SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 29, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2016-12-27

Reporting Person: HAGEDORN JAMES (Director, Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-12-27	Phantom Stock	$	A	937.196	Acquired		Common Shares (937.196)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive one common share of Issuer or the cash value thereof.

F2: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of the reporting person's employment with Issuer. The reporting person may transfer his/her phantom stock account into an alternative investment account at any time.