McDonald's Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On May 26, 2009, McDonald's
Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 cents per share
of common stock, payable on June 22, 2009 to shareholders of record at the
close of business on June 8, 2009.

Upcoming Communications
McDonald's Annual Shareholders' Meeting will be webcast live on May 27, 2009
at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on www.investor.mcdonalds.com. An archived replay
and podcast of the meeting will be available for a limited time.

Chief Executive Officer Jim Skinner and Chief Operating Officer Ralph Alvarez
will speak at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on May
28, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Their remarks will be webcast live and
available for replay for a limited time thereafter at
www.investor.mcdonalds.com.

McDonald's tentatively plans to release May sales on June 8, 2009.

McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 32,000
local restaurants in more than 100 countries. About 80% of McDonald's
restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by franchisees. Please visit our
website at www.aboutmcdonalds.com to learn more about the Company.

SOURCE McDonald's Corporation

Investors, Mary Kay Shaw, +1-630-623-7559, or Media, Heidi Barker,
+1-630-623-3791, both of McDonald's Corporation