MCDONALDS CORP — Earnings Release 2006

Jul 20, 2006

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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): July 17, 2006

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McDONALD'S CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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

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One McDonald's Plaza

Oak Brook, Illinois

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60523

(Zip Code)

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(630) 623-3000

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 17, 2006, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s June, second quarter and year-to-date 2006 sales and preliminary earnings per share. The investor release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is attached hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
99	Investor
Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 17, 2006:
	McDonald’s
Reports Strong Second Quarter Sales and
	Preliminary
Earnings Per Share Growth

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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: July 20, 2006 By: /s/ David M. Pojman

David M. Pojman

Corporate Senior Vice President -

Controller

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. 99
McDonald's Reports Strong Second Quarter Sales
and
Preliminary Earnings Per Share
Growth

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