FORM 8-K

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 21, 2011

 

 

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.)

 

 

One McDonald’s Plaza

Oak Brook, Illinois

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60523

(Zip Code)

 

 

(630) 623-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 21, 2011, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. 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. Also filed herewith and incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is supplemental information for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. 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 21, 2011:

McDonald’s Global Comparable Sales Fuel Third Quarter Results

99.2    McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months ended September 30, 2011


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 21, 2011     By:  

/s/ Michael Soenke

     

Michael Soenke

     

Corporate Vice President – Assistant Controller


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No. 99.1   

Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued October 21, 2011:

McDonald’s Global Comparable Sales Fuel Third Quarter Results

Exhibit No. 99.2    McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months ended September 30, 2011