Pizza Hut 2011 Annual Report Download - page 32

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What are the Company’s policies and procedures with respect to related person transactions?
The Board of Directors has adopted policies and procedures for the review of related person
transactions.
Under these policies and procedures, the Nominating and Governance Committee reviews related
person transactions in which we are or will be a participant to determine if they are in the best interests of
our shareholders and the Company. Transactions, arrangements, or relationships or any series of similar
transactions, arrangements or relationships in which a related person had or will have a material interest
and that exceed $100,000 are subject to the Committee’s review. Any member of the Nominating and
Governance Committee who is a related person with respect to a transaction under review may not
participate in the deliberation or vote respecting approval or ratification of the transaction.
Related persons are directors, director nominees, executive officers, holders of 5% or more of our
voting stock and their immediate family members. Immediate family members are spouses, parents,
stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and any person, other than a
tenant or domestic employee, who resides in the household of a director, director nominee, executive
officer or holder of 5% or more of our voting stock.
After its review, the Nominating and Governance Committee may approve or ratify the transaction.
The policies and procedures provide that certain transactions are deemed to be pre-approved even if they
will exceed $100,000. These transactions include employment of executive officers, director compensation,
and transactions with other companies if the aggregate amount of the transaction does not exceed the
greater of $1 million or 2% of that company’s total revenues and the related person is not an executive
officer of the other company.
Does the Company require stock ownership by directors?
Yes, the Company requires stock ownership by directors. The Board of Directors expects non-
management directors to hold a meaningful number of shares of Company common stock and expects
non-management directors to retain shares acquired as compensation as a director until at least 12 months
following their departure from the Board. YUM directors receive a significant portion of their annual
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compensation in stock. The Company believes that the emphasis on the equity component of director
compensation serves to further align the interests of directors with those of our shareholders.
How much YUM stock do the directors own?
Stock ownership information for each director nominee is shown in the table on page 32.
Does the Company have stock ownership guidelines for Executives and Senior Management?
The Management Planning and Development Committee has adopted formal stock ownership
guidelines that set minimum expectations for executive and senior management ownership. These
guidelines are discussed on page 52. The Company has maintained an ownership culture among its
executive and senior managers since its formation. All executive officers, and substantially all members of
senior management, hold stock well in excess of the guidelines.
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