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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
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(Name of Issuer)
The Scotts Company
Common Shares, without par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
810 186 106
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(CUSIP Number)
Rob McMahon
c/o Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.
800 Port Washington Blvd.
Port Washington, NJ 08540
with a copy to:
Richard L. Goldberg
Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
January 9, 2003
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box [ ]
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are to be sent.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY: EIN 11-3265232
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X ]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*:
PN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY:
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X ]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 186,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,329,954
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*:
IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
Page 3 of 10
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
James Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 226,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,289,954
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*:
IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
Page 4 of 10
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Paul Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 158,620
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,357,934
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Peter Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 45,320
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,471,234
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
Page 6 of 10
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 111,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,404,954
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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________________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Susan Hagedorn
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [X]
(b) [_]
________________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
________________________________________________________________________________
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*: 00
________________________________________________________________________________
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: United States of America
________________________________________________________________________________
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES _________________________________________________________________
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 11,516,554
OWNED BY
_________________________________________________________________
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 166,600
PERSON _________________________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 11,349,954
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,516,554
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
37.9%
________________________________________________________________________________
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*: IN
________________________________________________________________________________
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
Page 8 of 10
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 810 186 106 ------------------------
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By this Amendment No. 6, Hagedorn Partnership. L.P. (the "Partnership")
further amends and supplements the responses to Items 3 and 4 of its Statement
on Schedule 13D, as heretofore amended (the "Schedule 13D"), filed with respect
to the common shares, without par value (the "Shares"), of The Scotts Company,
an Ohio corporation ("Scotts"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined have the
meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The Partnership's exercise of the Warrants was a cashless exercise and no
cash was paid for the Shares. The partnership exercised 579,432 Warrants and
received 301,697 Shares.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
On January 8 and 9, 2003, the Partnership exercised its rights under the
Warrants to purchase Shares through the cashless exercises of the Series B
Warrants and received a total of 301,697 Shares.
Page 9 of 10
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
January 16, 2003
HAGEDORN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
KATHERINE HAGEDORN LITTLEFIELD
/s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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JAMES HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PAUL HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PETER HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
ROBERT HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
SUSAN HAGEDORN
By: /s/ Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
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Name: Katherine Hagedorn Littlefield
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
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