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                                  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)
                                 October 5, 2005
                         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
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(State or other jurisdiction                                (IRS Employer
of 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

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:

|_|  Written  communications  pursuant to Rule 425 under the  Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

|_|  Soliciting  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

|_|  Pre-commencement   communications  pursuant  to  Rule  14d-2(b)  under  the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Section 2 - Financial Information

          Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

          On  October  5,  2005,  YUM!  Brands,  Inc.  issued  a  press  release
          announcing  financial results for the quarter ended September 3, 2005.
          A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

          Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

                         (c)    Exhibits

                         99.1   Press Release dated October 5, 2005 from YUM! 
                                Brands, Inc.





                                    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.
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                                                     (Registrant)


Date:    October 5, 2005                   /s/ Ted F. Knopf
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                                               Senior Vice President of Finance
                                               and Corporate Controller
                                               (Principal Accounting Officer)