---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-24-000102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T08:56:19.457152+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McDonald's shareholders elect board, approve exec pay and charter changes; reject all proposals

## Summary
- All 12 directors elected; say-on-pay approved with 92.8% support (461.9M for, 33.7M against).
- Charter amendment limiting officer liability approved (435.5M for, 61.0M against).
- Miscellaneous charter amendments approved (437.0M for, 59.1M against).
- Six shareholder proposals on antibiotics, poultry welfare, human rights, etc. all defeated; cage-free egg proposal withdrawn.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor passed with 94.7% support (564.1M for).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-24-000102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390824000102/0000063908-24-000102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390824000102/mcd-20240522.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-24-000102.txt

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