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): July 25, 2006

 

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 Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 25, 2006, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s second quarter and six months 2006 results. The investor release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Also filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2 is supplemental information for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

McDonald’s Board of Directors approved the disposition of the Company’s remaining interest in Chipotle Mexican Grill through a tax-free exchange of Chipotle shares for McDonald’s stock, subject to market conditions.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)    Exhibits.
99.1      Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued July 25, 2006:
     McDonald’s Second Quarter Operating Results Fueled By Strong Sales and Margin Performance Worldwide
99.2      McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006

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 25, 2006   By:  

/s/ David M. Pojman

 

    David M. Pojman
    Corporate Senior Vice President—Controller

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No. 99.1      Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued July 25, 2006:
    

McDonald’s Second Quarter Operating Results Fueled By Strong Sales and Margin Performance Worldwide

Exhibit No. 99.2      McDonald’s Corporation: Supplemental Information, Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006