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  0001598115
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000063908
  MCDONALDS CORP
  001-05231
  110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET
  CHICAGO
  IL
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  Kempczinski Christopher J
  Officer
  COMMON STOCK
  MERRILL LYNCH
  3455 PEACHTREE RD NE
  SUITE 1000
  ATLANTA
  GA
  30326
  5606
  1569680.00
  728763452
  09/18/2023
  NEW YORK
  COMMON STOCK
  02/19/2021
  RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT VEST
  MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
  N
  2230
  02/19/2021
  COMPENSATORY PAYMENT
  COMMON STOCK
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  PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT VEST
  MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
  N
  3376
  02/14/2022
  COMPENSATORY PAYMENT
  Y
  09/18/2023
  05/13/2023
  CHRISTOPHER KEMPCZINSKI