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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 10, 2016
 

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; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On October 10, 2016, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) approved an increase in the 2017 target award under the Company’s Target Incentive Plan (“TIP”) for Chris Kempczinski, Executive Vice President of Strategy, Business Development and Innovation, to 90% of his December 31, 2017 base salary.  Mr. Kempczinski’s 2016 TIP target was set at 80%.  The Committee determined it was appropriate to increase Mr. Kempczinski's 2017 TIP target in light of his election as President, McDonald’s USA, effective January 1, 2017. 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 13, 2016, McDonald’s Corporation issued an Investor Release announcing strategic charges for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The Investor Release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is attached hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
99
Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued October 13, 2016:
McDonald's Announces Third Quarter Strategic Charges




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 14, 2016
 
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 October 13, 2016:
McDonald's Announces Third Quarter Strategic Charges