LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) Board of Directors today declared a
dividend of $0.21 per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will
be distributed August 6, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of
business on July 16. Yum! is committed to returning significant cash to
shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Since inception in
2004, Yum! has more than quadrupled the quarterly dividend.
Yum! Brands is the world’s largest restaurant company in terms of system
restaurants with more than 37,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries
and territories. The company is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List,
with revenues of nearly $11 billion in 2009. Four of the company’s
restaurant brands - KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and Taco Bell -
are the global leaders of the chicken, quick-service seafood, pizza and
Mexican-style food categories. A&W Restaurants is the longest running
quick-service franchise chain in America. Outside the United States,
Yum! Brands’ system opened more than four new restaurants each day of
the year in 2009, making it a leader in international retail development.
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Analysts are invited to contact:
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Tim Jerzyk, Senior Vice President Investor Relations, at 888/298-6986
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Bruce Bishop, Director Investor Relations, at 888/298-6986
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Members of the media are invited to contact:
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Amy Sherwood, Vice President Public Relations, at 502/874-8200
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Source: Yum! Brands Inc.
Contact:
Yum! Brands Inc.
Tim Jerzyk, 888-298-6986
Senior
Vice President, Investor Relations
www.yum.com