UNITED STATES
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 23, 2016
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-14920 | 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
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 23, 2016, McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release to note the recent announcement by Premier Foods plc (“Premier Foods”) and confirm that it had approached the Board of Premier Foods regarding a possible all cash offer for Premier Foods, which offer was rejected by the Board of Premier Foods on March 22, 2016. Filed with this Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K is listed on the exhibit index, which appears elsewhere herein and is incorporated herein by reference.
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 | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz | |
| Jeffery D. Schwartz | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: March 23, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of press release captioned “McCormick & Company Confirms Possible Offer for Premier Foods plc”. | |