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): September 9, 2010

 

 

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 9, 2010, the Company issued an Investor Release reporting the Company’s August and year-to-date 2010 sales. The Investor Release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is attached hereto.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)    Exhibits.
99    Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued September 9, 2010:
   McDonald’s Posts Strong Global Comparable Sales – August Up 4.9%

 

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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: September 10, 2010     By:  

/s/ Michael Soenke

      Michael Soenke
      Corporate Vice President – Assistant Controller

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No. 99    Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued September 9, 2010:
   McDonald’s Posts Strong Global Comparable Sales – August Up 4.9%

 

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