Edgar Filing: MCCORMICK & CO INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

CONTINO FRANCIS A

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
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President -

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, 18 LOVETON CIRCLE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2007

(Street)

SPARKS, MD 21152

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock - Voting								14,923	D
Common Stock - Voting								41,137	I	Trust
Common Stock - Voting								27,947.685 ⁽¹⁾	I	401(k) Retirement Plan
Common Stock - Non Voting								1,460.92	D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option - Right to Buy

$ 38.28

03/28/2007

24,676

03/28/2008

03/27/2017

Common Stock - Voting

24,676

$ 0

24,676

Option - Right to Buy

$ 38.28

03/28/2007

8,224

03/28/2008

03/27/2017

Common Stock - Non Voting

8,224

$ 0

8,224

Restricted Stock Units

⁽²⁾

03/28/2007

6,104

⁽³⁾

Common Stock - Voting

6,104

$ 0

6,104

Restricted Stock Units

⁽²⁾

03/28/2007

2,034

⁽³⁾

Common Stock - Non Voting

2,034

$ 0

2,034

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CONTINO FRANCIS A MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED 18 LOVETON CIRCLE SPARKS, MD 21152	X		Executive Vice President -

Signatures

Sonia Cudd, Attorney-in-Fact		03/30/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held in the McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan as of March 28, 2007. The reporting person owns units in the McCormick Stock Fund in the 401(k) Retirement Plan and the number of shares reported as beneficially owned is based on the reporting person's pro rata interest in the net asset value of the McCormick Stock Fund on the date indicated.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock.
(3)	The reported Restricted Stock Units entitle the reporting person to receive, on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant, a distribution of common stock equal to 50% of the grant. Once vested, the restricted Stock Units are settled in an equal numer of shares of Common Stock.

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