JAMES HAGEDORN - 18 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

Signature
Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James Hagedorn
Issuer symbol
SMG
Transactions as of
18 May 2021
Net transactions value
-$14,079,666
Form type
4
Filing time
20 May 2021, 15:40:36 UTC
Previous filing
18 May 2021
Next filing
27 May 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SMG Common Shares Options Exercise $2,839,162 +66,647 +90% $42.60 140,361 18 May 2021 Direct
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $1,292,293 -5,800 -4.1% $222.81 134,561 18 May 2021 Direct F1
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $4,647,598 -20,803 -15% $223.41 113,758 18 May 2021 Direct F2
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $4,923,338 -21,931 -19% $224.49 91,827 18 May 2021 Direct F3
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $1,339,290 -5,946 -6.5% $225.24 85,881 18 May 2021 Direct F4
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $935,822 -4,131 -4.8% $226.54 81,750 18 May 2021 Direct F5
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $1,027,796 -4,516 -5.5% $227.59 77,234 18 May 2021 Direct F6
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $643,677 -2,820 -3.7% $228.25 74,414 18 May 2021 Direct F7
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $160,551 -700 -0.94% $229.36 73,714 18 May 2021 Direct F8
transaction SMG Common Shares Options Exercise $473,840 +11,123 +15% $42.60 84,837 19 May 2021 Direct
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $52,623 -246 -0.29% $213.91 84,591 19 May 2021 Direct F9
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $199,245 -925 -1.1% $215.40 83,666 19 May 2021 Direct F10
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $216,568 -1,000 -1.2% $216.57 82,666 19 May 2021 Direct F11
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $587,535 -2,700 -3.3% $217.61 79,966 19 May 2021 Direct F12
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $1,191,361 -5,454 -6.8% $218.44 74,512 19 May 2021 Direct F13
transaction SMG Common Shares Sale $174,970 -798 -1.1% $219.26 73,714 19 May 2021 Direct F14
holding SMG Common Shares 23,874 18 May 2021 By 401(K) Plan
holding SMG Common Shares 1,814,791 18 May 2021 HPLP F15

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 -66,647 -86% $0.000000 11,123 18 May 2021 Common Shares 66,647 $42.60 Direct
transaction SMG Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -11,123 -100% $0.000000* 0 19 May 2021 Common Shares 11,123 $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 $222.40 to $222.99, 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 $223.00 to $223.99, 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 $224.00 to $224.99, 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 (3).
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $225.00 to $225.93, 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 $226.095 to $226.99, 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 (5).
F6 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 $227.99, 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 (6).
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $228.00 to $228.76, 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 $229.30 to $229.66, 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 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $213.68 to $214.22, 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 (9).
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $215.00 to $215.70, 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 (10).
F11 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $216.03 to $216.96, 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 (11).
F12 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $217.03 to $217.99, 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 (12).
F13 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $218.00 to $218.99, 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 (13).
F14 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $219.06 to $219.51, 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 (14).
F15 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.