SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Nov 20, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2017-10-31

Reporting Person: Smith Ivan C (EVP, GC and Secretary)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-10-31	Common Shares	J	1.3942	$89.66	Acquired	18864.2764	Direct
2017-11-17	Common Shares	M	1263	$49.19	Acquired	20127.2764	Direct
2017-11-17	Common Shares	M	3324	$45.32	Acquired	23451.2764	Direct
2017-11-17	Common Shares	S	4496	$97.5896	Disposed	18955.2764	Direct
2017-11-17	Common Shares	S	2091	$98.0655	Disposed	16864.2764	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-11-17	Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.32	M	3324	Disposed	2022-01-19	Common Shares (3324)	Direct
2017-11-17	Stock Option (right to buy)	$49.19	M	1263	Disposed	2021-01-20	Common Shares (1263)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $97.34 to $97.83, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote 1.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $97.86 to $98.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote 2.