YUM! Brands Announces Intention to Refinance Certain Notes Issued Pursuant to its Existing Securitization Financing Facility

YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) (the "Company”) today announced its intention to refinance its Series 2016-1 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I (the "Series 2016-1 Class A-2-I Notes”), issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taco Bell Corp., pursuant to the Company’s securitization financing facility (the "Securitization Financing”) securitizing the Taco Bell U.S. franchise royalties.

As of September 30, 2018, the balances of the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-I Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-II Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes (the "Series 2016-1 Class A-2-II Notes”) and the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-III Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes (the "Series 2016-1 Class A-2-III Notes”) issued pursuant to the Securitization Financing were approximately $788 million, $492 million and $985 million, respectively. The Company intends to replace the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-I Notes with a new series of notes issued pursuant to the Securitization Financing, expected to be comprised of $1.2 billion of senior term notes (the "New Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the New Notes for repayment of the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-I Notes and certain outstanding indebtedness of Taco Bell’s affiliates. Any additional proceeds will be distributed to Taco Bell Corp. to pay certain transaction-related expenses, for general corporate purposes and may be used to return capital to shareholders of YUM! Brands, Inc. The Series 2016-1 Class A-2-II Notes and Series 2016-1 Class A-2-III Notes will remain outstanding.

There can be no assurance regarding the timing of a refinancing transaction, the interest rate at which the Series 2016-1 Class A-2-I Notes would be refinanced, or that a refinancing transaction will be completed.

The New Notes are being sold to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act”), and to persons outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act, any state or other jurisdictions securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state or other jurisdiction’s securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes or any other security. Any offers of the New Notes will be made only by means of a private offering circular.

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