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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Stephen L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO [SMG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY, 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2018 (Street) MARYSVILLE, OH 43041 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Shares 01/30/2018   M   211 A (1) 15,998 D   Common Shares 01/31/2018   M   42 A (1) 16,040 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Unit	(1)	01/30/2018		M			18	(2)	(2)	Common Shares	18	$ 0	1	D
Deferred Stock Unit	(1)	01/31/2018		M			1	(3)	(3)	Common Shares	1	$ 0	0	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(1)	01/30/2018		M			193	(2)	(2)	Common Shares	193	$ 0	218	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(1)	01/31/2018		M			41	(3)(4)(5)(6)	(3)(4)(5)(6)	Common Shares	41	$ 0	177	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Stephen L C/O THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY 14111 SCOTTSLAWN ROAD MARYSVILLE, OH 43041	X

Signatures

Kathy L. Uttley as attorney-in-fact for Stephen L. Johnson		02/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Deferred stock units convert into common shares of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	On January 30, 2015, the reporting person was granted 2,681 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on January 30, 2016.
(3)	On January 30, 2015, the reporting person was granted 99 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on January 30, 2015.
(4)	On April 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 93 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on April 1, 2015.
(5)	On July 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 105 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on July 1, 2015.
(6)	On October 1, 2015, the reporting person was granted 103 deferred stock units, with accruing dividend equivalent rights, vesting on October 1, 2015.

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