Brendan M. Foley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of McCormick & Co Inc, filed a statement of changes in beneficial ownership on November 5, 2026, covering transactions dated October 26 through November 3, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person and role: Brendan M. Foley is identified as Chairman, President & CEO of McCormick & Co Inc (NYSE:MKC).
  • Non-Voting Common Stock transactions: On October 26, 2026, Foley acquired 12 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting via dividend reinvestment (transaction code J) at $48.35 per share, bringing direct holdings to 1,782 shares.
  • Subsequent dividend reinvestments: On October 27, 2026, Foley acquired 0.01 shares at $48.26 and 5 shares at $47.49, resulting in a corrected total of 1,787.47 shares directly held.
  • Administrative correction: According to the filing, 0.46 shares of Common Stock - Non Voting were added to correct an inadvertent omission from a previous filing.
  • Phantom Stock activity: On October 26, 2026, Foley acquired 146.525 shares of Phantom Stock via dividend reinvestment at $47.97 per share through the Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan, bringing indirect holdings to 14,844.571 Phantom Stock units.
  • Additional Phantom Stock acquisition: On November 3, 2026, Foley acquired 52.355 additional Phantom Stock units at $47.88 per share, raising indirect Phantom Stock holdings to 14,896.926 units.
  • Voting Common Stock direct holdings: The filing reports 130,344.016 shares of Common Stock - Voting held directly by Foley.

Foley's Ownership Changes at McCormick Reflect Dividend Reinvestment and Plan Contributions

McCormick & Co Inc, the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company whose ticker appears as MKC on the New York Stock Exchange, disclosed these ownership changes through a filing signed by Jeffery D. Schwartz as attorney-in-fact for Foley. McCormick is a global producer of spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorings, and Foley's holdings span two classes of the company's common stock as well as units of Phantom Stock tied to the company's Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan.

All Non-Voting Common Stock transactions reported were coded "J" and attributed to dividend reinvestment, according to the filing. The Phantom Stock units, also acquired through dividend reinvestment on October 26 and through a plan contribution on November 3, each represent the right to receive one share of Common Stock - Voting in accordance with the terms of the Non-Qualified Retirement Savings Plan, as described in the filing's Explanation of Responses. Indirect ownership of Phantom Stock is held through that plan.

The filing also notes that the corrected direct Non-Voting share total of 1,787.47 reflects the addition of 0.46 shares omitted from a prior filing due to an administrative error. The filing does not indicate any open-market purchases or sales by Foley during the reported period.

What Was Disclosed

The filing reports dividend reinvestment acquisitions of Non-Voting Common Stock and Phantom Stock units by McCormick's Chairman, President and CEO between October 26 and November 3, 2026, along with a minor correction to previously reported direct share holdings.