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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Thompson Donald   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MCDONALDS CORP [MCD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, McDonald's USA (Last) (First) (Middle) MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 2915 JORIE BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2007 (Street) OAK BROOK, IL 60523 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               293 D   Common Stock               7,702 I Profit Sharing Plan Common Stock               10,138 I Non-Qualified Benefit Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Options (Right to Buy)

$ 45.02

02/14/2007

A

24,984

(1)

02/14/2017

Common Stock

24,984

$ 45.02

24,984

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2) (3)

02/14/2007

A

19,437

02/14/2010

02/14/2010

Common Stock

19,437

(2)

19,437

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thompson Donald MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 2915 JORIE BOULEVARD OAK BROOK, IL 60523			President, McDonald's USA

Signatures

/s/ Carol A. Vix, Attorney-in-fact		02/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Options become exercisable in 25% increments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
(2)	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2001 Omnibus Stock Ownership Plan and are subject to the terms of such Plan. Upon vesting, payout under the RSUs will be in the form of an equal number of shares of McDonald's common stock or, at the discretion of the Board's Compensation Committee, 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.
(3)	Performance based on diluted earnings per share growth.

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