Brendan M. Foley, Chairman, President & CEO of McCormick & Company (MKC), reported insider transactions dated 09/09/2025. The filing shows large disposals of company stock: 108,652.016 shares of voting common stock and 1,145.457 shares of non‑voting common stock were reported as disposed. The report also records an acquisition of 34.938 units of phantom stock under a Non‑Qualified Retirement Savings Plan that convert into the same number of voting shares, with an indicated price of $69.63 and resulting in 12,020.708 shares held indirectly in the plan. The form is signed by an attorney‑in‑fact on 09/10/2025.
The filing discloses a material reduction in direct insider ownership alongside a modest increase in plan‑based phantom holdings; it is a routine Section 16 disclosure of insider activity rather than operational or financial results.
Brendan M. Foley, identified as Chairman, President & CEO, filed a Form 4 reporting transactions in McCormick & Company, Inc. (MKC) with an earliest transaction date of 08/26/2025. The filing shows dispositions of 108,652.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting and 1,145.457 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting. The report also shows an acquisition of 34.59 units of Phantom Stock under a Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan; the filing states each Phantom Stock unit represents the right to receive one share of voting common stock in accordance with the plan. The Phantom Stock entry lists a price of $70.33 and indicates indirect ownership through the plan. The Form 4 is signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/27/2025.
McCormick & Company (MKC) insider transaction disclosure: Sarah Piper, Chief Human Relations Officer, reported transactions dated 08/26/2025. The filing shows a disposition of 3,286.672 shares of voting common stock and the acquisition of 34.59 units of phantom stock under a Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan; each phantom unit represents the right to receive one share of voting common stock. The phantom stock underlying price is listed as $70.33. Following the reported transactions, beneficial ownership is shown as 3,639 shares held indirectly through the retirement plan. The filing was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/27/2025.
McCormick & Company disclosed in an Item 7.01 filing that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire an additional 25% ownership interest in McCormick de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a joint venture formed in 1947, from Grupo Herdez for $750 million. The company furnished a press release dated August 21, 2025 titled "McCormick Advances Flavor Leadership in Mexico" as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The filing states the Item 7.01 disclosure and attached press release are furnished and not "filed" for purposes of the Securities Act or incorporated by reference into other filings. No financial statements, pro forma financial information, payment timing, or closing conditions are included in the provided text.
Piper Sarah, Chief Human Relations Officer at McCormick & Company (MKC), reported non-market equity activity tied to dividend reinvestment and plan-based phantom stock awards. On 07/21/2025 she received 13.68 shares of Common Stock through dividend reinvestment at an implied price of $71.3165, bringing her direct beneficial ownership to 3,286.672 shares. Separately, phantom stock credits tied to a Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan were recorded: 22.127 phantom shares (payable in common stock) valued at $70.74, and a subsequent credit of 35.211 phantom shares valued at $69.09, reflected as indirect ownership with reported underlying totals of 3,569.2 and 3,604.411 shares respectively. The filing notes that each phantom share represents the right to one voting common share payable under the plan.
Brendan M. Foley, identified as Chairman, President & CEO of McCormick & Company (MKC), reported changes in beneficial ownership on a Form 4. The filing shows awards of phantom stock under a Non‑Qualified Retirement Savings Plan that are payable in voting common stock: 74.888 phantom shares with a reported price of $70.74 and 35.211 phantom shares with a reported price of $69.09. The filing also references dividend reinvestment for certain holdings and identifies the transactions dated 07/21/2025 and 08/12/2025.
The document names McCormick as the issuer and lists the reporting person’s address and role. An attorney‑in‑fact signed the form on behalf of Mr. Foley. The explanations in the filing state that each phantom share represents the right to receive one voting common share and that payouts follow the plan terms.
Sarah Piper, Chief Human Relations Officer of McCormick & Company (MKC), reported transactions dated 08/07/2025 showing a disposition and a plan-based award. The filing records a disposition of 3,272.992 shares of Common Stock - Voting and the acquisition of 34.634 phantom stock units under a Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan at a stated price of $70.24 per unit. Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock and is payable in shares under the plan. Following the reported transaction(s), total beneficial ownership is shown as 3,547.073 shares held indirectly.
Brendan M. Foley, Chairman, President & CEO of McCormick & Company (MKC), reported insider transactions that reduced his direct holdings in both voting and non‑voting common stock and added phantom stock units tied to company shares. He disposed of 108,652.016 voting common shares and 1,145.454 non‑voting common shares. Concurrently he received 34.634 phantom stock units that represent rights to receive one share of voting common stock each and are payable under the company’s Non‑Qualified Retirement Savings Plan. The filing shows indirect beneficial ownership of 11,841.082 shares associated with the retirement plan following the reported transactions. The disclosure records routine insider activity without additional context on reasons or broader ownership percentages.
McCormick & Company (MKC) – Form 4 insider filing dated 07/02/2025 discloses that Jeffery D. Schwartz, Vice-President & General Counsel, exercised 10,000 employee stock options on 07/01/2025 (transaction code M). The options, originally granted on 03/30/2017 with a $75.82 strike, were exercised on a cash-less basis; the filing notes that “no purchase price was required.” The exercise generated 10,000 shares of voting common stock at an indicated value of $49.96 per share.
To cover statutory withholding taxes, Schwartz disposed of 8,236 shares on the same day at $75.82 per share (transaction code F). After the transactions, he directly owns 75,721 voting shares plus 246 non-voting shares. He also continues to hold 10,000 derivative securities (options) with a 03/30/2026 expiration.
Overall, the filing represents a routine option exercise with a net increase of 1,764 common shares in the insider’s direct ownership. No open-market purchases or sales beyond the tax-related disposition were reported, and there are no implications for McCormick’s operational or financial performance.
McCormick & Co. (MKC) – Form 4 insider filing: Chairman Lawrence Erik Kurzius reported one transaction dated 06/30/2025. The sole activity was coded “F,” indicating 675 common voting shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations on previously vested equity awards at an implied price of $76.88 per share. This technical disposition reduced his direct holdings to 246,762 shares. No open-market purchases or sales occurred. Kurzius also disclosed indirect ownership of 38,~014 shares held in several 2023-2025 grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs); these positions were unchanged. Because the share count affected represents less than 0.1% of his total ownership and an immaterial fraction of MKC’s float, the filing carries minimal market significance.