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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, 2026

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):

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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.			o

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 20, 2026. Set forth below are the final, certified voting results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting, as reported by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the Company’s independent inspector of election.

Proposal 1: The election of 12 nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the Company’s 2027 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.

Name						For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
Anthony Capuano						501,940,842						2,102,336						987,943						91,259,572
Kareem Daniel						497,509,550						6,344,021						1,177,550						91,259,572
Lloyd Dean						484,374,480						19,370,848						1,285,793						91,259,572
Catherine Engelbert						495,915,159						8,230,906						885,056						91,259,572
James Farley, Jr.						498,708,169						5,384,413						938,539						91,259,572
Margaret Georgiadis						488,380,513						15,542,749						1,107,859						91,259,572
Michael Hsu						481,015,122						23,014,723						1,001,276						91,259,572
Christopher Kempczinski						465,293,316						38,754,428						983,377						91,259,572
Jennifer Taubert						502,152,987						1,997,241						880,893						91,259,572
Paul Walsh						491,761,801						12,189,461						1,079,859						91,259,572
Amy Weaver						493,026,833						10,633,738						1,370,550						91,259,572
Miles White						480,186,802						23,794,164						1,050,155						91,259,572

Proposal 2: An advisory proposal to approve executive compensation.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
478,236,845						24,626,761						2,167,515						91,259,572

Proposal 3: An advisory proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2026.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
564,418,960						30,747,919						1,123,814						0

Proposal 4: An advisory shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an Independent Chair.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
109,660,842						390,230,525						5,139,754						91,259,572

Proposal 5: An advisory shareholder proposal regarding shareholders' right to act by written consent.

For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
210,184,684						291,750,232						3,096,205						91,259,572

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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.

McDONALD’S CORPORATION

(Registrant)

Date:

May 22, 2026

By:

/s/ Jeffrey J. Pochowicz

Jeffrey J. Pochowicz Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary