Yum China plans additional $270M in share repurchases for 2025

* Yum China (NYSE:YUMC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/YUMC]) plans to repurchase [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20218717-yum-china-announces-plan-for-approximately-us-270-million-in-additional-share-repurchases-for]an additional US$270 million of its common stock during the remainder of 2025 in the open market, subject to market and other conditions.
* This repurchase program is expected to commence on Sept. 3, 2025, and is in addition to the previously announced $510 million share repurchase agreements for the second half of the year, as well as the $356 million repurchases completed in the first half of 2025.
* Assuming a quarterly dividend of US$0.24 per share, the company is now expected to return around $1.5 billion to shareholders in 2025.

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