MCD McDonalds Corp

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NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN

General : The McDonald’s Corporation Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (the Plan) was amended and restated in its entirety as of January 1, 2015. The Plan has been amended one time subsequent to this date, on December 10, 2015.

The Plan is administered by a committee of officers (Administrative Committee) appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s Corporation (the Company or McDonald’s). Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description and Prospectus for a complete description and up-to-date information.

Eligibility : In order to participate in the 401(k) feature of the Plan, all eligible employees must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid Social Security number, and be on the U.S. payroll of the Company or a participating employer. The term “Company” includes McDonald’s Corporation and all participating employers in describing eligibility and contributions below.

Restaurant management employees and staff employees (including part-time staff employees) are eligible to make 401(k) contributions, up to 50% of eligible compensation, beginning the first day of the month after completing one full calendar month of employment. All other employees are eligible to make 401(k) contributions after one year of eligibility service as defined by the Plan document. Restaurant management employees, who are not contributing to the Plan, are enrolled automatically at a 1% contribution level as soon as they have completed one year of service and attained age 21. Matching contributions are provided to eligible employees after one year of eligibility service as defined by the Plan document.

Contributions : Each year, participants may contribute up to 50% of their eligible pre-tax annual compensation, as defined by the Plan subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annual limits. Highly compensated employees under IRS rules are not able to make 401(k) contributions in their second calendar year of employment until the first of the month on or after they complete one anniversary year with at least 1,000 hours of service under the Plan.

Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions subject to IRS limits, and in addition, may contribute more than 50% if payroll tax and other withholding requirements are met. In accordance with Plan procedures, participants may roll over money into the Plan if it is from a: Qualified Plan, Section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity plan, Section 457 deferred compensation plan of a state or local government entity, SIMPLE 401(k) plan, Section 403(a) annuity plan, Traditional IRA, SIMPLE IRA with at least two years participation, IRA set up to receive a distribution from an eligible employer plan or Federal thrift plan under section 7701(j).

Participants direct the investment of their contributions and Company contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. The investment funds under the Plan are Stable Value Fund, Intermediate Bond Fund, Global Bond Fund, Blended Stock/Bond Fund, Diversified Stock Fund, S&P 500 Index Fund, International Stock Fund, International Stock Index Fund, Real Estate Securities Fund, Small Cap Index Fund, Aggressive Stock Fund, McDonald’s Common Stock Fund, and the McDonald’s ESOP Stock Fund. No more than 20% of a participant’s future 401(k) contributions may be invested in the McDonald’s Common Stock Fund.

The Company matches (after one year of eligibility service and attainment of age 21) 300% of the first 1% of eligible compensation (as defined by the Plan) and 100% of the next 4% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. ESOP shares, to the extent available, are used to make matching contributions.

A discretionary profit-sharing match may be contributed at the option of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board). For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Board approved a 2% discretionary profit sharing match to the Plan. The discretionary match was contributed after the end of the year, and allocated to participants eligible to share in matching contributions based on participant 401(k) contributions up to 1% of eligible compensation.

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NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Continued)

Participant Accounts : Participants can elect, on a daily basis, to have their account balances, as well as future deferrals and Company contributions, invested in 1% increments in one or any combination of the Plan’s investment funds, including Company stock. A participant may change how his/her existing account balance is invested at any time, but a participant may not transfer any amount into and out of the same fund more than two times within any rolling 90 day period. Participants are always able to transfer out of any fund into the Stable Value Fund even if they exceed this limit. For participants who are automatically enrolled, all contributions to the plan, both participant and company contributions, are invested in the Blended Stock/Bond Fund and after 30 days are managed by Guided Choice, a managed account provider, unless the participant makes an investment election.

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Company’s matching contribution and discretionary profit sharing match (if any) and (b) Plan earnings, and charged with an allocated portion of investment expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances as defined in the Plan.

Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Leveraged ESOP) : In September 1989, the Leveraged ESOP borrowed $200 million and used the proceeds of the loan to purchase 27,826,084 shares of McDonald’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Preferred shares were redeemed by the Company for Common Stock in 1992 and 1995. In April 1991, the leveraged ESOP borrowed $100 million to purchase 12,075,468 shares of McDonald’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, which were redeemed by the Company for Common Stock in 1995.

The Company is required to make sufficient cash contributions to the Plan to pay the principal and interest on the loans. Released ESOP shares are used to make matching Company allocations. The ESOP shares allocated to participant accounts are held by The Northern Trust Company (Northern Trust), the trustee of the Plan (Trustee). The unallocated ESOP shares are also held at Northern Trust as collateral for loans from the Company to the Plan. Unallocated ESOP dividends are invested in an interest-bearing account until the note payment is due. In 1999, the Leveraged ESOP loans were refinanced as discussed in Note 5, so that the last loan payment and allocation of ESOP Common Stock will occur in 2018.

During 2015, 382,121 shares were released from the unallocated ESOP shares with a fair value of approximately $37,540,000.

Vesting : All participants’ accounts under the Plan are 100% vested.

Diversification : All participants can elect to fully diversify all accounts in the Plan.

Loans : Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested balance reduced by the participants’ highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12-month period. All loans are currently subject to a $75 processing fee. Loan terms range from 12 months up to 4.5 years. Participants may not have more than one loan from the Plan outstanding at any time. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest based on the prime rate in effect on the first day of the month in which the loan is requested, plus 1%. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.

Payment of Benefits : Participants who terminate their employment with the Company and all other companies or entities that are owned or controlled 80% or more by the Company are entitled to receive the balance in their Plan accounts within a reasonable time following their termination. A terminated participant with benefits in excess of $1,000 will not receive a distribution from the Plan until age 70  ¹ / ₂ unless an earlier distribution is elected.

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NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF PLAN (Continued)

Such accounts will continue to share in the allocation of investment income, and accounts will continue to be invested in accordance with the participant’s investment elections (See Note 1, Contributions). Distributions may be in the form of a lump sum or installment payments or a combination of lump sum and installment payments.

Participants who terminate employment after satisfying the requirements to make deferrals and are subsequently rehired can resume making deferrals as soon as administratively feasible.

Forfeitures : Amounts unclaimed for two years are considered forfeitures. These forfeitures, resulting from unclaimed amounts, are used to make a portion of the Company contribution.

In-Service Withdrawals : Participants 59  ¹ / ₂ or older and terminated participants may withdraw all or any part of their account balances under the Plan at any time. Participants may also withdraw up to 100% of their ESOP, Profit Sharing, Investment Savings, Stock Sharing, and Rollover accounts at any time.

Pass Through Dividend Election : Participants may choose whether dividends earned on shares of McDonald’s common stock will be paid directly to them in cash or reinvested in their accounts in McDonald’s stock.

Voting : Participants may direct the Trustee to vote shares of McDonald’s stock credited to their accounts as well as those shares not voted by other participants and unallocated shares held in the ESOP feature of the Plan.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting : The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.

Use of Estimates : The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Administrative Committee to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications : Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards : In May and July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) amended existing guidance related to the measurement and reporting disclosure of fully benefit-responsive investment contracts (FBRICs) and certain investment disclosures. The new guidance requires FBRICs to be measured, presented, and disclosed only at contract value. Adoption of the new guidance resulted in removal of FBRICs and investments for which fair value is measured at net asset value (or its equivalent) from the fair value hierarchy, the reporting of investments within the fair value hierarchy by general type rather than by classes of investments, and other changes in investment disclosure requirements. The new guidance also eliminates the need to disclose individual investments with a value equal to or greater than 5% of net assets available for benefits and simplifies the disclosure of net appreciation or depreciation in fair value of investments. The Plan elected early adoption of these standards, each of which requires retrospective application to all periods presented. The adoption of these standards had no effect on the Plan’s net assets available for benefits or changes therein. However, Investments at fair value of $456,327,000 from the amount previously reported as of December 31, 2014, were reclassified as investments at contract value and therefore, no adjustment from fair value to contract value is necessary.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Investment Valuation : Other than fully benefit-responsive investment contracts which are valued at contract value, the Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Fair value is the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements are determined by maximizing the use of observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and gives the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The following are descriptions of the valuation methods and assumptions used for investments of the Plan.

Cash: Interest Bearing Cash held at Northern Trust is valued at quoted market prices (level 1 inputs).

U.S. Treasury securities : Fair values of U.S. Treasury bonds reflect the closing price reported in the active market in which the security is traded (level 1 inputs).

Mortgage-backed securities : Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are types of asset-backed securities that are secured by a mortgage, or more commonly a collection (“pool”) of mortgages. The mortgages are sold to a group of individuals (a government agency or investment bank) that “securitizes”, or packages, the loans together into a security that can be sold to investors. The mortgages of MBS may be residential or commercial, depending on whether it is an Agency MBS or a Non-Agency MBS. The structure of an MBS may be known as “pass-through”, where the interest and principal payments from the borrower or homebuyer pass through it to the MBS holder, or it may be more complex, made up of a pool of other MBSs. Other types of MBS include collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO’s, often structured as real estate mortgage investment conduits) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). These are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche including, but not limited to, the prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Corporate bonds : Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by corporations and sold to investors and are valued using recently executed transactions, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads or credit default swap spreads. When observable price quotations are not available, fair value is determined based on cash flow models with yield curves, bond, or single-name credit default swap spreads and recovery rates based on collateral values as key inputs. Corporate bonds are categorized within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mutual funds: The fair values of mutual funds are valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (level 1 inputs). These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (“NAV”) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.

American Depository Receipts, Common Stocks including McDonald’s common stock : The fair values of American Depository Receipts (ADR) and publicly traded common stocks are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs).

Collective trusts : The fair values of investments in collective trusts are valued as determined by the custodian based on their net asset values and recent transaction prices. The investment objectives and underlying investments of the collective trusts vary, with some holding short term investments for principal preservation, diversified portfolios of domestic or international stocks, some holding securities of companies in a particular industry sectors, some holding short-term and/or medium-term corporate, government and government agency bonds, some holding a blend of asset back securities and corporate bonds, and others holding a blend of various domestic and international stocks. Each collective trust provides for daily redemptions by the Plan at reported net asset values per share, with no advance notice requirement.

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NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Participant Loans : Participant loans are reported at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest, with no allowance for credit losses, as repayments of principal and interest are received through payroll deductions and the notes are collateralized by the participants’ account balances.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt : The fair value of the Plan’s long-term debt is estimated based on the current rates available to the Plan for debt of the same remaining maturities (level 2). As of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value and carrying value of the Plan’s long-term debt was $10,145,000 and $9,233,000 respectively. As of December 31, 2014, the estimated fair value and carrying value of the Plan’s long-term debt was $17,929,000 and $15,971,000, respectively.

Unallocated Net Assets Available for Benefits : Unallocated net assets available for benefits represents the fair value of shares of McDonald’s common stock purchased through the ESOP which have not been released for allocation to participants’ accounts offset by the balance of the debt issued by the ESOP. Unallocated net assets available for benefits are reduced by the fair value of the shares as they are allocated to participants as Company matching contributions.

Payment of Benefits : Benefits are recorded at the time of payment.

NOTE 3 - FULLY BENEFIT RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT CONTRACTS

The Plan investments include a Stable Value Fund, managed by JPMorgan, which is a unitized fund established solely for the investment of assets of the Plan. The account is credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for Plan withdrawals and administrative expenses. The Stable Value Fund holds synthetic guaranteed investment contracts, with collective funds, US treasuries, mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds and short-term investments as underlying investments. At December, 31, 2014, the Stable Value fund consisted of synthetic guaranteed investment contracts with collective funds as underlying investments. These synthetic investment contracts are included in the financial statements at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made under the contracts, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.

The wrapper contracts within the Stable Value Fund specify certain conditions under which distributions from the contracts would be payable at amounts below contract value. Such circumstances include the termination of the Plan, a material adverse change to the provisions of the Plan, if the employer elects to withdraw from a wrapper contract in order to switch to a different investment provider, or if the terms of a successor plan (in the event of the spin-off or sale of a division) do not meet the wrapper contract issuer’s underwriting criteria for issuance of a clone wrapper contract. The contracts limit the circumstances under which the issuer may terminate the contracts. Examples of circumstances which would allow the issuer to terminate the contracts include the Plan’s loss of its qualified status, un-cured material breaches of responsibilities, or material and adverse changes to the provisions of the Plan. If one of these events were to occur, the issuer could terminate the contracts at the market value of the underlying investments. Currently, the occurrence of an event that would cause the Plan to transact contract distributions at less than contract value is not probable.

The crediting interest rates of the contracts are based on agreed-upon formulas with the issuers, as defined in the contract agreements, but cannot be less than zero. The interest rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis for resetting. The key factors that influence future interest crediting rates could include the following: the level of market interest rates; the amount and timing of participant contributions; transfers and withdrawals into/out of the contracts; and the duration of the underlying investments backing the contracts.

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NOTE 4 - NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS

The nonparticipant directed net assets of the Plan and changes therein consist of those reflected in the financial statements as “ESOP – Unallocated Account.”

NOTE 5 - NOTES PAYABLE

In September 1989, the Leveraged ESOP issued $200 million of 7.67% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series A, for 15 years with a final maturity of September 15, 2004. In April 1991, the Leveraged ESOP issued $100 million of 7.30% Guaranteed ESOP Notes, Series B, for 15 years with a final maturity of June 1, 2006. In November 1999, the Leveraged ESOP refinanced the outstanding debt for 19 years with a final maturity of July 15, 2018.The remaining outstanding ESOP Notes are loans directly between the ESOP and the Company. Principal and interest payments are made according to the applicable loan schedules. Dividends on the converted common stock and Company contributions are used to repay the loans.

The ESOP debt is collateralized by unallocated shares of McDonald’s common stock, valued at $60,111,297 at December 31, 2015. The Company has no recourse against the assets of the ESOP, except for such collateralized shares, cash contributions to ESOP, and earnings attributable to such collateralized shares or contributions. The unallocated shares of McDonald’s common stock may be released from collateral under certain circumstances without the consent of the Company.

Following are maturities of the ESOP debt for each of the next three years (amounts in thousands):

NOTE 6 - PLAN TERMINATION

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the McDonald’s Corporation has the right under the Plan to allow an employer to discontinue its contributions at any time and the Company may terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

NOTE 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

The investment managers’ fees applicable to each investment fund are netted against the related investment income before investment income is allocated to participants’ accounts. Fees for managed account services provided by an independent third-party are charged directly to participant accounts only for individuals that use this service. Revenue sharing received from investments in mutual funds is returned to participants invested in those funds. Administrative fees associated with the Plan are paid by the Company.

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NOTE 8 - INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by letter dated September 24, 2013, that the Plan and related trust are designed, including amendments adopted through October 18, 2012, in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Although the Plan has been amended and restated, effective January 1, 2015, to reflect the change to a corporate trustee, Plan management believes that the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, they continue to believe that the Plan is qualified and the related trust was tax-exempt as of the financial statement date.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan. Plan management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The plan is subject to routine audits by taxing authorities; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

NOTE 9 - TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES IN INTEREST

During 2015, the Plan received $39,468,951 in common stock dividends from the Company. The Leveraged ESOP loan discussed in Note 5, is intended to be an exempt loan under Section 408(b)(3) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(3) of the IRC.

During 2015, fees totaling $3,402,000 were paid by the Plan to the managers of the investments held in the Plan and an advisor to Plan participants. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.

Certain Plan assets are held in participant loans or investments issued by Northern Trust, therefore these transactions qualify as party-in-interest. The Plan holds investments issued by various investment managers of the Plan; these qualify as party-in-interest. A portion of the Plan’s assets are also invested in Company stock.

Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Company. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.

NOTE 10 - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

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NOTE 11 - FORM 5500 RECONCILIATION (Continued)

Following is a reconciliation of the increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, to the net income per the Form 5500 (amounts in thousands):

NOTE 12 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective January 1, 2016, Fiduciary Counselors will act as independent fiduciary to oversee certain aspects of the McDonald’s Common Stock Fund and the McDonald’s ESOP Stock Fund, under the Plan. Fees for Fiduciary Counselors are netted against the related investment income for McDonald’s Stock for individuals who invest in company shares.

For QDROs (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) received on or after January 1, 2016 there will be a QDRO review and processing fee of $550 for each QDRO. The $550 fee will be subtracted from the divorced participant’s account unless the QDRO states the fee is to be split between the participant and the alternate payee.

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