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 25, 2008
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 No.) |
| 18 Loveton Circle Sparks, Maryland |
21152 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On September 25, 2008, 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 2008, which ended on August 31, 2008.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Third Quarter Results,” which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended August 31, 2008, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of August 31, 2008, and an unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the three months ended August 31, 2008.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit to this report is listed in Item 2.02 above and in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature line.
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 | ||||
| Date: September 25, 2008 | By: | /s/ Robert W. Skelton | ||
| Robert W. Skelton | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 |
Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Third Quarter Results.” |