Form 8K July 24 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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 24, 2007
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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.)

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One McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60523
(Zip Code)
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(630) 623-3000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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)  On July 24, 2007, Matthew Paull, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of McDonald's Corporation, notified McDonald's of his intention to retire. A copy of McDonald's press release announcing Mr. Paull's retirement plans is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
   
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)          
Exhibits.
99.1          Press Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 24, 2007:
  McDonald's Announces CFO Matthew Paull to Retire 

 



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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:  July 24, 2007 By:   /s/ Denise A. Horne         
  Denise A. Horne
 
Corporate Vice President -
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 


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Exhibit Index
 
 
Exhibit No. 99.1 
Press Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 24, 2007:
McDonald's Announces CFO Matthew Paull to Retire
 
     

 
 
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