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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)  

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                             to                              

Commission file number

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan

B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523





McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan

(a)   Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules    

 

 

Report of Independent Auditors

 

1

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

2

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, Year ended December 31, 2002

 

4

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

5

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

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Schedule H, Line 4j—Schedule of Reportable Transactions

 

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(b)

 

Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit 23—Consent of Independent Auditors

Exhibit 99—Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

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Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

December 31, 2002 and 2001 and year ended December 31, 2002
with Report of Independent Auditors

Employer Identification #36-2361282
Plan #001



McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules

December 31, 2002 and 2001 and year ended December 31, 2002

Contents

Report of Independent Auditors   1

Financial Statements

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits   4
Notes to Financial Statements   5

Supplemental Schedules

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

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Schedule H, Line 4j-Schedule of Reportable Transactions   28


Report of Independent Auditors

To Administrative Committee
McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's Administrative Committee. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2002, and reportable transactions for the year then ended, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements, but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

May 1, 2003
Chicago, Illinois
  Ernst & Young LLP

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)


Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
(In Thousands)

December 31, 2002

 
   
  Leveraged ESOP*
   
 
  Participant-
Directed
Investments

  Allocated
Account

  Unallocated
Account

  Total
Assets                        
Investments, at fair value:                        
  Commercial paper and other short-term investments   $ 25,403   $ 5,323   $   $ 30,726
  Mutual funds     104,795             104,795
  Common and preferred stocks other than McDonald's Corporation     111,357             111,357
  McDonald's Corporation common stock     335,027     152,671     131,447     619,145
  Participant loans     14,792             14,792
Investments, at contract value:                        
  Investment contracts     415,035             415,035
   
 
 
 
Total investments     1,006,409     157,994     131,447     1,295,850
Receivables:                        
  Company contributions     21,946             21,946
  Accrued income     120     7     6     133
  Other     271     (237 )       34
   
 
 
 
Total receivables     22,337     (230 )   6     22,113
   
 
 
 
Total assets     1,028,746     157,764     131,453     1,317,963
Liabilities                        
Management and administrative expenses payable     1,430     56         1,486
Accrued interest expense             2,904     2,904
Notes payable             108,462     108,462
Other liabilities     6,032     1,050         7,082
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities     7,462     1,106     111,366     119,934
   
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits   $ 1,021,284   $ 156,658   $ 20,087   $ 1,198,029
   
 
 
 

*Nonparticipant directed investment.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)


Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
(In Thousands)

December 31, 2001

 
   
  McDESOP and
Leveraged ESOP

   
 
  Profit-
Sharing
Plan

  Allocated
Account

  Unallocated
Account

  Total
Assets                        
Investments, at fair value:                        
  Commercial paper and other short-term investments   $ 62,066   $ 2,723   $ 3,724   $ 68,513
  Corporate bonds     1,000             1,000
  Government bonds     1,028             1,028
  Mutual funds     120,499             120,499
  Common and preferred stocks other than McDonald's Corporation     172,781             172,781
  McDonald's Corporation common stock     198,574     741,557     236,666     1,176,797
Investments, at contract value:                        
  Investment contracts     330,541             330,541
   
 
 
 
Total investments     886,489     744,280     240,390     1,871,159
Receivables:                        
  Company contributions     27,350     258         27,608
  Accrued income     544     7     7     558
Other     1,192     (496 )       696
   
 
 
 
Total receivables     29,086     (231 )   7     28,862
   
 
 
 
Total assets     915,575     744,049     240,397     1,900,021
Liabilities                        
Management and administrative expenses payable     1,275     753         2,028
Accrued interest expense             3,021     3,021
Notes payable             115,865     115,865
Other liabilities     524     1,563         2,087
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities     1,799     2,316     118,886     123,001
   
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits   $ 913,776   $ 741,733   $ 121,511   $ 1,777,020
   
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)


Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
(In Thousands)

Year ended December 31, 2002

 
   
  Leveraged ESOP*
   
 
 
  Participant-
Directed
Investments

  Allocated
Account

  Unallocated
Account

  Total
 
Net investment income (loss)                          
Dividend income   $ 7,657   $ 2,232   $ 1,954   $ 11,843  
Interest income     23,597     110     78     23,785  
Net realized and unrealized depreciation in fair value of investments     (289,009 )   (98,972 )   (86,489 )   (474,470 )
Interest expense             (8,010 )   (8,010 )
Management and administrative fees     (4,589 )   (679 )       (5,268 )
   
 
 
 
 
Total net investment loss     (262,344 )   (97,309 )   (92,467 )   (452,120 )
Contributions                          
Company     34,553     8,639     7,541     50,733  
Participants     42,708     445         43,153  
   
 
 
 
 
Total contributions     77,261     9,084     7,541     93,886  
Allocations                          
Leveraged ESOP year-end allocations             (16,498 )   (16,498 )
Other changes                          
Benefits paid to terminated participants and withdrawals     (162,488 )   (41,245 )       (203,733 )
Interfund transfers (net)     451,831     (451,831 )        
Other     3,248     (3,774 )       (526 )
   
 
 
 
 
Total other changes     292,591     (496,850 )       (204,259 )
   
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits     107,508     (585,075 )   (101,424 )   (578,991 )
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year     913,776     741,733     121,511     1,777,020  
   
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits at end of year   $ 1,021,284   $ 156,658   $ 20,087   $ 1,198,029  
   
 
 
 
 

*Nonparticipant directed investment.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)


Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2002 and 2001 and year ended December 31, 2002

1.     Description of the Program

The McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program ("the Program") was formed January 1, 1989, when the McDonald's Corporation Savings and Profit Sharing Plan ("Profit Sharing Plan") was merged with the McDonald's Matching and Deferred Stock Ownership Plan ("McDESOP"). The Profit Sharing Plan was a noncontributory, defined-contribution plan. The Profit Sharing Plan included the Investment Savings account, which permitted participants to contribute after-tax dollars to the Profit Sharing Plan prior to 1987. McDESOP consisted of two components. The first component was a salary deferral plan with McDonald's Corporation ("the Company") matching allocations, and the second component was an employee stock ownership plan ("Leveraged ESOP"). Effective December 28, 1995, the McDonald's Corporation Stock Sharing Plan (a tax-credit ESOP, in effect prior to 1987) was merged with the Program. The assets of the Stock Sharing Plan were transferred into McDESOP.

The plan documents with respect to the respective portions of the merged plan remained in effect until the Program, as amended and restated effective January 1, 1997, became effective. The Program was since amended and restated effective November 1, 1998. In addition, the Program had three amendments effective June 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, and March 1, 2001, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2002, the Program was amended and restated in its entirety and renamed the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the "Plan"). In addition, the McDonald's Matching and Deferred Stock Ownership Trust was merged with the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Master Trust to create the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Trust (the "Trust"), effective December 31, 2001. The features of the Plan were renamed 401(k) (which includes the participant contributions as well as the employer match), Profit Sharing (which includes Investment Savings), ESOP, Stock Sharing, and Rollover. The Plan has four amendments effective January 1, 2002, June 1, 2002, November 27, 2002, and March 31, 2003.

The Plan is administered by a committee of individuals ("Administrative Committee") appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description and Prospectus for a more complete description, and up-to-date information.

Record Keeping

Effective February 8, 2002, the Plan outsourced its record-keeping function to Northern Trust Retirement Consulting, following a transition period, which began January 1, 2002. Prior to this date, record-keeping functions were performed by the Company.

Eligibility

In order to participate in the 401(k) feature of the Plan, all eligible employees must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid Social Security number, and be on the U.S. payroll of the Company or Boston Market, Chipotle, or Donatos (collectively, Brand Employers). Full-time salaried restaurant managers,

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staff, executives, and part-time staff scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week, are eligible to make non-matched 401(k) contributions beginning the first day of the month after completing one full calendar month of employment. Crew and hourly paid employees are eligible after one year of "eligible service" as defined by the Plan documents. After meeting the eligibility requirements, participants can contribute up to 15% of their pay. After one year of eligible service, the Company match is 100% on the first 3% of pay contributed and 50% on the next 2% of pay contributed. Prior to January 1, 2002, participants could defer up to 6% to 10% (depending on job classifications) of their pay for matching purposes and up to an additional 7% that was unmatched. Additionally, eligible McDonald's staff and restaurant management employees who have met the above match eligibility requirements and who have completed 1,000 hours of service and are on the payroll at year-end, are also eligible for Profit Sharing and ESOP contributions. Employees of Brand Employers can participate in the Profit Sharing and ESOP features if the Company allows the Brand Employers to adopt these features. As of December 31, 2002, no Brand Employer has adopted the Profit Sharing or ESOP features.

Investments and Elections

For 2001, the investment funds under the Plan were Money Market Fund, Stable Value Fund, Blended Stock/Bond Fund, International Stock Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, Diversified Stock Fund, Company Stock Fund, and the McDonald's ESOP Stock Fund. For 2002, the investment funds were the same except the Money Market Fund was eliminated.

The Trustees, individuals appointed by the Board of Directors of McDonald's Corporation ("the Board"), are authorized to invest certain assets of the Plan in shares of Company stock. The allocated Leveraged ESOP shares are held by The Northern Trust Company. The unallocated Leveraged ESOP shares are also held at The Northern Trust Company as custodian for shares held as collateral for loans by McDonald's Corporation and Wachovia Bank. Proceeds from the Leveraged ESOP common stock dividends are invested in an interest-bearing account until the note payment is due.

Effective February 8, 2002, participants can elect, on a daily basis, to have their 401(k) and Profit Sharing account balances, as well as future deferrals, Company matching contributions, and profit-sharing contributions, invested in 1% increments in one or any combination of the Plan's investment funds, including Company stock. ESOP contributions, 401(k) contributions, and Company match, where the participant fails to make an investment direction, are automatically invested in Company stock. Profit Sharing accounts are invested in the Blended Stock/Bond Fund if a participant does not make an investment election. Participants age 50 or older may invest their ESOP accounts in one or more of the investment funds.

In 2001, participants could elect, effective as of the first day of any month, to have their Profit Sharing accounts invested in 5% increments in one or any combination of the Plan's investment funds. If a participant did not make an investment election, the Profit Sharing accounts were invested in the Money Market Fund. Participant deferrals under the 401(k) portion of the Plan could be invested in the same manner as the Profit Sharing accounts. The Company match and Leveraged ESOP shares were invested in Company shares until the participant attained age 50. At age 50 the participant could invest ESOP and Company match accounts in the same way as the Profit Sharing accounts were invested.

Any dividends or other distributions paid on Company stock owned by the Plan (see Note 6 regarding Leveraged ESOP stock dividends) are used to repay the Leveraged ESOP loans, and common stock equal to the value of the dividends on allocated shares are transferred from unallocated shares and allocated to participants' accounts.

Allocation of Contributions and Earnings

Profit Sharing contributions are determined by the Board. The Board may elect to make this discretionary contribution in the form of cash or McDonald's common stock or any combination of the

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two. In 2002 and 2001, the Profit Sharing contribution was allocated to eligible McDonald's staff and restaurant management who were 21 years old, received credit for at least 1,000 hours of service during the year, and were employed at the end of the year. In addition, participants who terminated employment before the last day of the year due to death, disability, or retirement on or after age 55, share in the allocation of the Profit Sharing contribution in the year their employment terminates. Effective January 1, 2002, other events, such as the termination of employment with 10 years of credited service or due to the sale of a McDonald's restaurant, no longer qualify as events that give participants the right to share in the allocation of the Profit Sharing contribution and ESOP allocations. The allocation to participants is based on their respective considered compensation as defined in the Plan compared to all eligible participants' considered compensation. In 2001, the Profit Sharing contribution was reinvested in accordance with participants' investment elections in effect at that time, as soon as administratively possible after year-end. With the change to daily valuation, the year-end contribution can now be invested the day it is posted to participants' accounts.

Participant deferrals are credited directly to participants' accounts. In 2002, Company matching allocations were credited based on the Safe Harbor match (100% match on the first 3% of pay contributed and 50% on the next 2% of pay contributed) for all eligible participants, regardless of job class or employer. The match was credited to participant accounts after each pay period. Prior to January 1, 2002, the Company matching contribution amounted to 50% of the first 6% to 10% of pay contributed, depending on job class.

Net investment income or loss for all accounts is allocated to participants each day that the stock market was open. Participants' accounts were credited with the income, gains, and losses of the investment fund(s) in which their accounts were invested.

Individuals that are employed as a salaried restaurant manager or staff with a licensee-owned restaurant that is purchased by McDonald's or Brand Employer and are at least age 21 may enter the 401(k) feature of the Plan as soon as administratively feasible and be eligible for the employer match. If McDonald's purchased the restaurant, the individuals described above will automatically enter the Profit Sharing and ESOP features of the Plan and receive two years of credited service toward vesting unless considered a "highly paid" employee. "Highly paid" employees will receive the lesser of two years credited service or actual years of employment.

Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Leveraged ESOP)

In September 1989, the Leveraged ESOP borrowed $200 million and used the proceeds of the loan to purchase 27,826,084 shares of McDonald's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock at an issue price of $7.188 per share. These preferred shares were held exclusively by the Leveraged ESOP and were not traded on the open market. The Company paid a cash dividend on the stock of 7% of the issue price, or $0.12579 per share each quarter. In September 1992, the Company redeemed 16,000,000 shares of unallocated Series B Preferred shares held by the Leveraged ESOP. In August 1995, the Company redeemed the remaining 6,230,058 unallocated Series B preferred shares, and in December 1995, the remaining 4,176,122 allocated Series B preferred shares were redeemed. Prior to each redemption, the Program's Trustees converted each share of Preferred Stock into .7692 shares of McDonald's Common Stock, or 12,307,200, 4,792,159, and 3,212,271 shares, respectively. The unallocated shares will be released for allocation to participants as Company contributions are made to the Plan. Effective November 1, 1998, released shares are first used to make matching allocations, and any remaining shares released are allocated annually to eligible participants' accounts based on their respective considered compensation. Due to the Leveraged ESOP refinancing discussed in Note 6, the last allocation will occur in 2018 when the refinanced loan is completely repaid.

In April 1991, the Leveraged ESOP borrowed $100 million and used the proceeds of the loan to purchase 12,075,468 shares of McDonald's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at an issue price of $8.281 per share. These preferred shares were held exclusively by the Leveraged ESOP and were not

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traded on the open market. The Company paid a cash dividend on the stock of 7% of the issue price or $0.1449 per share each quarter. In August 1995, the Company redeemed the remaining 8,928,110 unallocated Series C preferred shares, and in December 1995, the remaining 2,710,514 allocated Series C preferred shares were redeemed. Prior to each redemption, the Program's Trustees converted each share of Preferred Stock into .8 shares of McDonald's Common Stock or 7,142,486 and 2,168,409 shares, respectively. The unallocated shares will be released for allocation to participants as Company contributions are made to the Plan. Effective November 1, 1998, released shares are first used to make matching allocations, and any remaining shares released are allocated to eligible participants' accounts based on their respective considered compensation. Due to the 1999 Leveraged ESOP refinancing discussed in Note 6, the last allocation will occur in 2018 when the refinanced loan is completely repaid.

Vesting

401(k) accounts and Company matching contributions are fully vested and nonforfeitable regardless of the participant's length of employment with the Company. Effective January 1, 2000, for employees who are active on or after that date, within Profit Sharing and ESOP accounts, participants vest 20% for each year of credited service until they reach a 100% vested status after completing five years of credited service.

Diversification

All participants, regardless of age, may diversify their entire 401(k) balance (which includes employer matching allocations, as of February 8, 2002) and Profit Sharing balance at any time. Prior to February 8, 2002 matching contributions were required to remain invested in McDonald's common stock until age 50. ESOP account balances cannot be diversified from Company stock until age 50. Participants at least age 50 are eligible to diversify all accounts under the Plan. Also see Note 10, Subsequent Events.

Termination and Forfeitures

Participants who terminate their employment with the Company and all Brand Employers are entitled to receive the vested interest in their Plan accounts within a reasonable time following their termination. The nonvested balance is forfeited at the end of the year in which the participant has five consecutive breaks-in-service, or upon distribution of the vested balance, whichever is earlier. If a participant does not terminate but has 500 or fewer hours of credited service during a calendar year, a break-in-service occurs. Participants who terminate employment after satisfying the requirements to make deferrals and subsequently rehire can resume making deferrals as soon as administratively feasible. Individuals who are reemployed before incurring five consecutive one-year Breaks-In-Service and were not fully vested in their Profit Sharing or ESOP account, will have the amount previously forfeited restored upon rehire. Individuals rehired after five consecutive one-year Breaks-In-Service, will not have any forfeitures on their Profit Sharing or ESOP account reinstated. An individual's years of vesting service earned before reemployment are added to their years of vesting service earned after reemployment.

Forfeitures are first used from all accounts (other than ESOP) to fund participants' 401(k) and Company matching contributions.

Leveraged ESOP forfeitures are allocated at the end of the calendar year to participants in the same manner as the allocation of the Company leveraged ESOP contributions.

Forfeitures also include amounts forfeited as a result of unclaimed payouts greater than two years old for Profit Sharing, Leveraged ESOP, and the 401(k) and Company matching contributions.

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A terminated participant with vested benefits in excess of $5,000 will not receive a distribution from the Plan until age 701/2 unless an earlier distribution is elected. Such accounts will continue to share in the allocation of investment income, and accounts will continue to be invested in accordance with the participant's investment elections (See Note Investments and Elections).

Rollovers

The Plan allows employees who were in a tax-qualified plan elsewhere to roll over all or part of their previous plan money into the Plan where it can be invested in one or a combination of the Plan's investment funds. To qualify, the employee must contribute all or part of the amount received, excluding the employee's after-tax contributions, to the Plan within 60 days after receiving a payout from the other plan. In addition to rollovers from previous employers tax-qualified plans, effective January 1, 2002, employees can roll over their money (excluding employees' after-tax money) into the Plan from tax deferred annuities, qualified employee annuities, deferred compensation arrangements maintained by a governmental employer as described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 457(e)(16), and rollover individual retirement accounts established with the proceeds of a distribution from one of the plans described above provided that additional contributions had not been made.

In-Service Withdrawals

Effective January 1, 2001, participants who have been in the Plan for at least 60 months are eligible to withdraw up to 75% of their Leveraged ESOP and Profit Sharing Accounts while still employed with the Company or Brand Employers. Participants may only make one withdrawal in a calendar year, in regards to Profit Sharing and ESOP. Participants 591/2 or older may withdraw all or any part of their account balances under the Plan at any time.

Pass Through Dividend Election

Effective November 2002 participants were offered the choice of having dividends earned on shares in the McDonald's Stock Fund paid directly to them in cash or reinvested in their accounts in McDonald's common stock.

Loans

Effective June 1, 2002, participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested balance reduced by the participants highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12-month period. All loans are subject to a $60 processing fee. Loan terms range from 12 months up to 4.5 years. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest based on the prime rate in effect on the first day of the month in which the loan is processed, plus 1%. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.

Voting

Participants are entitled to direct the Trustees in voting shares of McDonald's Stock credited to their accounts. In addition, participants who are employees may direct the vote on unallocated and unvoted shares based on the relative allocated shares credited to their accounts.

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts.

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The Plan held a beneficial interest in the McDonald's Savings and Profit Sharing Master Trust ("Master Trust"). Earnings, market adjustments, fees, and expenses relating to investment transactions of the Master Trust were allocated to the participating plans (the Program and MHDC Partners Savings and Profit Sharing Plan) based on each plan's share of the Trust assets. The MHDC Partner Savings and Profit Sharing Plan was terminated effective November 30, 2001. Therefore, effective January 1, 2002, the Trust is no longer a master trust.

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2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the Administrative Committee to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation

Investments (except for those in insurance contracts) are stated at fair market value. Investments in common and preferred stocks and corporate bonds are valued at the closing exchange prices reported by the New York Stock Exchange. The market values for commercial paper and other short-term investments are cost plus accrued interest, which approximates current market value. The insurance contracts are stated at contract value, which represents cost plus accrued interest less withdrawals.

Purchases and sales of securities are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains or losses on the sale of securities are based on the average cost of the securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded as earned on the accrual basis.

Company Contributions

Profit Sharing and Leveraged ESOP contributions are recorded in participants' accounts when received annually. The 401(k) Company matching allocations and participant elected salary reductions are recorded in participants' accounts at the end of the applicable payroll period.

The Plan received a $1.4 million cash advance from the Company in 2002, which was allocated with the year-end, profit-sharing contribution.

Unallocated Net Assets Available for Benefits

Unallocated net assets available for benefits represents the market value of shares of McDonald's common stock purchased through the Leveraged ESOP which has not been released for allocation to participants' accounts offset by the balance of the debt issued by the Leveraged ESOP. Unallocated net assets available for benefits are reduced by the market value of the shares as they are allocated to participants.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in the 2001 financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2002 presentation.

3.     Investments

During 2002, the Plan's investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) as follows (in thousands):

Mutual funds   $ (24,876 )
Common stocks     (47,974 )
McDonald's Corporation common stock     (401,620 )
   
 
    $ (474,470 )
   
 

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The fair value of individual investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's assets available for benefits are as follows (in thousands):

 
  December 31
 
  2002
  2001
McDonald's Corporation common stock   $ 619,145   $ 1,176,797
Investment contracts (at contract value):            
  Allstate Life Insurance Company     67,820     *
  Pacific Life Insurance Company     92,151     *
  UBS AG     78,975     *

*Did not meet 5% threshold.

The following is a summary of each investment contract held at December 31, 2002:

 
  2002
Average
Yield

  2001
Average
Yield

  2002
Crediting
Interest
Rate*

  2001
Crediting
Interest
Rate

  Book
Value

  Fair
Market
Value

  Fair
Value of
Wrapper

 
Allstate Life Insurance Company   5.19 % 6.20 % 5.29 % 5.70 % $ 67,819,795   $ 70,564,375   $ (2,744,580 )
Bank of America NT & SA   6.75   9.58   6.24   8.84     56,017,733     59,952,510     (3,934,777 )
Caisse Des Depots   5.26   6.10   5.21   5.83     48,530,256     51,465,898     (2,935,642 )
Pacific Life Insurance Company   2.83   5.61   2.69   3.49     671,178     676,306     N/A  
Pacific Life Insurance Company   5.13   5.62   3.54   4.66     7,734,903     7,867,501     N/A  
Pacific Life Insurance Company   6.37   7.02   6.37   7.02     92,151,286     96,643,514     (4,492,228 )
Pacific Life — MBIA Insured   6.68   6.68   6.49   6.49     21,246,717     22,047,751     N/A  
Pacific Life Insurance Company   5.83   5.45   5.69   6.06     38,882,902     43,544,562     N/A  
State Street Bank & Trust   2.59     2.49       3,005,398     3,019,838     N/A  
UBS AG   4.16     4.10       78,974,925     80,673,011     N/A  
                   
 
       
                    $ 415,035,093   $ 436,455,266        
                   
 
       

*The crediting interest rate is determined at the end of each calendar year.

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4.     Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

Allocated ESOP consists of nonparticipant directed investments. In 2001, the Company matching contributions for 401(k) contributions were also nonparticipant directed investments. The unallocated Leveraged ESOP consists of nonparticipant-directed investments. Information about the assets and the significant components of the changes in assets is disclosed in the "Allocated Fund" and "Unallocated Fund" columns on pages 2 through 4 of the basic financial statements.

5.     Master Trust Summarized Information

The following represents the summarized information of the net assets of the Master Trust as of December 31, 2001 (in thousands). The Master Trust was terminated December 31, 2001.

 
  2001
 
Total investments   $ 1,871,159  
Total receivables     28,862  
Total liabilities     (123,001 )
   
 
Net assets   $ 1,777,020  
   
 
Plan's share of net assets   $ 1,777,020  
   
 
Dividend income   $ 13,398  
Interest income     30,558  
Net realized and unrealized depreciation in fair value of investments     (407,473 )
Total expenses     (12,303 )
   
 
Total net investment loss   $ (375,820 )
   
 
Plan's share of net investment loss   $ (375,701 )
   
 

6.     Notes Payable

In September 1989, the Leveraged ESOP issued $200 million of 7.67% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series A, for 15 years with a final maturity of September 15, 2004. In April 1991, the Leveraged ESOP issued $100 million of 7.30% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series B, for 15 years with a final maturity of June 1, 2006. In November 1999, the Leveraged ESOP paid down $84,740,000 of these notes and refinanced both the Series A and Series B notes. At that time, the Leveraged ESOP issued a $104,672,800, 7.11% ESOP Note, for 19 years with a final maturity of July 15, 2018, and a $28,305,658, 7.11% ESOP Note, for 3 years with a final maturity of July 15, 2002. Principal and interest payments are made according to the applicable loan schedules. Dividends on the converted common stock and Company contributions are used to repay the loans.

In December 1994, the Leveraged ESOP issued a total of $17,460,000 of 6.52%, 6.59%, and 6.57% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series C, with final maturities of September 15, 2004, June 1, 2006, and December 1, 2005, respectively. In November 1999, $8,684,656 of these notes were paid down, leaving a total of $8,775,344 remaining. In December 1995, the Leveraged ESOP issued a total of $18,970,000 of 6.74%, 6.75%, 6.72%, and 6.68% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series C, with final maturities of December 1, 2004 and 2005, September 15, 2004, and December 15, 2003, respectively. In November 1999, $11,771,030 of these notes were paid down, leaving a total of $7,198,970 remaining. In December 1996, the Leveraged ESOP issued a total of $20,220,000 of 6.82%, 6.75%, and 6.77% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series C, with final maturities of December 1, 2004, December 15, 2002, and December 15, 2003, respectively. In November 1999, $14,181,859 of these notes were paid down, leaving a total of $6,038,141 remaining. In December 1997, the Leveraged ESOP issued a total of $18,350,000 of 6.89%, 6.86%, and 6.81% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series C, with final maturities of December 1, 2004, December 1, 2003, and December 15, 2002, respectively. In November 1999, $13,600,913 of these notes were paid down, leaving a total of $4,749,087 remaining. All proceeds were

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used for prepayment of the Series A and B Guaranteed ESOP Notes. The terms of the Series C Notes require semiannual interest payments with lump-sum principal payments at maturity date.

The Series B and Series C Notes are collateralized by unallocated shares of McDonald's common stock, valued at $109,444,000 and $22,003,000, respectively, at December 31, 2002. All Notes are guaranteed by McDonald's Corporation. Holders of the Notes have no recourse against the assets of the Leveraged ESOP, except for such collateralized shares, cash contributions to the Leveraged ESOP, and earnings attributable to such collateralized shares or contributions, which were valued at approximately $131,447,000 at December 31, 2002. The unallocated shares of McDonald's common stock may be released from collateral under certain circumstances without the consent of the holders of the Notes.

Following are maturities of the Notes for each of the next five years and beyond (in thousands):

 
  Series A
Notes

  Series B
Notes

  Series C
Notes

  Total
2003   $   $   $ 7,181   $ 7,181
2004             7,895     7,895
2005     1,164     586     5,203     6,953
2006     3,314     1,669     2,300     7,283
2007     5,100     2,570         7,670
Beyond 2007     47,534     23,946         71,480
   
 
 
 
Total over remaining life of Notes   $ 57,112   $ 28,771   $ 22,579   $ 108,462
   
 
 
 

7.     Administrative Fees

The custodian and investment managers' fees applicable to each investment fund are netted against the related investment income before investment income is allocated to participants' accounts. Certain administrative expenses directly associated with the Plan are paid by the Plan and charged to participants' accounts, including salary expenses for certain McDonald's employees. The Company provides other administrative services to the Plan without charge.

8.     Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a favorable determination letter dated May 14, 2002, from the Internal Revenue Service ("the IRS") stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") and that the Leveraged ESOP component of the Plan constitutes an employee stock ownership plan that meets the requirements of Section 4975 of the IRC. The Trust established in connection with the Plan appears to be exempt from federal income taxes.

9.     Transactions With Parties In Interest

During 2002 and 2001, the Plan received $9,081,000 and $10,107,000, respectively, in common stock dividends from the Company. In connection with the Leveraged ESOP refinancing discussed in Note 6, $132,978,458 of debt, at an interest rate of 7.11%, was issued directly by the Company to the Plan in 1999. This loan is intended to be an exempt loan under Section 408(b)(3) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(3) of the IRC. Fees paid during the year for accounting and other services rendered by parties in interest were based on customary and reasonable rates for such services.

10.   Subsequent Events

Effective March 31, 2003, participants can elect to fully diversify all accounts in the Plan, regardless of age or service.

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Supplemental Schedules


EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2002

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

 
The Northern Trust Company*:                  
  Non-Interest-Bearing Cash — USD:                  
    USD — United States Dollar   (1,966,579 ) $   $ (1,966,579 )
             
 
  Total Non-Interest-Bearing Cash — USD               (1,966,579 )
  Receivables — Other — USD:                  
    Pending Trade Sales: United States Dollar           571,506  
             
 
  Total Receivables — Other — USD               571,506  
  Corporate Debt Instruments — Other:                  
    Microstrategy, Inc, Conv NT Ser A 7.5 Due 06-24-07   10,800         2,754  
             
 
  Total Corporate Debt Instruments — Other               2,754  
  Corporate Stock — Preferred:                  
    ADR News Corp Ltd Sponsored ADR REPSTG PFD LTD   43,686         989,488  
             
 
  Total Corporate Stock — Preferred               989,488  
  Corporate Stock — Common:                  
    A C Moore Arts & Crafts Inc Com   8,925         113,437  
    Abbot Lab Com   28,500         1,140,000  
    Accenture Ltd Bermuda Cls A Com   39,350         707,907  
    Accredohlth Inc Com   3,420         120,555  
    Actel Corp Com   9,725         157,740  
    Acxiom Corp Com   6,550         100,739  
    Adobe Sys Inc Com   5,020         124,501  
    ADR Koninklijke Philips Electrs N V N Y Registry SH New 20   65,000         1,149,200  

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    ADR Nokia Corp Sponsored ADR   47,500   $   $ 736,250
    ADR SAP Aktiengesellschaftsponsored ADR   2,400         46,800
    ADR Stmicroelectronics N V SHS — N Y Registry   18,000         351,180
    ADR Teva Pharmaceutical Inds Ltd ADR   9,440         364,478
    ADR Total Fina Elf S A Sponsored ADR   32,550         2,327,325
    Advanced Auto Pts Inc Com   2,040         99,756
    Advanced Fibre Communications Inc Com   7,425         123,849
    Aeroflex Inc Com   27,600         190,440
    Affiliated Managers Group Inc Com Stk   2,410         121,223
    Agilent Technologies Inc Com   3,280         58,909
    Altera Corp Com   42,400         522,792
    Amazon Com Inc Com   5,690         107,484
    Amer Express Co Com   30,200         1,067,570
    Americredit Corp Com   22,600         174,924
    Amerisourcebergen Corp Com   1,530         83,094
    Amern Intl Group Inc Com   23,937         1,384,755
    Amgen Inc Com   30,200         1,459,868
    AMR Corp Com   8,310         54,846
    Amsurg Corp Com   5,200         106,236
    Anheuser Busch Cos Inc Com   14,400         696,960
    Anteon Intl Corp Com   5,925         142,200
    Anthem Inc Com   2,630         165,427
    Apollo Group Inc Cl A   1,920         84,480
    Applied Materials Inc Com   32,100         418,263
    AT&T Corp Com New   16,600         433,426
    Avery Dennison Corp Com   1,790         109,333

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Ball Corp Com   1,670   $   $ 85,487
    Bank One Corp Com   52,400         1,915,220
    Barr Labs Inc Com   3,950         257,106
    Baxter Intl Inc Com   22,200         621,600
    Bea Sys Inc Com   10,530         120,779
    Bear Stearns Cos Inc Com   2,150         127,710
    Bed Bath Beyond Inc Com   28,170         972,710
    Biogen Inc Com   2,510         100,551
    Biomet Inc Com   4,300         123,238
    BJ Svcs Co Com   3,470         112,116
    Bk Amer Corp Com   25,600         1,780,992
    Borland Software Corp Com   16,650         204,795
    Cabot Microelectronics Corp Com   1,440         67,968
    Career Ed Corp Com   4,150         166,000
    Caremark RX Inc Com   7,180         116,675
    Caterpillar Inc Com   20,800         950,976
    CDW Computer Ctrs Inc Com   3,260         142,951
    Cendant Corp Com Stk   141,900         1,487,112
    Cephalon Inc Com   7,400         360,143
    Cheesecakefactory Inc Com   6,710         242,567
    Chicos Fas Inc Com   4,520         85,473
    Ciena Corp Com IPO 02-07-97   16,390         84,245
    CIGNA Corp Com   8,650         355,688
    Cisco Sys Inc Com   97,200         1,273,320
    Citigroup Inc Com   92,116         3,241,562
    Citrix Sys Inc Com   4,880         60,122
    Clear Channel Communications Inc Com   38,250         1,426,343
    Coach Inc Com   8,510         280,149

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Coca Cola Co Com   18,700   $   $ 819,434
    Coca Cola Enterprises Inc Com   3,790         82,319
    Com Kroll Inc Del   9,075         173,151
    Comcast Corp New Cl A   47,742         1,125,279
    Comm Bancorp Inc N J Com   1,460         63,057
    Comversetech Inc Com Par $0.10   11,480         115,030
    Conceptus Inc Com   10,200         122,196
    ConocoPhillips Com   41,064         1,987,087
    Convergys Corp Com   5,560         84,234
    Coopercameron Corp   1,710         85,192
    Corinthian Colleges Inc Com Stk   3,773         142,846
    Corporate Executive Brd Co Com Stk   8,950         285,684
    Cost Plus Inc Cal Com   7,300         209,291
    Costco Whsl Corp New Com   16,200         454,572
    Countrywidefinl Corp Com Stk $.05 Par   1,110         57,332
    Covance Inc Com   5,500         135,245
    Coventryhlth Care Inc Com   7,900         229,337
    Cumulus Media Inc Cl A Del   20,914         310,991
    Cymer Inc Com   4,370         140,933
    CYTYC Corp Com   12,800         130,560
    Dell Computer Corp Com   37,600         1,005,424
    Denbury Res Inc Com   9,000         101,700
    Dentsply Intl Inc New Com   2,350         87,420
    Dollar Tree Stores Inc Com   9,550         234,644
    Doral Finl Corp Com   2,010         57,486
    Ecolab Inc Com   2,460         121,770
    Electr Arts Com   2,830         140,849

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Electronics For Imaging Inc Com   13,275   $   $ 215,865
    Emulex Corp Com New   9,500         176,225
    Encana Corp Com NPV   37,472         1,165,379
    Entergy Corp New Com   23,250         1,059,968
    Eon Labs Inc Com   9,600         181,536
    Equitable Res Inc Com   4,825         169,068
    Espeed Inc Cl A   20,350         344,749
    Expressjet Hldgs Inc Com   13,300         136,325
    Extreme Networks Inc Com   17,400         56,898
    Exxon Mobil Corp Com   1,926         67,294
    Fiserv Inc Com   4,740         160,923
    Fisher Scientific Intl Inc Com New   10,400         312,832
    FNMA Com Stk   23,150         1,489,240
    Forest Lab Inc Com   2,300         225,906
    FTI Consulting Inc Com   1,600         64,240
    Gannett Inc Com   13,991         1,004,554
    Gen Dynamics Corp Com   7,300         579,401
    Gen Elec Co Com   29,448         717,059
    Genentech Inc Com Stk   14,100         467,556
    Genzyme Corp Com   2,520         74,516
    Gilead Sci Inc Com   4,480         152,320
    Gillette Co Com   15,700         476,652
    Globespan Virata Inc Com   25,800         113,778
    Goldman Sachs Group Inc Com   26,450         1,801,245
    Gray T.V Inc Com Cl B   29,800         290,550
    Guidant Corp Com Stk   18,300         564,555
    Halliburton Co Com   4,860         90,931
    Harley Davidson Inc Com   16,800         776,160

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Hartford Finl Svcs Group Inc Com   11,700   $   $ 531,531
    HCA Inc Com   19,950         827,925
    Hershey Foods Corp Com   980         66,091
    Hewlett Packard Co Com   121,700         2,112,712
    Hot Topic Inc Com   4,850         110,968
    Immucor Inc Com Stk   3,900         78,975
    Insight Enterprises Inc Com   16,100         133,791
    Intel Corp Cap   58,200         906,174
    Internet Sec Sys Inc Com   4,420         81,019
    Intl Business Machs Corp Com   8,000         620,000
    Intl Game Tech Com   2,040         154,877
    Intl Paper Co Com   13,800         482,586
    Investors Finl Svcs Corp Del Com   4,280         117,229
    Iron Mtn Inc Com Stk   2,900         95,729
    JDS Uniphase Corp Com Isin   29,380         72,569
    Johnson & Johnson Com   24,000         1,289,040
    Juniper Networks Inc Com   11,370         77,316
    Kimberly Clark Corp Com   12,550         595,748
    Kinder Morgan Inc Com Stk   1,660         70,168
    KLA — Tencor Corp   9,600         339,552
    Knight Transn Inc Com   8,750         183,750
    Kohls Corp Com   23,300         1,303,635
    Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc Com   11,150         211,850
    Lab Corp Amer Hldgs Com New   3,190         74,136
    Labranche & Co Inc Com Isin   8,775         233,766
    Lam Resh Corp Com   14,110         152,388
    Lamar Advertising Co Cl A Com   9,970         335,491
    Lauder Estee Cos Inc Cl A   17,200         454,080

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Legg Mason Inc Com   2,600   $   $ 126,204
    Lexmark Intl Inc New Cl A   2,010         121,605
    Liberty Media Corp New Com Ser A   232,000         2,074,080
    Lifepoint Hosps Inc Com Isin   1,520         45,495
    Lin TV Corp Cl A   8,675         211,236
    Lockheed Martin Corp Com   11,900         687,225
    Loews Corp Com   31,600         1,404,936
    Loews Cos Inc Com   17,000         637,500
    Manhattan Assocs Inc Com   8,000         189,280
    Manpower Inc Wis Com   2,990         95,381
    Marriott Intl Inc New Com Stk Cl A   22,200         729,714
    Marvell Tech Group Marvell Tech Group Inc   7,475         140,978
    McDonalds Corp Com *   38,504,065     541,610,775     619,145,365
    Medimmune Inc Com   21,720         590,132
    Medsource Technologies Inc Oc-Com   11,350         73,662
    Merck & Co Inc Com   8,100         458,541
    Mercury Interactive Corp Com   3,960         117,414
    Meritage Corp Com   4,325         145,536
    Merrill Lynch & Co Inc Com   17,500         664,125
    Metlife Inc Com Isin   46,700         1,262,768
    MGM Mirage Com   2,440         80,447
    Michaels Stores Inc Com   2,560         80,128
    Microsoft Corp Com   37,100         1,918,070
    Microstrategy Inc Wt Pur Cl A Exp   256         15
    Mid Atlc Med Svcs Inc Com   1,530         49,572
    Murphy Oil Corp Com   2,020         86,557
    Nabors Industries Com USD 0.10   1,570         55,374
    Navistar Intl Corp New Com   4,930         119,848

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Netiq Corp Com   12,250   $   $ 151,288
    Netscreen Technologies Inc Com   5,800         97,672
    Network Appliance Inc Del   10,250         102,500
    Networks Assoc Inc Com Stk   5,880         94,609
    Neubergerberman Inc Com Stk   1,880         62,961
    New York Times Co Cl A Isin   12,400         567,052
    Nextel Communications Inc Cl A Com Stk   16,810         194,155
    Nortel Networks Corp New Com   58,070         93,493
    Northrop Grumann Corp Com   23,071         2,237,887
    Novell US Sys Inc Com   17,880         502,070
    Nvidia Corp Com   4,840         55,708
    Odysseyre Hldgs Corp Com   12,450         220,365
    Omnicare Inc Com   1,920         45,754
    Omnicom Group Inc Com   6,000         387,600
    Overture Svcs Inc Com Stk   11,375         310,651
    Pacer Intl Inc Tenn Com   12,200         162,260
    Panera Bread Co Cl A   1,830         63,702
    Parlex Corp Com   7,500         73,575
    Patterson UTI Energy Inc Com   6,385         192,635
    Peoplesoft Inc Com   4,450         81,435
    Pepsi Bottling Group Inc Com Stk Isin   3,400         87,380
    Pepsico Inc Com   20,650         871,843
    Performance Food Group Co Com   1,600         54,334
    Pfizer Inc Com   47,600         1,455,132
    Pharmaceutical Prod Dev Inc Com   4,220         123,519
    Pharmacia Corp Com   16,942         708,176

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Photon Dynamics Inc Com   2,600   $   $ 59,280
    Pioneer Nat Res Co Com Stk   3,750         94,688
    PMC Sierra Inc Com   10,170         56,545
    Pogo Prod Co Com   1,610         59,972
    Polycom Inc Com   7,300         69,496
    Procter & Gamble Co Com   8,300         713,302
    Prov Healthcare Co Com   16,675         162,248
    Providian Finl Corp Com   11,560         75,024
    Pvtpl Focal Communications Corp Wt Exp   4,721         1
    Qlogic Corp Com   1,310         45,208
    Raymond James Fncl Inc Com Stk   1,210         35,792
    Renaissance Re Hldgs Ltd Com   1,800         71,280
    Rent A Ctr Inc New Com   4,850         242,257
    RF Micro Devices Inc Com   8,015         58,750
    RLI Corp Com   2,355         65,704
    Robert Half Intl Inc Com   5,950         95,854
    Rudolph Technologies Inc Com   3,800         72,808
    Schein Henry Inc Com   1,760         79,200
    Schlumberger Ltd Com Stk   28,600         1,203,774
    Scios Inc Com   3,350         109,143
    Sears Roebuck & Co Com   27,400         656,230
    Silicon Image Inc Com Stk   7,200         43,200
    Skyworks Solutions Inc Com   26,300         226,706
    Smith Intl Inc Com   3,025         98,675
    SPX Corp Com   15,000         561,750
    St Jude Med Inc Com   1,460         57,991
    Staples Inc Com   7,790         142,557

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Starbucks Corp Com   26,560   $   $ 541,293
    Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc Cl B   3,380         80,241
    Sungard Data Sys Inc Com   4,630         109,083
    Symantec Corp Com   2,870         116,264
    Target Corp Com   38,750         1,162,500
    Taro Pharmaceutical Inc   3,200         120,320
    Tellabs Inc Com   18,350         133,404
    Teradyne Inc Com   5,580         72,596
    Tier Technologies Inc Cl B   8,950         143,200
    Tiffany & Co Com   30,580         731,168
    Travelers Ppty Cas Corp New Cl A   100,083         1,466,216
    Trimeris Inc Com   1,560         67,220
    TTM Technologies Inc Com   21,100         69,820
    TX Instrs Inc Com   38,800         582,388
    Ultra Pete Corp Com NPV   18,900         187,110
    UN Pac Corp Com   3,700         221,519
    Univision Communications Inc Cl A   29,960         734,020
    Unvl Health Services Inc Cl B Com   2,130         96,063
    Varian Med Sys Inc Com   1,960         97,216
    Verisign Inc Com   11,520         92,390
    Verizon Communications Com   34,597         1,340,634
    Viacom Com Cl B   33,431         1,362,648
    Vialta Inc Com   115         35
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc Com   27,600         1,394,076
    Walgreen Co Com   16,900         493,311
    Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc Com   2,150         60,780
    Weight Watchers Intl Inc New Com   1,600         73,552

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Corporate Stock — Common (continued):                
    Wellpoint Hlth Networks Inc Cl A   2,850   $   $ 202,806
    Wells Fargo & Co New Com Stk   26,500         1,242,055
    Westwood1 Inc Com   8,467         316,327
    Weyerhaeuser Co Com   33,650         1,655,917
    Whole Foods Mkt Inc Com   1,600         84,368
    Williams Sonoma Inc Com   5,210         141,452
    Wright Med Group Inc Com   4,900         85,549
    Wyeth Com   52,400         1,959,760
    XL Cap Ltd   10,200         787,950
    Yahoo Inc Com   6,560         107,256
    3M Co Com   7,700         949,410
             
  Total Corporate Stock — Common               729,509,725
  Participant Loans:                
    McDonald's Loan Asset           14,792,474
             
  Total Participant Loans               14,792,474
  Value of Interest in Common/Collective Trusts:                
    Coltv Short Term Invt Fund   32,585,415     32,585,415     32,585,415
             
  Total Value of Interest in Common/Collective Trusts               32,585,415
  Pooled Separate Accounts:                
    GIC Principal SA-4-28950 5.53%   38,882,902         38,882,902
  Total Pooled Separate Accounts               38,882,902

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

  Value of Interest in Registered Investment Companies:                
    MFO Artisan Fds Inc Intl Fd Inv Shs   554,698   $   $ 8,203,984
    MFO Morgan Stanley Instl Fd Intl Eqty   573,345         8,376,576
    MFO Vanguard Instl Ind Wx Fd Sh Ben Int   581,610         46,790,497
    MFO Wellington Tr Coltv Core Bd Plus   1,284,704         14,144,591
    MFO Wellington Tr Coltv Core Eqty   3,138,011         18,890,825
    MFO Wellington Tr Coltv Core Intl   645,997         4,160,221
    MFO Wellington Tr Coltv Small Cap   563,719         4,227,894
             
  Total Value of Interest in Registered Investment Companies               104,794,588
  Value of Funds Held in Insurance Company General Accounts:                
    GIC Pacific Life G-26407 6.49%   21,246,717         21,246,717
    GIC Pacific Mutual G-26378 2.26%   671,178         671,178
    GIC Pacific Mutual G-26379 3.56%   7,734,903         7,734,903
             
  Total Value of Funds Held in Insurance Company General Accounts               29,652,798

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4i—Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)(continued)

Identity of Issuer/
Description of Investment

  Number of
Shares or
Par Value

  Cost**
  Current
Value

 
  Other:                  
    GIC Allstate IM77049 4.59%   67,819,795   $   $ 67,819,795  
    GIC Bank Of America 01-1000 5.73%   56,017,733         56,017,733  
    GIC CDC 1333-01 5.11%   48,530,256         48,530,256  
    GIC Pacific Mutual G-26036 5.69%   92,151,286         92,151,286  
    GIC State Street Bank CNTCT 102008   3,005,398         3,005,398  
    GIC UBS Ag Cntrct 5107 RATE: 3.618%   78,974,925         78,974,925  
             
 
  Total Other               346,499,393  
  Other Liabilities                  
    Pending Trade Purchases: United States Dollar           (463,503 )
             
 
  Total Other Liabilities               (463,503 )
             
 
              $ 1,295,850,961  
             
 

  *Party in interest.

**Historical cost is disclosed only for nonparticpant-directed investments.

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EIN 36-2361282
Plan #001

McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
(formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program)

Schedule H, Line 4j—Schedule of Reportable Transactions
(In Thousands)

Year ended December 31, 2002

Identity of Party Involved

  Description of Asset
  Purchase
Price

  Selling
Price

  Cost of
Asset

  Current Value
of Asset on
Transaction
Date

  Net
(Loss)

Category (iii)—Series of transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets                                  

McDonalds Corp.

 

McDonalds Corporation Common Stock

 

$

5,507

 

$


146,602

 

$

5,507
76,531

 

$

5,507
146,602

 

$


70,071

There were no category (i), (ii), or (iv) reportable transactions during 2002.

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SIGNATURE

        The Plan.    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    McDONALD'S CORPORATION
PROFIT SHARING AND SAVINGS PLAN

 

 

By:

 

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

Date: June 26, 2003

 

By:

 

/s/  
CHRISTINE COLE      
Christine Cole
Trustee and Member of the Administrative Committee

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McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (formerly known as the McDonald's Corporation Profit Sharing Program) Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules December 31, 2002 and 2001 and year ended December 31, 2002 Contents
Report of Independent Auditors
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (In Thousands)
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits (In Thousands)
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits (In Thousands)
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