McDonalds 2004 Annual Report Download - page 26

Common stock
Ticker symbol
MCD
Shareholders at year end
972,300
Shares outstanding at year end
1,269.9 million
Dividend paid in 2004
$0.55/share
Stock exchange listings
New York, Chicago, EuroNext
Paris and Swiss
Independent auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
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sign-up for e-notification
of investor news, the 2004
Annual Report on Form 10-K,
and investor press releases
and publications
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Corporate governance
www.governance.mcdonalds.
com
Corporate social responsibility
www.csr.mcdonalds.com
Shareholder account access
www.computershare.com/
mcdonalds
General information
www.mcdonalds.com
U.S. customer feedback/
questions (select “contact us”)
www.mcdonalds.com/usa.html
Ronald McDonald
House Charities
www.rmhc.org
McDonald’s home office
McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Plaza
Oak Brook IL 60523
1.630.623.3000
Investors
McDonald’s Investor Relations
1.630.623.7428
MCDirect Shares prospectus
1.800.228.9623
Financials-by-fax
1.630.623.0172
Other inquiries
U.S. customers
1.800.244.6227
Financial media
1.630.623.3678
Franchising
1.630.623.6196
Ronald McDonald
House Charities
1.630.623.7048
The information in this report is
as of March 18, 2005 unless
otherwise indicated.
Forward-looking statements
This report contains certain for-
ward-looking statements that
reflect management’s expectations
regarding future events and oper-
ating performance and speak only
as of the date of this report. These
forward-looking statements involve
a number of risks and uncertain-
ties. A list of the factors that could
cause actual results to differ mate-
rially from those expressed in, or
underlying, our forward-looking
statements are detailed in the
Company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Trademarks
The following trademarks used
herein are the property of
McDonald’s Corporation and its
affiliates: Big Mac; Big Red
French Fry Box Design; Big Red
Shoe Design; Chicken Selects; Get
Moving With Ronald McDonald;
The Golden Arches; Golden
Arches Logo; Happy Meal; i’m
lovin’ it; it’s what i eat and what
i do; McCafé; MCDirect Shares;
McDonald’s; McDonald’s Golden
Arches @ Logo; McNuggets;
RMHC; Ronald McDonald Name
and Design; Ronald McDonald
House Charities; Salads Plus;
What’s On Your Plate;
www.mcdonalds.com
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text in whole or in part without
permission is prohibited.
Design: Robertz & Kobold Inc.
Major photography: Steve Ewert,
Joe DeNatale and Ray Reiss
Printer: Graphic Press
Printed in the U.S.A.
©2005 McDonald’s Corporation
and affiliates
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Investor information
Senior corporate
and business unit
officers
24 MCD 2004
Ralph Alvarez
President–North America
Jose Armario
President–Latin America
Timothy Fenton
President–Asia/Pacific,
Middle East & Africa
Janice Fields
President–U.S.
Central Division
Richard Floersch
Chief Human Resources
Officer
William Hockett
Restaurant Solutions Officer
Karen King
President–U.S.
East Division
Mats Lederhausen
Managing Director, Ventures
Larry Light
Chief Marketing Officer
Matthew Paull
Chief Financial Officer
Steven Plotkin
President–U.S.
West Division
David Pojman
Corporate Controller
Michael Roberts
President,
Chief Operating Officer
Gloria Santona
General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary
James Skinner
Vice Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer
Russell Smyth
President–Europe
Jeffrey Stratton
Chief Restaurant Officer
Donald Thompson
U.S. Chief Operations Officer
Marvin Whaley
Executive Vice President
Shareholder account
information
Stock transfer agent,
registrar and MCDirect
Shares administrator
Computershare Investor
Services, LLC
Online
www.computershare.com/
mcdonalds
VIEW account details, account
balances, dividends and
transaction history
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deposit instructions and
tax identification number
certification
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prospectus, duplicate state-
ments, tax forms and transfer
instructions
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PURCHASE AND SELL shares
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dividends
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Services, LLC
Attn: McDonald’s Shareholder
Services
2 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago IL 60602
By phone
U.S. and Canada
1.800.621.7825
International
1.312.360.5129
TDD (hearing impaired)
1.312.588.4110
Annual meeting
May 11, 2005
9:00 a.m. Central Time
The Lodge
McDonald’s Office Campus
Oak Brook IL 60523
Live webcast at
www.investor.mcdonalds.com
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