MCCORMICK & CO INC SEC Filings

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

MCCORMICK & CO INC Chairman, President & CEO Brendan M. Foley reported a compensation-related award of phantom stock rather than an open-market trade. He received 48.225 units of Phantom Stock at $51.98 per unit under a Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan, each unit representing one share of Common Stock - Voting.

After this award, Foley’s plan account holds 13,779.888 phantom stock units linked to Common Stock - Voting. Separately, his direct holdings total 130,056.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting and 1,383.460 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting. The filing also includes two entries that simply restate his direct share holdings without indicating new purchases or sales.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated has reassigned senior leadership to support its proposed combination with the foods business of Unilever PLC. Andrew Foust, previously President Americas, has been appointed Chief Integration Officer to lead integration of the transaction while remaining an executive officer.

Patrick Davis has been named Interim President Americas while Foust focuses on integration; the company currently expects Foust to return to his President Americas role after integration is completed. The document also explains that investors will receive detailed information about the proposed transaction through future SEC filings, including a Form S-4 proxy statement/prospectus and a Form 10 information statement for the Unilever Foods spin-off, and clarifies that this communication is not an offer to buy or sell securities.

McCormick & Co. Chief Growth & Marketing Officer Tabata Lorena Gomez Sades filed an initial ownership report outlining her equity interests in the company. She directly holds 6,143 shares of Common Stock – Voting.

She also holds an option on 7,996 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $76.03 per share, expiring on March 27, 2034. In addition, she has several blocks of Restricted Stock Units tied to common stock: 688, 3,124, and 8,656 underlying shares, each vesting in thirds over three years beginning on February 15, 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively.

McCormick & Co. director Gavin Hattersley increased his personal stake by buying shares in the open market. On April 10, 2026, he purchased 2,000 shares of McCormick non-voting common stock at $52.98 per share in an open-market transaction. Following this purchase, he directly holds 2,906 non-voting shares and 406 voting shares of McCormick common stock.

MCCORMICK & CO INC vice president and controller Julie Giese has filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. She directly holds 725 shares of Common Stock – Voting. She also holds Restricted Stock Units tied to 322, 1,071 and 1,955 underlying common shares at an exercise price of $0.00 per share.

The RSUs vest in thirds over three-year periods. One grant begins vesting on March 15, 2025, another on February 15, 2026, and a third on February 15, 2027, providing a staggered schedule of future share delivery if employment and plan conditions are met.

MCCORMICK & CO INC Chairman, President & CEO Brendan M. Foley received a compensation-related award of phantom stock tied to company shares. On this date, he acquired 47.681 phantom stock units at a reference price of $51.02 per unit under a Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan.

Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of McCormick voting common stock in accordance with the plan’s terms. After this grant, Foley holds 13,731.663 phantom stock units indirectly through the retirement plan, plus 130,056.016 voting common shares and 1,383.460 non-voting common shares directly. This reflects routine executive compensation rather than an open-market trade.

McCormick & Co. Chairman, President & CEO Brendan M. Foley reported a compensation-related acquisition of 49.799 shares of Phantom Stock on April 2, 2026 under a Non Qualified Retirement Savings Plan. Each phantom share represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock - Voting.

Following this award, Foley holds 13,683.983 phantom stock shares indirectly through the plan. His direct holdings remain at 130,056.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting and 1,383.460 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting, indicating this is a routine-sized compensation entry rather than an open-market trade.

McCormick & Company amended a prior report to fully describe a major transaction with Unilever and file the key definitive agreements. McCormick will combine with Unilever’s foods business via a Reverse Morris Trust, with Unilever Foods first separated into SpinCo and then merged into McCormick subsidiaries.

Unilever will receive cash, intercompany notes and, if needed, a SpinCo note so that total consideration equals $15,700,000,000. After the mergers, Unilever and its shareholders are expected to hold between approximately 55.1% and 65% of McCormick common stock on a fully diluted basis, while existing McCormick shareholders are expected to hold about 35.0%. McCormick obtained a $15.7 billion, 364‑day unsecured bridge facility to finance the deal if permanent financing is not in place at closing.

McCormick & Company, Incorporated held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 1, 2026. Stockholders elected eleven directors to the Board, with each nominee receiving several million votes in favor and only modest opposition or abstentions, allowing them to serve until the next annual meeting.

Stockholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026, with 11,535,004 votes for and limited opposition. In an advisory, non-binding vote, stockholders approved the compensation paid to the company’s Named Executive Officers, with 6,948,728 votes for versus 280,800 against. No other matters were submitted for action.