Item 6. Exhibits


(a)	Exhibit Index

	Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description

	2.1*	Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2026, by and between Yum! Brands, Inc. and Toppings TopCo, LLC.

	2.2*	Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2026, between Yum China Holdings, Inc. and Yum! Brands, Inc.

	10.1†	Transition and Retirement Agreement, dated May 28, 2026, between the Company and Tracy Skeans, as attached herein

	15	Letter from KPMG LLP regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Acknowledgement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm).

	31.1	C ertifica tion of the Chief Executive Off icer pursuant to Rule 13 a-14(a) of Secu riti es Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	32.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

	†	Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

	*	Schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules (or similar attachments) upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized officer of the registrant.


			YUM! BRANDS, INC.
			(Registrant)


Date:	August 4, 2026	/s/ David Russell
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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