form8kseptember92008.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): September 9, 2008
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McDONALD'S
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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1-5231
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36-2361282
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(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)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2 below):
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Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 9, 2008, McDonald’s
Corporation (the “Company”) issued an Investor Release reporting the Company’s
August and year-to-date 2008 sales. The Investor Release is furnished
as Exhibit 99 and is attached hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
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Exhibits.
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99 |
Investor
Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued September 9,
2008: |
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McDonald’s
Delivers Another Strong Month;
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August
Global Comparable Sales Up 8.5% |
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.
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McDONALD'S
CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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Date:
September 9, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Michael Soenke |
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Michael
Soenke |
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Corporate
Vice President – Assistant Controller |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit No.
99 |
Investor Release of
McDonald’s Corporation issued September 9, 2008: |
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McDonald’s Delivers
Another Strong Month; |
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August Global
Comparable Sales Up 8.5% |
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