Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO [SMG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P., 800 PORT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/06/2018
(Street)

PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 08/06/2018   S   16,107.11 D $ 78.46 (1) 2,779,205.89 I See footnote (5)
Common Shares 08/07/2018   S   20,445.86 D $ 77.12 (2) 2,758,760.03 I See footnote (5)
Common Shares 08/07/2018   S   3,505.93 D $ 78.2 (3) 2,755,254.1 I See footnote (5)
Common Shares 08/07/2018   S   270.1 D $ 78.77 (4) 2,754,984 I See footnote (5)
Common Shares               6,511 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HAGEDORN KATHERINE LITTLEFIELD
C/O HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
800 PORT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050		   X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Rob McMahon, Attorney-in-Fact   08/08/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $78.33 to $78.88. The price above reflects the weighted average sales price. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.
(2) The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $76.60 to $77.12. The price above reflects the weighted average sales price. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.
(3) The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $77.69 to $78.20. The price above reflects the weighted average sales price. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.
(4) The transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $78.73 to $78.77. The price above reflects the weighted average sales price. Detailed information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.
(5) The common shares are directly held by the Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. (the "Partnership"). The Reporting Person is a general partner of the Partnership. The amount of shares reported as beneficially owned represent the aggregate proportionate interest in common shares held by the Partnership of the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest.

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