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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ✓ ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number 001-11593 Form 10 - K Ohio ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) The Scotts Miracle - Gro Company ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of Each Class Common Shares , $ 0.01 stated value to 14111 Scottslawn Road , Marysville , Ohio 43041 ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 937 ) 644-0011 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) SMG ✓l 31-1414921 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NYSE Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Yes o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes p No o Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes p No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 0 0 0 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C.7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . □ No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes ☐ The aggregate market value of Common Shares ( the only common equity of the registrant ) held by non - affiliates ( for this purpose , executive officers and directors of the registrant are considered affiliates ) as of April 2 , 2021 ( the last business day of the most recently completed second quarter ) was approximately $ 10,247,688,750 . There were 55,155,114 Common Shares of the registrant outstanding as of November 19 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE : Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K . Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 .