SMG EVP Dimiter Todorov Receives 18,976-Share Award

What Happened

• Dimiter Todorov, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Scotts Miracle‑Gro Co (SMG), was granted 18,976 shares on January 30, 2026. The Form 4 lists the acquisition as a grant/award (transaction code A) and reports a $0.00 price for the shares; the transaction is recorded as a derivative acquisition.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-01-30
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A), listed as a derivative acquisition
• Shares granted: 18,976
• Reported acquisition price: $0.00 (no cash purchase price reported)
• Filing date: 2026-02-03 — filed within the standard two business-day window for Form 4s
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Footnotes/plan details: none provided in the summary supplied

Context

• This was a compensatory award rather than an open-market purchase or sale. Awards (often structured as restricted stock units or similar derivative instruments) are common for executives and may vest over time; they do not necessarily indicate immediate buying or selling sentiment by the insider.