Yum China (09987) Updates Share Capital: Outstanding Shares Dip to 353.41 Million after Latest Buy-backs

Bulletin Express
Mar 15

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (stock code: 09987) has released a Next Day Disclosure Return detailing its most recent share capital movements up to 13 March 2026.

Key developments • Share cancellation: 57,257 shares repurchased on 12 March 2026 in the U.S. were cancelled on 13 March 2026, trimming the share count by 0.02%. • Share issuance for incentives: 57 new shares were issued on 13 March 2026 to settle awards under long-term incentive plans, an immaterial 0.00% increase. • Net result: Total issued shares (excluding treasury shares) fell by 57,200 to 353,408,898.

Ongoing buy-backs • Uncancelled repurchases: 1,372,283 shares—acquired between 4 December 2025 and 13 March 2026—remain pending cancellation. This represents roughly 0.39% of the current issued share base. • 13 March 2026 activity: – NYSE: 56,883 shares bought at USD 52.50–53.12, costing USD 3.00 million. – HKEX: 18,750 shares bought at HKD 408.80–415.00, costing HKD 7.73 million.

Repurchase mandate utilisation • Authorised under the 23 May 2025 mandate: 37.24 million shares. • Cumulative repurchases to date: 21.86 million shares, equal to 5.87% of the issued share count on the mandate date.

Post-cancellation outlook Upon completion of cancellations for the 1.37 million shares still in process, the company’s issued share capital would fall to approximately 352.04 million shares, further enhancing per-share metrics.

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