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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): October 8, 2020

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.)

110 North Carpenter Street
Chicago, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
60607
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | MCD | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 8, 2020, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release providing comparable sales results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the related investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The information under this Item 2.02, including such Exhibits, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 8, 2020, the Company issued an investor release announcing that the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the related investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

99.1 | Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued October 8, 2020: McDonald’s Reports Third Quarter 2020 Comparable Sales, Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend and Announces November Investor Update

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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: | October 8, 2020 |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Catherine Hoovel
|  |  |  |  |  | Catherine Hoovel
|  |  |  |  |  | Corporate Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer