JAMES HAGEDORN - 14 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

Role: Chairman and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James Hagedorn
Issuer symbol: SMG
Transactions as of: 14 May 2021
Net transactions value: -$9,362,609
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 May 2021, 14:53:11 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Nov 2021
Next filing: 20 May 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Options Exercise	$1,107,813	+26,005	+35%	$42.60	99,719	14 May 2021	Direct
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$251,823	-1,100	-1.1%	$228.93	98,619	14 May 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$3,115,338	-13,565	-14%	$229.66	85,054	14 May 2021	Direct	F2
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$2,311,891	-10,036	-12%	$230.36	75,018	14 May 2021	Direct	F3
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$301,498	-1,304	-1.7%	$231.21	73,714	14 May 2021	Direct	F4
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Options Exercise	$1,031,729	+24,219	+33%	$42.60	97,933	17 May 2021	Direct
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$275,900	-1,200	-1.2%	$229.92	96,733	17 May 2021	Direct	F5
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$2,441,049	-10,667	-11%	$228.84	86,066	17 May 2021	Direct	F6
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$1,432,994	-6,301	-7.3%	$227.42	79,765	17 May 2021	Direct	F7
transaction	SMG	Common Shares	Sale	$1,371,659	-6,051	-7.6%	$226.68	73,714	17 May 2021	Direct	F8
holding	SMG	Common Shares						23,874	14 May 2021	By 401(K) Plan
holding	SMG	Common Shares						1,814,791	14 May 2021	HPLP	F9

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	Stock Option (right to buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-26,005	-20%	$0.000000	101,989	14 May 2021	Common Shares	26,005	$42.60	Direct
transaction	SMG	Stock Option (right to buy)	Options Exercise	$0	-24,219	-24%	$0.000000	77,770	17 May 2021	Common Shares	24,219	$42.60	Direct

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $228.79 to $228.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1).
F2	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $229.00 to $229.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (2).
F3	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $230.00 to $230.97, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (3).
F4	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $231.03 to $231.45, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (4).
F5	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $229.50 to $230.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (5).
F6	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $228.235 to $229.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (6).
F7	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $227.02 to $228.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (7).
F8	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $226.13 to $227.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (8).
F9	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.