Form 8-K · Current report
McCormick & Company 8-K, filed Sep 28, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000063754
- Accession no.
- 0000063754-26-000322
Summary
McCormick & Company's audit committee dismissed Ernst & Young as its independent registered public accounting firm on September 24, 2026, because EY is not expected to remain independent once the company's announced transactions with Unilever — under which Unilever will transfer its foods business to McCormick — close; the dismissal takes effect when McCormick files its annual report for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2026. The committee approved KPMG as its next auditor for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2027, subject to client acceptance procedures and an engagement letter.
Key points
- EY's audit reports for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 contained no adverse opinion, disclaimer, or qualification as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
- McCormick reported no disagreements with EY and no reportable events for fiscal 2024, 2025, and the interim period through the filing.
- EY filed a letter dated September 28, 2026 as Exhibit 16.1 stating whether it agrees with the company's disclosures.
- KPMG was selected following a request-for-proposals process.
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Items reported
- 4.01Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. On September 24, 2026, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, due to the fact that EY is not expected to be considered independent with respect to the Company under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) after the anticipated closing of the transactions announced on March 31, 2026, between the Company, Unilever PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales (“Unilever”), and certain affiliated companies of the…
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