Scotts Miracle‑Gro (SMG) Director Miller Austin Scott Receives Award

What Happened

• Miller Austin Scott, a director of Scotts Miracle‑Gro Co. (SMG), was granted an award on 2026-06-05 consisting of 55 derivative shares (code A — award/acquisition). No cash price is reported (price = N/A) because these are dividend-equivalent rights tied to DSUs/RSUs rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-06-05; Filing date: 2026-06-09 (timely filed).
• Security: 55 derivative shares (award/derivative units); transaction code A (award/grant/acquisition); price: N/A.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing summary.
• Footnote: Dividend equivalent rights accrued on DSU/RSU grants become exercisable proportionately with the related DSUs/RSUs; each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one common share.
• No indication of a 10b5-1 plan, gift, tax withholding, or sale in this filing.

Context

• This was an equity award (derivative unit/dividend-equivalent rights), a common form of director compensation. Such awards are compensation-related and do not represent an open-market buy or sell; they don't by themselves indicate the director's personal decision to buy or sell SMG stock.