---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063754-24-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T00:12:48.441758+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Freeman Hrabowski to retire from McCormick board at March 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III informed board he will not stand for re-election at March 27, 2024 annual meeting.
- He will continue to serve on the board until the stockholders' meeting.
- No replacement named; board composition to change.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-24-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000013/0000063754-24-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000013/mkc-20240109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III retired as Director at MCCORMICK & CO INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 9, 2024, Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, informed the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Registrant”) that he intends to retire from the Board of the Registrant and will not stand for election at the Registrant’s next annual stockholders’ meeting, which is currently scheduled for March 27, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000013/0000063754-24-000013-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.