Fundsmith LLP – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 2/14/24 re: McCormick & Co. Inc.

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Amendment to Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership by a “Passive” Investor   —   Schedule 13G   —   WA’68

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G/A    Amendment to Statement of Acquisition of               4     12K 
                Beneficial Ownership by a "Passive" Investor                     
 2: EX-1        Underwriting Agreement or Conflict Minerals Report     1      4K 

‘SC 13G/A’   —   Amendment to Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership by a “Passive” Investor

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

SCHEDULE 13G                                                                    
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934                                       

Amendment No.:5                                                                 

Name of Issuer: MCCORMICK & CO INC                                              

Title of Class of Securities:  Non-Voting Common Stock                          

CUSIP Number: 579780206                                                         

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)                     

December 31, 2023                     

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to                     
which this Schedule is filed:                                                   

/X/ Rule 13d-l(b)                                                               
/ / Rule 13d-l(c)                                                               
/ / Rule 13d-l(d)                                                               

*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 the                          
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                                     

The information required in 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).                                                       

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CUSIP Number: 579780206                                                         

1.  Name of Reporting Person                                                    
Fundsmith LLP                                                           

2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group                            
a. /X/                                                        
b. / /                                                        

3.  SEC Use Only                                                                

4.  Citizenship or Place of Organization                                        
United Kingdom                                                

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person                    
With:                                                                           

5.  Sole Voting Power:                                                          
NONE                                                          

6.  Shared Voting Power:                                                        
NONE                                                          

7.  Sole Dispositive Power:                                                     
19,165,971                                                    

8.  Shared Dispositive Power:                                                   
NONE                                                          

9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting                       
Person                                                                          
19,165,971                                                    

10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes                       
Certain Shares  / /                                                     

11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)                           
7.60%                                                         

12. Type of Reporting Person                                                    
IA                                                            

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:                                                       
MCCORMICK & CO INC                                          

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                
24 Schilling Road, Hunt Valley MD 21031, United States      

Item 2(a) - (c).  Name, Principal Business Address, and                         
Citizenship of Persons Filing:                                                  

Fundsmith LLP                                                 
33 Cavendish Square, London, UK, W1G 0PW                      

(d)  Title of Class of Securities:  Non-Voting Common Stock             

(e)  CUSIP Number: 579780206                                            

Item 3.  This statement is filed pursuant to Rule                               
13d-1(b)(1).                                                                    

/X/  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1) (ii)(K).                

Item 4. Ownership.                                                            
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:            19,165,971          
(b) Percent of Class:                     7.60%               
(c)  (i) shares with sole power to vote or direct             
the vote:                            NONE           
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:       
                          NONE
(iii) shares with sole power to dispose or to       
direct the disposition of:           19,165,971     
(iv) shares with shared power to dispose or         
direct the disposition of:           NONE           

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.                          

If this statement is being filed to report the fact           
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased                      
to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the                        
class of securities, check the following / /.                                   

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of                       
Another Person.                                                                 

N/A                                                           

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Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary                    
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported by the Parent                        
Holding Company.                                                                

N/A                                                           

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the                    
Group.                                                                          

See Exhibit 1                                                 

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of the Group.                                    

N/A                                                           

Item 10. Certification                                                          
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and                
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held             
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not            
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing           
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and           
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction          
having that purpose or effect.                                                  

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and                
belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to Investment Adviser          
is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the          
functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also undertake to                
furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, inforamtion that would           
otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.                                       

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.                                                           

By: /s/ Tom Armstrong                         February 14, 2024                 
_________________________                _________________                
Title: Director                          Date                             

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