MCDONALDS CORP — Earnings Release 2007

Apr 16, 2007

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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): April 13, 2007

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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:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 13, 2007, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an Investor Release reporting the Company’s March, first quarter 2007 sales and preliminary earnings per share for the first quarter 2007. A copy of the related investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The information furnished under this Item 2.02, including such Exhibit, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
99	Investor
Release of McDonald's Corporation issued April 13,
2007:
	McDonald’s Reports Global Comparable Sales Up
8.2% in March

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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 | |
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| | | (Registrant) |
| Date:
April
16, 2007 | By: | /s/
Peter J. Bensen |
| | | Peter
J. Bensen |
| | | Corporate
Senior
Vice President - Controller |

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Exhibit Index

| Exhibit
No. 99 |
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| McDonald’s Reports Global Comparable Sales Up
8.2% in March |

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