Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans.

As a result of a change in vendors for the McDonald's 401k Plan (the "Plan"), on November 19, 2019, McDonald's Corporation (the "Company") informed participants in the Plan that they will be unable, for a period of time beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on December 24, 2019, to obtain a loan, withdrawal or distribution from the Plan, and beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on December 30, 2019 to transfer or diversify investments or otherwise make investment or contribution changes in their accounts under the Plan (collectively, the "Blackout Period"). The temporary Blackout Period for participants under the Plan is expected to end by January 18, 2020. The Blackout Period applies to all Plan assets, including Company shares held by the Plan. On November 25, 2019, the Company provided written notice (the "Notice") to its directors and executive officers informing them of the Blackout Period and the restrictions on trading in Company common stock that apply to them during the Blackout Period, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Regulation BTR under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A copy of the Notice is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference. Company stockholders or other interested persons may obtain information about whether the Blackout Period has started or ended, without charge, by contacting the Company's Corporate Legal Department by phone at 630-623-3000 or by mail c/o McDonald's Corporation, 110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60607 during this Blackout Period and for a period of two years after its ending date.




Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)              Exhibits

Exhibit No.      Description

99                 Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of McDonald's
                 Corporation

104              Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
                 embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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