UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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): October 19, 2007
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.) |
One McDonald’s Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
60523
(Zip Code)
(630) 623-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On October 19, 2007, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the related investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated 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. Also filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is supplemental information for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2007.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d)Exhibits. | ||
| 99.1 | Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued October 19, 2007: McDonald’s Ongoing Business Momentum Drives Third Quarter Results | |
| 99.2 | McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 | |
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: October 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Peter J. Bensen | ||
| Peter J. Bensen | ||||
| Corporate Senior Vice President – | ||||
| Controller | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99.1 | Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued October 19, 2007: McDonald’s Ongoing Business Momentum Drives Third Quarter Results | |
| Exhibit No. 99.2 | McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 | |