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 3, 2015
 

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.
 
(d)    On August 3, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors increased the size of the Board by two to a total of 15 Directors, and on the same date elected Lloyd Dean and John Mulligan as Directors.  The Board has not elected Messrs. Dean and Mulligan to any committees at this time. The press release announcing the election of Messrs. Dean and Mulligan to the Company’s Board is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.        

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
99
Press Release of McDonald's Corporation issued August 4, 2015:
Lloyd Dean and John Mulligan Elected to McDonald's Board of Directors
            




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:
August 7, 2015
 
By:
/s/ David S. Conroy
 
 
 
 
 
David S. Conroy
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Vice President and Associate General Counsel
 




Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No. 99
Press Release of McDonald's Corporation issued August 4, 2015:
Lloyd Dean and John Mulligan Elected to McDonald's Board of Directors






Exhibit 99
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
MEDIA:
August 4, 2015
Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem
630-623-3791
 
heidi.barker@us.mcd.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Becca Hary
630-623-7293
 
becca.hary@us.mcd.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTORS:
 
Chris Stent
630-623-3801
 
chris.stent@us.mcd.com
 


LLOYD DEAN AND JOHN MULLIGAN ELECTED
TO MCDONALD’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald’s Corporation today announced its Board of Directors elected Lloyd Dean and John Mulligan as Directors of the company, effective August 3.
Dean, 65, is President and CEO of Dignity Health, where he is responsible for the overall management of Dignity Health’s hospitals, home health care and medical group foundations. Since becoming CEO at Dignity Health in 2000, Dean has led the organization through significant strategic, operational and financial transformations to its current status as a leading health care organization. Prior to his current role, Dean was Chief Operating Officer at Advocate Health Care.
Dean is on the Board at Wells Fargo & Company and Navigant Consulting, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Mulligan, 49, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Target, where he leads financial and retail services, which include the company’s credit card operations. Mulligan joined Target in 1996 as a Financial Analyst, and during his tenure held key leadership positions in finance, human resources and with Target.com. In 2012, Mulligan was promoted to his current position at Target. While continuing to act as CFO, he served as interim President and CEO from May to August 2014.
Mulligan serves on the Minnesota Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Board. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.




“Both Lloyd and John bring valuable skill sets that are well-suited for our Board,” said Andrew McKenna, McDonald’s Chairman of the Board. “We’re delighted to add these talented leaders and leverage their financial and operational expertise.”
“We’re pleased to welcome Lloyd and John to McDonald’s as we establish ourselves as a modern and progressive burger company,” said McDonald's President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook. “Our business is at a critical turning point and these leaders bring fresh insight and perspectives as we fuel our turnaround and position the business for long-term growth.”
McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with over 36,000 locations serving approximately 69 million customers in over 100 countries each day.  More than 80% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women.
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