Hattersley Gavin 4

What Happened
Gavin Hattersley, a director of McCormick & Co., received a grant/award of 406 shares on February 1, 2026. The shares were valued at $61.67 each, for a total value of about $25,038. This transaction is recorded as an award/acquisition (code A) — a compensation-related grant rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-01; filing date: 2026-02-03 (Form 4 accession 0000063754-26-000051) — appears timely.
• Price per share: $61.67; shares acquired: 406; total value: ~$25,038.
• Transaction code: A (award/grant/other acquisition).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in this filing.
• No footnotes in the filing indicating a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding sale, or immediate cashless disposition.

Context
Awards to directors are common as part of compensation programs and do not necessarily signal a buying opinion; they are different from open-market purchases by insiders. The award value here is modest (~$25k) relative to typical director compensation ranges. Retail investors often watch purchases more closely than compensation awards when assessing insider sentiment.