Sec Form 4 Filing - Kurzius Lawrence Erik @ MCCORMICK & CO INC - 2025-01-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Kurzius Lawrence Erik 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MCCORMICK & CO INC [ MKC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, 24 SCHILLING ROAD, SUITE1 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/13/2025 (Street) HUNT VALLEY, MD21031 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock - Voting 01/27/2025 A 77,637 ( 3 ) A $ 0 276,895 D Common Stock - Voting 14,455.4952 I 401(k) Retirement Plan Common Stock - Voting 6,574 I By 2023 GRAT G ( 1 ) Common Stock - Voting 6,574 I By 2023 GRAT H ( 1 ) Common Stock - Voting 5,903 I By 2024 GRAT I Common Stock - Voting 5,903 I By 2024 GRAT J Common Stock - Voting 14,060 I BY 2025 GRAT K ( 1 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Phantom Stock ( 2 ) 01/13/2025 J V 198.514 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock - Voting 198.514 $ 71.24 31,625.995 I Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Kurzius Lawrence Erik MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED 24 SCHILLING ROAD, SUITE1 HUNT VALLEY, MD21031 X Signatures Jason E. Wynn, Attorney-in-fact 01/29/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On December 12, 2024 the Reporting Person's direct holdings of the Issuer's Common-Stock-Voting increased by 14,060 shares as a result of such shares being distributed to him as a result of the mandatory annuity payments from his 2023 GRATS in the amount of 7,030 per GRAT, which he later transferred to a new grantor retained annuity trust on January 17, 2025 of which the Reporting Person is a trustee and sole annuitant. ( 2 )Dividend Reinvestment. ( 3 )Shares awarded pursuant to McCormick's Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP) for the three (3) year performance cycle beginning on December 1, 2021 and ending on November 30, 2024.

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