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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063754-22-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:56:43.746396+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McCormick stockholders elect 11 directors, approve say-on-pay and 2022 Omnibus Plan

## Summary
- Eleven directors elected with 10.5M-11M votes for each; W. Anthony Vernon received fewest for votes (10.55M).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 10.64M for, 0.40M against, 42K abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2022: 14.12M for, 0.10M against.
- 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved: 10.72M for, 0.33M against.
- Broker non-votes of 3.17M on director elections, say-on-pay, and plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-22-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375422000018/0000063754-22-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375422000018/mkc-20220330.htm

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