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—2012

    •  4/09/12
    •  7/09/12
    • 10/08/12
    • 12/31/12
    • 4/23/12
    • 7/23/12
    • 10/22/12
    • 1/14/13
    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
    161 North Concord Exchange Street
    South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139
     (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, March 28, 2012, 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 2011 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.

© 2012 McCormick & Company, Incorporated

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