SEC Form 4 · accession 0001012975-15-000218
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO · SMG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James Hagedorn
Officer — Chairman and CEO · Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
Mar 12, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Mar 13, 2015 · 3:38 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000825542
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common SharesF2,F3 | Mar 12, 2015 | S | 30,000 | $68.27 | D | 1,880,789 | I | See footnotes |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents the sale for the account of James Hagedorn and certain family members of a portion of their proportionate interest in the Issuer's common shares (the "Common Shares") held by the Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.
- F2Pursuant 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, 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.
- F3Represents the aggregate proportionate interest of James Hagedorn and those family members in whose holdings he may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the Common Shares held by Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.