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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 29, 2003

McDONALD'S CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)


Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-5231
(Commission File No.)

 

36-2361282
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(630) 623-3000
(Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Offices)




Item 12.    Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

        On July 29, 2003, McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's second quarter results. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished under Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99, shall be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURE

        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 30, 2003

By:

 

/s/  
MATTHEW H. PAULL      
Matthew H. Paull
Corporate Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

   
99   News Release of McDonald's Corporation issued July 29, 2003: McDonald's Reports Second Quarter Earnings and Record Sales Reflecting Revitalization Progress (furnished solely pursuant to Item12 of Form 8-K).
     

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