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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 鈥� Form 4 filing for Chairman & CEO James Hagedorn

On 07/25/2025 Hagedorn acquired 34.7283 common shares (Transaction Code 鈥淛鈥�, typically dividend reinvestment/other acquisition) at $57.59 per share. His direct holdings increased to 79,728.8776 shares.

He also reports

• 29,413.378 shares held indirectly through the company 401(k) plan
• 1,231,147 shares held indirectly via Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.

The acquisition is immaterial in size (鈮� 0.04% of total direct + indirect stake) but reinforces an insider buying, rather than selling, signal.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 鈥� Form 4 filing: On 07/25/2025, EVP & Chief of Staff Christopher J. Hagedorn reported acquiring 3.768 common shares (transaction code J) at $57.59 per share. Following the immaterial purchase, his direct beneficial ownership stands at 54,055.2897 shares. No derivative transactions or additional comments were disclosed.

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 鈥� Form 4 filing: EVP, CFO & CAO Mark J. Scheiwer reported a Code J acquisition on 07/25/2025. He acquired 2.6046 common shares at $57.59, raising his direct holding to 8,336.837 shares. He also holds 433.874 shares indirectly through the company鈥檚 401(k) plan. The filing records no derivative transactions and shows no dispositions. The transaction appears routine and immaterial relative to the executive鈥檚 total ownership and the company鈥檚 float.

Form 4 highlights: On 07/25/2025, President & COO Nathan E. Baxter鈥攃lassified as a director, officer and >10 % owner鈥攔eported an acquisition of 86.8206 common shares of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG) at $57.59 per share under transaction code 鈥淛鈥� (other, non-open-market). Following the transaction, Baxter鈥檚 direct holdings rise to 50,689.5047 shares; he also maintains 36,993 shares indirectly through Hagedorn Partnership L.P., where he is a general partner.

No derivative securities were involved and there were no dispositions. The filing notes that Baxter may be deemed a 10 % beneficial owner solely because of his proportional interest in the partnership. With total direct + indirect ownership of roughly 87.7 k shares, Baxter retains significant exposure to SMG鈥檚 equity.

Investor take-away: The purchase is modest (<0.2 % of his total stake) and administrative in nature, so market impact should be limited. Nonetheless, the direction of the trade is additive鈥攕lightly reinforcing management鈥檚 alignment with shareholders鈥攂ut not large enough to be a strong bullish signal.

Form 4 highlights: On 02/12/2025, Mark J. Scheiwer鈥擡VP, CFO & CAO of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG)鈥攔eported selling 1,500 common shares at $66.045 per share (鈮�$99k gross). After the sale he directly owns 6,834.2324 shares and indirectly holds 433.874 shares via the company 401(k) plan. No derivative trades were disclosed. The filing shows a modest ownership reduction and does not indicate a change in control or strategy.

On 08/04/2025, Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.鈥攁 control entity for the Hagedorn family and therefore a 10% owner and related party to several directors/officers鈥攔eported two open-market sales of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) common stock.

• 38,314 shares sold at a weighted-average $62.14
• 31,686 shares sold at a weighted-average $62.45

Total shares disposed: 70,000, representing roughly 0.5 % of the Partnership鈥檚 direct position. Direct ownership moved from 13,344,274 to 13,274,274 shares. No derivative securities were involved and the filing does not reference a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Additional indirect holdings were disclosed for CEO James Hagedorn (鈮�79.7 k shares, plus 29.4 k in a 401(k)), Director Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield (6.9 k), and COO Nathan Baxter (50.6 k). The sale size is modest relative to the family鈥檚 aggregate stake and appears routine, but it still signals net insider selling.