MCDONALDS CORP — Earnings Release 2009

Aug 11, 2009

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISS IO N

WAS HIN GTON, 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): August 10, 2009

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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)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 10, 2009, the Company issued an Investor Release reporting the Company’s July and year-to-date 2009 sales. 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 August 10, 2009: McDonald’s
Reports Global Comparable Sales Up 4.3% in July

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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:
August 11, 2009 | By: | /s/
Kevin M. Ozan |
| | | Kevin
M. Ozan |
| | | 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 4.3% in July |

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