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 8, 2005

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On November 8, 2005, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release reporting the Company’s October 2005 sales. 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 November 8, 2005:

 

McDonald’s Reports October Comparable Sales Up 3.4%

 

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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 9, 2005

  

By:

  

/s/ Peter J. Bensen

       

Peter J. Bensen

Corporate Vice President - Assistant Controller

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No. 99   

Investor Release of McDonald’s Corporation issued November 8, 2005:

 

McDonald’s Reports October Comparable Sales Up 3.4%

 

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