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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): July 15, 2015
 

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)
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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Revised Awards to Certain Named Executive Officers under the 2015 Target Incentive Plan (“TIP”).

On February 25, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) Board of Directors approved the payout structure for the 2015 TIP awards for executives, as disclosed on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2015. As previously disclosed, the target 2015 TIP awards for Douglas Goare, President - International Lead Markets, and David Hoffmann, President - High Growth Markets, were equal to 85% of their December 31, 2015 base salary.

On July 15, 2015, the Committee increased the 2015 TIP target for Messrs. Goare and Hoffmann to 90% of their December 31, 2015 base salary, which will be pro-rated, effective July 1, to reflect the portion of the year at each target. In connection with the announcement of the initial steps of the Company’s turnaround plan and based on the results of a review of market data for executives at peer companies, the Committee determined the amended target 2015 TIP awards were appropriate to align their compensation with those of their peers based on position and seniority in the role and further align their interests with those of the Company and its shareholders. No other changes were made to Messrs. Goare and Hoffmann’s 2015 TIP awards.                 





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:
July 21, 2015
 
By:
/s/ Denise A. Horne
 
 
 
 
 
Denise A. Horne
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Vice President—Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary