MCDONALDS CORP — Board/Management Information 2016

Apr 7, 2016

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 6, 2016

McDONALD’S CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-5231	36-2361282
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One McDonald’s Plaza

Oak Brook, Illinois

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60523

(Zip Code)

(630) 623-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 6, 2016, McDonald's Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release wherein Andrew J. McKenna, the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), announced that he will not stand for re-election at the 2016 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. The Board has named Mr. McKenna Chairman Emeritus effective following his retirement. As Chairman Emeritus, Mr. McKenna will provide advisory services to the Board as may be requested from time to time, and will receive annual compensation of $100,000 to be delivered in the form of a stock equivalent benefit under the Company’s Director’s Deferred Compensation Plan.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99 Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued April 6, 2016:

Andrew J. McKenna to Retire from McDonald's Board of Directors

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		McDONALD’S CORPORATION
		(Registrant)
Date:	April 7, 2016	By:	/s/ Denise A. Horne
			Denise A. Horne
			Corporate Vice President—Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99	Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued April 6, 2016: Andrew J. McKenna to Retire from McDonald's Board of Directors