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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=3><B><FONT size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT> </B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=3><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=5><STRONG>FORM 8-K</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp; April 19, 2004</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><B><FONT size=6>McDONALD&#146;S CORPORATION</FONT></B></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>36-2361282</B></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>Oak Brook, Illinois 60523</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=center><FONT size=2><B>(630) 623-3000</B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=left><FONT size=2>On April 19, 2004, McDonald&#146;s Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued&nbsp;two press releases announcing (1) the death of Jim Cantalupo, its Chairman and CEO, and (2)&nbsp;the&nbsp;election by the Board of Directors of&nbsp;Charlie Bell as President and CEO and Andrew J. McKenna&nbsp;as Non-Executive Chairman. The press releases&nbsp;are&nbsp;furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2&nbsp;and attached hereto.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=left><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<TD><FONT size=2>Date: April 19, 2004</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size=2>/s/ Denise A. Horne</FONT></TD></TR>
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<DIV style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.3; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align=left><FONT size=2>McDonald's News&nbsp;Release&nbsp;dated April 19, 2004: </FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD width="94%"><FONT size=2>McDonald's Board of Directors Elects Charlie Bell President and CEO; </FONT><FONT size=2>Andrew J. McKenna Elected Non-Executive Chairman</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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McDonald's Corporation Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):  April 19, 2004
McDONALD'S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
1-5231
36-2361282
(State or other Jurisdiction
(Commission File No.)
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
Identification No.)
One McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(630) 623-3000
(Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Offices)
Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 19, 2004, McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") issued two press releases announcing (1) the death of Jim Cantalupo, its Chairman and CEO, and (2) the election by the Board of Directors of Charlie Bell as President and CEO and Andrew J. McKenna as Non-Executive Chairman. The press releases are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and attached hereto.
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SIGNATURE
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: April 19, 2004
By:
/s/ Denise A. Horne
Denise A. Horne
Assistant Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
99.1
McDonald's News Release dated April 19, 2004:
McDonald's Chairman and CEO Jim Cantalupo Passes Away
99.2
McDonald's News Release dated April 19, 2004:
McDonald's Board of Directors Elects Charlie Bell President and CEO;
Andrew J. McKenna Elected Non-Executive Chairman
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