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accession: "0000063754-26-000322"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-28T20:38:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:36:57.999366+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McCormick drops EY as auditor over Unilever deal independence; KPMG named for FY2027

## Summary
- Audit Committee dismissed Ernst & Young as independent auditor on September 24, 2026, effective upon filing of the FY2026 Form 10-K for the year ending November 30, 2026.
- EY is not expected to be independent after the March 31, 2026 transactions in which Unilever PLC will transfer its foods business to McCormick.
- EY's FY2024 and FY2025 audit opinions were unqualified, and McCormick reported no disagreements or reportable events under Item 304(a) through the filing date.
- KPMG LLP was approved as successor auditor on September 24, 2026 for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2027, subject to client acceptance procedures and an engagement letter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-26-000322
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T20:38:05+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375426000322/0000063754-26-000322-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375426000322/mkc-20260924.htm

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