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):
August 16, 2006
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
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18 Loveton Circle |
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Sparks, Maryland |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On August 16, 2006, Mr. Barry H. Beracha notified the Registrant that he has decided to retire from the Registrant’s Board of Directors and therefore will not stand for re-election at the Registrant’s Annual Meeting scheduled to be held on March 28, 2007. Mr. Beracha will continue to serve as a member of the Board and Chair of the Compensation Committee until the date of the Annual Meeting. Mr. Beracha has served as a director for the Registrant for six years and we are grateful for his dedicated service to McCormick, its employees and stockholders.
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: August 18, 2006 | By: | /s/Robert W. Skelton |
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| Robert W. Skelton | |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||