SECURITIES & 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):
December 14, 2006
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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18 Loveton Circle |
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Sparks, Maryland |
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Registrants 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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b).
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c).
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Registrant has named Michael D. Mangan to the Board of Directors of the Registrant. Mr. Mangan is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Black & Decker Corporation.
Mr. Mangans appointment will be effective January 1, 2007. He will become a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on the same date. Also effective January 1, 2007, William E. Stevens will succeed Barry Beracha as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Margaret M.V. Preston will leave the Audit Committee and join the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mangan and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Mangan was selected as a director. There have been no transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, to which the Registrant was or is to be a party with which Mr. Mangan, or any member of his immediate family, had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled McCormick Appoints Michael Mangan to Board of Directors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The exhibits to this report are listed in Item 5.02 above and in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature line.
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.
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McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED |
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Date: December 18, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert W. Skelton |
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Robert W. Skelton |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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Exhibit |
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Exhibit Description |
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99.1 |
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Copy of the press release labeled McCormick Appoints Michael Mangan to Board of Directors. |
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