Form 8-K

 

 

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):

March 30, 2011

 

 

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-14920   52-0408290

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

18 Loveton Circle

Sparks, Maryland

  21152
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s 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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On March 30, 2011, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which (i) directors were elected, (ii) Ernst & Young LLP’s appointment as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2011 was approved, (iii) the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers was approved in an advisory vote, and (iv) an advisory vote was taken on the frequency of future advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation. The proposals are described in detail in the Registrant’s proxy statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2011. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

1. The Registrant’s stockholders elected the eleven directors listed in Registrant’s proxy statement to the Board of Directors, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

John P. Bilbrey

     9,883,892         22,255         11,445         1,174,522   

James T. Brady

     9,805,432         93,842         18,318         1,174,522   

J. Michael Fitzpatrick

     9,891,443         18,232         7,917         1,174,522   

Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

     9,841,027         59,499         17,066         1,174,522   

Patricia Little

     9,881,485         24,348         11,759         1,174,522   

Michael D. Mangan

     9,886,392         22,152         9,048         1,174,522   

Margaret M.V. Preston

     9,888,711         20,569         8,312         1,174,522   

George A. Roche

     9,890,288         18,909         8,395         1,174,522   

Gordon M. Stetz, Jr.

     9,890,878         20,079         6,635         1,174,522   

William E. Stevens

     9,890,024         18,562         9,006         1,174,522   

Alan D. Wilson

     9,891,889         19,977         5,726         1,174,522   

2. The Registrant’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2011. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

11,054,410   21,546   16,158   0

3. The Registrant’s stockholders approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

9,680,702   180,568   56,322   1,174,522

 

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4. The Registrant’s stockholders voted, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

3 Years

 

2 Years

 

1 Year

 

Abstained

8,202,088

  1,181,458   408,253   125,793

In accordance with the voting results for Proposal 4, in which the choice receiving the highest number of votes was “3 Years,” the Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that future stockholder advisory (non-binding) votes on executive compensation will be held every three years. Accordingly, the next stockholder advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation will be held at the Registrant’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 

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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.

 

  McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Date: April 1, 2011   By:  

/s/ W. Geoffrey Carpenter

    W. Geoffrey Carpenter
    Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

 

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