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McDonald's Investor Calendar Preview

PRNewswire
OAK BROOK, Ill.
Nov 7, 2000

Today, McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced the following investor activities for the remainder of 2000.

  November 10:  McDonald's October sales will be announced via press
                release.  A recorded message providing a perspective on
                October sales will be available for a limited time by
                calling 1-630-623-7253 beginning 8 a.m. Central Time (CT).

  November 13:  McDonald's presentation at the Salomon Smith Barney Chief
                Investment Officer/Portfolio Manager Conference in
                Carefree, Arizona will be webcast live at 7:30 a.m.
                Mountain Time (8:30 a.m. CT) and available for replay
                for a limited time.  To access, go to
                www.mcdonalds.com/corporate/investor and select "Investor
                Webcasts".

  November 20:  McDonald's virtual booth at Global Investor 2000 Web
                Conference opens.  To see our booth, go to
                www.globalinvestor2000.com or
                www.mcdonalds.com/corporate/investor and select the link
                on the "What's Happening" page.

  December 1:   Common stock cash dividend will be paid to McDonald's
                shareholders of record as of November 15.

  December 11:  McDonald's November sales will be announced via press
                release.  A recorded message providing a perspective on
                November sales will be available for a limited time by
                calling 1-630-623-7253 beginning 8 a.m. CT.

Mike Conley, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, McDonald's Corporation, said: "We believe it is important to communicate broadly with McDonald's investors and are pleased to provide notice of these upcoming investor activities."

McDonald's is the world's largest and best-known food service retailer with more than 28,000 restaurants serving more than 43 million people a day in 120 countries.

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SOURCE: McDonald's Corporation

Contact: Investors, Mary Healy, 630-623-6429, Media, Anna Rozenich,
630-623-7316, both of McDonald's Corporation

Website: http://www.mcdonalds.com/