UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2020

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(469) 980-2898

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time (Thursday, May 7, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time) via the internet at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/YUMC2020 (the “Annual Meeting”).  A total of 317,377,626 shares, or 84.38% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected the 11 director nominees listed below to serve until the 2021 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2020; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation.

Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:  

SIGNATURES

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.