february 28 form 8k
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) February 28,
2007
McDONALD’S
VENTURES 401(k) PLAN
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-5231
(Commission
File Number)
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36-2361282
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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c/o
McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s
Plaza
Oak
Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(630)
623-3000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
4.01. Changes
in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
On
February 28, 2007, McDonald’s Ventures 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) terminated its
client-auditor relationship with Ernst & Young LLP and authorized the
appointment of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC as its auditor. The authorization
to
change the Plan’s auditor was made by the Plan’s Administrative
Committee.
The
change in accountants did not result from any dissatisfaction with the quality
of professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP.
During
the Plan’s two most recent fiscal years, the reports of Ernst & Young LLP
with respect to the Plan’s financial statements have not contained an adverse
opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor have they been qualified or modified
as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. Furthermore, during the
Plan’s two most recent fiscal years, and any subsequent interim period prior to
termination of the client-auditor relationship with Ernst & Young LLP, there
were no disagreements with Ernst & Young LLP on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope
or
procedure.
During
the Plan’s two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period prior
to termination of the client-auditor relationship with Ernst & Young LLP,
neither the Plan nor anyone acting on behalf of the Plan consulted Crowe Chizek
and Company LLC about any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement
or any other matter, including any “reportable event” (as defined in applicable
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission), the application of
accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed,
or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Plan’s financial
statements. Consequently, no written report to the Plan or oral advice was
provided by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC which that firm concluded was an
important factor considered by the Plan in reaching a decision as to an
accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue.
The
Plan
requested that Ernst & Young LLP furnish the Plan with a letter addressed to
the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that Ernst & Young LLP agrees
with the above statements. A copy of Ernst & Young’s letter, dated March 1,
2007, is filed as Exhibit 16 to this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
16 Letter
of
Ernst & Young LLP
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 VENTURES
401(K) PLAN
By:
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
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Date:
March 6, 2007
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By:
/s/ Catherine A. Griffin
Name: Catherine
A. Griffin
Title: Member
of the Administrative Committee
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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16
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Letter
of Ernst & Young LLP
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