McCormick Added to S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Index

SPARKS, Md., Dec 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC), a global leader in flavor, announced that Standard & Poor's has added the Company to its S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index today. According to Standard & Poor's, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index is designed to measure the performance of S&P 500 constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 years. The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index includes fewer than 50 companies.

Alan D. Wilson, Chairman, President & CEO, commented, "We are proud of our long history of dividend payments and believe that dividend increases are an important way for McCormick shareholders to benefit from our success. We are pleased to be added to this distinguished group of companies."

McCormick has paid dividends every year since 1925.

About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor, with the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of spices, seasonings, specialty foods and flavorings to the entire food industry - retail outlets, food manufacturers and food service businesses.

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