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, 2005
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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18 Loveton Circle |
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Sparks, Maryland |
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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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).
o 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, 2005, 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 2005, which ended on August 31, 2005.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Third Quarter Increase in Sales and Profit,” which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the three month and nine month periods ended August 31, 2005, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of August 31, 2005, and an unaudited Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2005.
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.
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Date: September 28, 2005 | By: | /s/ Robert W. Skelton |
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| Robert W. Skelton |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Exhibit Index
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99.1 |
| Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Third Quarter Increase in Sales and Profits.” |
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