8-K-March252015-AnnualMeeting

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):

March 25, 2015

McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(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.)
 
 
 
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):

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On March 25, 2015, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which two proposals were submitted to, and approved by, the Registrant’s stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Registrant’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2015. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

1. Registrant’s stockholders elected nine 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:

 
For
Against 
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
John P. Bilbrey
9,119,247
115,140
33,779
1,348,353
J. Michael Fitzpatrick
9,100,885
135,570
31,711
1,348,353
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
9,088,643
140,183
39,340
1,348,353
Patricia Little
9,158,398
77,634
32,134
1,348,353
Michael D. Mangan
9,133,458
103,034
31,674
1,348,353
Margaret M.V. Preston
9,157,241
79,006
31,919
1,348,353
Gordon M. Stetz, Jr.
9,128,179
116,910
23,077
1,348,353
Jaques Tapiero
9,157,506
78,944
31,716
1,348,353
Alan D. Wilson
9,172,164
70,167
25,835
1,348,353

2. 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, 2015. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
10,441,472
161,375
13,672
0




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: March 30, 2015
By:
 
/s/    Jeffery D. Schwartz        
 
 
 
Jeffery D. Schwartz
 
 
 
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary




















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