May 5, 2014

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-4628

Attn.: Cecilia Blye, Office of Global Security Risk

Re:                McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2013

Filed January 29, 2014

File No.: 1-14920

Dear Ms. Blye:

In your letter dated April 24, 2014 (the “Staff Comment Letter”), you requested that we respond to your comments regarding our Form 10-K for Fiscal Year ended November 30, 2013 within ten business days or advise you when we would provide a response.

During our telephone conversation with Pradip Bhaumik on May 2, 2014, we advised that we would likely need additional time to gather the information to respond to the comment letter. Accordingly, we respectfully request an extension until Thursday, May 22, 2014, to file our response to the Staff Comment Letter.

Thank you for your consideration of our request. If you have any questions or comments regarding the foregoing, please telephone me at (410) 771-7323.

Sincerely,

/s/ W. Geoffrey Carpenter    

W. Geoffrey Carpenter

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary