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): November 1, 2010
McDONALD’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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.
(b) On November 1, 2010, Denis Hennequin notified McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) that he would resign as President of McDonald’s Europe, effective November 30, 2010. The press release announcing Mr. Hennequin’s resignation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 5, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Stephen Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe, effective December 1, 2010. The press release announcing Mr. Easterbrook’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 3, 2010: | |
| McDonald’s Announces Denis Hennequin to Resign as President of McDonald’s Europe | ||
| 99.2 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 5, 2010: | |
| McDonald’s Names Steve Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe | ||
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: November 5, 2010 | By: | /s/ Denise A. Horne | ||||||
| Denise A. Horne | ||||||||
Corporate Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99.1 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 3, 2010: | |
| McDonald’s Announces Denis Hennequin to Resign as President of McDonald’s Europe | ||
| Exhibit No. 99.2 | Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 5, 2010: | |
| McDonald’s Names Steve Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe | ||