Evans David C 4

What Happened

• David C. Evans, a director of Scotts Miracle‑Gro Co. (SMG), was granted/issued 3,271 shares on January 30, 2026. The Form 4 reports the acquisition as an award (transaction code A) with an acquired price of $0.00, so the filing lists $0 total purchase price for the grant. This is an equity award (compensation/acquisition), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A)
• Shares acquired: 3,271; Reported acquisition price: $0.00 (award/grant)
• Filing date: 2026-02-03 — filed within the typical two-business-day Form 4 deadline (timely)
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing summary
• Footnotes/other codes: None provided in the summary (no 10b5-1, tax-withholding, or cashless-sale notes shown)

Context

• Equity awards are typically part of director compensation or retention programs; a grant at $0 is standard reporting for awards and does not reflect an open-market purchase price. Such grants are informative about company compensation practices but do not by themselves indicate the insider is buying or selling shares for personal investment reasons.