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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * su Jingshyh S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol YUM BRANDS INC [YUM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chair & CEO - China Division (Last) (First) (Middle) 1441, GARDINER LANE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2013 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY 40213 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	02/03/2012		J	V	788.48 (1)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	788.48	$ 63.84	177,404.09	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	05/03/2012		J	V	710.61 (1)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	710.61	$ 71.15	178,114.7	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	08/03/2012		J	V	751.71 (1)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	751.71	$ 67.53	178,866.41	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	11/02/2012		J	V	830.84 (1)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	830.84	$ 72.12	179,697.25	D
Restricted Stock Units	$ 0	02/01/2013		J	V	913.07		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	913.07	$ 65.93	180,610.32	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 62.93	02/06/2013		A		121,231		02/06/2014(3)	02/06/2023	Common Stock	121,231	$ 0	121,231	D
Phantom Stock	(4)	02/06/2013		A		8,103.499		(5)	(6)	Common Stock	8,103.499	$ 0	8,103.499	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
su Jingshyh S 1441 GARDINER LANE LOUISVILLE, KY 40213	X		Chair & CEO - China Division

Signatures

/s/ M. Gayle Hobson, POA		02/08/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Units acquired pursuant to Rule 16a-11 exemption. The reported holdings include units acquired in unreported dividend reinvestments.
(2)	The restricted stock units vest five years from grant date. Vested units will be delivered in shares to the reporting person twelve months following his retirement from YUM! Brands, Inc.
(3)	Vesting occurs on a quarterly basis beginning one year from grant date.
(4)	Conversion occurs on a one-for-one basis.
(5)	Payments are made in accordance with elections on file.
(6)	The Program does not have specified expiration dates.

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