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McDONALD'S CORPORATION
Message #1:
Attention McDonald's Shareholders! You should have received or will
shortly be receiving a proxy card and proxy statement in the mail.
Please review the material and exercise your right to vote on the issues
by promptly signing and returning your proxy card. If you need a
duplicate card for any reason, please call Shareholder Services at
extension 5750. For your convenience, drop boxes for proxy cards have
been set up in Benefits Accounting, 3 North at the Plaza, and in the
Shareholder Services Center, 1 East at COB. Please feel assured that
your vote is important. Thank you for your participation.
Message #2:
Attention McDonald's Shareholders! Don't delay, vote your proxy in time
for the annual shareholder's meeting being held on Friday, May 27.
Every McDonald's shareholder should have received a proxy card and proxy
statement, explaining the issues to be voted on. If you didn't receive
one, or for any reason need a duplicate card, please call Shareholder
Services at extension 5750. If you have not yet returned your proxy
card, please put it in the mail today or drop it in the boxes available
in Benefits Accounting, 3 North at the Plaza, and in the Shareholder
Services Center, 1 East at COB. Please feel assured that your vote is
important. Thank you for your participation.
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McDONALD'S CORPORATION
Management News/Messenger Express Article
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
As a shareholder and member of the McDonald's System, you have a special
opportunity each year to communicate with top management, provide
direction on key issues, and influence the future of the Company through
the annual proxy voting process.
In mid-April, all McDonald's shareholders were mailed a proxy statement
and notice of the Annual Shareholders Meeting (May 27 in Oak Brook),
along with a proxy and voting instruction card. The proxy statement
provides important company information including directors' names,
backgrounds, and stock holdings. It also explains the proposals to be
voted on at the annual meeting, and provides the Board's voting
recommendations. Your proxy card is used to record your vote. If you
happen to misplace your card and need a duplicate, call McDonald's
Shareholder Services at First Chicago Trust Company, (800) Mc1-STCK.
Shareholders outside of the U.S. and Canada can call collect --
(201) 222-4990.
Whether you own one share or one thousand shares, your vote makes a
difference. So please read the proxy material, consider the issues, and
exercise your right to vote.
For more information, call Lisa Ciota of Investor Relations at
(708) 575-5927.
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McDONALD'S CORPORATION
Headlines Article
Q. Why is it important for me to vote my McDonald's Proxy?
A. As a shareholder and member of the McDonald's System, the annual
proxy voting process offers you a special opportunity to communicate
with top management, provide direction on key issues, and influence the
future of the Company.
In mid-April, all McDonald's shareholders were mailed a proxy statement
and notice of the Annual Shareholders Meeting (May 27 in Oak Brook),
along with a proxy and voting instruction card. The proxy statement
provides important company information including directors' names,
backgrounds, and stock holdings. It also explains the proposals to be
voted on at the annual meeting, and provides the Board's voting
recommendations. Your proxy card is used to record your vote. If you
happen to misplace your card and need a duplicate, call McDonald's
Shareholder Services at First Chicago Trust Company, (800) Mc1-STCK.
Shareholders outside of the U.S. and Canada can call collect --
(201) 222-4990.
Whether you own one share or one thousand shares, your vote makes a
difference. So please read the proxy material, consider the issues, and
exercise your right to vote.
For more information, call Lisa Ciota of Investor Relations at
(708) 575-5927.
