Yum China (09987) announced multiple share repurchase transactions on 3 March 2026, including 57,684 shares on the NYSE at prices ranging from USD 51.21 to USD 52.47 (totaling USD 3.00 million) and 18,700 shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) at prices ranging from HKD 408.00 to HKD 420.40 (totaling HKD 7.72 million). These repurchases were executed under a mandate dated 23 May 2025, authorizing up to 37,239,649 shares for repurchase. A total of 21,259,094 shares have been repurchased so far, representing 5.71% of the company’s shares at the time of that resolution.
On the same day, there were additional cancellations of previously repurchased shares and a new issuance of 139 shares through the company’s incentive plans. Following these adjustments, Yum China’s total number of issued shares decreased from 353,974,647 to 353,864,012, equivalent to approximately 353.86 million shares as at 3 March 2026.
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