[Franchisees] would view that as a lack of faith in the business, ... And the damage that would do, and that's not an exaggeration, we believe would be irreparable. -Matthew Paull

 

[Franchisees] would view that as a lack of faith in the business, ... And the damage that would do, and that's not an exaggeration, we believe would be irreparable.


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In our view, the concept outlined at today's Value Investing Congress would not create significant value for McDonald's shareholders. McDonald's and two separate outside advisors have carefully evaluated the ideas presented and concluded that they would pose serious strategic and financial risks to McDonald's and our overall system.

Matthew Paull

The proposal is an exercise in financial engineering and does not take into account McDonald's unique business model. While we remain open to ideas, we simply will not jeopardize the long-term health of our company, nor our relationships with customers, franchisees and suppliers for such a financial engineering exercise.

Matthew Paull

Would not add value to McDonald's and would be a tremendous distraction.

Matthew Paull

We have not yet determine exactly how far below 50% we will get or how long it might take us to get there.

Matthew Paull

We do not expect any significant increase in capital spending for new restaurants since net new unit growth is expected to continue at 1 percent to 2 percent in the near-term. In addition, we expect to return roughly $5 billion to $6 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchase over the next two years.

Matthew Paull