SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 27, 2018

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-14920	52-0408290
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031		21031
(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):

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 27, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release and held a conference call with analysts to report on the results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, which ended on August 31, 2018.

Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Double Digit Third Quarter Sales and Profit Growth and Increases 2018 Earnings Per Share Outlook,” which includes an unaudited Consolidated Income Statement for the nine months ended August 31, 2018, an unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Registrant as of August 31, 2018, and an unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the nine months ended August 31, 2018.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The exhibit to this report is listed in Item 2.02 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.

	McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Date: September 27, 2018	By:	/s/    Jeffery D. Schwartz
		Jeffery D. Schwartz
		Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Reports Double Digit Third Quarter Sales and Profit Growth and Increases 2018 Earnings Per Share Outlook.”