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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):

October 3, 2023

McCormick & Company, 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 | MD | 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)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).

☐ 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 3, 2023 the Registrant issued a press release and held a conference call with analysts to report on the results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, which ended August 31, 2023.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled "McCormick Reports Strong Third Quarter Performance."
The information contained in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number | Description
99.1 | McCormick Reports Strong Third Quarter Performance
| 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: October 3, 2023 | By: |  | /s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz
|  |  | Jeffery D. Schwartz
|  |  | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary