Flavored for Global Growth

2012 Annual Report

OUR FIVE PILLARS OF SUCCESS

We are committed to making food taste great. Around the globe, home cooks and professional chefs alike turn to McCormick for flavor and culinary inspiration. We have substantial and sustained investment in the science and art of flavor.

We are committed to making food taste great. Around the globe, home cooks and professional chefs alike turn to McCormick for flavor and culinary inspiration. We have substantial and sustained investment in the science and art of flavor.
There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. Employee engagement and a high performance culture are rooted in an environment of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration. In addition, since the founding of the company, we have had a commitment to give back to the communities in which we operate.
Our unrivaled focus on quality sets us apart. We are leaders in global sourcing and have years of experience impacting local growing practices to ensure the high quality of spices, herbs and other crops. These world-class standards extend throughout our global supply chain and across all of our internal processes.
Our high quality products not only make food taste better, they often make food better for you. Whether funding research on the potential health benefits of herbs and spices or developing reduced-sodium and gluten-free products, we continue to explore new ways to provide healthy eating choices.
We are committed to achieving a superior level of performance in everything we do. This is especially true in the financial realm where we have achieved compound annual growth rates of 9% for earnings per share and 10% for cash flow from operations during the past decade.

Investor Information

World Headquarters

McCormick & Company, Incorporated
18 Loveton Circle
Sparks, MD 21152-6000
U.S.A.
(410) 771-7301
www.mccormickcorporation.com

Stock Listing

New York Stock Exchange
Symbol: MKC

Anticipated Dividend Dates—2013

Record Date Payment Date

4/15/13

4/29/13

7/08/13

7/22/13

10/07/13

10/21/13

12/31/13

1/14/14
McCormick has paid dividends every year since 1925.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
621 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Investor Inquiries

Our investor website, ir.mccormick.com, contains our annual reports, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, press releases, webcasts, corporate governance principles and other information.

To obtain without cost a copy of the annual report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K or for general questions about McCormick or the information in our annual or quarterly reports, contact Investor Relations at the world headquarters address, investor website or telephone:

Report ordering:
   Proxy materials: (800) 579-1639
   Other materials: (800) 424-5855, (410) 771-7537
   or ir.mccormick.com

Investor and securities analysts’ inquiries:
   (410) 771-7244

Investor Services Plan (Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Purchase Plan)

We offer an Investor Services Plan which provides shareholders of record the opportunity to automatically reinvest dividends, make optional cash purchases of stock, place stock certificates into safekeeping and sell shares. Individuals who are not current shareholders may purchase their initial shares directly through the Plan. All transactions are subject to the limitations set forth in the Plan prospectus, which may be obtained by contacting our transfer agent.

Registered Shareholder Inquiries

For questions on your account, statements, dividend payments, reinvestment and direct deposit, and for address changes, lost certificates, stock transfers, ownership changes or other administrative matters, contact our transfer agent.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120-4100
   (877) 778-6784 or (651) 450-4064
   www.shareowneronline.com

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Martin’s Valley Mansion, 594 Cranbrook Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21030.

Electronic Delivery of Annual Report and Proxy Statement

If you would like to receive next year’s annual report and proxy statement electronically, you may enroll on the website below:
   http://enroll.icsdelivery.com/mkc

Trademarks

Use of ® or ™ in this annual report indicates trademarks including those owned or used by McCormick & Company, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates.



This is an interactive electronic version of McCormick & Company 2012 Annual Report to Shareowners, and it is intended to be complete and accurate. The contents of this version are qualified in their entirety by reference to the printed version. A reproduction of the printed version is available in PDF format on this web site.

© 2013 McCormick & Company, Incorporated

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