Form 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): November 1, 2010

 

 

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)    On November 1, 2010, Denis Hennequin notified McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) that he would resign as President of McDonald’s Europe, effective November 30, 2010. The press release announcing Mr. Hennequin’s resignation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 5, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors elected Stephen Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe, effective December 1, 2010. The press release announcing Mr. Easterbrook’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

99.1   Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 3, 2010:
  McDonald’s Announces Denis Hennequin to Resign as President of McDonald’s Europe
99.2   Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 5, 2010:
  McDonald’s Names Steve Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe

 

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 5, 2010

     By:    

    /s/ Denise A. Horne

  
          Denise A. Horne  
     

    Corporate Vice President –

    Associate General Counsel and

    Assistant Secretary

  

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No. 99.1   Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 3, 2010:
  McDonald’s Announces Denis Hennequin to Resign as President of McDonald’s Europe
Exhibit No. 99.2   Press Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 5, 2010:
  McDonald’s Names Steve Easterbrook as President of McDonald’s Europe