form8kjuly172008.htm

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): July 17, 2008
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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 July 17, 2008, McDonald’s Corporation issued an Investor Release announcing that on July 17, 2008 the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend.  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 July 17, 2008: 
McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
       
 
 

 

 

 


 
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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:  July 18, 2008
By:
/s/ Michael Soenke               
        Michael Soenke  
   
    Corporate Vice President - Assistant Controller
  
       

 

 
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Exhibit Index

 
Exhibit No. 99   Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued July 17, 2008: 
  McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
 
        
 
 
 
 
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