James Hagedorn - 05 Feb 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

Role: Chairman, CEO and President, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James Hagedorn
Issuer symbol: SMG
Transactions as of: 05 Feb 2024
Net transactions value: -$168,459
Form type: 4
Filing time: 07 Feb 2024, 16:04:40 UTC
Previous filing: 29 Jan 2024
Next filing: 28 Feb 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Tax liability	$168,459	-3,147	-3.5%	$53.53	86,145	05 Feb 2024	Direct
holding	SMG	Common Shares						1,401,147	05 Feb 2024	HPLP	F1
holding	SMG	Common Shares						27,384	05 Feb 2024	By 401(K) Plan

* 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.

Content

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.