Skeans Tracy L 4
4 · YUM BRANDS INC · Filed Feb 9, 2026
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YUM COO Tracy Skeans Receives 43,360 Share Awards; 3,654 Withheld
What Happened
- Tracy L. Skeans, Chief Operating Officer and Chief People Officer of YUM Brands (YUM), was granted a total of 43,360 shares/units on 2026-02-06 (three awards: 10,643 shares, 6,292 derivative units, and 26,425 derivative units). These awards show an acquisition price of $0.00 (awarded, not purchased).
- On the same date, 3,654 shares were disposed at $162.93 each (total value $595,346) to satisfy tax withholding associated with the award (transaction code F). The awards are reported as derivative/time-based equity that will convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-06.
- Awards received: 10,643 shares (direct award), plus 6,292 and 26,425 derivative awards (total 43,360).
- Tax withholding: 3,654 shares withheld/disposed at $162.93 each for $595,346.
- Acquisition price for awards: $0.00 (awarded stock/units).
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnotes: F1 — derivative units convert one-for-one to common shares; F2 — vesting occurs 25% per year beginning one year from grant; F3 — one of the grants does not have an expiration date.
- Filing timeliness: no late-filing indication in the provided data.
Context
- The awards are grants (not open-market purchases) and are typically part of executive compensation. The withheld shares (code F) represent a routine tax-withholding event rather than an open-market sale; this is common when equity awards vest or convert.
- Derivative awards will convert to actual shares on a one-for-one basis and vest over four years (25% per year), so the full economic benefit is realized over time rather than immediately.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Skeans Tracy L
COO and CPO
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
2026-02-06+10,643→ 10,643 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-06$162.93/sh−3,654$595,346→ 6,989 total - Award
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F2][F3]2026-02-06+6,292→ 6,292 total→ Common Stock (6,292 underlying) - Award
Stock Appreciation Right
[F2]2026-02-06+26,425→ 26,425 totalExercise: $162.93Exp: 2036-02-06→ Common Stock (26,425 underlying)
Holdings
- 2,103(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
- 2,970(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Conversion occurs on a one-for-one basis.
- [F2]Vesting occurs 25% per year beginning one year from grant date.
- [F3]This grant does not have an expiration date.
Signature
/s/ M. Gayle Hobson, POA|2026-02-09