secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001546380-22-000030
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scotts Miracle-Gro names Matthew Garth as CFO effective Dec 1; Evans steps down
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- Matthew Garth appointed EVP and CFO, effective December 1, 2022; previously CFO of Minerals Technologies.
- Compensation includes $725k base salary, 125% target incentive, $1.5M LTIP target, $700k sign-on bonus, and $750k sign-on RSUs.
- David Evans steps down as interim CFO effective December 1 but remains on the Board as an advisor through year-end.
- Garth also receives performance units with target value of $1,132,813 tied to FY2023 goals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000154638022000030/0001546380-22-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000154638022000030/smg-20221114.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001546380-22-000030

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