UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
 
 
McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock 
  (Title of Class of Securities)

579780206
  (CUSIP Number)
 

 
Jeffery D. Schwartz
c/o McCormick & Company, Incorporated
18 Loveton Circle
Sparks, Maryland 21152
(410) 771-7301
 
with a copy to:
 
Alan L. Dye
C. Alex Bahn
Hogan Lovells US LLP
555 13th Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
202-637-5600
 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


February 1. 2017
  (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: ☐
 
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

 CUSIP NO.
579780206
  SCHEDULE 13D    
 
 1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS  
       
     Alan D. Wilson  
       
 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (a)  ☐
         (b)  ☐
       
 3   SEC USE ONLY
   
 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)  
     
   
PF/OO
  
       
 5   CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)    
       
       
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
       
   
United States of America
  
       
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING
PERSON WITH
 
 7   SOLE VOTING POWER *  
     
   
1,541,776
  
     
8   SHARED VOTING POWER *  
     
   
-0-
  
     
 9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER *  
     
   
1,541,776
  
     
 10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER *  
     
   
-0-
  
           
 11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
   
1,541,776
  
     
 12   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)     ☐
     
       
 13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) *  
     
    12.0%  
     
 14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)  
     
   
IN
  
     
 
    * See Item 5.
 
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 21, 2014, by Alan D. Wilson (the "Reporting Person"), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on February 18, 2015 and that certain Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016 (the "Schedule 13D").  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Item of the Schedule 13D remains unchanged.
Item 2: Identity and Background 

Item 2(c) of the Schedule 13D is restated as follows:

(c) The Reporting Person's present principal occupation is Former Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board of the Issuer.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Items 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule 13D are restated as follows:

(a)
As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person beneficially owns, in aggregate, 1,541,776 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 12.0% of the Issuer's outstanding shares, which includes 1,314,585 shares of Common Stock that may be acquired within 60 days of the date hereof pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

(b)
Number of shares to which such person has:

(i)
     Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,541,776

(ii)
     Shared power to vote or direct the vote: -0-

(iii)
     Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,541,776

(iv)
     Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-

(c)
The Reporting Person has effected no transactions in the Common Stock of the Issuer within the past sixty days except as follows: on January 23, 2017, the Reporting Person acquired 14,687 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the settlement of the Issuer's long-term incentive program for the three year performance cycle beginning on December 1, 2013 and ending on November 30, 2016.
SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated:  February 15, 2017
 
 
 
 
Alan D. Wilson
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Alan D. Wilson