Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
At the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the 'Annual Meeting') of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the 'Company') further described in Item 5.07 below, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow stockholders holding at least 25% of the Company's outstanding shares the right to call special meetings of stockholders, subject to the requirements and procedures set forth in the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws. On June 1, 2021, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reflecting the amendment described above, which became effective on June 1, 2021.
The Board of Directors also adopted amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of the effective date of the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, setting forth the holding period, procedural and informational requirements for stockholders seeking to call a special meeting.
The foregoing description of the amendments are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Annual Meeting was held on Friday, May 28, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. Beijing/Hong Kong time (Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time). A total of 361,865,160 shares, or 86.06% of the Company's outstanding common stock, were present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, constituting a quorum. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders: (i) elected the 10 director nominees listed below to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2021; (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company's named executive officer compensation; and (iv) approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow stockholders holding at least 25% of the Company's outstanding shares the right to call special meetings.
Set forth below are the voting results for each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: | The election of 10 director nominees to serve until the 2022 annual meeting of the Company's stockholders: |
Director Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Fred Hu | 312,686,198 | 5,100,299 | 612,473 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Joey Wat | 317,259,430 | 569,347 | 570,193 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Peter A. Bassi | 317,224,411 | 584,677 | 589,882 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Edouard Ettedgui | 316,338,904 | 1,470,422 | 589,644 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Cyril Han | 317,230,712 | 574,402 | 593,856 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Louis T. Hsieh | 310,498,393 | 7,315,572 | 585,005 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Ruby Lu | 311,699,420 | 6,147,281 | 552,269 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Zili Shao | 316,335,858 | 1,483,104 | 580,008 | 43,466,190 | ||||
William Wang | 316,996,395 | 819,049 | 583,526 | 43,466,190 | ||||
Min (Jenny) Zhang | 317,270,728 | 580,360 | 547,882 | 43,466,190 |
Proposal 2: | The ratification of the appointment of KPMG Huazhen LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2021: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
360,590,042 | 659,593 | 615,525 | 0 |
Proposal 3: | An advisory vote to approve the Company's named executive officer compensation: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
292,161,054 | 23,064,956 | 3,172,960 | 43,466,190 |
Proposal 4: | Approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to allow stockholders holding at least 25% of the Company's outstanding shares the right to call special meetings: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
315,720,883 | 1,406,345 | 1,271,742 | 43,466,190 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are furnished with this report:
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Yum China Holdings, Inc. | |
3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Yum China Holdings, Inc. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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