Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Dated February 2, 2012

Registration Statement No. 333-162182

 

McDONALD’S CORPORATION

 

USD 500 Million 3.700% Medium-Term Notes Due 2042

 

Summary of Terms

 

 

Issuer:

McDonald’s Corporation

 

Ratings:

A2 / A / A (Moody’s / Standard & Poor’s / Fitch)*

 

Trade Date:

February 2, 2012

 

Settlement Date:

February 7, 2012

 

Maturity Date:

February 15, 2042

 

Security Description:

SEC-Registered Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Medium-Term Notes

 

Total Principal Amount:

USD 500,000,000

 

Coupon:

3.700%

 

Issue Price:

98.570% of the principal amount

 

Yield to Maturity:

3.780%

 

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

T + 80 basis points

 

Benchmark Treasury:

3.750% 30-year bond due August 15, 2041

 

Benchmark Treasury Yield:

2.980%

 

Coupon Payments:

Pays Semi-Annually on the 15th day of February and August, beginning August 15, 2012

 

Day Count:

30 / 360

 

Redemption Provision:

Callable at any time at a make-whole price of the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount, or (b) discounted present value at Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points

 

Joint Bookrunners:

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

 

Incorporated

 

 

RBS Securities Inc.

 

CUSIP:

58013MEN0

 

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.  Alternatively, the issuer or any agent participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling McDonald’s Corporation toll-free at 1-800-228-9623; Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-877-858-5407; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at 1-212-834-4533; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322; or RBS Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-866-884-2071.

 

* A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities.  It may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning credit rating agency.  Each credit rating is applicable only to the specific security to which it applies.  Investors should make their own evaluation as to whether an investment in the security is appropriate.