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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): May 13, 2003

McDONALD'S CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  1-5231
(Commission File No.)
  36-2361282
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(630) 623-3000
(Address and Phone Number of Principal Executive Offices)





Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure and Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (Item 12).

        The following information is being furnished under Items 9 and 12 of Form 8-K: On May 13, 2003, McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the Company's April 2003 sales. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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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: May 15, 2003

 

By:

 

/s/  
MATTHEW H. PAULL      
Matthew H. Paull
Corporate Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

99   News Release of McDonald's Corporation issued May 13, 2003: McDonald's Reports April 2003 Sales (furnished solely pursuant to Items 9 and 12 of Form 8-K).

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