SHANGHAI, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China") (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced today that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has increased the Company's share repurchase authorization by US$1 billion to an aggregate of US$5.4 billion.
From 2017 to December 11, 2025, the Company repurchased approximately 97.7 million shares of common stock for US$4.2 billion. This increase brings the total remaining authorization to approximately US$1.2 billion.
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