secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001443984-23-000210
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scotts Miracle-Gro appoints Mark Kingdon to board; Gerald Volas resigns
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- Mark D. Kingdon appointed as Class I director effective July 13, 2023, filling vacancy from Gerald Volas' resignation.
- Volas resigned immediately on July 11, 2023, with no disagreement with the company; his term was to expire at 2026 annual meeting.
- Kingdon will serve on Audit and Innovation & Technology committees; he previously founded Quixotic Ventures and was CEO of Linden Lab.
- Kingdon receives pro-rated 2023 non-employee director compensation: $57,500 cash retainer and $105,000 RSU grant vesting Feb 3, 2024.
- Since 2022, board has added three new directors including Kingdon, former NV Gov. Brian Sandoval, and Edith Avilés.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000144398423000210/0001443984-23-000210-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000144398423000210/smg-20230714.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001443984-23-000210

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