Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM 40.15, +0.51, +1.29%) Board of Directors on May 20th, 2010 declared a dividend of $0.21 per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed August 6, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 16. Yum! is committed to returning significant cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. Since inception in 2004, Yum! has more than quadrupled the quarterly dividend.
Yum! Brands is the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system restaurants with more than 37,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries and territories. The company is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List, with revenues of nearly $11 billion in 2009. Four of the company's restaurant brands - KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and Taco Bell - are the global leaders of the chicken, quick-service seafood, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. A&W Restaurants is the longest running quick-service franchise chain in America. Outside the United States, Yum! Brands' system opened more than four new restaurants each day of the year in 2009, making it a leader in international retail development.
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