EXHIBIT 99.1
The following certification accompanies the issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is not filed as provided in SEC Release Nos. 33-8212, 34-47551 and IC-25967.
McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending February 28, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert J. Lawless, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
| /s/ Robert J. Lawless |
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| Robert J. Lawless | |||
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Date: | April 11, 2003 |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to McCormick & Company and will be retained by McCormick & Companyand furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.