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.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (symbol: SMG) is the issuer of record for a Form 4 filing submitted to the SEC.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) has amended its Master Receivables Purchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to extend the receivables financing program. The Purchase Termination Date was moved from September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027, maintaining the existing structure.
Under this receivables facility, the Sellers may sell, and JPMorgan may purchase on an uncommitted, weekly basis, up to $750 million of eligible customer accounts receivable generated from sales to five specified customers. The Scotts Company LLC, as Servicer, continues to service the sold receivables for a 20 basis point servicer fee. The facility remains non-recourse to the Sellers and the Company other than defined Recourse Obligations, which are supported by $75 million of standby letters of credit issued under the Company’s senior secured revolving facility. The Company continues to expect to use proceeds from receivables sales for general corporate purposes.
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co director Mark D. Kingdon reported a sale of 831 Common Shares on 2026-08-10 in a non-derivative transaction. The shares were sold at a price of $61.645 per share, leaving him with 10,827 Common Shares held by direct ownership.
FMR LLC reports beneficial ownership of 4,096,621.40 shares of THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO common stock, representing 7.0% of the class. For this position, FMR LLC has sole voting power over 4,072,438.45 shares and sole dispositive power over 4,096,621.40 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
Abigail P. Johnson is reported with sole dispositive power over 4,096,621.40 shares, but no voting power. One or more other persons may have rights to receive dividends or sale proceeds from these shares, but no single person holds more than five percent of the outstanding common stock through these interests.
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., a director and 10% owner of Scotts Miracle-Gro, reported sales totaling 30,000 common shares on August 3, 2026, in two transactions of 28,793 and 1,207 shares at weighted-average prices of $67.4234 and $68.1615, within price ranges of $67.00–$67.99 and $68.00–$68.99. The Rule 10b5-1 checkbox was not marked, and the shares are held by the partnership, whose general partners disclaim beneficial ownership except to their pecuniary interest.
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO executive Mark J. Scheiwer, EVP, CFO & CAO, reported an other acquisition of 2.652 Common Shares on July 31, 2026 at $56.55 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 15,386.607 Common Shares and indirectly holds 493.482 shares through a 401(k) plan.
Scotts Miracle-Gro director, President and CEO Nathan Eric Baxter reported an other acquisition of 88.417 common shares on 2026-07-31 at $56.55 per share. After this transaction he held 90,465.5948 common shares directly and reported an indirect proportionate interest in 36,993 shares held through Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. under Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(1).
Christopher Hagedorn, EVP & Chief Strategy Officer of Scotts Miracle-Gro, reported an acquisition of 3.8370 common shares on 2026-07-31 at $56.55 per share. The event is coded as Form 4 code J, described as an 'Other acquisition or disposition' and classified as a restructuring transaction. After this change, he directly holds 57,551.8654 common shares. The filing indicates the transaction was not made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.