Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Erlinger Joseph M.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/20/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

MCDONALDS CORP [MCD]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 2915 JORIE BLVD.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, High Growth Markets /

(Street)

OAK BROOK, IL 60523

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1496	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/11/2019	Common Stock	5150	$57.08	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/10/2020	Common Stock	5643	$63.25	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/9/2021	Common Stock	6638	$75.93	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/8/2022	Common Stock	8396	$100.05	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/13/2023	Common Stock	6649	$94.00	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/12/2024	Common Stock	6586	$94.89	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/12/2024	Common Stock	791	$94.89	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	3/16/2025	Common Stock	8324	$97.15	D
Options (Right to Buy)	⁽¹⁾	2/11/2026	Common Stock	7853	$116.73	D
Restricted Stock Units	2/12/2017	2/12/2017	Common Stock	1318	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	3/16/2018	3/16/2018	Common Stock	1416	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	3/16/2018	3/16/2018	Common Stock	1545	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	3/16/2018	3/16/2018	Common Stock	1030	⁽²⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units	2/11/2019	2/11/2019	Common Stock	1178	⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Options become exercisable in 25% increments on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant.
( 2)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a right to acquire one share of McDonald's Corporation common stock. Upon vesting, payout under the RSUs will be in the form of shares or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, 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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Erlinger Joseph M. MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 2915 JORIE BLVD. OAK BROOK, IL 60523			President, High Growth Markets

Signatures
Jeffrey J. Pochowicz, Attorney-in-fact		9/30/2016
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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