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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000063908
  MCDONALDS CORP
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  60607
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  HERNANDEZ ENRIQUE JR
  Retired
  Common
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  245 Summer Street
  Boston
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  10815
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  420681656
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  NYSE
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  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Stock Award
  Issuer
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  /s/ Cristina Garcia, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for HERNANDEZ ENRIQUE JR