<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-17-029360.txt : 20170731
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170731153020
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-17-029360
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170727
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170731

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HERNANDEZ ENRIQUE JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042343

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05231
		FILM NUMBER:		17992835

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
		STREET 2:		210 SOUTH DELACEY AVENUE
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91105

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MCDONALDS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000063908
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				362361282
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MCDONALD'S PLAZA
		CITY:			OAK BROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60523
		BUSINESS PHONE:		630 623 3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MCDONALD'S PLAZA
		CITY:			OAK BROOK
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60523
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>210 SOUTH DELACEY AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PASADENA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>91105</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>Non-Exec Chairman of the Board</otherText>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-07-27</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1593</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Each restricted stock unit (&quot;RSU&quot;) represents a right to acquire one share of McDonald's Corporation common stock. Upon vesting, payout under the RSUs will be in the form of shares or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the cash value thereof.  No dividend, voting or other shareholder rights attach to the RSUs until they vest and only if the payout upon vesting is in shares of common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The RSUs will vest in full on the later of one year from the grant date or the reporting person's retirement date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Christopher Weber, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-31</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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