James Hagedorn - Sep 8, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James Hagedorn
Stock symbol: SMG
Transactions as of: Sep 8, 2023
Transactions value $: $119,907
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/12/2023, 01:56 PM
Previous filing: Aug 29, 2023
Next filing: Oct 10, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Other	$5.65K	+103	+0.08%	$54.71	125K	Sep 8, 2023	Direct
holding	SMG	Common Shares						25.4K	Sep 8, 2023	By 401(K) Plan
holding	SMG	Common Shares						1.48M	Sep 8, 2023	HPLP	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SMG	Phantom Stock	Award	$114K	+2.16K	+1.24%	$52.89	177K	Sep 8, 2023	Common Shares	2.16K		Direct	F2, F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(1), the reporting person may be deemed, solely for purposes of determining whether he is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the common shares of the Issuer ("Common Shares"), to be the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer that are held by Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership in which the reporting person is a general partner (the "Partnership"). Represents the aggregate proportionate interest of the reporting person and those family members in whose holdings he may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest, in Common Shares held by the Partnership.
F2	Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive one common share of Issuer or the cash value thereof.
F3	Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of the reporting person's employment with Issuer. The reporting person may transfer his/her phantom stock into an alternative investment at any time.