SEC Form 4 · accession 0001182489-18-000040

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO · SMG

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Director

Period of report

Jan 30, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Feb 1, 2018 · 8:49 am 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 Shares^F1	Jan 30, 2018	M	211	—	A	15,998	D
Common Shares^F1	Jan 31, 2018	M	42	—	A	16,040	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Deferred Stock Unit^F1,F2	—	Jan 30, 2018	M	18	D	—	—	Common Shares	18	1	D
Deferred Stock Unit^F1,F3	—	Jan 31, 2018	M	1	D	—	—	Common Shares	1	0	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights^F1,F2	—	Jan 30, 2018	M	193	D	—	—	Common Shares	193	218	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights^{F1,F3,F4,F5,F6}	—	Jan 31, 2018	M	41	D	—	—	Common Shares	41	177	D

F1Deferred stock units convert into common shares of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.
F2On January 30, 2015, the reporting person was granted 2,681 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on January 30, 2016.
F3On January 30, 2015, the reporting person was granted 99 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on January 30, 2015.
F4On April 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 93 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on April 1, 2015.
F5On July 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 105 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on July 1, 2015.
F6On October 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 103 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on October 1, 2015.