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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

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 27, 2024

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ 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 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 ☐

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 27, 2024, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which (i) directors were elected, (ii) Ernst & Young LLP’s appointment as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024 was ratified, and (iii) the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers was approved in an advisory vote. The proposals are described in detail in the Registrant’s 2024 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2024. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

1. The Registrant’s stockholders elected twelve directors to the Registrant’s Board of Directors, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

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			For			Against			Abstained			Broker Non-Votes
Anne L. Bramman			9,814,036			218,659			14,340			3,447,262
Michael A. Conway			9,505,195			522,955			18,885			3,447,262
Brendan M. Foley			9,798,010			235,872			13,153			3,447,262
Lawrence E. Kurzius			9,761,188			264,929			20,918			3,447,262
Patricia Little			9,588,641			439,387			19,007			3,447,262
Michael D. Mangan			9,497,412			530,749			18,874			3,447,262
Maritza G. Montiel			9,872,397			160,035			14,603			3,447,262
Margaret M.V. Preston			9,584,322			442,427			20,286			3,447,262
Gary Rodkin			9,582,179			449,825			15,031			3,447,262
Jacques Tapiero			9,814,021			218,578			14,436			3,447,262
Terry S.Thomas			9,812,927			219,471			14,637			3,447,262
W. Anthony Vernon			9,613,377			417,366			16,292			3,447,262

2. The Registrant’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
13,437,202			50,185			6,910			0

3. The Registrant’s stockholders approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
9,262,165			428,103			356,767			3,447,262

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.

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

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: April 1, 2024			By:						/s/    Jeffery D. Schwartz
									Jeffery D. Schwartz
									Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary