YUM: Company disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On June 16, 2026, Yum! Brands, Inc. issued a press release announcing the entry into definitive agreements providing for the sale of its Pizza Hut business. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release, dated June 16, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File. The cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. YUM! BRANDS, INC. (Registrant) Date: June 16, 2026 /s/ Erika Burkhardt Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary