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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): May 20, 2021
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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueMCDNew 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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
    The following is a brief description and the voting results of each proposal voted upon at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting held on May 20, 2021 of McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”).

    Each of the twelve Directors proposed by the Company were re-elected for a one-year term beginning in May and continuing until the Company’s 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and until their successors have been elected and qualified. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Director Name  For  Against  Abstain  Broker
Non-Votes
Lloyd Dean479,411,24220,283,555884,844104,585,676
Robert Eckert438,925,41660,730,521923,704104,585,676
Catherine Engelbert497,573,7082,213,615792,318104,585,676
Margaret Georgiadis497,617,8232,112,848848,970104,585,676
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.350,725,528148,927,252926,861104,585,676
Christopher Kempczinski490,966,1208,721,632891,889104,585,676
Richard Lenny397,145,054102,496,941937,646104,585,676
John Mulligan495,615,0974,026,665937,879104,585,676
Sheila Penrose476,623,51323,097,162858,966104,585,676
John Rogers, Jr.461,685,68637,999,108894,847104,585,676
Paul Walsh454,817,28944,784,659977,693104,585,676
Miles White412,011,12787,646,609921,905104,585,676

    The proposal regarding an advisory vote to approve the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers for 2020 was approved. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
For  Against  Abstain Broker Non-Votes
466,532,51630,771,4683,275,657104,585,676

The proposal regarding an advisory vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as independent auditor for 2021 was approved. The votes on this proposal were as follows (there were no broker non-votes on this proposal):
For  Against  Abstain 
578,661,13425,376,7021,127,481

    The proposal regarding an advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting a report on sugar and public health was not approved. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
For  Against  Abstain Broker Non-Votes
52,846,129438,917,3788,816,134104,585,676

The proposal regarding an advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting a report on antibiotics and public health costs was not approved. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
For  Against  Abstain Broker Non-Votes
56,454,152416,462,52427,662,965104,585,676

    The proposal regarding an advisory vote on a shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent was not approved. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
For  Against  Abstain Broker Non-Votes
212,252,064285,447,8882,879,689104,585,676


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:May 26, 2021By:/s/ Denise A. Horne
 Denise A. Horne
 Corporate Vice President, Associate General Counsel
and Assistant Secretary



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