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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company filings document the formal record for a North American branded consumer lawn and garden company. Recent 8-K disclosures furnish operating results and financial condition, revised historical financial information reflecting Hawthorne as a discontinued operation, and the completed sale of The Hawthorne Gardening Company.
The filing record also covers capital structure and governance matters, including a senior secured credit agreement, shareholder approval of an amended and restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, forms of restricted stock unit, performance unit and stock option awards, and definitive proxy disclosures on annual meeting proposals and executive compensation.
On 08/04/2025, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.—a control entity for the Hagedorn family and therefore a 10% owner and related party to several directors/officers—reported two open-market sales of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) common stock.
- 38,314 shares sold at a weighted-average $62.14
- 31,686 shares sold at a weighted-average $62.45
Total shares disposed: 70,000, representing roughly 0.5 % of the Partnership’s direct position. Direct ownership moved from 13,344,274 to 13,274,274 shares. No derivative securities were involved and the filing does not reference a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Additional indirect holdings were disclosed for CEO James Hagedorn (≈79.7 k shares, plus 29.4 k in a 401(k)), Director Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield (6.9 k), and COO Nathan Baxter (50.6 k). The sale size is modest relative to the family’s aggregate stake and appears routine, but it still signals net insider selling.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) filed an 8-K disclosing a routine board transition. On 31 Jul 2025, Lt. Gen. (ret.) John R. Vines retired from the Board, citing no disagreements with the Company. Vines’ seat was due to expire at the 2027 annual meeting.
Effective 1 Aug 2025, the Board appointed Gen. (ret.) Austin Scott Miller as a Class II director, also naming him to the Nominating & Governance and Innovation & Technology Committees. The Board confirmed that Miller meets NYSE and SEC independence standards and has no material relationships with SMG other than his directorship.
As a non-employee director, Miller will receive prorated 2025 compensation: cash retainers totaling $47,917 and $87,500 in RSUs, which vest on 31 Jan 2026, subject to continued service or accelerated vesting upon death or disability. No other material items, financial statements, or pro forma data were included.
On 07/28/2025 Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Chairman & CEO James Hagedorn filed a Form 4 reporting one derivative transaction.
- Security: Phantom stock units representing the cash value of one SMG common share each.
- Quantity acquired: 1,301.236 units (transaction code “A”).
- Reference price: $69.42 per unit.
- Post-transaction balance: 220,543.082 phantom stock units held directly.
- Payout terms: Units settle in cash after employment ends; the holder may switch to other investments at any time.
No non-derivative common shares were bought or sold, so the public float is unchanged. The filing records deferred-compensation accrual rather than open-market trading and therefore has limited direct market impact.
Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) – Form 4 insider filing
EVP, CFO & CAO Mark J. Scheiwer reported acquiring 8.193 phantom stock units on 28-Jul-2025 at a reference value of $69.42. Each unit is economically equivalent to one common share but is settled in cash after the executive leaves the company. Following the award, Scheiwer beneficially owns 1,055.1 phantom units; no changes were reported in his direct or indirect ownership of SMG common shares.
The transaction was coded “A” (award) and appears to be a routine addition under the company’s deferred-compensation plan rather than an open-market purchase. Given the small size of the award relative to SMG’s ~55 million shares outstanding, the filing is unlikely to have a material impact on float, liquidity or near-term valuation.