HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD 4

What Happened Katherine Littlefield Hagedorn, listed as a 10% owner of Scotts Miracle‑Gro Company (SMG), received an award of 38 dividend-equivalent rights tied to DSUs/RSUs on June 5, 2026. The filing reports the acquisition as an award/grant (derivative), with no per-share price or total dollar value disclosed. This is an award (not a purchase or sale) and generally reflects compensation or grant activity rather than an open-market investment.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-05; Filing date: 2026-06-09 (filed within the normal Form 4 window).
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (derivative dividend-equivalent rights), 38 units; price reported as N/A.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not reported on this Form 4.
• Footnote: Dividend equivalent rights accrue on DSU/RSU grants and become exercisable proportionately with the underlying DSUs/RSUs; each right is the economic equivalent of one common share.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or sale in this filing.

Context This was a derivative award (dividend-equivalent rights tied to deferred stock units or restricted stock units), not a cash purchase or sale. For retail investors, such awards typically reflect compensation or governance-related grants and should not be read as a direct bullish or bearish market signal. As a 10% owner, Hagedorn is a significant shareholder; these filings report insider holdings but do not by themselves indicate intent to trade.