SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Oct 10, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK: 0000825542
Period of Report: 2017-09-30

Reporting Person: Coleman Thomas Randal (EVP and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-09-30	Common Shares	M	2334	—	Acquired	16424	Direct
2017-09-30	Common Shares	F	1108	$98.34	Disposed	15316	Direct
2017-10-05	Common Shares	S	1226	$99.67	Disposed	14090	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-09-30	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	2334	Disposed		Common Shares (2334)	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: The sales reported in this Form 4 were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 17, 2017.

F3: On May 8, 2013, the reporting person was granted 9,333 restricted stock units, with 50% vesting on September 30, 2015, 25% vesting on September 30, 2016 and 25% vesting on September 30, 2017.