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SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</font></div>
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div>
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report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2008</font></div>
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CORPORATION</font></div>
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5.03.&#160;&#160;Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year.</font></div>
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effective December 4, 2008, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of McDonald&#8217;s
Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee
of the Board, amended and restated the By-Laws of the Company (the
&#8220;By-Laws&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Among the changes to the By-Laws, the Board:</font></div>
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      Sections 4 and 7 of Article II to clarify the voting and quorum
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meetings.</font></div>
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      Section 9 of Article II to clarify that previously scheduled stockholders&#8217;
      meetings may be postponed, and that special meetings of stockholders may
      be cancelled, by the Board.</font></div>
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      Section 11 of Article II to require stockholders&#8217; disclosure of certain
      derivative ownership interests in the Company&#8217;s stock and certain related
      person transactions, and to clarify the Company&#8217;s notice requirements and
      procedures.</font></div>
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      Section 1 of Article III to clarify the vote that is required to fix the
      number of directors who constitute the
Board.</font></div>
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      the vote that is required to create a committee of the Board by amending
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      Article III to clarify the quorum required for Board
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is a summary of the amendments made to the By-Laws.&#160; This summary is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-Laws, as amended and restated
and filed as Exhibit 3(b) attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.</font></div>
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7.01.&#160;&#160;Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></div>
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issued an Investor Release reporting the Company&#8217;s November and year-to-date
2008 sales.&#160;&#160;The Investor Release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is
attached hereto.</font></div>
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form8kdecember42008.htm
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): December 4, 2008
________________________
McDONALD'S
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
1-5231
36-2361282
(State
      or Other Jurisdiction
of
      Incorporation)
(Commission
File
      Number)
(IRS
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
____________________________
One
McDonald's Plaza
Oak
Brook, Illinois
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
60523
(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))
1
Item
5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year.
On and
effective December 4, 2008, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of McDonald's
Corporation (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee
of the Board, amended and restated the By-Laws of the Company (the
"By-Laws").  Among the changes to the By-Laws, the Board:
·
Amended
      Sections 4 and 7 of Article II to clarify the voting and quorum
      requirements for stockholder
meetings.
·
Revised
      Section 9 of Article II to clarify that previously scheduled stockholders'
      meetings may be postponed, and that special meetings of stockholders may
      be cancelled, by the Board.
·
Amended
      Section 11 of Article II to require stockholders' disclosure of certain
      derivative ownership interests in the Company's stock and certain related
      person transactions, and to clarify the Company's notice requirements and
      procedures.
·
Revised
      Section 1 of Article III to clarify the vote that is required to fix the
      number of directors who constitute the
Board.
·
Clarified
      the vote that is required to create a committee of the Board by amending
      Section 7 of Article III.
·
Amended
      Section 9
of
      Article III to clarify the quorum required for Board
    meetings.
The foregoing
is a summary of the amendments made to the By-Laws.  This summary is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the By-Laws, as amended and restated
and filed as Exhibit 3(b) attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 8, 2008, the Company
issued an Investor Release reporting the Company's November and year-to-date
2008 sales.  The Investor Release is furnished as Exhibit 99 and is
attached hereto.
Item
9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
3(b)
By-Laws of
      McDonald's Corporation as Amended and Restated
99
Investor
      Release of McDonald's Corporation issued December 8,
      2008:
McDonald's Delivers Another Month of Strong Global
      Comparable Sales - November Up 7.7%
2
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: 
      December 9, 2008
By:
/s/
      Denise A. Horne
Denise
      A. Horne
Corporate
      Vice President –
Associate
      General Counsel and
Assistant
      Secretary
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit No.
      3(b)
By-Laws of
      McDonald's Corporation as Amended and Restated
Exhibit No.
      99
Investor
      Release of McDonald's Corporation issued December 8, 2008:
McDonald's
      Delivers Another Month of Strong Global Comparable Sales –
November Up
      7.7%
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