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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0306 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/16/15 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 63908 |
| Issuer Name: MCDONALDS CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: MCD |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1192535 |
| | Owner Name: FLOERSCH RICHARD R |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: C/O MCDONALD'S CORPORATION |
| | Owner Street 2: 2915 JORIE BOULEVARD |
| | Owner City: OAK BROOK |
| | Owner State: IL |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 60523 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Corp Exec VP, Human Resources |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 21,310 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Options (Right to Buy) |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 97.15 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/16/15 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 26,484 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 3/16/25 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 26,484 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 26,484 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Restricted Stock Units |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/16/15 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 4,504 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 3/16/18 |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 3/16/18 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 4,504 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 4,504 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Phantom Stock |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F5 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 22,491.23 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 22,491.23 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: Non-Qualified Benefit Plan |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Options become exercisable in 25% increments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant. |
| Footnote - F2: Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a right to acquire one share of McDonald's Corporation common stock. Upon vesting, payout under the RSUs will be in the form of shares or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the cash value thereof. No dividend, voting or other shareholder rights attach to the RSUs until they vest and only if the payout upon vesting is in shares of common stock. |
| Footnote - F3: Subject to performance vesting condition based on diluted earnings per share growth. The amount reported represents the target amount of the award. Based on actual performance, the reporting person may earn between 0% and 200% of the amount reported. |
| Footnote - F4: Each share of phantom stock represents a right to receive the cash value of one share of McDonald's Corporation common stock. |
| Footnote - F5: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following the reporting person's separation from service with McDonald's. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Christopher Weber, Attorney-in-fact |
| Signature Date: 3/18/15 |