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Yum! Brands Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 EPS Growth of 21%, Excluding Special Items; Led by Robust China Profit Growth of 32%; Raises Full-Year EPS Growth Forecast to 12%, Excluding Special Items

10/06/2009
Company Release - 10/6/2009 4:05 PM ET

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today reported Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.69, or $0.70 excluding special items, for the third quarter ended September 5, 2009.

THIRD-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

    --  International development continued at a strong pace with 267 new
        restaurants including 88 new units in mainland China and 165 new units
        in Yum! Restaurants International (YRI).
    --  System sales growth of +11% in mainland China and +4% in YRI was offset
        by a 5% decline in the U.S. resulting in flat worldwide system sales in
        local currency terms; worldwide system sales declined 4% after foreign
        currency translation.
    --  Worldwide restaurant margin improved over 3 percentage points driven by
        significant gains in both the U.S. and China.
    --  Worldwide operating profit growth of 15% was driven by China, +32%, and
        the U.S., +18%. YRI profit declined 13% due to negative foreign currency
        translation. Worldwide operating profit growth was 19% prior to foreign
        currency translation.
    --  Foreign currency translation negatively impacted EPS by $0.02 per share.

Note: All comparisons are versus the same period a year ago and exclude Special Items unless noted.

                             Third Quarter              Year-to-Date

                             2009      2008   % Change  2009   2008   % Change

EPS Excluding Special Items  $0.70     $0.58  21%       $1.67  $1.45  16%

Special Items Gain/(Loss)1   ($0.01 )  $0.00  NM        $0.10  $0.08  NM

EPS                          $0.69     $0.58  19%       $1.77  $1.53  16%



1 See Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results for further detail of the 2009 and 2008 Special Items.

FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK

The Company raised its full-year 2009 EPS forecast from $2.10 to $2.14 per share or 12% growth prior to special items, driven by stronger-than-expected full year performance in China and a lower-than-expected full year effective tax rate.

David C. Novak, Chairman and CEO, said, "I'm pleased to report we are raising our full year 2009 EPS growth forecast to 12% based on our strong year-to-date profit performance. Our global portfolio delivered an impressive 15% operating profit growth this quarter, driven by 32% growth in China and 18% growth in our U.S. business. China and Yum! Restaurants International are on track to open over 1,400 international new units this year. We are confident our industry leading international new unit development will continue to be a key factor in our ability to drive future sales and profit growth.

"Our China business generated extraordinary operating profit growth of 32% in the third quarter. We leveraged our high-return, new unit development and increased restaurant margin over two points. We are especially pleased that our China team achieved margins near record levels with high average unit volumes. We are on track to open over 475 new units in mainland China. Importantly, KFC is the only Western QSR brand in the vast majority of the 600 cities in which we have a presence. Our U.S. business achieved strong operating profit growth of 18%. This can be attributed to substantial improvement to restaurant margin and significant G&A savings which offset a 6% same-store-sales decline. There's no question the overall worldwide environment continues to be challenging. However, we are more confident than ever in the consistent earnings power of our global portfolio. We also continue to make major progress developing our significant, new sales layers which will better leverage our assets and drive future growth.

"Looking to 2010, we expect to deliver 10% EPS growth. This would be the ninth consecutive year we meet or exceed our annual target of at least 10% EPS growth. Our fundamental opportunities remain intact. We continue to have the unique ability to generate unparalleled international growth, increase sales in our existing assets and drive significant free cash flow while continuing to be an industry leader in return on invested capital."

CHINA DIVISION

                     Third Quarter                 Year-to-Date

                                 % Change                      % Change

                     2009  2008  Reported  Ex F/X  2009  2008  Reported  Ex F/X

System Sales Growth              +11       +10                 +11       +9

Restaurant Margin    23.2  20.9  2.3       2.3     21.5  19.7  1.8       1.7
(%)

Operating Profit     217   165   +32       +31     453   360   +26       +23
($MM)



    --  China Division system sales growth of 10% excluding foreign currency
        translation was driven by strong new unit development in mainland China
        while same-store-sales were flat.
        o We opened 88 new restaurants in mainland China for the third quarter
          for a total of 304 year to date.

Mainland China Units     Q3 2009  % Change

Traditional Restaurants  3,281    +16

KFC                      2,729    +16

Pizza Hut Casual Dining  442      +11

Pizza Hut Home Service   87       +24



    --  Restaurant margin increased 2.3 percentage points driven primarily by
        significant commodity deflation of $21 million in the third quarter. A
        similar benefit is expected in the fourth quarter.

    --  Foreign currency conversion benefited operating profit by $1 million.
    --  Operating profit growth of 32% overlapped growth of 22% in the third
        quarter of 2008.

YUM! RESTAURANTS INTERNATIONAL (YRI) DIVISION

              Third Quarter                     Year-to-Date

                              % Change                          % Change

              2009    2008    Reported  Ex F/X  2009    2008    Reported  Ex F/X

Traditional   12,895  12,489  +3        NA      12,895  12,489  +3        NA
Restaurants

System Sales                  (7   )    +4                      (7   )    +7
Growth

Franchise &   156     165     (5   )    +5      442     467     (5   )    +8
License Fees

Operating     119     137     (13  )    Flat    342     393     (13  )    +3
Profit ($MM)

Operating     18.0    18.1    (0.1 )    (0.6 )  18.7    18.0    +0.7      (0.2 )
Margin (%)



    --  System sales growth of 4%, excluding foreign currency translation, was
        driven by new unit development and same-store sales were flat. The table
        below provides further insight into key YRI markets.
    --  YRI opened 165 new restaurants with 93% coming from our franchise
        partners.
    --  Operating profit growth was negatively impacted by poor performance in
        two company markets, Mexico and South Korea, and timing related to
        overhead expenses.
    --  Foreign currency translation negatively impacted operating profit by $17
        million.

                           System Sales Growth
Key YRI Markets            Ex F/X (%)

                           Third Quarter  Year-to-Date

Franchise Only Markets

Asia (ex China Division)   +4             +7

Continental Europe         Flat           +3

Middle East                +6             +8

Latin America              +4             +6

Company/Franchise Markets

Australia                  +3             +6

UK                         +9             +10

New Growth Markets         +20            +18

Note: The markets listed above generate approximately 80% of YRI operating
profit. New
Growth Markets include France, Russia and India.



U.S. DIVISION

                             Third Quarter           Year-to-Date

                             2009    2008  % Change  2009    2008  % Change

Same-Store-Sales Growth (%)  (6   )  +3    NM        (3   )  +3    NM

Restaurant Margin (%)        14.1    10.8  +3.3      14.0    11.9  +2.1

Operating Profit ($MM)       171     146   +18       497     447   +11

Operating Margin (%)         16.2    12.0  +4.2      15.5    12.3  +3.2



    --  Same-store-sales declined 6% which included a 13% decline at Pizza Hut.
    --  Restaurant margin improved by 3.3 points due largely to commodity cost
        deflation of $16 million this quarter. Year-to-date commodity cost
        deflation has totaled $11 million. The full year benefit from commodity
        cost deflation is expected to be about $20 million.
    --  Third quarter operating profit growth of 18% and operating margin
        improvement of 4.2 points were driven by a $16 million decline in our
        U.S. G&A cost structure from actions initiated in the fourth quarter of
        2008. For the full year, we continue to expect G&A cost savings of at
        least $60 million.

U.S. REFRANCHISING UPDATE

In the third quarter, 98 company-owned U.S. restaurants were sold to franchisees. Year to date, we have refranchised a total of 286 units, including 210 Pizza Huts, 50 KFCs and 26 Taco Bells. We continue to expect to refranchise 500 units in 2009. Full year proceeds from U.S. refranchising are expected to be about $175 million.

CONFERENCE CALL

Yum! Brands Inc. will host a conference call to review the company's financial performance and strategies at 9:15 a.m. ET Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

The number is 877/815-2029 for U.S. callers and 706/645-9271 for international callers.

The call will be available for playback beginning at noon Eastern Time Wednesday, October 7, through midnight October 21, 2009. To access the playback, dial 800/642-1687 in the United States and 706/645-9291 internationally. The playback pass code is 29944595.

The webcast and the playback can be accessed via the Internet by visiting Yum! Brands' Web site, www.yum.com/investors and selecting "Q3 2009 Earnings Call".

For your added convenience . . . A podcast will be available within 24 hours of the end of the call at www.yum.com/investors.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONLINE

Third quarter end dates for each division, restaurant-count details, and definitions of terms including Key Markets are available online at http://investors.yum.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117941&p=irol-newsEarnings.

This announcement, any related announcements and the related webcast may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that can cause our actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: economic and political conditions in the countries where we operate; currency exchange and interest rates; commodity, labor and other operating costs; competition, consumer preferences or perceptions; the impact of any widespread illness or food borne illness; the effectiveness of our operating initiatives and marketing; new-product and concept development by us and our competitors; the success of our strategies for refranchising and international development; the continued viability of our franchise and license operators; our ability to secure and maintain distribution and adequate supply to our restaurants; publicity that may impact our business and/or industry; pending or future legal claims; our effective tax rates; our actuarially determined casualty loss estimates; government regulations; and accounting policies and practices. You should consult our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the information set forth under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K) for additional detail about factors that could affect our financial and other results. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and currently available data and are neither predictions nor guarantees of future events or performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We are not undertaking to update any of these statements.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants, with more than 36,000 restaurants in over 110 countries and territories. The company is ranked #239 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues in excess of $11 billion in 2008. Four of the company's restaurant brands - KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Long John Silver's - are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza, Mexican-style food and quick-service seafood categories, respectively. Outside the United States, the Yum! Brands system opened more than four new restaurants each day of the year, making it a leader in international retail development. The company has consistently been recognized for its reward and recognition culture, diversity leadership, community giving, and consistent shareholder returns. In 2007, the company launched World Hunger Relief, the world's largest private sector hunger relief effort to raise awareness, volunteerism and funds to benefit the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and other hunger relief agencies. To date, this effort has raised $36 million for the WFP and other hunger relief agencies and is helping to provide 160 million meals and save the lives of about 4 million people in remote corners of the world, where hunger is most prevalent.

YUM! Brands, Inc.

Consolidated Summary of Results

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

                 Quarter                 %        Year to Date            %
                                         Change                           Change

                 9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)    9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)

Company sales    $ 2,432     $ 2,482     (2  )    $ 6,502     $ 6,899     (6  )

Franchise and
license fees       346         360       (3  )      969         1,015     (4  )
and income

Total revenues     2,778       2,842     (2  )      7,471       7,914     (6  )

Company
restaurants

Food and paper     777         830       7          2,081       2,265     8

Payroll and
employee           523         575       9          1,485       1,682     12
benefits

Occupancy and
other              707         719       2          1,879       1,975     5
operating
expenses

Company
restaurant         2,007       2,124     6          5,445       5,922     8
expenses

General and
administrative     276         305       9          812         898       9
expenses

Franchise and
license            29          25        (14 )      74          63        (18 )
expenses

Closures and
impairment         5           3         NM         31          9         NM
(income)
expenses

Refranchising      4           (8    )   NM         (9    )     16        NM
(gain) loss

Other (income)     (13   )     (18   )   (32 )      (97   )     (148  )   (35 )
expense

Total costs
and expenses,      2,308       2,431     5          6,256       6,760     7
net

Operating          470         411       14         1,215       1,154     5
Profit

Interest           42          47        13         138         152       9
expense, net

Income before      428         364       18         1,077       1,002     7
income taxes

Income tax         88          79        (12 )      212         236       10
provision

Net income -
including          340         285       19         865         766       13
noncontrolling
interest

Net income -
noncontrolling     6           3         NM         10          6         NM
interest

Net income -
YUM! Brands,     $ 334       $ 282       18       $ 855       $ 760       12
Inc.

Effective tax      20.6  %     21.7  %              19.7  %     23.5  %
rate

Effective tax
rate before        19.9  %     21.6  %              21.1  %     22.6  %
special items

Basic EPS Data

EPS              $ 0.71      $ 0.60      18       $ 1.82      $ 1.59      15

Average shares     472         470       --         469         479       2
outstanding

Diluted EPS
Data

EPS              $ 0.69      $ 0.58      19       $ 1.77      $ 1.53      16

Average shares     485         487       --         482         496       3
outstanding

Dividends
declared per     $ --        $ --                 $ 0.38      $ 0.34
common share

See accompanying notes.



YUM! Brands, Inc.

CHINA DIVISION Operating Results

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

                 Quarter                 %        Year to Date            %
                                         Change                           Change

                 9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)    9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)

Company sales    $ 1,048     $ 854       23       $ 2,430     $ 2,049     19

Franchise and
license fees       15          20        (25)       43          48        (10)
and income

Total revenues     1,063       874       22         2,473       2,097     18

Company
restaurant
expenses, net

Food and paper     367         320       (15)       864         769       (12)

Payroll and
employee           129         107       (19)       321         276       (16)
benefits

Occupancy and
other              309         249       (25)       724         600       (21)
operating
expenses

                   805         676       (19)       1,909       1,645     (16)

General and
administrative     51          45        (10)       132         121       (9)
expenses

Franchise and
license            --          --        --         --          --        --
expenses

Closures and
impairment         2           1         NM         8           3         NM
(income)
expenses

Other (income)     (12   )     (13   )   (16)       (29   )     (32   )   (12)
expense

                   846         709       (19)       2,020       1,737     (16)

Operating        $ 217       $ 165       32       $ 453       $ 360       26
Profit

Company sales      100.0 %     100.0 %              100.0 %     100.0 %

Food and paper     35.0        37.4      2.4        35.5        37.5      2.0
                                         ppts.                            ppts.

Payroll and                              0.3                              0.3
employee           12.3        12.6      ppts.      13.2        13.5      ppts.
benefits

Occupancy and
other              29.5        29.1      (0.4)      29.8        29.3      (0.5)
operating                                ppts.                            ppts.
expenses

Restaurant         23.2  %     20.9  %   2.3        21.5  %     19.7  %   1.8
margin                                   ppts.                            ppts.

See accompanying notes.



China Division includes mainland China, Thailand and KFC Taiwan.

As discussed in (d) in the accompanying notes, we began consolidating the operating entity that owns the KFC business in Shanghai, China, with 236 units, during the second quarter of 2009. This entity was previously accounted for as an unconsolidated affiliate.

YUM! Brands, Inc.

YUM! RESTAURANTS INTERNATIONAL DIVISION Operating Results

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

                 Quarter                 %        Year to Date            %
                                         Change                           Change

                 9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)    9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)

Company sales    $ 505       $ 588       (14)     $ 1,388     $ 1,717     (19)

Franchise and
license fees       156         165       (5)        442         467       (5)
and income

Total revenues     661         753       (12)       1,830       2,184     (16)

Company
restaurant
expenses, net

Food and paper     162         186       14         445         539       18

Payroll and
employee           131         154       14         358         448       20
benefits

Occupancy and
other              154         181       15         425         530       20
operating
expenses

                   447         521       14         1,228       1,517     19

General and
administrative     83          87        5          228         253       10
expenses

Franchise and
license            13          10        (28)       29          25        (15)
expenses

Closures and
impairment         (1    )     (2    )   NM         3           (3    )   NM
(income)
expenses

Other (income)     --          --        --         --          (1    )   (100)
expense

                   542         616       12         1,488       1,791     17

Operating        $ 119       $ 137       (13)     $ 342       $ 393       (13)
Profit

Company sales      100.0 %     100.0 %              100.0 %     100.0 %

Food and paper     31.9        31.8      (0.1)      32.0        31.5      (0.5)
                                         ppts.                            ppts.

Payroll and                              (0.1)                            0.2
employee           26.2        26.1      ppts.      25.9        26.1      ppts.
benefits

Occupancy and
other              30.6        30.7      0.1        30.6        30.8      0.2
operating                                ppts.                            ppts.
expenses

Restaurant         11.3  %     11.4  %   (0.1)      11.5  %     11.6  %   (0.1)
margin                                   ppts.                            ppts.

Operating          18.0  %     18.1  %   (0.1)      18.7  %     18.0  %   0.7
margin                                   ppts.                            ppts.

See accompanying notes.



YUM! Brands, Inc.

UNITED STATES Operating Results

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

                 Quarter                 %        Year to Date            %
                                         Change                           Change

                 9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)    9/5/09      9/6/08      B/(W)

Company sales    $ 879       $ 1,040     (15)     $ 2,684     $ 3,133     (14)

Franchise and
license fees       176         175       1          516         500       3
and income

Total revenues     1,055       1,215     (13)       3,200       3,633     (12)

Company
restaurant
expenses, net

Food and paper     248         324       23         772         957       19

Payroll and
employee           263         314       16         806         958       16
benefits

Occupancy and
other              244         289       16         730         845       14
operating
expenses

                   755         927       19         2,308       2,760     16

General and
administrative     109         125       12         330         384       14
expenses

Franchise and
license            16          13        (16)       45          33        (36)
expenses

Closures and
impairment         4           4         NM         20          9         NM
(income)
expenses

Other (income)     --          --        --         --          --        --
expense

                   884         1,069     17         2,703       3,186     15

Operating        $ 171       $ 146       18       $ 497       $ 447       11
Profit

Company sales      100.0 %     100.0 %              100.0 %     100.0 %

Food and paper     28.3        31.1      2.8        28.8        30.5      1.7
                                         ppts.                            ppts.

Payroll and                              0.3                              0.6
employee           29.9        30.2      ppts.      30.0        30.6      ppts.
benefits

Occupancy and
other              27.7        27.9      0.2        27.2        27.0      (0.2)
operating                                ppts.                            ppts.
expenses

Restaurant         14.1  %     10.8  %   3.3        14.0  %     11.9  %   2.1
margin                                   ppts.                            ppts.

Operating          16.2  %     12.0  %   4.2        15.5  %     12.3  %   3.2
margin                                   ppts.                            ppts.

See accompanying notes.



YUM! Brands, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in millions)

                                                         (unaudited)

                                                         9/5/09        12/27/08

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents                                $ 424         $ 216

Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance: $30 in      241           229
2009 and $23 in 2008

Inventories                                                116           143

Prepaid expenses and other current assets                  287           172

Deferred income taxes                                      54            81

Advertising cooperative assets, restricted                 84            110

Total Current Assets                                       1,206         951

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation and amortization of $3,369 in 2009 and        3,844         3,710
$3,187 in 2008

Goodwill                                                   686           605

Intangible assets, net                                     447           335

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates                   98            65

Other assets                                               549           561

Deferred income taxes                                      291           300

Total Assets                                             $ 7,121       $ 6,527

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable and other current liabilities           $ 1,388       $ 1,473

Income taxes payable                                       27            114

Short-term borrowings                                      35            25

Advertising cooperative liabilities                        84            110

Total Current Liabilities                                  1,534         1,722

Long-term debt                                             3,258         3,564

Other liabilities and deferred credits                     1,340         1,335

Total Liabilities                                          6,132         6,621

Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

Common stock, no par value, 750 shares authorized; 468
shares and 459 shares issued in 2009 and 2008,             202           7
respectively

Retained earnings                                          979           303

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)              (279  )       (418  )

Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) - YUM! Brands,        902           (108  )
Inc.

Noncontrolling interest                                    87            14

Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)                       989           (94   )

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)     $ 7,121       $ 6,527

See accompanying notes.



YUM! Brands, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

                                                         Year to Date

                                                         9/5/09      9/6/08

Cash Flows - Operating Activities

Net income - including noncontrolling interest           $ 865       $ 766

Depreciation and amortization                              385         389

Closures and impairment (income) expenses                  31          9

Refranchising (gain) loss                                  (9    )     16

Contributions to defined benefit pension plans             (96   )     (7     )

Gain upon consolidation of a former unconsolidated         (68   )     --
affiliate in China

Gain on sale of interest in Japan unconsolidated           --          (100   )
affiliate

Deferred income taxes                                      59          (13    )

Equity income from investments in unconsolidated           (29   )     (33    )
affiliates

Distributions of income received from unconsolidated       29          40
affiliates

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation           (48   )     (32    )

Share-based compensation expense                           39          44

Changes in accounts and notes receivable                   1           (18    )

Changes in inventories                                     34          (16    )

Changes in prepaid expenses and other current assets       (26   )     (27    )

Changes in accounts payable and other current              2           23
liabilities

Changes in income taxes payable                            (87   )     24

Other non-cash charges and credits, net                    53          82

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                  1,135       1,147

Cash Flows - Investing Activities

Capital spending                                           (505  )     (583   )

Proceeds from refranchising of restaurants                 91          142

Acquisition of restaurants from franchisees                (24   )     (9     )

Acquisitions and investments                               (75   )     --

Sales of property, plant and equipment                     16          58

Other, net                                                 (8    )     (8     )

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities                      (505  )     (400   )

Cash Flows - Financing Activities

Proceeds from long-term debt                               499         375

Repayments of long-term debt                               (522  )     (260   )

Revolving credit facilities, three months or less, net     (289  )     305

Short-term borrowings by original maturity

More than three months - proceeds                          --          --

More than three months - payments                          --          --

Three months or less, net                                  5           (15    )

Repurchase shares of Common Stock                          --          (1,513 )

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation           48          32

Employee stock option proceeds                             91          51

Dividends paid on Common Stock                             (263  )     (234   )

Other, net                                                 (8    )     --

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities                      (439  )     (1,259 )

Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents       --          --

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents       191         (512   )

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents due to                 17          17
consolidation of entities in China

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period          $ 216       $ 789

Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period                $ 424       $ 294

See accompanying notes.



Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

In addition to the results provided in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles ("GAAP") throughout this document, the Company has
provided non-GAAP measurements which present operating results in 2009 and 2008
on a basis before Special Items. Included in Special Items are the U.S.
refranchising (gain) loss, charges relating to U.S. General and Administrative
("G&A") productivity initiatives and realignment of resources, investments in
our U.S. Brands, the 2009 loss recognized as a result of our decision to offer
to refranchise an equity market outside the U.S., the 2009 gain upon our
acquisition of additional ownership in, and consolidation of, the operating
entity that owns the KFCs in Shanghai, China, and the 2008 gain on the sale of
our minority interest in our Japan unconsolidated affiliate. These amounts are
described in (d), (e), (f) and (g) in the accompanying notes.

The Company uses earnings before Special Items as a key performance measure of
results of operations for the purpose of evaluating performance internally. This
non-GAAP measurement is not intended to replace the presentation of our
financial results in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that the
presentation of earnings before Special Items provides additional information to
investors to facilitate the comparison of past and present operations, excluding
items in 2009 and 2008 that the Company does not believe are indicative of our
ongoing operations due to their size and/or nature.



                                   Quarter                Year to Date

                                   9/5/09      9/6/08     9/5/09       9/6/08

Detail of Special Items

Gain of the sale of our interest
in our Japan unconsolidated        $ --        $ --       $ --         $ (100  )
affiliate

Gain upon consolidation of a
former unconsolidated affiliate      --          --         (68   )      --
in China

Loss as a result of our offer to
refranchise an equity market         10          --         10           --
outside the U.S.

U.S. Refranchising (gain) loss       (8    )     (3   )     (23   )      22

Charges relating to U.S. G&A
productivity initiatives and         --          1          9            8
realignment of resources

Investments in our U.S. Brands       1           2          32           5

Total Special Items (Income)         3           --         (40   )      (65   )
Expense

Tax (Benefit) Expense on Special     3           --         (6    )      24
Items

Special Items (Income) Expense,    $ 6         $ --       $ (46   )    $ (41   )
net of tax

Average diluted shares               485         487        482          496
outstanding

Special Items diluted EPS          $ (0.01 )   $ --       $ 0.10       $ 0.08

Reconciliation of Operating
Profit Before Special Items to
Reported Operating Profit

Operating Profit before Special    $ 473       $ 411      $ 1,175      $ 1,089
Items

Special Items Income (Expense)       (3    )     --         40           65

Reported Operating Profit          $ 470       $ 411      $ 1,215      $ 1,154

Reconciliation of EPS Before
Special Items to Reported EPS

Diluted EPS before Special Items   $ 0.70      $ 0.58     $ 1.67       $ 1.45

Special Items EPS                    (0.01 )     --         0.10         0.08

Reported EPS                       $ 0.69      $ 0.58     $ 1.77       $ 1.53

Reconciliation of Effective Tax
Rate Before Special Items to
Reported Effective Tax Rate

Effective Tax Rate before            19.9  %     21.6 %     21.1  %      22.6  %
Special Items

Impact on Tax Rate as a result       0.7   %     0.1  %     (1.4  )%     0.9   %
of Special Items

Reported Effective Tax Rate          20.6  %     21.7 %     19.7  %      23.5  %



YUM! Brands, Inc.

Segment Results

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

Quarter Ended       China                 United    Corporate and
9/5/09                          YRI                                 Consolidated
                    Division              States    Unallocated

Total revenues      $ 1,063     $ 661     $ 1,055   $ (1  )         $ 2,778

Company
restaurant            805         447       755       --              2,007
expenses

General and
administrative        51          83        109       33              276
expenses

Franchise and         --          13        16        --              29
license expenses

Closures and
impairment            2           (1  )     4         --              5
(income) expenses

Refranchising         --          --        --        4               4
(gain) loss

Other (income)        (12   )     --        --        (1  )           (13   )
expense

                      846         542       884       36              2,308

Operating Profit    $ 217       $ 119     $ 171     $ (37 )         $ 470
(loss)



Quarter Ended        China                United    Corporate and
9/6/08                          YRI                                 Consolidated
                     Division             States    Unallocated

Total revenues       $ 874      $ 753     $ 1,215   $ --            $ 2,842

Company restaurant     676        521       927       --              2,124
expenses

General and
administrative         45         87        125       48              305
expenses

Franchise and          --         10        13        2               25
license expenses

Closures and
impairment             1          (2  )     4         --              3
(income) expenses

Refranchising          --         --        --        (8  )           (8    )
(gain) loss

Other (income)         (13 )      --        --        (5  )           (18   )
expense

                       709        616       1,069     37              2,431

Operating Profit     $ 165      $ 137     $ 146     $ (37 )         $ 411
(loss)



The above table reconciles segment information, which is based on management responsibility, with our Consolidated Summary of Results. Corporate and unallocated expenses comprise reductions in franchise and license fees and income, general and administrative expenses, refranchising (gains) and losses and other (income) expense that are not allocated to segments for performance reporting purposes.

YUM! Brands, Inc.

Segment Results

(amounts in millions)

(unaudited)

Year to Date        China                 United    Corporate and
Ended 9/5/09                    YRI                                 Consolidated
                    Division              States    Unallocated

Total revenues      $ 2,473     $ 1,830   $ 3,200   $ (32 )         $ 7,471

Company
restaurant            1,909       1,228     2,308     --              5,445
expenses

General and
administrative        132         228       330       122             812
expenses

Franchise and         --          29        45        --              74
license expenses

Closures and
impairment            8           3         20        --              31
(income) expenses

Refranchising         --          --        --        (9  )           (9    )
(gain) loss

Other (income)        (29   )     --        --        (68 )           (97   )
expense

                      2,020       1,488     2,703     45              6,256

Operating Profit    $ 453       $ 342     $ 497     $ (77 )         $ 1,215
(loss)



Year to Date     China                   United    Corporate and
Ended 9/6/08                 YRI                                   Consolidated
                 Division                States    Unallocated

Total revenues   $ 2,097     $ 2,184     $ 3,633   $ --            $ 7,914

Company
restaurant         1,645       1,517       2,760     --              5,922
expenses

General and
administrative     121         253         384       140             898
expenses

Franchise and
license            --          25          33        5               63
expenses

Closures and
impairment         3           (3    )     9         --              9
(income)
expenses

Refranchising      --          --          --        16              16
(gain) loss

Other (income)     (32   )     (1    )     --        (115 )          (148  )
expense

                   1,737       1,791       3,186     46              6,760

Operating        $ 360       $ 393       $ 447     $ (46  )        $ 1,154
Profit (loss)



The above table reconciles segment information, which is based on management responsibility, with our Consolidated Summary of Results. Corporate and unallocated expenses comprise reductions in franchise and license fees and income, general and administrative expenses, refranchising (gains) and losses and other (income) expense that are not allocated to segments for performance reporting purposes.

Notes to the Consolidated Summary of Results, Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in millions, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

(a)  Percentages may not recompute due to rounding.

(b)  Amounts presented as of and for the quarter and year to date ended
     September 5, 2009 are preliminary.

     China Division Other (income) expense includes equity income from our
     investments in unconsolidated affiliates. In the year to date ended
     September 5, 2009, Unallocated Other (income) expense includes the gain
(c)  upon our acquisition of additional ownership in, and consolidation of, the
     operating entity that owns the KFCs in Shanghai, China (See note d). In the
     year to date ended September 6, 2008, Unallocated Other (income) expense
     includes the pre-tax gain on the sale of our unconsolidated affiliate in
     Japan (see Note g).

     On May 4, 2009 we acquired an additional 7% ownership in the entity that
     operates the KFCs in Shanghai, China for $12 million, increasing our
     ownership to 58%. This entity has historically been accounted for as an
     unconsolidated affiliate. As part of the acquisition we received additional
     rights in the governance of the entity such that we began consolidating the
     entity upon acquisition. As required by Statement of Financial Accounting
     Standards ("SFAS") No. 141(R), "Business Combinations" ("SFAS" 141(R)), we
     remeasured our previously held 51% ownership in the entity at fair value
     and recognized a gain of $68 million accordingly. This gain, which resulted
     in no related income tax expense, was recorded as unallocated other income
     during the quarter ended June 13, 2009 and has been reflected as a Special
(d)  Item for certain performance measures (see accompanying reconciliation to
     reported results). For the quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2009
     the consolidation of this entity increased Company sales by $82 million and
     $105 million, respectively, and decreased Franchise and license fees and
     income by $5 million and $6 million, respectively. The consolidation of
     this entity positively impacted Operating Profit by $5 million for both the
     quarter and year to date ended September 5, 2009. While we have not yet
     finalized the determination of all identifiable assets and liabilities
     assumed upon acquisition, our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at
     September 5, 2009 reflects consolidation of this entity, including $60
     million in goodwill and $70 million in Noncontrolling interest (which was
     also required to be remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date per
     SFAS 141(R)).

     As part of our plan to transform our U.S. business we took several measures
     in 2008 and are taking similar measures in 2009 that we do not believe are
     indicative of our ongoing operations. These measures ("the U.S. business
     transformation measures") include: expansion of our U.S. refranchising,
     potentially reducing our Company ownership in the U.S. to below 10%;
     charges relating to G&A productivity initiatives and realignment of
     resources (primarily severance and early retirement costs); and investments
     in our U.S. Brands made on behalf of our franchisees such as equipment
(e)  purchases. We have traditionally not allocated refranchising (gains) losses
     for segment reporting purposes and will not allocate the costs associated
     with the productivity initiatives, realignment of resources and investments
     in our U.S. Brands to the U.S. segment. Additionally, these items have been
     reflected as Special Items for certain performance measures (see
     accompanying reconciliation to reported results). Investments in our U.S.
     Brands recorded in 2009 reflect our reimbursements to KFC franchisees for
     installation costs of ovens for the national launch of Kentucky Grilled
     Chicken and have been recorded as a reduction of Franchise and license fees
     and income.

     During the quarter ended September 5, 2009 we recognized a $10 million
     refranchising loss as a result of our decision to offer to refranchise an
     equity market outside the U.S. This loss, which resulted in no related
(f)  income tax benefit, was recorded as refranchising loss which we have
     traditionally not allocated for segment reporting purposes. The loss has
     also been reflected as a Special Item for certain performance measures (see
     accompanying reconciliation to reported results) given the amount and
     strategic nature of refranchising an entire equity market.

     During December 2007, we sold our interest in our unconsolidated affiliate
     in Japan for $128 million in cash (includes the impact of related foreign
     currency contracts that were settled in 2007). Our international subsidiary
     that owned this interest operates on a fiscal calendar with a period end
     that is approximately one month earlier than our consolidated period close.
     Thus, consistent with our historical treatment of events occurring during
(g)  the lag period, the pre-tax gain on the sale of this investment was
     recorded in the quarter ended March 22, 2008 as other income and was not
     allocated to any segment for reporting purposes. However, the cash proceeds
     from this transaction were transferred from our international subsidiary to
     the U.S. in December 2007 and were thus reported on our Consolidated
     Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 29, 2007. Additionally,
     this transaction was reflected as a Special Item for certain performance
     measures (see accompanying reconciliation to reported results).

     In connection with our U.S. business transformation measures our reported
     segment results began reflecting increased allocations of certain expenses
     in 2009 that were previously reported as corporate and unallocated
     expenses. While our consolidated results were not impacted, we believe the
     revised allocation better aligns costs with accountability of our segment
     managers. These revised allocations are being used by our Chairman and
     Chief Executive Officer, in his role as chief operating decision maker, in
(h)  his assessment of operating performance. We have restated segment
     information for the quarter and year to date ended September 6, 2008 to be
     consistent with the current period presentation. We expect that on a full
     year basis approximately $50 million and $5 million of Unallocated and
     corporate G&A will be reclassified to the U.S. and YRI segments,
     respectively, as we present 2009 results. The following table summarizes
     the impact of the revised allocations by segment for the quarter and year
     to date ended September 6, 2008:



Increase/(Decrease)                      Quarter   Year to date

U.S. G&A                                 $ 12      $ 36

YRI G&A                                    1         4

Unallocated and corporate G&A expenses     (13 )     (40 )



     Effective the beginning of fiscal 2009 we adopted SFAS No. 160,
     "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements" ("SFAS
     160"). SFAS 160 required that net income attributable to the minority
     interest in the entity that operates the KFCs in Beijing, China be reported
     separately on the face of our Consolidated Summary of Results. In 2008 we
     reported Operating Profit attributable to the minority interest as an Other
     expense and the related tax benefit as a reduction to our Income tax
(i)  provision. Additionally, SFAS 160 required that the portion of equity in
     the entity not attributable to the Company be reported within equity,
     separately from the Company's equity, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance
     Sheet. In 2008 we reported this amount within Other liabilities and
     deferred credits. As required, the presentation requirements of SFAS 160
     were applied retroactively to the quarter and year to date ended September
     6, 2008. Net income attributable to this noncontrolling interest was $4
     million and $7 million in the quarter and year to date ended September 5,
     2009, respectively.



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