SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 21, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2012-02-16

Reporting Person: Evans David C (CFO EVP Strategy Bus Dev)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	630	$47.43	Disposed	41287.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	116	$47.42	Disposed	41171.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	24	$47.47	Disposed	41147.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	260	$47.46	Disposed	40887.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	100	$47.45	Disposed	40787.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	M	35000	$21.65	Acquired	75787.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	14519	$47.75	Disposed	61268.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	100	$47.74	Disposed	61168.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	3620	$47.71	Disposed	57548.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	8780	$47.7	Disposed	48768.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	3000	$47.65	Disposed	45768.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	1520	$47.76	Disposed	44248.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	100	$47.7525	Disposed	44148.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	3161	$47.85	Disposed	40987.007	Direct
2012-02-16	Common Shares	S	200	$47.86	Disposed	40787.007	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-16	Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.65	M	35000	Disposed	2018-10-05	Common Shares (35000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 15, 2011.