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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000825542-25-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scotts Miracle-Gro announces board retirement of Lt. Gen. Vines, appointment of Gen. Miller
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- Lt. Gen. John R. Vines retired July 31, 2025 after 12+ years; stays as Board member emeritus.
- Gen. (ret.) Austin Scott Miller appointed as Class II director effective Aug 1, 2025.
- Miller joins Nominating & Governance and Innovation & Technology committees.
- Miller receives pro-rated cash retainer of $47,917 and RSU grant of $87,500 for 2025.
- Sixth new board member since 2022; Board cites focus on fresh perspectives.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000005/0000825542-25-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000005/smg-20250805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-25-000005

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