Yum China Holdings, Inc. reported marginal changes to its share capital on 26 May 2026 under its ongoing buy-back programme.
• Share count movement – Opening balance (22 May 2026): 348.31 million ordinary shares. – Shares cancelled: 67,267 repurchased shares, equal to 0.02 % of the prior share base. – New shares issued: 121 shares released under long-term incentive plans. – Closing balance: 348.24 million shares.
• Pipeline for cancellation As of the same date, 1.41 million shares previously repurchased across Hong Kong and U.S. markets remained outstanding but had not yet been cancelled. This stock represents roughly 0.41 % of current issued shares.
• Latest daily repurchases (26 May 2026) – NYSE: 68,087 shares bought back at USD 43.85–44.52, costing USD 2.99 million. – Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 22,550 shares bought back at HKD 339.60–345.80, costing HKD 7.74 million. All shares acquired are designated for cancellation; none will be held as treasury shares.
• Repurchase mandate status The annual mandate approved on 23 May 2025 authorises the company to repurchase up to 37.24 million shares. To date, 27.08 million shares—7.27 % of the share base at mandate date—have been repurchased, leaving capacity for a further 10.16 million shares.
All repurchases were executed through independent brokers under both U.S. Rule 10b5-1 arrangements and a Hong Kong automatic share repurchase agreement, in compliance with applicable exchange regulations.
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