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YUM!Brands,Inc.:
Wehaveauditedmanagement’sassessment,includedintheaccompanyingManagement’sReportonInternal
ControloverFinancialReporting,appearingonpage53oftheCompany’sAnnualReportforthefiscalyearended
December31,2005,thatYUM!Brands,Inc.andSubsidiaries(“YUM”)maintainedeffectiveinternalcontrol
overfinancialreportingasofDecember31,2005,basedoncriteriaestablishedinInternalControl—Integrated
FrameworkissuedbytheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizationsoftheTreadwayCommission(COSO).YUM’s
managementisresponsibleformaintainingeffectiveinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingandforitsassess-
mentoftheeffectivenessofinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting.Ourresponsibilityistoexpressanopinion
onmanagement’sassessmentandanopinionontheeffectivenessoftheCompany’sinternalcontroloverfinan-
cialreportingbasedonouraudit.
WeconductedourauditinaccordancewiththestandardsofthePublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard
(UnitedStates).Thosestandardsrequirethatweplanandperformtheaudittoobtainreasonableassuranceabout
whethereffectiveinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwasmaintainedinallmaterialrespects.Ourauditincluded
obtaininganunderstandingofinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting,evaluatingmanagement’sassessment,testing
andevaluatingthedesignandoperatingeffectivenessofinternalcontrol,andperformingsuchotherproceduresas
weconsiderednecessaryinthecircumstances.Webelievethatourauditprovidesareasonablebasisforouropinion.
Acompany’sinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingisaprocessdesignedtoprovidereasonableassurance
regardingthereliabilityoffinancialreportingandthepreparationoffinancialstatementsforexternalpurposesin
accordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples.Acompany’sinternalcontroloverfinancialreporting
includesthosepoliciesandproceduresthat(1)pertaintothemaintenanceofrecordsthat,inreasonabledetail,
accuratelyandfairlyreflectthetransactionsanddispositionsoftheassetsofthecompany;(2)providereasonable
assurancethattransactionsarerecordedasnecessarytopermitpreparationoffinancialstatementsinaccordance
withgenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciples,andthatreceiptsandexpendituresofthecompanyarebeingmade
onlyinaccordancewithauthorizationsofmanagementanddirectorsofthecompany;and(3)providereasonable
assuranceregardingpreventionortimelydetectionofunauthorizedacquisition,use,ordispositionofthecompany’s
assetsthatcouldhaveamaterialeffectonthefinancialstatements.
Becauseofitsinherentlimitations,internalcontroloverfinancialreportingmaynotpreventordetect
misstatements.Also,projectionsofanyevaluationofeffectivenesstofutureperiodsaresubjecttotheriskthat
controlsmaybecomeinadequatebecauseofchangesinconditions,orthatthedegreeofcompliancewiththe
policiesorproceduresmaydeteriorate.
Inouropinion,management’sassessmentthatYUMmaintainedeffectiveinternalcontroloverfinancial
reportingasofDecember31,2005,isfairlystated,inallmaterialrespects,basedoncriteriaestablishedin
InternalControl—IntegratedFrameworkissuedbytheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizationsoftheTreadway
Commission(COSO).Also,inouropinion,YUMmaintained,inallmaterialrespects,effectiveinternalcontrol
overfinancialreportingasofDecember31,2005,basedoncriteriaestablishedinInternalControl—Integrated
FrameworkissuedbytheCommitteeofSponsoringOrganizationsoftheTreadwayCommission(COSO).
Wealsohaveaudited,inaccordancewiththestandardsofthePublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard
(UnitedStates),theconsolidatedbalancesheetsofYUMasofDecember31,2005andDecember25,2004,and
therelatedconsolidatedstatementsofincome,cashflowsandshareholders’equityandcomprehensiveincome
foreachoftheyearsinthethree-yearperiodendedDecember31,2005,andourreportdatedMarch2,2006,
expressedanunqualifiedopiniononthoseconsolidatedfinancialstatements.
KPMGLLP
Louisville,Kentucky
March2,2006
ReportofIndependentRegistered
PublicAccountingFirm
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