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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM8-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):
May 21, 2024


McCormick & Co Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland001-1492052-0408290
(State or other jurisdiction(Commission(IRS Employer
of incorporation)File Number)Identification No.)
24 Schilling Road Suite 1
Hunt Valley Maryland21031
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:410771-7301


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common StockMKC-VNew York Stock Exchange
Common Stock Non-VotingMKCNew 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

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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 21, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Registrant”) appointed Valarie Sheppard to the Board of the Registrant with effect from June 1, 2024, on which date she will become a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms. Sheppard is the recently retired Executive Vice President, Controller and Treasurer of the Procter & Gamble Company.

Ms. Sheppard does not have any family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Registrant. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Sheppard and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Sheppard was selected as a director. Ms. Sheppard will participate in the compensation arrangements for non-executive directors described on pages 22 through 24 of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2024. There have been no transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, to which the Registrant was or is to be a party and with which Ms. Sheppard or any member of her immediate family had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.

On May 21, 2024, the Registrant issued a press release titled “McCormick Appoints Valarie Sheppard to Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

Description
99.1
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES
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: May 21, 2024By: /s/    Jeffery D. Schwartz        
 Jeffery D. Schwartz
 Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary