SEC Form 4 · accession 0001182489-15-000020
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
Dec 31, 2014
Accepted (ET)
Jan 5, 2015 · 5:33 pm EST
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 SharesF1 | Dec 31, 2014 | A | 36 | $56.09 | A | 6,759 | I | By DSPP |
| Common Shares | holding | — | — | — | 41,712 | D | ||
| Common Shares | holding | — | — | — | 38,795 | I | By 401(K) Plan | |
| Common SharesF2 | holding | — | — | — | 1,910,789 | I | HPLP |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Common shares of the Issuer ("Common Shares") acquired under The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (DSPP).
- 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 (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.