Nothing in this section prohibits Grantee from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee is not required to notify the Company that Grantee has made such reports or disclosures.

Nothing in this sectionAgreement prohibits GranteeExecutive from reporting possible violations of federal lawfederal, state or regulationlocal laws or regulations to any governmental agency or entityentity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal lawfederal, state or regulation. Granteelocal laws or regulations. Executive does not need the prior authorization of the Companyany kind to make any such reports or disclosures,disclosures and GranteeExecutive is not required to notify the Company that GranteeExecutive has made such reports or disclosures.

Nothing in this sectionPlan prohibits Granteethe Participant from reporting possible violations of federalFederal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entityentity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federalFederal law or regulation. GranteeThe Participant does not need the prior authorization of the CompanyLaw Department to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee is not required to notify the Company that Grantee has made such reports or disclosures.disclosures have been made.

Nothing in this sectionPlan prohibits Granteethe Participant from reporting possible violations of federalFederal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entityentity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. GranteeThe Participant does not need the prior authorization of the CompanyLaw Department to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee is not required to notify the Company that Grantee has made such reports or disclosures.disclosures have been made.

Nothing in this sectionPlan prohibits Granteethe Participant from reporting possible violations of federalFederal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entityentity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federalFederal law or regulation. GranteeThe Participant does not need the prior authorization of the CompanyLaw Department to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee is not required to notify the Company that Grantee has made such reports or disclosures.disclosures have been made.

Government Cooperation. Nothing in this sectionagreement prohibits GranteeExecutive from reporting possible violations of local, state, foreign or federal law or regulationregulation, or related facts, to any governmental agency or entity including but not limitedor making other reports or disclosures that, in each case, are protected under the whistleblower provisions of local, state, foreign or federal law or regulation. Without limitation, Executive may report possible violations of law or regulation and related facts to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee doesGeneral. Executive not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee isyou do not requiredneed to notify the Company that Granteehe has made such reports or disclosures.

NothingParticipant understands that nothing in this sectionAgreement # prohibits Granteeor impedes Participant from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity including(including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission,Commission (SEC), the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, orGeneral), from making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Grantee does not needregulation, or from receiving a monetary award from the SEC related to participation in an SEC investigation or proceeding, or # requires Participant to obtain prior authorization of the CompanyCorporation to make any such reports or disclosures, and Grantee is not requireddisclosures or to notify the Company that Grantee has madeCorporation of such reports or disclosures.

NothingFurther, nothing in this sectionAgreement prohibits Granteeyou from reporting possible violations of federalfederal, state or local law or regulation to any governmental agency or entityentity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federalfederal, state or local law or regulation. Grantee doesYou do not need the prior authorization or approval of the CompanyLaw Department or anyone else at McDonald’s to make any such reports or disclosures,disclosures and Grantee isyou are not required to notify the Companycompany that Grantee hasyou have made such reports or disclosures.