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style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">   </span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:17.147%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td 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id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6OTFhYWM2MGZhZTRiNDRmZTk5NjAwNWVhOTgxMDFkMGYvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo5MWFhYzYwZmFlNGI0NGZlOTk2MDA1ZWE5ODEwMWQwZl81LTItMS0xLTA_24e146f4-522c-4db0-be7a-7a922017f745">21031</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Zip Code)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   </span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:17.147%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:36.283%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:61.517%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6YmM4M2RkNjBiYTZhNGY3YjgyZjU4YWVlZDAzZmQ0MjgvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpiYzgzZGQ2MGJhNmE0ZjdiODJmNThhZWVkMDNmZDQyOF8wLTAtMS0xLTA_861eb545-a1d6-4379-8c92-823497e13821">410</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6YmM4M2RkNjBiYTZhNGY3YjgyZjU4YWVlZDAzZmQ0MjgvdGFibGVyYW5nZTpiYzgzZGQ2MGJhNmE0ZjdiODJmNThhZWVkMDNmZDQyOF8wLTEtMS0xLTA_5acff9b0-d2ed-48b5-86cb-18d6caaf8fc7">771-7301</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">see</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> General Instruction A.2. below):</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphNmNhMWVjM2I3MWM0OTRmYWNhYzRhYzYwMDg2ZjM4Y181OTI_5a965165-f1c3-4ea7-956e-eaf320aee2ab">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphNmNhMWVjM2I3MWM0OTRmYWNhYzRhYzYwMDg2ZjM4Y182ODM_b6fa5220-de1e-4744-9c7a-c2d94ee17b6c">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphNmNhMWVjM2I3MWM0OTRmYWNhYzRhYzYwMDg2ZjM4Y183NzU_12b6b979-d869-4982-9e11-2ccbc398ef85">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).</span></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i48b5a6d9a7354989bfc63cbab57f7c1e_D20210330-20210330" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjphNmNhMWVjM2I3MWM0OTRmYWNhYzRhYzYwMDg2ZjM4Y184ODM_2a924ecd-2ca3-4b76-88c6-73d7fbba8996">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c). </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-indent:-2.25pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:130%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-indent:-2.25pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.198%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.163%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.408%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:60.129%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol(s)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-right:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="idadd44b72cac4bed9160f6e444603be4_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6NTBkNmE4NjhkMWIzNDRkNzk5OTZmYjY4Mjg3ZjYyY2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo1MGQ2YTg2OGQxYjM0NGQ3OTk5NmZiNjgyODdmNjJjYl8xLTAtMS0xLTA_f92581aa-2849-46b8-9ae5-a3df2ffceb57">Common Stock</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="idadd44b72cac4bed9160f6e444603be4_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6NTBkNmE4NjhkMWIzNDRkNzk5OTZmYjY4Mjg3ZjYyY2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo1MGQ2YTg2OGQxYjM0NGQ3OTk5NmZiNjgyODdmNjJjYl8xLTEtMS0xLTA_f1ddb51e-3344-46db-8dd4-7b4688e9dd53">MKC-V</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-right:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="idadd44b72cac4bed9160f6e444603be4_D20210330-20210330" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6NTBkNmE4NjhkMWIzNDRkNzk5OTZmYjY4Mjg3ZjYyY2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo1MGQ2YTg2OGQxYjM0NGQ3OTk5NmZiNjgyODdmNjJjYl8xLTItMS0xLTA_e8eb3b48-12c7-4724-b593-688a499016ee">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #00000a;border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i2438d8d944da41d39a4ab2d6f355b9aa_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjE4YzU0NzdhMjYzZTQ1YzJiZWU3YmE0MjkxZDhkZTllL3NlYzoxOGM1NDc3YTI2M2U0NWMyYmVlN2JhNDI5MWQ4ZGU5ZV8xL2ZyYWc6YTZjYTFlYzNiNzFjNDk0ZmFjYWM0YWM2MDA4NmYzOGMvdGFibGU6NTBkNmE4NjhkMWIzNDRkNzk5OTZmYjY4Mjg3ZjYyY2IvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo1MGQ2YTg2OGQxYjM0NGQ3OTk5NmZiNjgyODdmNjJjYl8yLTAtMS0xLTA_a02b4cc0-dd45-45b4-8dad-67c8947ea657">Common Stock Non-Voting</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #00000a;border-left:1pt solid #00000a;border-top:1pt solid #00000a;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i2438d8d944da41d39a4ab2d6f355b9aa_D20210330-20210330" name="dei:TradingSymbol" 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mkc-20210330
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
_______________________
Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):
March 30, 2021
McCormick & Co Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
001-14920
52-0408290
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
24 Schilling Road
Suite 1
Hunt Valley
Maryland
21031
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
410
771-7301
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c).
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
MKC-V
New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock Non-Voting
MKC
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 30, 2021 the Registrant issued a press release and held a conference call with analysts to report on the results of operations for the first quarter for fiscal year 2021, which ended February 28, 2021.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled "McCormick Reports Double Digit First Quarter Growth And Increases 2021 Financial Outlook," which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended February 28, 2021, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of February 28, 2021, and an unaudited Consolidated  Cash Flow Statement for the three months ended February 28, 2021.
Item 9.01:  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
99.1
Copy of Press Release:
"
McCormick Reports Double Digit First Quarter Growth And Increases 2021 Financial Outlook"
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Date:  March 30, 2021
By:
/s/    Jeffery D. Schwartz
Jeffery D. Schwartz
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary