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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
 

FORM 11-K
 
 

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2017
Commission File Number 001-14920
 
 

THE McCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Full title of plans
McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
18 Loveton Circle
Sparks, Maryland 21152
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan
and address of its principal office
 
 
 






Required Information
Items 1 through 3: Not required; see Item 4 below.
Item 4. Plan Financial Statements and Schedules.
 
a)
i)
Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
ii)
Statements of Net Assets Available For Benefits
 
 
iii)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available For Benefits
 
 
iv)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
b)
 
Exhibits:      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.






SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE McCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
 
 
 
 
 
DATE:
May 15, 2018
By:
/s/ Lisa B. Manzone
 
 
 
Lisa B. Manzone
 
 
 
Senior Vice President - Human Relations and Plan Administrator





THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule Together with
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As of November 30, 2017 and 2016




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NOVEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016
CONTENTS
 
1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
2
3
4
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Investment Committee
McCormick & Company, Incorporated

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended November 30, 2017. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended November 30, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of November 30, 2017 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.



Hunt Valley, Maryland
May 15, 2018
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200 International Circle ● Suite 5500 ● Hunt Valley ● Maryland 21030 ● P 410-584-0060 ● F 410-584-0061

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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
As of November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investments – at fair value, participant-directed:
 
 
 
McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund
$
198,729,544

 
$
192,748,942

Mutual funds:
 
 
 
Equity funds
280,054,850

 
229,105,878

Bond funds
34,016,607

 
32,072,213

Balanced funds
121,905,413

 
97,639,092

Pooled, common and collective fund at net asset value
43,193,317

 
44,152,192

Total Investments at Fair Value
677,899,731

 
595,718,317

Receivables:
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
9,220,462

 
8,329,015

Employee contributions

 
747

Total Receivables
9,220,462

 
8,329,762

 
 
 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits
$
687,120,193

 
$
604,048,079

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 



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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended November 30, 2017
 
Additions
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends and interest
$
10,461,393

Net appreciation of investments
83,807,962

Total investment income
94,269,355

 
 
Interest on notes receivable from participants
383,812

 
 
Contributions:
 
Employer contributions
11,481,423

Employee contributions
20,416,326

Rollover
2,225,134

Total contributions
34,122,883

Total Additions
128,776,050

 
 
Deductions
 
Participant withdrawals
45,234,913

Administrative expenses
469,023

Total Deductions
45,703,936

 
 
Net increase
83,072,114

Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
604,048,079

Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Year
$
687,120,193

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 



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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

General

The McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan sponsored by McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the Company, McCormick or the Plan Sponsor), which incorporates a 401(k) savings and investment option. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The McCormick & Company, Incorporated Common Stock Fund invests principally in common stock of the Plan Sponsor. The Plan provides that the McCormick & Company, Incorporated Common Stock Fund investment option is designated as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). This designation allows participants investing in McCormick common stock to elect to receive, in cash, dividends that are paid on McCormick common stock held in their 401(k) retirement plan accounts. Dividends may also be reinvested.

The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Further information about the Plan agreement, eligible employees, the vesting provisions, and investment alternatives are contained in the plan document.
Contributions

Participating employees contribute to the Plan through payroll deductions in amounts ranging from 1% to 70% of their earnings, subject to certain limitations. The Company and participating subsidiaries provide a matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% of an employee’s contribution, and 50% on the next 2% of the employee’s contribution. Employees hired prior to January 1, 2012, were required to have one year of service with the Company to be eligible for the matching contribution. Employees hired after December 31, 2011 are immediately eligible for the match. For new hires after December 31, 2011, McCormick makes an annual profit sharing contribution of 3% of eligible earnings to participants’ accounts (in addition to the company match, which is applied as employee contributions are deposited). Employees are automatically enrolled in the 401(k) plan at 2%; however, they can opt out or elect to change the percentage at any time. If the employee does not make a positive election to change the percentage, the contribution rate is increased by 1% per year (up to a maximum of 10% or the IRS contribution limit).

Participants' elective contributions, as well as the Company's matching contributions, are invested in the Plan's investment funds as directed by the participant. In the absence of direction from the participant, the account is invested in an age-appropriate target date fund.




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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, the employer’s contribution made on his or her behalf, plus a proportionate interest in the investment earnings of the funds in which the contributions are invested. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account balance.

Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, the Company match, and all related earnings. The 3% annual profit sharing contribution vests when employee has 3 years of service or reaches age 55, if sooner.

Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants are permitted to take loans from their account balances, subject to a $500 minimum. The maximum of any loan cannot exceed one-half of the participant’s contributed account balance or $50,000, less the highest outstanding loan balance during the prior 12 months, whichever is less. The interest rate applied to the loans is Wells Fargo’s current prime lending rate +1%, or such other rate as is prescribed based on periodic evaluations by the Company. Current participant loans bear interest at rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.75% and are secured by the participant’s account.
Loan repayments, including interest, are made by participants through payroll deductions over loan terms of up to five years. Longer loan terms are available for loans taken to purchase, construct, reconstruct, or substantially rehabilitate a primary home for the participant or the participant's immediate family.

Benefit Payments
Participants may choose to receive account distributions either in the form of a lump sum payment or installments over a period of time as defined in the plan document.

Upon termination of service, a participant with an account balance greater than $5,000, may elect to leave his or her account balance invested in the Plan, elect to rollover his or her entire balance to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) or another qualified plan, elect to receive a lump-sum payment equal to his or her entire balance or elect annual installments to extend from two to eight years. Upon termination of service, a participant with an account balance less than $5,000, may elect to rollover his or her entire balance to an IRA or another qualified plan or elect to receive a lump-sum payment equal to his or her entire balance. In the absence of instruction from a participant, balances less than $1,000 automatically will be paid directly to the participant and those greater than $1,000 will be rolled over to an IRA designated by the Plan Administrator.

Forfeited Accounts
At November 30, 2017 and 2016, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $101,832 and $116,062, respectively. These accounts were used to reduce future employee contributions.


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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016

Plan Termination

The Company has no intentions to terminate the Plan; however, the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan, or to reduce or cease contributions at any time if its Board of Directors determines that business, financial or other good causes make it necessary to do so. Also, the Company may amend the Plan at any time and in any 
respect, provided, however, that any such action will not deprive any participant or beneficiary under the Plan of any vested benefits.
 
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of year-end and the changes therein and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Valuation of Securities and Income Recognition

Investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Management determines the Plan's valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisers, custodians and insurance company. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. Investments for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last reported bid price. Common and collective funds are valued by the issuer of the funds based on the fund managers’ estimate of the individual closing price of the funds on the last day of the Plan year as quoted by the applicable fund issuer. Mutual funds are valued at the closing price of the funds on the last day of the Plan year as quoted by the applicable fund issuer.

Net appreciation in fair value of investments included in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits includes realized gains or losses from the sale of investments and unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments.  Expenses relating to the purchase or sale of investments are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds.




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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 


The McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund (the Fund) is tracked on a unitized basis. The Fund consists of McCormick common stock (voting and non-voting) and funds held in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund sufficient to meet the Fund’s daily cash needs, and the Unitizing Fund allows for daily trades. The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock and the cash investments held by the Fund. As of November 30, 2017, 7,230,549 units were outstanding with a value of approximately $27.48 per unit. As of November 30, 2016, 7,724,929 units were outstanding with a value of approximately $24.95 per unit. As of November 30, 2017, the Fund held 1,933,896 shares of McCormick common stock with an aggregate value of $197,168,333, and a balance in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund of $1,561,211. As of November 30, 2016, the Fund held 2,048,403,
shares of McCormick common stock with an aggregate value of $189,539,079, and a balance in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund of $3,209,863.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent notes receivable from participants are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan Document; thus, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been recorded as of November 30, 2017 and 2016.

Contributions

Employee and employer contributions are recorded in the period that the Plan Sponsor makes payroll deductions from the participant’s earnings. The post-2011 profit sharing contributions are typically funded after the Plan year-end, within the timeframe prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits and withdrawals are recorded when paid.

Administrative Expenses

A fee of 7.5 basis points is deducted from each participant’s account for the administrative expenses incurred on behalf of the Plan. Fees for loan initiation and maintenance and for Domestic Relations Order review and processing are paid by the requesting participant. Management and other fees for investment funds offered under the Plan are included in administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.


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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016

3.
INVESTMENTS
The Plan’s investments are held in bank-administered trust funds. The custodial trustee of the Plan is Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A. During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, or held throughout the year) appreciated in value by $83,807,962, as follows:
 
McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund
$
19,983,978

Pooled, common and collective funds at net asset value
778,004

Mutual funds
63,045,980

Total
$
83,807,962


Fair Value Measurements
The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.
 
 
 
Level 2
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
 
•     Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
 
•     Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
 
•     Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and
 
•     Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
 
If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
 
 
 
Level 3
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.



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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
  
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used as of November 30, 2017 and 2016.
Mutual Funds: Valued at the daily closing price as reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open end mutual funds that are registered with the SEC. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.
Common Stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
 
Pooled, common and collective trusts: Valued at net asset value (NAV) of the underlying investments. The collective trust funds' estimated value is net asset value, exclusive of the adjustment to contract value.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

The following tables sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of November 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Assets at Fair Value as of November 30, 2017
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity funds
$
280,054,850

 
$

 
$

 
$
280,054,850

Bond funds
34,016,607

 

 

 
34,016,607

Balanced funds
121,905,413

 

 

 
121,905,413

McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund
198,729,544

 

 

 
198,729,544

Pooled, common and collective fund (a)

 

 

 
43,193,317

Total Investments at Fair Value
$
634,706,414

 
$

 
$

 
$
677,899,731


 
Assets at Fair Value as of November 30,2016
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity funds
$
229,105,878

 
$

 
$

 
$
229,105,878

Bond funds
32,072,213

 

 

 
32,072,213

Balanced funds
97,639,092

 

 

 
97,639,092

McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund
192,748,942

 
 
 
 
 
192,748,942

Pooled, common and collective fund (a)

 

 

 
44,152,192

Total Investments at Fair Value
$
551,566,125

 
$

 
$

 
$
595,718,317




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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
(a) In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that were measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

The following table presents the category, fair value, redemption frequency, and redemption notice period for the plan investments, the fair value of which is estimated using the NAV per share as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Investment
2017
2016
Redemption Frequency
Redemption Notice Period
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N
$
43,193,317

$
44,152,192

Monthly/Quarterly
None

The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N (the Stable Return Fund) is a common collective trust that is fully invested in Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund G, which is fully invested in contracts deemed to be fully benefit responsive under accounting principle generally accepted in the United States.

4.
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The Plan holds investments in common stock of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, the Plan Sponsor, and in funds managed by affiliates of Wells Fargo Minnesota N.A., the custodial trustee of the Plan. Dividends on McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock and income on investments in Wells Fargo Minnesota N.A. funds are at the same rates as non-affiliated holders of these securities.

A portion of the administrative expenses were paid by the Plan Sponsor and reimbursed by the Plan during the years ended November 30, 2017 and 2016. These transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions, which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA.


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THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
5.
INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has ruled that the Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) in a letter, dated October 23, 2017, and is therefore not subject to tax under present income tax laws.  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has concluded that as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.

The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2014.

6.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term, and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits.

















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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

THE MCCORMICK 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of November 30, 2017
EIN 52-0408290, PN 004
 
(a)
(b)
(c)
 
(e)
 
Identity of Issue
Description of Investments
 
Current Value
 
 
McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund
 
 
*
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Common Stock
 
$
197,168,333

 
 
Money Market Fund
 
 
*
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund
 
1,561,211

 
 
 
 
198,729,544

 
 
Common and Collective Funds
 
 
*
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N
 
43,193,317

 
 
Mutual Funds
 
 
 
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund
 
21,286,297
 
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund
 
23,377,432

 
Macquaire Group
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
 
21,382,827

 
T Rowe Price
T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
 
32,831,122

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
 
109,849,612

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund
 
22,756,305

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Small Cap Index Institutional Fund
 
15,776,851

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
 
11,641,661

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Windsor II Fund Admiral Shares
 
21,152,743

 
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox Income Fund
 
12,869,663

 
PIMCO
Pimco Global Bond Unhedged
 
1,865,913

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
 
19,281,031

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund
 
5,271,837

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2015
 
8,041,031

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2020
 
6,918,956

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2025
 
35,281,387

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2030
 
6,915,559

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2035
 
27,578,772

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2040
 
4,793,095

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2045
 
18,615,417

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2050
 
6,391,625

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2055
 
1,577,184

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2060
 
518,894

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2065
 
1,656

 
 
Total Mutual Funds
 
435,976,870

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Participant Loans **
 
 
*
Plan participants
Notes receivable from participants
 
9,220,462

 
 
Total Investments
 
$
687,120,193

 
(d)
Cost is omitted in accordance with Department of Labor CFR 2520.103-10, as all investments are participant directed.
*
Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
**
Interest rates at 4.25% to 9.75%; maturity dates range from 2017 to 2037.


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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements pertaining to the McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan and Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan of McCormick & Company, Inc. of our report dated May 15, 2018, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended November 30, 2017, our report dated May 15, 2018, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended November 30, 2017.
 
Form
Registration Number
 
Date Filed
S-8
333-220665
 
9/27/2017
S-8
333-187703
 
4/3/2013
S-8
333-186250
 
1/28/2013
S-8
333-158573
 
4/14/2009
S-8
333-155775
 
11/28/2008
S-8
333-150043
 
4/2/2008
S-3
333-147809
 
12/4/2007
S-8
333-142020
 
4/11/2007
S-3
333-122366
 
1/28/2005
S-8
333-114094
 
3/31/2004
S-8
333-57590
 
3/26/2001
S-8
333-93231
 
12/21/1999
S-8
333-74963
 
3/24/1999
S-3
333-47611
 
3/9/1998
S-8
333-23727
 
3/21/1997
/s/ SB & Company LLC
May 15, 2018
Hunt Valley, Maryland

200 International Circle ● Suite 5500 ● Hunt Valley ● Maryland 21030 ● P 410-584-0060 ● F 410-584-0061

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Required Information
Items 1 through 3: Not required; see Item 4 below.
Item 4. Plan Financial Statements and Schedules.
 
a)
i)
Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
v)
Statements of Net Assets Available For Benefits
 
 
vi)
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available For Benefits
 
 
vii)
Notes to Financial Statements
 
b)
 
Exhibits:      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.



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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
 
 
 
 
 
DATE:
May 15, 2018
By:
/s/ Jim Casey
 
 
 
Jim Casey
 
 
 
Director of Finance – Mojave Foods Corporation and Plan Administrator



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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION
401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule Together with
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As of November 30, 2017 and 2016




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NOVEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016
CONTENTS
 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Investment Committee
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(on behalf of The Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan)

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended November 30, 2017. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended November 30, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of November 30, 2017 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedules is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.


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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
As of November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
2017
 
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investments – at fair value, participant directed:
 
 
 
McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund
186,147

 
195,535

Mutual funds
 
 
 
Equity funds
818,259

 
729,408

Bond funds
339,804

 
335,120

Balanced funds
1,826,835

 
1,294,795

Pooled, common and collective fund at net asset value
158,965

 
151,370

Total Investments at Fair Value
3,330,010

 
2,706,228

RECEIVABLES
 
 
 
Notes receivable from participants
219,390

 
204,691

Employer contributions
52,524

 
55,233

Employee contributions
5,359

 

Total Receivables
277,273

 
259,924

 
 
 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits
$
3,607,283

 
$
2,966,152

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 

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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the Year Ended November 30, 2017
 
Additions
 
Investment income:
 
Dividends and interest
$
51,512

Net appreciation of investments
405,590

Total investment income
457,102

 
 
Interest on notes receivable from participants
8,825

 
 
Contributions:
 
Employer contributions
48,650

Employee contributions
397,861

Rollover contributions
11,705

Total contributions
458,216

Total Additions
924,143

 
 
Deductions
 
Participant withdrawals
282,600

Administrative expenses
412

Total Deductions
283,012

 
 
Net increase
641,131

Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year
2,966,152

Net Assets Available for Benefits, End of Year
$
3,607,283

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 



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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan sponsored by the Mojave Foods Corporation (the Company or the Plan Sponsor) which incorporates a 401(k) savings and investment option. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the McCormick & Company, Incorporated. For the plan years ended November 30, 2017 and 2016. the Plan covers substantially all part-time and full-time employees of the Company who have completed 30 days of service effective April 1, 2016. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Further information about the Plan agreement, eligible employees, vesting provisions, and investment alternatives are contained in the plan document.
Contributions
Participating employees contribute to the Plan through payroll deductions in amounts ranging from 1% to 60% of their earnings, subject to certain limitations. The Plan allows but does not require the Company to make matching contributions or other contributions at its discretion. Only participants employed by the Company on the last day of a Plan year are eligible to receive any Company contributions made for such plan year. During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Company made a discretionary matching contribution of 15% of eligible employee pretax contributions.

Participants' elective contributions, as well as the Company's matching contributions, are invested in the Plan's investment funds, as directed by the participant.
Participant Accounts

Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, and an allocation of the employer's contribution made on his or her behalf plus a proportionate interest in the investment earnings of the funds in which the contributions are vested. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account balance.

Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, earnings on their contributions, Company matching contributions and earnings on the Company contributions.

 

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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
Payment of Benefits
Participants may choose to receive account distributions either in the form of a lump sum payment or installments over a period of time as defined in the Plan Document.
Notes Receivable from Participants

Participants are permitted to take loans from their account balances, subject to a $500 minimum. The maximum of any loan cannot exceed one-half of the participant’s contributed account balance or $50,000, less the highest outstanding unpaid loan balance during the prior 12 months, whichever is less. The Plan Sponsor determines the interest rate for loans based on the prime rate plus 1%. The loans are secured by the participant’s account, and all outstanding loans at November 30, 2017 bear interest at a rate between 4.25% and 5.25%.
Loan repayments, including interest, are made by participants through payroll deductions over loan terms of up to five years. Longer terms are available for loans taken to purchase, construct, or substantially rehabilitate a primary home for the participant or the participant's immediate family.
Plan Termination
Upon termination of service, a participant with an account balance greater than $1,000, may elect to rollover the balance to an Individual Retirement Account, or another qualified plan, or elect to receive a lump-sum payment equal to his or her account balance. Balances less than $1,000, will automatically be paid directly to the participant.

The Company has no intentions to terminate the Plan; however, the Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan, or to reduce or cease contributions at any time if its Board of Directors determines that business, financial or other good cause make it necessary to do so. Also, the Company may amend the Plan at any time and in any respect, provided however, that any such action will not deprive any participant or beneficiary under the Plan of any vested benefits.

 

 

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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of year-end and the changes therein and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Valuation of Securities and Income Recognition

Investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Management determines the Plan's valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisers, custodians and insurance company. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.
Securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. Investments for which no sale was reported on that date are valued at the last reported bid price. Common and collective funds are valued by the issuer of the funds based on the fund managers’ estimate of the individual investments held by the fund. Mutual funds are valued at the closing price of the funds on the last day of the Plan year as quoted by the applicable fund issuer.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date
Net appreciation in fair value of investments included in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits includes realized gains and losses from the sale of investments and unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the fair value of investments.  Expenses relating to the purchase or sale of investments are added to the cost or deducted from the proceeds.


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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
The McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund (the Fund) is tracked on a unitized basis. The Fund consists of McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock (voting and non-voting) and funds held in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund sufficient to meet the Fund’s daily cash needs. Unitizing the Fund allows for daily trades. The value of a unit reflects the combined market value of McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock and the cash investments held by the Fund. As of November 30, 2017, 6,855 units were outstanding with a value of approximately $27.15 per unit. As of November 30, 2016, 7,945 units were outstanding with a value of approximately $24.61 per unit. As of November 30, 2017, the Fund held 1,661 shares of McCormick common stock with an aggregate value of $169,721 and a balance in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund of $16,426. As of November 30, 2016, the Fund held 1,961 shares of McCormick common stock with an aggregate value of $178,853, and a balance in the Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund of $16,682.

The Company provides the Plan with certain management and administrative services for which no fees are charged; however, participant loan service fees are paid by the Plan and included as administrative expenses.
Notes Receivable from Participants

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent notes receivable from participants are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan Document; thus, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been recorded as of November 30, 2017 and 2016.

Contributions

Employee contributions are recorded in the period that the Plan Sponsor makes payroll deductions from the participant’s earnings. The Company match is typically funded after the Plan year-end, within the timeframe prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses incurred on behalf of the Plan are paid by the Plan Sponsor; however, fees for loan initiation and maintenance are paid for by the participant, and management and other fees for investment funds offered under the Plan are included in administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments to participants are recorded when paid.



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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016

3.
INVESTMENTS
The Plan’s investments are held in bank-administered trust funds. The custodial trustee of the Plan is Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A. During the year ended November 30, 2017, the Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, or held throughout the year) increased in fair value by $405,590, as follows:
 
McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund
$
20,931

Pooled, common and collective fund at net asset value
2,904

Mutual funds
381,755

Total
$
405,590


Fair Value Measurements
The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
 
 
 
Level 1
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.
 
 
 
Level 2
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
 
•     Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
 
•     Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
 
•     Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and
 
•     Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
 
If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
 
 
 
Level 3
 
Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.








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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value. There have been no changes in the methodologies used as of November 30, 2017 and 2016.
Mutual funds: Valued at the daily closing price as reported. Mutual funds held by the Plan are open end mutual funds that are registered with the SEC. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset value (NAV) and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Plan are deemed to be actively traded.
Common stocks: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.
Pooled, common and collective trusts: Valued at net asset value (NAV) of the underlying investments. The collective trust funds' estimated value is net asset value, exclusive of the adjustment to contract value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
The following tables sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of November 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
Assets at Fair Value as of November 30, 2017
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity funds
$
818,259

 
$

 
$

 
$
818,259

Bond funds
339,804

 

 

 
339,804

Balanced funds
1,826,835

 

 

 
1,826,835

McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund
186,147

 

 

 
186,147

Pooled, common and collective fund (a)

 

 

 
158,965

Total Investments at Fair Value
$
3,171,045

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,330,010





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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 

 
Assets at Fair Value as of November 30, 2016
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity funds
$
729,408

 
$

 
$

 
$
729,408

Bond funds
335,120

 

 

 
335,120

Balanced funds
1,294,795

 

 

 
1,294,795

McCormick & Company Incorporated common stock fund
195,535

 

 

 
195,535

Pooled, common and collective fund (a)

 

 

 
151,370

Total Investments at Fair Value
$
2,554,858

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,706,228


(a) In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that were measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

The following table presents the category, fair value, redemption frequency, and redemption notice period for the plan investments, the fair value of which is estimated using the NAV per share as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Investment
2017
2016
Redemption Frequency
Redemption Notice Period
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N
$
158,965

$
151,370

Monthly/Quarterly
None

The Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N (the Stable Return Fund) is a common collective trust that is fully invested in Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund G, which is fully invested in contracts deemed to be fully benefit responsive under accounting principle generally accepted in the United States.




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THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Notes to the Financial Statements
November 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
4.
TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES-IN-INTEREST

The Plan holds investments in common stock of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, the Parent of the Plan Sponsor, and in funds managed by affiliates of Wells Fargo Minnesota N.A., the custodial trustee of the Plan. Dividends on McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock and income on investments in Wells Fargo Minnesota N.A. funds are at the same rates as non-affiliated holders of these securities.
5.
INCOME TAX STATUS

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has ruled that the Plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) in a letter dated March 31, 2008, and is therefore not subject to tax under present income tax laws.  The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the Plan Sponsor believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.
GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Company has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan Sponsor has concluded that as of November 30, 2017 and 2016, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.
The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Sponsor believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2014.
6.
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits.



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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

THE MOJAVE FOODS CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
As of November 30, 2017
EIN 52-1716935, PN 001
(a)
(b)
(c)
 
(e)
 
Identity of Issue
Description of Investments
 
Current Value
 
 
McCormick & Company, Incorporated common stock fund
 
 
*
McCormick & Company
Common Stock
 
$
169,721

 
 
Money Market Fund
 
 
*
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Short-Term Investment Money Market Fund
 
16,426

 
 
 
 
186,147

 
 
Common and Collective Funds
 
 
*
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wells Fargo Stable Return Fund N
 
158,965

 
 
Mutual Funds
 
 
 
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox Income Fund
 
749
 
PIMCO
Pimco Global Bond Unhedged
 
926
 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund
 
338,129
 
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG TimesSquare Small Cap Growth Fund
 
27,976
 
Macquaire Group
Delaware Small Cap Value Fund
 
95,129

 
Dodge & Cox
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund
 
34,335

 
T Rowe Price
T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
 
118,268

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
 
398,867

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund
 
444

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Small Cap Index Institutional Fund
 
446

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
 
24,575

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Windsor II Fund Admiral Shares
 
118,219

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund
 
81,720

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2015
 
163,769

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2020
 
58,184

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2025
 
357,939

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2030
 
217,900

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2035
 
412,266

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2040
 
175,930

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2045
 
245,338

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2050
 
93,388

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2055
 
19,223

 
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Target Retirement Fund 2060
 
1,178

 
 
Total Mutual Funds
 
2,984,898

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Participant Loans **
 
 
*
Plan participants
Notes receivable from participants
 
219,390

 
 
Total Investments
 
$
3,549,400

(d)
Cost is omitted in accordance with Department of Labor CFR 2520.103-10, as all investments are participant directed.
*
Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
**
Interest rates at 4.25% to 5.25%; maturity dates range from 2017 to 2026.

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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements pertaining to the McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan and Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan of McCormick & Company, Inc. of our report dated May 15, 2018, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended November 30, 2017, our report dated May 15, 2018, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Mojave Foods Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended November 30, 2017.
 
Form
Registration Number
 
Date Filed
S-8
333-220665
 
09/27/2017
S-8
333-187703
 
04/03/2013
S-8
333-186250
 
01/28/2013
S-8
333-158573
 
04/14/2009
S-8
333-155775
 
11/28/2008
S-8
333-150043
 
04/02/2008
S-3
333-147809
 
12/04/2007
S-8
333-142020
 
04/11/2007
S-3
333-122366
 
01/28/2005
S-8
333-114094
 
03/31/2004
S-8
333-57590
 
03/26/2001
S-8
333-93231
 
12/21/1999
S-8
333-74963
 
03/24/1999
S-3
333-47611
 
03/09/1998
S-8
333-23727
 
03/21/1997

/s/ SB & Company LLC
May 15, 2018
Hunt Valley, Maryland
 


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