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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001443984-22-000302
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CFO Cory J. Miller departs Scotts Miracle-Gro; severance includes 24-month salary and 2x bonus
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- CFO Cory J. Miller separated August 29, 2022; effective September 1, 2022.
- Severance: 24 months salary, $24,000 lump sum in lieu of outplacement, COBRA premium offset for 24 months.
- Bonus: 2x fiscal 2022 target bonus paid in two installments at first and second anniversaries, subject to compliance.
- Equity treatment: 2020 PSUs/RSUs vest Feb 3, 2023; other unvested awards vest pro-rata; 5,890 options forfeited.
- No successor named; company continues with existing leadership.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000144398422000302/0001443984-22-000302-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000144398422000302/smg-20221004.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001443984-22-000302

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