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): October 20, 2005
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 2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
On October 20, 2005, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s third quarter 2005 results. The investor release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Also filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is supplemental information for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued October 20, 2005: | |
| McDonald’s Reports Global Results Driven by Strong Comparable Sales | ||
| 99.2 | McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | |
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: October 20, 2005 | By: | /s/ Matthew H. Paull | ||||||
| Matthew H. Paull | ||||||||
| Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. 99.1 | Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued October 20, 2005: McDonald’s Reports Global Results Driven by Strong Comparable Sales | |
| Exhibit No. 99.2 | McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | |