Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2026
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)
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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
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 20, 2026. Set forth below are the final, certified voting results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting, as reported by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., the Company’s independent inspector of election.
Proposal 1: The election of 12 nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the Company’s 2027 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
Name
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Anthony Capuano
501,940,842
2,102,336
987,943
91,259,572
Kareem Daniel
497,509,550
6,344,021
1,177,550
91,259,572
Lloyd Dean
484,374,480
19,370,848
1,285,793
91,259,572
Catherine Engelbert
495,915,159
8,230,906
885,056
91,259,572
James Farley, Jr.
498,708,169
5,384,413
938,539
91,259,572
Margaret Georgiadis
488,380,513
15,542,749
1,107,859
91,259,572
Michael Hsu
481,015,122
23,014,723
1,001,276
91,259,572
Christopher Kempczinski
465,293,316
38,754,428
983,377
91,259,572
Jennifer Taubert
502,152,987
1,997,241
880,893
91,259,572
Paul Walsh
491,761,801
12,189,461
1,079,859
91,259,572
Amy Weaver
493,026,833
10,633,738
1,370,550
91,259,572
Miles White
480,186,802
23,794,164
1,050,155
91,259,572
Proposal 2: An advisory proposal to approve executive compensation.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
478,236,845
24,626,761
2,167,515
91,259,572
Proposal 3: An advisory proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2026.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
564,418,960
30,747,919
1,123,814
0
Proposal 4: An advisory shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an Independent Chair.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
109,660,842
390,230,525
5,139,754
91,259,572
Proposal 5: An advisory shareholder proposal regarding shareholders' right to act by written consent.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
210,184,684
291,750,232
3,096,205
91,259,572
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:
May 22, 2026
By:
/s/ Jeffrey J. Pochowicz
Jeffrey J. Pochowicz Vice President – Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary