SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2012-03-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-26	Common Shares	M	400	$38.76	Acquired	41365.035	Direct
2012-03-26	Common Shares	S	400	$54.5	Disposed	40965.035	Direct
2012-03-27	Common Shares	M	24600	$38.76	Acquired	65565.035	Direct
2012-03-27	Common Shares	S	24600	$54.5	Disposed	40965.035	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-26	Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.76	M	400	Disposed	2017-11-06	Common Shares (400)	Direct
2012-03-27	Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.76	M	24600	Disposed	2017-11-06	Common Shares (24600)	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.