MCDONALDS CORP — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2021

Apr 8, 2021

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C/O McDONALD’S CORPORATION POST OFFICE BOX 9112 FARMINGDALE, NY 11735-9544
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You invested in McDONALD’S CORPORATION and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the annual shareholders’ meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material(s) for the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on May 20, 2021.

Get informed before you vote View the Notice, 2021 Proxy Statement and the 2020 Annual Report to Shareholders online at www.ProxyVote.com OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the proxy material(s) by requesting prior to May 5, 2021. If you would like to request a paper or email copy of the proxy material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

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This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming annual shareholders’ meeting. More complete proxy materials are available to you at www.ProxyVote.com. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote on these important matters.

Voting Items — 1.	Election of Directors (each for a one-year term expiring in 2022):	Board Recommends
1a.	Lloyd Dean	●	For
1b.	Robert Eckert	●	For
1c.	Catherine Engelbert	●	For
1d.	Margaret Georgiadis	●	For
1e.	Enrique Hernandez, Jr.	●	For
1f.	Christopher Kempczinski	●	For
1g.	Richard Lenny	●	For
1h.	John Mulligan	●	For
1i.	Sheila Penrose	●	For
1j.	John Rogers, Jr.	●	For
1k.	Paul Walsh	●	For
1l.	Miles White	●	For
2.	Advisory vote to approve executive compensation.	●	For
3 .	Advisory vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2021.	●	For
4 .	Advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting a report on sugar and public health, if properly presented.	●	Against
5 .	Advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting a report on antibiotics and public health costs, if properly presented.	●	Against
6 .	Advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent, if properly presented.	●	Against
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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