McCormick & Company's First Quarter Results Conference Call to be Available on the Web

SPARKS, Md., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) invites interested shareholders, investors and consumers to listen to its First Quarter Results presentation to securities analysts live on Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Bob Lawless, Chairman, President & CEO, Fran Contino, Executive Vice President-Strategic Planning & CFO, Paul Beard, Vice President-Finance & Treasurer, and Joyce Brooks, Assistant Treasurer, will be hosting the call.

What: McCormick & Company presentation of First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results

When: March 22, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. ET

Where: http://www.mccormick.com

How: Live over the Internet: Log on to the Web at http://www.mccormick.com Click on "Investors" and follow the directions to listen to the call.

If you are unable to listen to the live web cast, the presentation will be archived on the web site http://www.mccormick.com. If you do not have Internet access and want to listen to an audio replay, call 877-519-4471 in the United States and 973-341-3080 internationally and enter conference code #5680327. The audio replay will be available until midnight (Eastern Time) on March 24.

About McCormick & Company, Incorporated

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is the global leader in the manufacture, marketing and distribution of spices, seasonings and flavors to the entire food industry - to foodservice and food processing businesses as well as to retail outlets. McCormick reported 2004 net sales from continuing operations of $2.5 billion. For more information about McCormick, visit the Company's web site on the Internet at http://www.mccormick.com

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