Form 8-K

 

 

SECURITIES & 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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 28, 2011

 

 

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-14920   52-0408290

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

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

 

 

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)

 

¨ 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).

 

 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 28, 2011 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 2011, which ended on August 31, 2011.

Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Strong Financial Results For Third Quarter 2011 and Reaffirms Fiscal Year Outlook,” which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2011, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of August 31, 2011, and an unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the nine months ended August 31, 2011.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibit to this report is listed in Item 2.02 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: September 28, 2011     By:  

/s/    W. Geoffrey Carpenter        

      W. Geoffrey Carpenter
      Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

   

Exhibit Description

99.1    Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Strong Financial Results For Third Quarter 2011 and Reaffirms Fiscal Year Outlook.”