SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 4, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2016-08-02

Reporting Person: Vines John R (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-08-02	Common Shares	M	867	—	Acquired	7084	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-08-02	Deferred Stock Units	$	M	837	Disposed		Common Shares (837)	Direct
2016-08-02	Dividend Equivalent Rights	$	M	30	Disposed		Common Shares (30)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Deferred stock units convert into common shares of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.

F2: On August 2, 2013, the reporting person was granted 867 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on August 2, 2016.