McCormick (NYSE: MKC) CEO receives new phantom stock award

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Foley Brendan M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

McCormick & Co. Chairman, President & CEO Brendan M. Foley received a grant of 684.220 phantom stock units on Common Stock - Voting. The award was recorded at a price of $0.0000 per unit and is held indirectly through a Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan.

Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock - Voting, payable in accordance with the plan’s terms. After this grant, Foley holds 13,634.183 phantom stock units. As of the same date, he also holds 130,056.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting and 1,383.460 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting directly.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Foley Brendan M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

24 SCHILLING ROAD

SUITE 1

(Street)

HUNT VALLEY MARYLAND 21031

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MCCORMICK & CO INC [ MKC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman, President & CEO

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock - Voting								130,056.016	D
Common Stock - Non Voting								1,383.46	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock	(1)	03/16/2026		A		684.22		(1)	(1)	Common Stock - Voting	684.22	$0	13,634.183	I	Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock - Voting. Shares of Phantom Stock are payable in shares of Common Stock - Voting in accordance with the terms of the Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan.

	Jason E. Wynn, Attorney-in-Fact	03/18/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

FAQ

What did McCormick (MKC) CEO Brendan Foley report in this Form 4?

Brendan Foley reported receiving a grant of 684.220 phantom stock units tied to McCormick Common Stock - Voting. The units were awarded at $0.0000 per unit and increase his indirect holdings in the company’s Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan.

How do the McCormick (MKC) phantom stock units granted to the CEO work?

Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of McCormick Common Stock - Voting. According to the Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan, these units are payable in actual McCormick voting shares, following the plan’s terms and distribution rules.

How many phantom stock units does the McCormick (MKC) CEO hold after this grant?

After the grant of 684.220 phantom stock units, Brendan Foley holds a total of 13,634.183 phantom stock units. All of these are held indirectly through McCormick’s Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan, as reported in the Form 4 filing.

What direct McCormick (MKC) share holdings does the CEO report in this filing?

Brendan Foley reports direct ownership of 130,056.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting and 1,383.460 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting. These figures reflect his direct equity stake separate from the phantom stock held through the retirement savings plan.

Was this McCormick (MKC) Form 4 a market purchase or sale by the CEO?

No market purchase or sale is reported. The Form 4 shows an acquisition coded as a grant or award (transaction code A) of phantom stock units at $0.0000 per unit, rather than an open-market buy or sell transaction.