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): August 15, 2018
McDONALD’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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36-2361282 |
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One McDonald’s Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
60523
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(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):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 15, 2018, McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,800,000,000 of the Company’s medium-term notes, pursuant to the Company’s existing medium-term notes program, as set forth in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-226380), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and effective on July 27, 2018, and the related Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, each dated July 27, 2018.
The Company issued the following tranches of its medium-term notes:
· U.S.$500,000,000 of 3.350% Medium-Term Notes Due 2023, as described in Pricing Supplement No. 1, dated August 13, 2018;
· U.S.$550,000,000 of 3.800% Medium-Term Notes Due 2028, as described in Pricing Supplement No. 2, dated August 13, 2018;
· U.S.$750,000,000 of 4.450% Medium-Term Notes Due 2048, as described in Pricing Supplement No. 3, dated August 13, 2018;
A copy of the legal opinion of the Corporate Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company relating to the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$1,800,000,000 of the Company’s medium-term notes, as described herein, is filed as Exhibit 5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits. |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Legal Opinion of Jerome N. Krulewitch, Corporate Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of McDonald’s Corporation. |
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Consent of Jerome N. Krulewitch, Corporate Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of McDonald’s Corporation (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereto). |
Exhibit Index
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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.
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McDONALD’S CORPORATION | |
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Date: August 15, 2018 |
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/s/ Denise A. Horne |
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Denise A. Horne |
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Corporate Vice President—Associate General Counsel |
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and Assistant Secretary |
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