<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001443984-24-000178.txt : 20240712 <SEC-HEADER>0001443984-24-000178.hdr.sgml : 20240712 <ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240712122012 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001443984-24-000178 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240627 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240712 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240712 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAGEDORN JAMES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001180171 ORGANIZATION NAME: FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11593 FILM NUMBER: 241113780 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SCOTTS CO STREET 2: 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD CITY: MARYSVILLE STATE: OH ZIP: 43041 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000825542 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870] ORGANIZATION NAME: 08 Industrial Applications and Services IRS NUMBER: 311414921 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD CITY: MARYSVILLE STATE: OH ZIP: 43041 BUSINESS PHONE: 9376440011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD STREET 2: N/A CITY: MARYSVILLE STATE: OH ZIP: 43041 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCOTTS COMPANY DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CDS HOLDING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900104 </SEC-HEADER> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>4 <SEQUENCE>1 <FILENAME>wk-form4_1720801205.xml <DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 <TEXT> <XML> <?xml version="1.0"?> <ownershipDocument> <schemaVersion>X0508</schemaVersion> <documentType>4</documentType> <periodOfReport>2024-06-27</periodOfReport> <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16> <issuer> <issuerCik>0000825542</issuerCik> <issuerName>SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO</issuerName> <issuerTradingSymbol>SMG</issuerTradingSymbol> </issuer> <reportingOwner> <reportingOwnerId> <rptOwnerCik>0001180171</rptOwnerCik> <rptOwnerName>HAGEDORN JAMES</rptOwnerName> </reportingOwnerId> <reportingOwnerAddress> <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY</rptOwnerStreet1> <rptOwnerStreet2>14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2> <rptOwnerCity>MARYSVILLE</rptOwnerCity> <rptOwnerState>OH</rptOwnerState> <rptOwnerZipCode>43041</rptOwnerZipCode> <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> </reportingOwnerAddress> <reportingOwnerRelationship> <isDirector>1</isDirector> <isOfficer>1</isOfficer> <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner> <isOther>0</isOther> <officerTitle>Chairman, CEO and President</officerTitle> </reportingOwnerRelationship> </reportingOwner> <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One> <nonDerivativeTable> <nonDerivativeTransaction> <securityTitle> <value>Common Shares</value> </securityTitle> <transactionDate> <value>2024-06-27</value> </transactionDate> <transactionCoding> <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType> <transactionCode>J</transactionCode> <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved> </transactionCoding> <transactionTimeliness> <value>E</value> </transactionTimeliness> <transactionAmounts> <transactionShares> <value>36.1076</value> </transactionShares> <transactionPricePerShare> <value>55.39</value> </transactionPricePerShare> <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> <value>A</value> </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> </transactionAmounts> <postTransactionAmounts> <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> <value>87210.5676</value> </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> </postTransactionAmounts> <ownershipNature> <directOrIndirectOwnership> <value>D</value> </directOrIndirectOwnership> </ownershipNature> </nonDerivativeTransaction> <nonDerivativeHolding> <securityTitle> <value>Common Shares</value> </securityTitle> <postTransactionAmounts> <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> <value>28299.884</value> </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> </postTransactionAmounts> <ownershipNature> <directOrIndirectOwnership> <value>I</value> </directOrIndirectOwnership> <natureOfOwnership> <value>By 401(K) Plan</value> </natureOfOwnership> </ownershipNature> </nonDerivativeHolding> <nonDerivativeHolding> <securityTitle> <value>Common Shares</value> </securityTitle> <postTransactionAmounts> <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> <value>1231147</value> </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> </postTransactionAmounts> <ownershipNature> <directOrIndirectOwnership> <value>I</value> </directOrIndirectOwnership> <natureOfOwnership> <value>HPLP</value> <footnoteId id="F1"/> </natureOfOwnership> </ownershipNature> </nonDerivativeHolding> </nonDerivativeTable> <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> <footnotes> <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(1), the reporting person may be deemed, solely for purposes of determining whether he is a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the common shares of the Issuer ("Common Shares"), to be the beneficial owner of the securities of the Issuer that are held by Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership in which the reporting person is a general partner (the "Partnership"). Represents the aggregate proportionate interest of the reporting person and those family members in whose holdings he may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest, in Common Shares held by the Partnership.</footnote> </footnotes> <remarks></remarks> <ownerSignature> <signatureName>/s/ Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for James Hagedorn</signatureName> <signatureDate>2024-07-12</signatureDate> </ownerSignature> </ownershipDocument> </XML> </TEXT> </DOCUMENT> </SEC-DOCUMENT>