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): September 16, 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.

(b)    On September 16, 2016, David Hoffmann, President, High Growth Markets, notified McDonald's Corporation (the “Company”) of his intention to resign from the Company.   As a result of Mr. Hoffmann’s failure to satisfy certain conditions upon his departure, including execution of a non-compete agreement, Mr. Hoffmann will forgo favorable post-termination treatment and will forfeit certain benefits, including all unvested cash and equity incentive awards. 

Effective immediately, Joseph Erlinger will lead the Company’s High Growth Markets.  Mr. Erlinger currently serves as Chief Financial Officer, High Growth Markets.  Prior to his current role, Mr. Erlinger served as Managing Director of McDonald’s South Korea and prior to that as General Manager of the Indianapolis region.

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:	September 21, 2016	By:	/s/ Denise A. Horne
			Denise A. Horne
			Corporate Vice President—Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary