Executive Change

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 12, 2020 ___________________ 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.) ___________________ 110 North Carpenter Street Chicago, Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 60607 (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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value MCD New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) On October 12, 2020, Jerome Krulewitch, Corporate Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, notified McDonald’s Corporation that he will retire from his current role, effective immediately. Mr. Krulewitch has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and has been advised by doctors to step down from his role. A search is underway and until Mr. Krulewitch’s successor is identified, Mahrukh Hussain, who was serving as the U.S. General Counsel, will take on the role of Interim General Counsel and Secretary. 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 15, 2020 By: /s/ Denise A. Horne Denise A. Horne Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary