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Proxy Statement<br />

9MAR201101440694<br />

(3) Tax fees for <strong>2010</strong> and 2009 consisted principally of fees for international tax compliance and tax audit<br />

assistance.<br />

What is the Company’s policy regarding the approval of audit and non-audit services?<br />

The Audit Committee has implemented a policy for the pre-approval of all audit and permitted<br />

non-audit services, including tax services, proposed to be provided to the Company by its independent<br />

auditors. Under the policy, the Audit Committee may approve engagements on a case-by-case basis or<br />

pre-approve engagements pursuant to the Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy. The Audit Committee<br />

may delegate pre-approval authority to one of its independent members, and has currently delegated<br />

pre-approval authority up to certain amounts to its Chairperson.<br />

Pre-approvals for services are granted at the January Audit Committee meeting each year. In<br />

considering pre-approvals, the Audit Committee reviews a description of the scope of services falling<br />

within pre-designated services and imposes specific budgetary guidelines. Pre-approvals of designated<br />

services are generally effective for the succeeding 12 months. Any incremental audit or permitted<br />

non-audit services which are expected to exceed the relevant budgetary guideline must be pre-approved.<br />

The Corporate Controller monitors services provided by the independent auditors and overall<br />

compliance with the pre-approval policy. The Corporate Controller reports periodically to the Audit<br />

Committee about the status of outstanding engagements, including actual services provided and associated<br />

fees, and must promptly report any non-compliance with the pre-approval policy to the Chairperson of the<br />

Audit Committee.<br />

The complete policy is available on the Company’s Web site at<br />

www.yum.com/governance/media/gov_auditpolicy.pdf.<br />

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