SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

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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):

 

January 23, 2007

 

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

0-748

 

52-0408290

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

18 Loveton Circle

 

 

 

 

Sparks, Maryland

 

 

 

21152

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (410) 771-7301

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

(b)           The Board of Directors of the Registrant has named George A. Roche to the Board of Directors of the Registrant. Mr. Roche is the former Chairman and President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

Mr. Roche’s appointment will be effective February 1, 2007.  He will become a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors on the same date.   There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Roche and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Roche was selected as a director.  There have been no transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, to which the Registrant was or is to be a party with which Mr. Roche, or any member of his immediate family, had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.

Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Appoints George Roche to Board of Directors.”

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

The exhibit to this report are listed in Item 5.02 above and in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature line.

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: January 24, 2007

By:

                            /s/ Robert W. Skelton

  

 

Robert W. Skelton

  

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Appoints George Roche to Board of Directors.”

 

 



Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McCORMICK APPOINTS GEORGE ROCHE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SPARKS, MD, JANUARY 24 — George A. Roche, the former Chairman and President of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. has been appointed to the Board of Directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), effective February 1, 2007.

Mr. Roche was appointed Chairman and President of T. Rowe Price in 1997 and served in that capacity until his retirement in December 2006.  He served as a member of the Board of Directors of T. Rowe Price since 1980 and as its chief financial officer from 1984 until 1997.

Mr. Roche joined T. Rowe Price Associates in 1968 as an analyst covering primarily the natural resources industries.  He did much of his initial work for Mr. Thomas Rowe Price, who started the New Era Fund in 1969.  The New Era Fund was designed to invest in inflation resistant companies with an emphasis on natural resources companies.  Mr. Roche was the President and Portfolio Manager of the New Era Fund from 1979 to 1997.

Mr. Roche earned a B.A. from Georgetown University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Commented Robert J. Lawless, Chairman & CEO of McCormick, “We are very pleased to have Mr. Roche join our Board.  He not only brings a wealth of financial experience to the Board, but he also adds the perspective of a senior executive of a highly respected investment management firm.  His extensive experience in the global investment community will be invaluable to McCormick and its stockholders.”

About McCormick

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is the global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of spices, seasonings and flavors to the entire food industry — to foodservice and food manufacturers as well as to retail outlets.

 

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For information contact:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Corporate Communications:

 

Investor Relations:

 

John McCormick

 

Joyce Brooks

 

(410) 771-7110

 

(410) 771-7244

 

john_mccormick@mccormick.com

 

joyce_brooks@mccormick.com

 

 

 

 

 

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