SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LAWLESS ROBERT J (Last) (First) (Middle) MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED 18 LOVETON CIRCLE (Street) SPARKS MD 21152 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) Chairman, President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/06/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		J(1)		20,972	D	(1)	137,652.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		J(1)		18,330	D	(1)	119,322.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		M		125,700	A	$16.625	245,022.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		F		62,916	D	$33.215	182,106.838	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		S		21,409	D	$33.215	160,697.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		M		125,700	A	$14.5313	286,397.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		F		54,993	D	$33.215	231,404.868	D
Common Stock - Voting	04/06/2004		S		24,111	D	$33.215	207,293.868	D
Common Stock - Voting								16,628.361(2)	I	McCormick Profit Sharing Plan
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		J(1)		20,972	A	(1)	26,337.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		J(1)		18,330	A	(1)	44,667.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		M		41,900	A	$14.5313	86,567.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Votng	04/06/2004		F		20,972	D	$33.215	65,595.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		S		7,136	D	$33.215	58,459.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		M		41,900	A	$16.625	100,359.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		F		18,330	D	$33.215	82,029.201	D
Common Stock - Non-Voting	04/06/2004		S		8,037	D	$33.215	73,992.201	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option - Right to Buy	$16.625	04/06/2004		M			125,700	03/18/1999	03/17/2008	Common Stock - Voting	125,700	(3)	0	D
Option - Right to Buy	$14.5313	04/06/2004		M			125,700	03/17/2000	03/16/2009	Common Stock - Voting	125,700	(3)	0	D
Option - Right to Buy	$16.625	04/06/2004		M			41,900	03/18/1999	03/17/2008	Common Stock - Non-Voting	41,900	(3)	0	D
Option - Right to Buy	$14.5313	04/06/2004		M			41,900	03/17/2000	03/16/2009	Common Stock - Non-Voting	41,900	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Share for share conversion.

2. Shares held in the McCormick Profit Sharing Plan as of November 30, 2003. The reporting person owns units in the McCormick Stock Fund in the Profit Sharing Plan and the number of shares required as beneficially owned is based on the reporting person's pro rata interest in the asset value of the McCormick Stock Fund on the date indicated.

3. Option exercised.

Remarks:

	W. Geoffrey Carpenter, Attorney-in-Fact	04/07/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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