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): September 24, 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 September 24, 2009, McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") issued an Investor Release announcing that on September 24, 2009 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend. The Company also announced its intention to discontinue the secondary listing of its common stock from the Chicago Stock Exchange, effective October 30, 2009. A copy of the Investor 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 September 24, 2009: McDonald's Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 10% |
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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: September 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ Denise A. Horne | |
| Denise A. Horne | |||
| Corporate Vice President - | |||
| Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | |||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99 | Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued September 24, 2009: |
| McDonald's Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 10% | |
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