Nathan Eric Baxter, President and CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (SMG), filed a Form 4 on August 5, 2026, disclosing a transaction in common shares dated July 31, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting person: Nathan Eric Baxter, identified as Director, 10% Owner, and President and CEO of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
  • Transaction: 88.417 common shares acquired (transaction code J) on July 31, 2026, at a price of $56.55 per share.
  • Direct beneficial ownership following transaction: 90,465.5948 common shares held directly.
  • Indirect beneficial ownership: 36,993 common shares held indirectly through Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. (HPLP).
  • HPLP relationship: Baxter is a general partner of Hagedorn Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and may be deemed a beneficial owner of those shares under Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(a)(1).
  • Filing signed: by Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for Nathan E. Baxter, dated August 5, 2026.

Details of Nathan Baxter's July 2026 Common Share Transaction at Scotts Miracle-Gro

According to the filing, Nathan Eric Baxter, who serves as President, CEO, and Director of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co, acquired 88.417 common shares on July 31, 2026, at a price of $56.55 per share. The transaction was coded "J" and marked with a "V" indicator. Following this transaction, the filing reports Baxter's direct beneficial ownership at 90,465.5948 common shares.

In addition to his directly held shares, the filing discloses that Baxter indirectly beneficially owns 36,993 common shares through Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. (HPLP), a Delaware limited partnership in which he is a general partner. The filing explains that, "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," to be the beneficial owner of securities held by the Partnership. The indirect figure, according to the filing, "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."

No derivative securities transactions were reported in Table II of the filing. The Form 4 was signed by Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for Nathan E. Baxter and filed on August 5, 2026, with the earliest reported transaction date of July 31, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

This Form 4 filing discloses that Scotts Miracle-Gro's President and CEO acquired 88.417 common shares on July 31, 2026, at $56.55 per share, bringing his direct holdings to 90,465.5948 shares, with an additional 36,993 shares held indirectly through Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.