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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 29, 2024

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.)

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).

Emerging growth company | ☐ |  |

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 29, 2024, McDonald’s Corporation issued an investor release reporting its results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024. A copy of the investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety. Also filed herewith and incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is supplemental information for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024. 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued October 29, 2024: McDonald’s Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
99.2 McDonald's Corporation: Supplemental Information (Unaudited), Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
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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 29, 2024 |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Lauren Elting
|  |  |  |  |  | Lauren Elting
|  |  |  |  |  | Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller