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0001685800
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000063908
McDONALDs CORPORATION
001-05231
110 North Carpenter Street
Chicago
IL
60607
6306233000
JOSEPH ERLINGER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1099
319017.72
716619686
11/25/2024
NYSE
Common
02/16/2024
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
1099
02/16/2024
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for JOSEPH ERLINGER
110 North Carpenter Street
Chicago
IL
60607
Common
10/23/2024
1099
321325.62
10b5-1 Sales for JOSEPH ERLINGER
110 North Carpenter Street
Chicago
IL
60607
Common
09/23/2024
1099
328130.52
11/25/2024
08/15/2023
/s/ Joe Erlinger