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): November 13, 2007
McDONALD’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its 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; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) Effective December 31, 2007, Matthew Paull will step down as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”), and effective on or about February 28, 2008 Mr. Paull will retire from McDonald’s.
(c) On November 13, 2007, McDonald’s announced that effective January 1, 2008, Peter J. Bensen, Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of McDonald’s, will succeed Matthew Paull as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDonald’s. Mr. Bensen, 45, has served as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of McDonald’s since April 2007. Prior to that role, Mr. Bensen served as Corporate Vice President- Assistant Controller of McDonald’s from February 2002 through March 2007. He has been with McDonald’s for 11 years. A copy of McDonald’s press release announcing Mr. Bensen’s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 13, 2007, McDonald’s issued an Investor Release regarding McDonald’s webcast presentation for investors. The Investor Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and is attached to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | McDonald’s Names Peter J. Bensen as New Chief Financial Officer | |
| 99.2 | McDonald’s to Investors: Plan to Win Positions Company for Future Success | |
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: November 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Denise A. Horne | ||
| Denise A. Horne Corporate Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99.1 | McDonald’s Names Peter J. Bensen as New Chief Financial Officer | |
| Exhibit No. 99.2 | McDonald’s to Investors: Plan to Win Positions Company for Future Success | |