LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) Board of Directors approved a quarterly
cash dividend of $0.42, representing a 17% increase in the company’s
quarterly dividend. The dividend will be distributed March 8, 2019 to
shareholders of record at the close of business on February 14, 2019.
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 48,000
restaurants in more than 140 countries. The company’s restaurant brands
– KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – are global leaders of the chicken,
pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Worldwide, the Yum! Brands
system opens over eight new restaurants per day on average, making it a
leader in global retail development. In 2018, Yum! Brands was named to
the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and ranked among the
top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. In
2019, Yum! Brands was named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for
the second consecutive year.
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Analysts are invited to contact:
Keith Siegner, Vice President,
Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy and Treasurer, at 888/298-6986
Kelly
Knybel, Director, Investor Relations, at 888/298-6986
Members of the media are invited to contact:
Virginia Ferguson,
Director, Public Relations, at 502/874-8200
Source: Yum! Brands, Inc.