MCDONALDS CORP

We maintain robust Director Selection Process guidelines for the consideration of potential Director candidates. Our Governance Committee is responsible for establishing criteria, screening, and interviewing candidates and evaluating the qualifications of persons who may be considered for service as a Director, including candidates recommended by shareholders. Our Governance Committee also retains independent third-party search firms, consultants, and other advisors, as appropriate, to help identify, screen, and evaluate potential Director candidates and to enhance our Board’s preparedness in the event of an unplanned Director departure.

Our Director Selection Process guidelines affirm our commitment to inclusiveness by setting forth our policy of considering diversity in the Director identification and nomination process. Specific weights are not assigned to any single criterion, and no particular criterion is necessarily applied to all prospective Director nominees. As part of its annual review of our Board composition and potential Director nominees, our Governance Committee assesses the effectiveness of its approach to diversity. See “Board Diversity” on page 35 for more information on our Board’s commitment to embodying a diverse set of viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences.

We followed our Director Selection Process guidelines in connection with Mr. Hsu’s nomination, including using a third-party search firm to identify Mr. Hsu as a candidate.

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Our Governance Committee reviews our Director Selection Process guidelines annually and most recently updated them in 2020 to more closely align with our values and the strategic drivers associated with ourAccelerating the Arches growth strategy*.* These updates identified important areas of focus for our Company and stakeholders, such as cybersecurity, digital business models, sustainability, human capital management and our commitment to inclusion. The following graphic more fully describes our Director candidate selection process:

Shareholders may recommend Director candidates for consideration by our Governance Committee by sending such nomination via email tocorporatesecretary@us.mcd.com and providing the candidate’s name, biographical data, qualifications, and written consent to being considered as a Director nominee and to serving as a Director if elected. Shareholders who wish to nominate Director candidates for election by shareholders must follow the nomination provisions set forth in our By-Laws.

Our Director Selection Process guidelines are available on the “Governance Resources” section of our website athttps://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/investors/corporate-governance/governance-resources.html.