McDonald : Current report filing

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): March 19, 2019

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.)

110 North Carpenter Street

Chicago, Illinois

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60607

(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(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.

(b) On March 19, 2019, Director Jeanne Jackson informed McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") that she has decided not to stand for re-election at the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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.

Date:March 22, 2019

McDONALD'S CORPORATION

By:

(Registrant)

/s/ Denise A. Horne Denise A. Horne

Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary