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): April 9, 2009
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 9, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board by one to a total of 14 directors, and on the same date elected Miles D. White to the Board as a member of the class of 2010. The press release announcing the election of Mr. White to the Company’s Board of Directors is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this
Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
| 99 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued April 13, 2009: Miles D. White Joins McDonald’s Board of Directors | |
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: April 13, 2009 | By: | /s/ Denise A. Horne | ||||||
Denise A. Horne Corporate Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued April 13, 2009: Miles D. White Joins McDonald’s Board of Directors | |