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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): April 8, 2020   McDONALD’S CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware   1-5231   36-2361282 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)           110 North Carpenter Street Chicago , Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 60607 (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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 par value MCD New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐     If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On April 8, 2020 , McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued an investor release providing an update on the COVID-19 impact to the Company’s operations and certain financial items, including comparable sales results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 . A copy of the related investor release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in its entirety. The information under this Item 2.02 including such Exhibits, shall be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits . 99.1 Investor Release of McDonald's Corporation issued April 8, 2020: McDonald’s Provides Update on COVID-19 Impact to the Business and Reports First Quarter 2020 Comparable Sales 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 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: April 8, 2020     By:   /s/ Catherine Hoovel             Catherine Hoovel             Corporate Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer