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 29, 2004
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | | 0-748 | | 52-0408290 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
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18 Loveton Circle
Sparks, Maryland | | 21152 |
(Address of principal executive
offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 771-7301 |
Item 5. Other Events.
Completion of Issuance of $50,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 3.350% Medium-Term Notes – Fixed Rate
On April 1, 2004, McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) sold $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.350% Medium-Term Notes – Fixed Rate. The notes will mature on April 15, 2009. The notes were issued pursuant to a distribution agreement dated as of January 23, 2001 and a terms agreement dated as of March 29, 2004, copies of which are attached to this form as Exhibits 1.1 and 1.2, respectively.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Attached as exhibits to this form are the documents listed below:
Exhibit | | Document |
1.1 | | Distribution Agreement, dated January 23, 2001, by and between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the SEC on February 28, 2001) |
1.2 | | Terms Agreement, dated March 29, 2004, by and between the Company and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as agent |
4.1 | | $50,000,000 3.350% Medium-Term Note – Fixed Rate |
5.1 | | Opinion of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. regarding the legality of the Notes |
12.1 | | Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
23.1 | | Consent of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. (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 |
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Date: April 1, 2004 | By: | /s/ Kenneth A. Kelly, Jr. |
| | Kenneth A. Kelly, Jr. |
| | Vice President & Controller |
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