Form 8-K

8-K — MCCORMICK & CO INC

Accession: 0001193125-26-126587

Filed: 2026-03-26

Period: 2026-03-26

CIK: 0000063754

SIC: 2090 (MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 26, 2026

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.)

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)

☐

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 8.01

Other Events

McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K an opinion and consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Company, regarding the validity of the shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and common stock non-voting, par value $0.01 per share (collectively, the “Shares”), to be offered pursuant to the Company’s Investor Services Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The Shares are registered pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-293630) and the base prospectus contained therein. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Shares under the Plan has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2026.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Description

5.1

Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.

23.1

Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

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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 26, 2026

By:

/s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz

Jeffery D. Schwartz

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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Exhibit 5.1

March 26, 2026

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Schilling Road, Suite 1

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

+1 202 663 6000 (t)

+1 202 663 6363 (f)

Re:

Prospectus Supplement to Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with (i) the Registration Statement on Form S-3

(File No. 333-293630) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), common stock non-voting, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock Non-Voting”), and debt securities of the Company, all of which may be issued from time to time on a delayed or

continuous basis by the Company pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act at an indeterminate aggregate offering price, as set forth in the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein (the “Base Prospectus”) and

(ii) the prospectus supplement, dated March 26, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to the proposed public offering of 223,898 shares of Common Stock and 580,870 shares of Common Stock

Non-Voting (collectively, the “Shares”), all of which Shares are issuable pursuant to the Company’s Investor Services Plan (as amended, the “Plan”).

We have assisted in the preparation and filing with the Commission of the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus, each relating to the

Registration Statement. We have examined and relied upon (i) corporate or other proceedings of the Company regarding the authorization of and amendments to the Plan and the issuance of the Shares, (ii) the Registration Statement,

(iii) the Base Prospectus and (iv) the Prospectus Supplement. We have also examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other corporate records of the Company, such other

agreements and instruments, certificates of public officials, officers of the Company and other persons, and such other documents, instruments and certificates as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.

In our examination of the foregoing documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all signatories, the

authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of such original documents, and the completeness and accuracy of the corporate records of

the Company provided to us by the Company.

We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the

Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended. We also express no opinion herein with respect to compliance by the Company with the securities or “blue sky” laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any foreign

jurisdiction. We express no opinion and make no statement herein with respect to the antifraud laws of any jurisdiction.

It is understood

that this opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect.

On the basis of, and subject to, the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when the

Shares have been issued and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Please note that we are opining only as to the matters expressly set forth herein, and no opinion should be inferred as to any other matters.

This opinion is based upon currently existing statutes, rules, regulations and judicial decisions, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of any changes in any of these sources of law or subsequent factual developments that might affect any

matter or opinions set forth herein.

March 26, 2026

Page 2

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission in accordance with the

requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company on

or about March 26, 2026, which Form 8-K will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, and to the use of our name therein and in the related Base Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement

under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Very truly yours,

By:

/s/ Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP

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