UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

April 3, 2018

 

Commission file number 1-13163

 

 

YUM! BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (502) 874-8300

 

Former name or former address, if changed since last report:   N/A

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  o Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 

Item 1.01              Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On April 3, 2018, Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC, KFC Holding Co. and Taco Bell of America, LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of YUM! Brands, Inc. (“YUM” or the “Company”), entered into a Refinancing Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2016 (as amended by Refinancing Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 21, 2017 and Refinancing Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 7, 2017, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, an L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent, and the Lenders from time to time party thereto, pursuant to which the Company repriced its existing approximately $2.0 billion Term Loan B facility (the “Term B Loan”). The Amendment reduces the interest rate applicable to the Term B Loan by 0.25% to adjusted LIBOR plus 1.75% and extends the maturity date for the Term B Loan to April 3, 2025. All other material provisions of the Credit Agreement remain unchanged.

 

The description of the Amendment set forth above is a summary only, is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms contained in the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Refinancing Amendment, dated as of April 3, 2018, to Credit Agreement dated as of June 16, 2016 among Pizza Hut Holdings, LLC, KFC Holding Co. and Taco Bell of America, LLC, as borrowers, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender, an L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	YUM! BRANDS, INC.
	(Registrant)

 

 

Date: April 9, 2018	/s/ Keith Siegner
	Vice President, Investor Relations,
	Corporate Strategy and Treasurer

 

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