0001041061-12-000015.txt : 20120502 0001041061-12-000015.hdr.sgml : 20120502 20120502163820 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001041061-12-000015 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120501 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: YUM BRANDS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001041061 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 133951308 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 0526 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13163 FILM NUMBER: 12805782 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1441 GARDINER LANE CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40213 BUSINESS PHONE: 5028748300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1900 COLONEL SANDERS LANE CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40213 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRICON GLOBAL RESTAURANTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970627 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREAT AMERICAN RESTAURANT CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970618 8-K 1 form8k050112.htm YUM BRANDS, INC. FORM 8-K Form 8K 050112


 
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 1, 2012

Commission file number 1-13163
________________________
YUM! BRANDS, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
North Carolina
 
13-3951308
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville, Kentucky
 
40213
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (502) 874-8300
 
Former name or former address, if changed since last report:N/A

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
 
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b) Effective May 1, 2012, David C. Novak will no longer serve as President of Yum! Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), and Richard T. Carucci will no longer serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Novak will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and, as further described below, Mr. Carucci has been appointed to another position with the Company.
 
(c) Effective May 1, 2012, the Company appointed Mr. Carucci as its President. Mr. Carucci, 54, previously served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since 2005. Mr. Carucci does not have an employment agreement with the Company.
 
Effective May 1, 2012, the Company also appointed Patrick Grismer as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Grismer, 50, previously served as Chief Planning and Control Officer and Senior Vice President of the Company since 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Grismer's positions with the Company and its subsidiaries included Chief Financial Officer of Yum! Restaurants International (2008-2011), Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations for the Company (2007-2008) and Chief Financial Officer for Pizza Hut (UK) (2005-2007). Mr. Grismer does not have an employment agreement with the Company.






















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:
May 2, 2012
 
/s/    John P. Daly
 
 
 
 
Vice President and
 
 
 
 
Associate General Counsel