---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-25-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T23:33:33.949428+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director John J. Mulligan to retire from McDonald's Board at 2025 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- John J. Mulligan notified McDonald's on January 13, 2025 of his retirement.
- Retirement effective as of the 2025 Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
- Retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement director has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-25-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000003/0000063908-25-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000003/mcd-20250113.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John J. Mulligan retired as Director at MCDONALDS CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 13, 2025, Director John J. Mulligan notified McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective as of the date of the Company’s 2025 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000003/0000063908-25-000003-index.htm

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