Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, dated November 3, 2015

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

Supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated November 3, 2015

Registration No. 333-207757

McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Final Term Sheet for 3.250% Notes due 2025

 

Issuer:

   McCormick & Company, Incorporated

Expected Ratings (Moody’s / S&P)*:

   A2 / A-

Principal Amount:

   $250,000,000

Type:

   SEC Registered, Registration No. 333-207757

Trade Date:

   November 3, 2015

Settlement Date:

   November 6, 2015 (T+3)

Interest Payment Dates:

   Semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2016 and ending on the Maturity Date

Maturity Date:

   November 15, 2025

Benchmark Treasury:

   2.000% due August 15, 2025

Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:

   98-04+ / 2.212%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

   + 112.5 basis points

Yield to Maturity:

   3.337%

Coupon (Interest Rate):

   3.250%

Price to Public:

   99.263%

Optional Redemption:

  

Prior to August 15, 2025 (three months prior to their maturity date), the notes will be redeemable at the Issuer’s option, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(1)    100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and

(2)    the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to the Par Call Date, as defined below, (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points,

plus in either case accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption.

 

 

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   On or after August 15, 2025 (three months prior to their maturity date) (the “Par Call Date”), the Issuer may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

CUSIP / ISIN:

   579780 AK3 / US579780AK39

Joint Book-Running Managers:

  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Co-Managers:

   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll free at 1-800-645-3751, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll free at 1-800-294-1322, or e-mailing [email protected], or SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-685-4786.

 

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