ms. Zona filed a putative derivative
action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
against certain officers and directors of the Company asserting claims
similar to those asserted by Mr. Bauman. The case was subsequently
reassigned to the same judge that the securities class action is before. On
October 14, 2013, the Company filed a motion to dismiss on the basis of
the Special Committee’s findings. On October 14, 2015, the parties filed
a joint stipulation to dismiss the action with prejudice. On October 22,
2015, the District Court granted the parties’ stipulation and dismissed the
action with prejudice. The matter has been closed.
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On May 17, 2013, Sandra Wollman, another purported shareholder of
the Company, submitted a demand letter similar to the demand letters
described above. On December 9, 2013, Ms. Wollman filed a putative
derivative action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company
asserting claims similar to those asserted by Mr. Bauman and Ms. Zona.
This matter was consolidated with the Zona action, and on October 14,
2015 the parties filed a joint stipulation to dismiss the action with prejudice.
On October 22, 2015, the District Court granted the parties’ stipulation
and dismissed the action with prejudice. The matter has been closed.
The Company and Taco Bell were named as defendants in a number of
putative class action suits filed in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 alleging
violations of California labor laws including unpaid overtime, failure to timely
pay wages on termination, failure to pay accrued vacation wages, failure
to pay minimum wage, denial of meal and rest breaks, improper wage
statements, unpaid business expenses, wrongful termination, discrimination,
conversion and unfair or unlawful business practices in violation of California
Business & Professions Code §17200. Some plaintiffs also seek penalties
for alleged violations of California’s Labor Code under California’s Private
Attorneys General Act as well as statutory “waiting time” penalties and
allege violations of California’s Unfair Business Practices Act. Plaintiffs seek
to represent a California state-wide class of hourly employees.
These matters were consolidated, and the consolidated case is styled In
Re Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions. The In Re Taco Bell Wage and Hour
Actions plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint in June 2009, and in March
2010 the court approved the parties’ stipulation to dismiss the Company
from the action, leaving Taco Bell as the sole defendant. Plaintiffs filed
their motion for class certification on the vacation and final pay claims in
December 2010, and on September 26, 2011 the court issued its order
denying the certification of the vacation and final pay claims. Plaintiffs
then sought to certify four separate meal and rest break classes. On
January 2, 2013, the court rejected three of the proposed classes but
granted certification with respect to the late meal break class. The parties
thereafter agreed on a list of putative class members, and the class notice
and opt out forms were mailed on January 21, 2014.
Per order of the court, plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint to
clarify the class claims. Plaintiffs also filed a motion for partial summary
judgment. Taco Bell filed motions to strike and to dismiss, as well as a
motion to alter or amend the second amended complaint. On August 29,
2014, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.
On that same date, the court granted Taco Bell’s motion to dismiss all
but one of the California Private Attorney General Act claims. On October
29, 2014, plaintiffs filed a motion to amend the operative complaint and a
motion to amend the class certification order. On December 16, 2014, the
court partially granted both motions, rejecting plaintiffs’ proposed on-duty
meal period class but certifying a limited rest break class and certifying an
underpaid meal premium class, and allowing the plaintiffs to amend the
complaint to reflect those certifications. On December 30, 2014, plaintiffs
filed the third amended complaint. On February 26, 2015, the court denied
a motion by Taco Bell to dismiss or strike the underpaid meal premium
class. Class notice was issued to the two recently-certified classes, and
discovery and expert discovery commenced. On October 5, 2015, Taco
Bell filed a motion to decertify the classes. The same day, Plaintiffs filed
a motion for summary judgment. In December, 2015, the court denied
both motions. All motion and discovery practice is complete and trial is
set to begin on February 22, 2016.
Taco Bell denies liability and intends to vigorously defend against all claims
in this lawsuit. We have provided for a reasonable estimate of the possible
loss relating to this lawsuit. However, in view of the inherent uncertainties
of litigation, there can be no assurance that this lawsuit will not result in
losses in excess of those currently provided for in our Consolidated Financial
Statements. A reasonable estimate of the amount of any possible loss or
range of loss in excess of that currently provided for in our Consolidated
Financial Statements cannot be made at this time.
On May 16, 2013, a putative class action styled Bernardina Rodriguez v.
Taco Bell Corp. was filed in California Superior Court. The plaintiff seeks
to represent a class of current and former California hourly restaurant
employees alleging various violations of California labor laws including
failure to provide meal and rest periods, failure to pay hourly wages,
failure to provide accurate written wage statements, failure to timely
pay all final wages, and unfair or unlawful business practices in violation
of California Business & Professions Code §17200. This case appears
to be duplicative of the In Re Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions case
described above. Taco Bell removed the case to federal court and, on
June 25, 2013, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint to include a claim
seeking penalties for alleged violations of California’s Labor Code under
California’s Private Attorneys General Act. Taco Bell’s motion to dismiss or
stay the action in light of the In Re Taco Bell Wage and Hour Actions case
was denied on October 30, 2013. In April 2014 the parties stipulated to
address the sufficiency of plaintiff’s legal theory as to her discount meal
break claim before conducting full discovery. A hearing on the parties’
cross-summary judgment motions was held on October 22, 2014, and
on October 23, 2014, the court granted Taco Bell’s motion for summary
judgment on the discount meal break claim and denied plaintiff’s motion.
Plaintiff is no longer actively pursuing this matter, and Taco Bell expects
the matter to be dismissed.
Taco Bell denies liability and intends to vigorously defend against all claims
in this lawsuit. A reasonable estimate of the amount of any possible loss
or range of loss cannot be made at this time.
We are engaged in various other legal proceedings and have certain
unresolved claims pending, the ultimate liability for which, if any, cannot
be determined at this time. However, based upon consultation with legal
counsel, we are of the opinion that such proceedings and claims are not
expected to have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate,
on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PART II PART II
NOTE PART II19 Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Revenues:
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Operating Profit(a)
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Basic earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Dividends declared per common share
Revenues:
Company sales
Franchise and license fees and income
Total revenues
Restaurant profit
Operating Profit(b)
Net Income – YUM! Brands, Inc.
Basic earnings per common share
Diluted earnings per common share
Dividends declared per common share
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Total
2015
$ 2,179
443
2,622
382
506
362
0.83
0.81
—
$ 2,659
446
3,105
411
371
235
0.54
0.53
0.82
$ 2,968
459
3,427
539
603
421
0.97
0.95
—
2014
$ 3,339
612
3,951
454
441
275
0.64
0.63
0.92
$ 11,145
1,960
13,105
1,786
1,921
1,293
2.97
2.92
1.74
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Total
$ 2,292
432
2,724
441
571
399
0.89
0.87
0.37
$ 2,758
446
3,204
428
479
334
0.75
0.73
0.37
$ 2,891
463
3,354
429
550
404
0.91
0.89
—
$ 3,383
614
3,997
344
(43)
(86)
(0.20)
(0.20)
0.82
$ 11,324
1,955
13,279
1,642
1,557
1,051
2.37
2.32
1.56
(a)
(b)
Includes losses associated with refranchising of equity markets outside of the U.S. of $73 million, $20 million and $3 million in the second, third and fourth quarters, respectively,
costs associated with the KFC U.S. Acceleration Agreement of $2 million, $8 million, $21 million and $41 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively, and net
U.S. refranchising gains of $7 million, $1 million, $16 million and $51 million in the first, second, third and fourth quarters, respectively. See Note 4.
Includes a non-cash charge of $463 million in the fourth quarter related primarily to the impairment of Little Sheep intangible assets. See Note 4.
ITEM 9 Changes In and Disagreements
with PART IIAccountants on Accounting
and PART IIFinancial Disclosure
None.
ITEM 9A Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation
of its disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation, performed under
the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management,
including the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and the Chief Financial
Officer (the “CFO”), the Company’s management, including the CEO and
CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures
were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
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Item 9B Other Information
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in
Rules 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework
in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), our management
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective
as of December 26, 2015.
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited
the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting and has issued their report, included herein.
Changes in Internal Control
There were no changes with respect to the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting or in other factors that materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended December 26, 2015.
ITEM 9B Other Information
None.
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ITEM 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information regarding Section 16(a) compliance, the Audit Committee and the Audit Committee financial expert, the Company’s code of ethics and
background of the directors appearing under the captions “Stock Ownership Information,” “Governance of the Company,” “Executive Compensation”
and “Item 1: Election of Directors and Director biographies” is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement which will be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 26, 2015.
Information regarding executive officers of the Company is included in Part I.
ITEM 11
Executive Compensation
Information regarding executive and director compensation and the Compensation Committee appearing under the captions “Governance of the
Company” and “Executive Compensation” is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 26, 2015.
ITEM 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
Information regarding equity compensation plans and security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management appearing under the captions
“Executive Compensation” and “Stock Ownership Information” is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement which will
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 26, 2015.
ITEM 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and
Director Independence
Information regarding certain relationships and related transactions and information regarding director independence appearing under the caption
“Governance of the Company” is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement which will be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 26, 2015.
ITEM 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information regarding principal accountant fees and services and audit committee pre-approval policies and procedures appearing under the caption
“Item 2: Ratification of Independent Auditors” is incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 26, 2015.
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ITEM 15
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
(1)
(2)
(3)
Financial Statements: Consolidated Financial Statements filed as part of this report are listed under Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
Financial Statement Schedules: No schedules are required because either the required information is not present or not present in
amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in the Consolidated Financial
Statements thereto filed as a part of this Form 10-K.
Exhibits: The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Form 10-K. The Index to Exhibits specifically
identifies each management contract or compensatory plan required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
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PART IV
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 10-K annual report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
February 16, 2016
YUM! BRANDS, INC.
By:
/s/GREG CREED
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Executive Chairman
/s/DAVID C. NOVAK
David C. Novak
/s/GREG CREED
Greg Creed
/s/PATRICK J. GRISMER
Patrick J. Grismer
/s/DAVID E. RUSSELL
David E. Russell
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
February 16, 2016
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
February 16, 2016
Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)
February 16, 2016
Date
February 16, 2016
/s/MICHAEL J. CAVANAGH
Michael J. Cavanagh
Director
/s/BRIAN CORNELL
Brian Cornell
/s/DAVID W. DORMAN
David W. Dorman
Director
Director
/s/MASSIMO FERRAGAMO
Massimo Ferragamo
Director
/s/MIRIAN GRADDICK-WEIR
Mirian Graddick-Weir
Director
/s/JONATHAN S. LINEN
Jonathan S. Linen
/s/KEITH MEISTER
Keith Meister
/s/THOMAS C. NELSON
Thomas C. Nelson
/s/THOMAS M. RYAN
Thomas M. Ryan
/s/ELANE STOCK
Elane Stock
/s/JING-SHYH S. SU
Jing-Shyh S. Su
/s/ROBERT D. WALTER
Robert D. Walter
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016
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YUM! Brands Inc.
Exhibit Index (Item 15)
Description of Exhibits
Restated Articles of Incorporation of YUM, effective May 26, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to YUM’s
Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2011.
Amended and restated Bylaws of YUM, effective September 18, 2015, which are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to
YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2015.
Indenture, dated as of May 1, 1998, between YUM and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., successor in interest to
The First National Bank of Chicago, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on
May 13, 1998.
(i)
6.25% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.2 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on April 17, 2006.
6.25% Senior Notes due March 15, 2018 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 4.2 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on October 22, 2007.
6.875% Senior Notes due November 15, 2037 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on October 22, 2007.
5.30% Senior Notes due September 15, 2019 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on August 25, 2009.
3.875% Senior Notes due November 1, 2020 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed on August 31, 2010.
3.750% Senior Notes due November 1, 2021 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed August 29, 2011.
3.875% Senior Notes due November 1, 2023 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2013.
5.350% Senior Notes due November 1, 2043 issued under the foregoing May 1, 1998 indenture, which notes are incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2013.
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)
Master Distribution Agreement between Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op, LLC, for and on behalf of itself as well as the
Participants, as defined therein (including certain subsidiaries of Yum! Brands, Inc.) and McLane Foodservice, Inc., effective as of
January 1, 2011 and Participant Distribution Joinder Agreement between Unified Foodservice Purchasing Co-op, LLC, McLane
Foodservice, Inc., and certain subsidiaries of Yum! Brands, Inc., which are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to
YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 4, 2010.
Credit Agreement, dated March 22, 2012 among YUM, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative
Agent, Citibank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agents, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners and HSBC Bank USA, National Association,
US Bank, National Association and Fifth Third Bank, as Documentation Agents, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit
10.26 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 24, 2012.
Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2015, among the lenders party thereto, Goldman Sachs Bank USA as
Administrative Agent, Citibank N.A. and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Syndication Agents, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA,
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, as filed herewith.
YUM Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as effective October 7, 1997, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.7
to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1997.
YUM Director Deferred Compensation Plan, Plan Document for the 409A Program, as effective January 1, 2005, and as Amended
through November 14, 2008, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7.1 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 13, 2009.
YUM 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, as effective October 7, 1997, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.8 to
YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1997.
YUM Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as effective May 20, 2004, and as Amended through the Second Amendment, as
effective May 21, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit A of YUM’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Form DEF
14A for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2009.
YUM Executive Income Deferral Program, as effective October 7, 1997, and as amended through May 16, 2002, which is incorporated
herein by reference from Exhibit 10.10 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
YUM! Brands Executive Income Deferral Program, Plan Document for the 409A Program, as effective January 1, 2005, and as
Amended through June 30, 2009, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.10.1 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 13, 2009.
YUM! Brands Pension Equalization Plan, Plan Document for the Pre-409A Program, as effective January 1, 2005, and as Amended
through December 31, 2010, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.7 to Yum’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 19, 2011.
Exhibit
Number
3.1
3.2
4.1
10.1 +
10.2
10.2.1
10.3†
10.3.1†
10.4†
10.5†
10.6†
10.6.1†
10.7†
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Item 15 exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
10.7.1†
10.7.2†
10.7.3†
10.8†
10.9†
10.10†
10.11
10.12†
10.13†
10.14†
10.15†
10.15.1†
10.15.2†
10.16†
10.17†
10.18†
10.18.1†
10.18.2†
10.20†
10.20.1†
10.21†
10.22†
10.23†
10.24†
10.25†
10.27†
Description of Exhibits
YUM! Brands, Inc. Pension Equalization Plan, Plan Document for the 409A Program, as effective January 1, 2005, and as Amended
through December 30, 2008, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13.1 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 13, 2009.
YUM! Brands Pension Equalization Plan Amendment, as effective January 1, 2012, which is incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.7.2 to Yum’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 23, 2013.
YUM! Brands Pension Equalization Plan Amendment, as effective January 1, 2013, which is incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 10.7.3 to Yum’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 23, 2013.
Form of Directors’ Indemnification Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.17 to YUM’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 1997.
Form of YUM! Brands, Inc. Change in Control Severance Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to
Yum’s Report on Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2013.
YUM Long Term Incentive Plan, as Amended through the Fourth Amendment, as effective November 21, 2008, which is incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 10.18 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 13, 2009.
Second Amended and Restated YUM Purchasing Co-op Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2012, between YUM and the Unified
Foodservice Purchasing Co-op, LLC, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.11 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
YUM Restaurant General Manager Stock Option Plan, as effective April 1, 1999, and as amended through June 23, 2003, which is
incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.22 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
YUM SharePower Plan, as effective October 7, 1997, and as amended through June 23, 2003, which is incorporated herein by
reference from Exhibit 10.23 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.
Form of YUM Director Stock Option Award Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.25 to YUM’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 4, 2004.
Form of YUM 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.26 to
YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 4, 2004.
Form of YUM 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (2013) (Stock Options), which is incorporated herein by reference from
Exhibit 10.15.1 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 23, 2013.
Form of YUM 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (2015) (Stock Options), which is incorporated herein by reference from
Exhibit 10.15.2 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014.
YUM! Brands, Inc. International Retirement Plan, as in effect January 1, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference from
Exhibit 10.27 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2004.
Letter of Understanding, dated July 13, 2004, and as amended on May 18, 2011, by and between the Company and Samuel
Su, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.28 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 25, 2004, and from Item 5.02 of Form 8-K on May 24, 2011.
Form of 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (Stock Appreciation Rights) which is incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 99.1 to YUM’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on January 30, 2006.
Form of YUM 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (2013) (Stock Appreciation Rights), which is incorporated by reference
from Exhibit 10.18.1 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 23, 2013.
Form of YUM 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award Agreement (2015) (Stock Appreciation Rights), which is incorporated herein by
reference from Exhibit 10.18.2 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014.
YUM! Brands Leadership Retirement Plan, as in effect January 1, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.32
to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 24, 2007.
YUM! Brands Leadership Retirement Plan, Plan Document for the 409A Program, as effective January 1, 2005, and as Amended
through December, 2009, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21.1 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 26, 2009.
1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award (Restricted Stock Unit Agreement) by and between the Company and David C. Novak, dated as
of January 24, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.33 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 29, 2007.
YUM! Performance Share Plan, as amended and restated January 1, 2013, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to
YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 13, 2015.
YUM! Brands Third Country National Retirement Plan, as effective January 1, 2009, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit
10.25 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2009.
2010 YUM! Brands Supplemental Long Term Disability Coverage Summary, as effective January 1, 2010, which is incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 10.26 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2009.
1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award (Restricted Stock Unit Agreement) by and between the Company and Jing-Shyh S. Su, dated
as of May 20, 2010, which is incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 25, 2010.
1999 Long Term Incentive Plan Award (Stock Appreciation Rights) by and between the Company and David C. Novak, dated as of
February 6, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.27 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 27, 2014.
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Exhibit
Number
10.28†
10.29†
10.30†
12.1
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
Description of Exhibits
YUM! Brands, Inc. Compensation Recovery Policy, Amended and Restated January 1, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference
from Exhibit 10.28 to YUM’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014.
Retirement Agreement and General Release, dated August 13, 2015, by and between the Company and Jing-Shyh S. Su, which is
incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to YUM’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 5, 2015.
Letter of Understanding dated December 7, 2015 by and between the Company and Patrick J. Grismer as filed herewith.
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
Active Subsidiaries of YUM.
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002.
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002.
XBRL Instance Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.SCH
101.CAL
101.LAB
101.PRE
101.DEF
+ Confidential treatment has been granted for certain portions which are omitted in the copy of the exhibit electronically filed with the SEC. The omitted information has been filed separately
with the SEC pursuant to our application for confidential treatment.
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.
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YUM! BRANDS, INC. - 2015 Form 10-KForm 10-K Cautionary Language Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, and we are including this statement for purposes of
complying with those safe harbor provisions.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that
they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and by the
use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,”
“intend,” “seek,” “expect,” “expectation,” “believe,” “project,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “predict,” “likely,” “should,”
“forecast,” “outlook,” “model,” “ongoing” or other similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations,
estimates, assumptions or projections concerning future results
or events, including, without limitation, statements regarding the
intended capital return to shareholders as well as the related
borrowing required to fund such capital return, the planned
separation of the Yum! Brands and Yum! China businesses, the
timing of any such separation, the future earnings and performance
as well as capital structure of Yum! Brands, Inc. or any of its
businesses, including the Yum! Brands and Yum! China businesses
on a standalone basis if the separation is completed. Forward-
looking statements are neither predictions nor guarantees of future
events, circumstances or performance and are inherently subject
to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by those statements. We cannot assure you that any of
our expectations, estimates or projections will be achieved. The
forward-looking statements included in this report are only made as
of the date of this report and we disclaim any obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events
or circumstances. Numerous factors could cause our actual results
and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied
by forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
whether we are able to return capital to shareholders at the times
and in the amounts currently anticipated, if at all, as well as the
corresponding costs of borrowing to fund such capital return as
well as other costs; whether the separation of the Yum! Brands
and Yum! China businesses is completed, as expected or at all,
and the timing of any such separation; whether the operational
and strategic benefits of the separation can be achieved; whether
the costs and expenses of the separation can be controlled within
expectations, including potential tax costs; as well as other risks.
In addition, other risks and uncertainties not presently known to
us or that we currently believe to be immaterial could affect the
accuracy of any such forward-looking statements. All forward-
looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding
of their inherent uncertainty. You should consult our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (including the information
set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking
Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K) for additional
detail about factors that could affect our financial and other results.
Trademarks and Brands. We use “Yum! Brands” and the Yum!
logo as our trademarks. Product names and services appearing in
this report are trademarks of Yum! Brands, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
This report also may refer to brand names, trademarks, service
marks and trade names of other companies and organizations,
and these brand names, trademarks, service marks and trade
names are the property of their respective owners.
Market and Industry Data. Unless we indicate otherwise, we base
the information concerning our industry contained in this report
on our general knowledge of and expectations concerning the
industry. Our market position and market share is based on our
estimates using data from various industry sources and assumptions
that we believe to be reasonable based on our knowledge of the
industry. We have not independently verified the data obtained
from these sources and cannot assure you of the data’s accuracy
or completeness.
Non-GAAP Measures. This report includes certain non-GAAP
financial measures. Reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial
measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures
are included on our website at http://www.yum.com/investors.
Investors are urged to consider carefully the comparable GAAP
measures and reconciliations.
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Shareholder Information
Inquiries Regarding Your YUM Holdings
REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS (those who hold YUM
shares in their own names) should address communications
concerning statements, address changes, lost certificates and
other administrative matters to:
BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS (those who hold YUM shares
in the name of a bank or broker) should direct communications
about all administrative matters related to their accounts to their
stockbroker.
LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) AND YUMBUCKS
PARTICIPANTS (employees with rights to LTIP and YUMBUCKS
stock options and stock appreciation rights) should address all
questions regarding their accounts, outstanding stock options/
stock appreciation rights or shares received through stock option/
stock appreciation right exercises to:
Merrill Lynch
Equity Award Services
1400 Merrill Lynch Drive
Mail Stop # NJ2-140-03-40
Pennington, NJ 08534
Phone: (888) 986-4321 (U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada)
(609) 818-8156 (all other locations)
In all correspondence, please provide the last 4 digits of your
account number, your address, your telephone number and indicate
that your inquiry relates to YUM holdings. For telephone inquiries,
please have a copy of your most recent statement available.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN PARTICIPANTS
Capital Stock Purchase Program (888) 439-4986
YUM Savings Center (888) 875-4015
YUM Savings Center (904) 791-2005 (outside U.S.)
P.O. Box 5166
Boston, MA 02206-5166
Please have a copy of your most recent statement available when
calling. Press 0#0# for a customer service representative and give
the representative the name of the plan.
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: (888) 439-4986
International: (718) 921-8124
www.amstock.com
or
Shareholder Coordinator
Yum! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, KY 40213
Phone: (888) 298-6986
E-mail: yum.investor@yum.com
In all correspondence or phone inquiries, please provide your
name and your YUM account number if you know it.
REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS can access their accounts and
complete the following functions online at the website of American
Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“AST”): www.amstock.com.
•• Access account balance and other general account information
•• Change an account’s mailing address
•• View a detailed list of holdings represented by certificates and
the identifying certificate numbers
•• Request a certificate for shares held at AST
•• Replace a lost or stolen certificate
•• Retrieve a duplicate Form 1099-B
•• Purchase shares of YUM through the Company’s Direct Stock
Purchase Plan
•• Sell shares held at AST
Access accounts online at the following URL:
https://secure.amstock.com/Shareholder/sh_login.asp. Your
account number and social security number are required. If you
do not know your account number, please call AST at (888) 439-
4986 or YUM Shareholder Coordinator at (888) 298-6986.
Shareholder Services
DIRECT STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
KPMG, LLP
400 West Market Street, Suite 2600
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 587-0535
STOCK TRADING SYMBOL-YUM
The New York Stock Exchange is the principal market for
YUM Common Stock, which trades under the symbol YUM.
A prospectus and a brochure explaining this convenient plan are
available from our transfer agent:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
P.O. Box 922
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10269-0560
Attn: Plan Administration Dept.
Phone: (888) 439-4986
FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION
Securities analysts, portfolio managers, representatives of financial
institutions and other individuals with questions regarding YUM’s
performance are invited to contact:
Steve Schmitt
Vice President, Investor Relations &
Corporate Strategy
Yum! Brands, Inc.
1441 Gardiner Lane
Louisville, KY 40213
Phone: (888) 298-6986
Franchise Inquiries
ONLINE FRANCHISE INFORMATION
Information about potential franchise opportunities is available at
www.yumfranchises.com
YUM’s Annual Report contains many of the valuable trademarks
owned and used by YUM and its subsidiaries and affiliates in the
United States and worldwide.
SENIOR OFFICERS
David C. Novak 63
Executive Chairman,
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Greg Creed 58
Chief Executive Officer,
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Roger Eaton 55
Chief Executive Officer, KFC
Larry Gathof 54
Vice President and Treasurer, Yum! Brands, Inc.
David Gibbs 52
Chief Executive Officer, Pizza Hut
Marc L. Kesselman 44
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Brian Niccol 41
Chief Executive Officer, Taco Bell
Muktesh (“Micky”) Pant 61
Chief Executive Officer, Yum! Restaurants China
David E. Russell 46
Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and
Corporate Controller, Yum! Brands, Inc.
Tracy Skeans 43
Chief People Officer, Yum! Brands, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David C. Novak 63
Executive Chairman,
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Greg Creed 58
Chief Executive Officer,
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Jing-Shyh S. (“Sam”) Su 63
Executive Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer,
Yum! Restaurants China
Michael J. Cavanagh 50
Senior Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, Comcast Corporation
Brian C. Cornell 57
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Target Corporation
David W. Dorman 62
Non-Executive Chairman,
CVS Health Corporation
Massimo Ferragamo 58
Chairman, Ferragamo USA, Inc.,
a subsidiary of Salvatore Ferragamo Italia
Mirian M. Graddick-Weir 61
Executive Vice President Human Resources,
Merck & Co., Inc.
Jonathan S. Linen 72
Advisor to Chairman, American Express Company
Keith Meister 42
Managing Partner, Corvex Management LP
Thomas C. Nelson 53
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President,
National Gypsum Company
Thomas M. Ryan 63
Former Chairman and CEO,
CVS Health Corporation
P. Justin Skala 56
President, North America and
Global Sustainability,
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Elane B. Stock 51
Group President,
Kimberly-Clark International
Robert D. Walter 70
Founder and Retired Chairman/CEO,
Cardinal Health, Inc.