James D. King - Oct 26, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

Role: EVP and CCO
Signature: Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James D. King
Stock symbol: SMG
Transactions as of: Oct 26, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 10/28/2021, 09:03 PM
Previous filing: Sep 14, 2021
Next filing: Dec 14, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Award	$0	+37.6K	+716.5%	$0.00	42.9K	Oct 26, 2021	Direct	F1
holding	SMG	Common Shares						803	Oct 26, 2021	By 401(K) Plan

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On January 30, 2017, the Issuer made a grant to the Reporting Person of 15,058 performance units (the "2017 grant"). Under the award agreement, the 2017 grant included an enhanced issuance provision under which the Reporting Person would receive a range of 50% to 250% of the original grant depending on certain pre-determined performance criteria over the entirety of the plan period. On October 26, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that the performance measures related to the 2017 grant were satisfied to the extent required to permit for the issuance of shares equal to 250% of the original grant.

Content

On January 30, 2017, the Issuer made a grant to the Reporting Person of 15,058 performance units (the "2017 grant"). Under the award agreement, the 2017 grant included an enhanced issuance provision under which the Reporting Person would receive a range of 50% to 250% of the original grant depending on certain pre-determined performance criteria over the entirety of the plan period. On October 26, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that the performance measures related to the 2017 grant were satisfied to the extent required to permit for the issuance of shares equal to 250% of the original grant.