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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): September 22, 2023     McCormick & Company, Inc. (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.)   24 Schilling Road   Suite 1   Hunt Valley   MD   21031 (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):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock   MKC.V   New York Stock Exchange Common Stock Non-Voting   MKC   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 8.01 Other Events McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K an opinion and consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Company, regarding the validity of the shares of Company common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and common stock non-voting, par value $0.01 per share (collectively, the “Shares”), to be offered pursuant to the Company’s Investor Services Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). The Shares are registered pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-271070) and the base prospectus contained therein. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Shares under the Plan has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2023.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit Number    Description  5.1    Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. 23.1    Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). 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 22, 2023       By:   /s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz       Jeffery D. Schwartz       Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary