8-K

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 18, 2013

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 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 18, 2013, McDonald's Corporation issued an Investor Release announcing that on the same day the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the Investor Release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99 Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 18, 2013:

McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

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 19, 2013	By:	/s/ Denise A. Horne
			Denise A. Horne
			Corporate Vice President—Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. 99 Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 18, 2013:

McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

EX-99

Exhibit 99

Investor Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
07/18/2013	Investors:	Kathy Martin, 630-623-7833
	Media:	Heidi Barker, 630-623-3791

McDONALD'S ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

OAK BROOK, IL - Today, McDonald's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.77 per share of common stock payable on September 17, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 3, 2013.

Upcoming Communications

The Company plans to release second quarter results before the market opens on July 22, 2013 and will host an investor webcast. The webcast will be broadcast live and available for replay for a limited time thereafter at www.investor.mcdonalds.com.

About McDonald's

McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with over 34,500 locations serving more than 69 million customers in over 100 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local men and women.

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