Government Cooperation. Nothing in this agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of local, state, foreign or federal law or regulation, or related facts, to any governmental agency or entity or 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, Congress, and any agency Inspector General. Executive not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures, and you do not need to notify the Company that he has made such reports or disclosures.

Nothing in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal, state or local laws or regulations to any governmental agency or entity, 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, state or local laws or regulations. Executive does not need prior authorization of any kind to make any such reports or disclosures and Executive is not required to notify the Company that Executive has made such reports or disclosures.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in the Agreement prohibits or will be interpreted or construed to prohibit Executive from reporting any possible violation of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Justice or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or providing testimony to or communicating with such agency or entity in the course of its investigation, or from making any other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law and regulation. Any such reports, testimony or disclosures do not require Executive to provide notice or receive the authorization or consent of the Company or the Board.

Nothing herein prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal, state or local 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 agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state or local law or regulation. Executive does not need the prior authorization or approval from McDonald’s and is not required to notify McDonald’s before making any such reports or disclosures. In addition, the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made # in confidence either directly or indirectly to a federal, state, or local government official, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a violation of law or # in a complaint, or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. This Section will govern to the extent it may conflict with any other provision of this Agreement.

Nothing in this Agreement will be construed to prohibit the Executive from filing a charge with, reporting possible violations, including allegations of alleged criminal conduct or unlawful employment practices to, or participating in an investigation or cooperating with law enforcement or any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the EEOC, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, or any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower, anti-discrimination or antiretaliation provisions of federal, state or local law or regulation, from making truthful statements or disclosures regarding unlawful employment practices or disclosures required by law, regulation, or legal process, from requesting or receiving confidential legal advice, or from testifying in an administrative, legislative, or judicial proceeding concerning alleged criminal conduct or alleged unlawful employment practices when Executive has been required or requested to attend the proceeding pursuant to a court order, subpoena, or written request from an administrative agency or the legislature; provided, that the Executive may not disclose Company information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, except as expressly authorized

Whistleblower Exceptions. Executive understands and acknowledges that nothing contained in this Agreement prohibits Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any federal, state or local governmental agency or commission, or communicating with or otherwise participating in any investigations or proceedings that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. Executive shall not be required to provide notice to ​ of, or receive prior authorization from ​ for, any such communications or disclosures. This Agreement does not limit Executive’s right to receive an award for information provided to any such governmental agency or commission.

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.

Further, nothing in this Agreement prohibits you from reporting possible violations of federal, state or local 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 agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal, state or local law or regulation. You do not need the prior authorization or approval of the Law Department or anyone else at McDonald’s to make any such reports or disclosures and you are not required to notify the company that you have made such reports or disclosures.

Certain Disclosures to Governmental Agencies and Others. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other agreement with or policy (including without limitation any code of conduct or employee manual) of the Company, nothing herein or therein is intended to or shall: # prohibit Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation (even if Executive participated in such violations) to, and cooperating with, any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation; # require notification to or prior approval by the Company of any such reporting or cooperation; or # result in a waiver or other limitation of Executive’s rights and remedies as a whistleblower, including to a monetary award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive is not authorized (and the above should not be read as permitting Executive) to disclose communications with counsel that were made for the purpose of receiving legal advice or that contain legal advice or that are protected by the attorney work product or similar privilege. Furthermore, Executive will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made # in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, in each case, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or # in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or proceeding, if such filings are made under seal.