8-K


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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)

December 7, 2015

Commission file number 1-13163
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YUM! BRANDS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
North Carolina
 
13-3951308
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky
 
40213
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (502) 874-8300
 
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
 
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
 
YUM! Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that Patrick Grismer, 53, notified the Company on December 3, 2015 that he intends to resign as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 19, 2016. Mr. Grismer will continue to serve as CFO until that time and will help finalize the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He will also present at the Company’s upcoming investor conference in Plano, TX on December 10, 2015. The Company will conduct a search of internal and external candidates to identify a successor. As part of his transition, the Company agreed to accelerate vesting on a portion of Mr. Grismer’s unvested stock appreciation rights having a value of approximately $500,000 at the time of acceleration.








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:
December 7, 2015
 
/s/ John P. Daly
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Associate General Counsel